SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A Northeast Side family made the best of a bad weather situation by turning a weekend-long power outage into an opportunity for adventure.<\/p>\n
Dallas Benson set up tents in the front yard of her home on East Nottingham Drive, turning it into a makeshift campground for her grandchildren.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had my older lab dog in here with me and my oldest grandson,\u201d she said, showing off the family\u2019s sleeping arrangements.<\/p>\n
Benson said the decision to head outside came after some scary moments inside her home.<\/p>\n
At one point during Friday night\u2019s storm, strong winds brought down part of a large tree in her backyard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had this monster fall on the back side of the house,\u201d Benson said, pointing to what was now a pile of tree limbs and leaves. \u201cIt hit the power lines in the back.\u201d<\/p>\n
The home\u2019s electricity also went out for what would be a nearly three day-long stint.<\/p>\n
Without power for her air conditioner, the indoor temperature became unbearable, she said. <\/p>\n
The family finally got a wet and welcome wakeup call just before 5 a.m. Monday when the sprinkler system suddenly began spraying their tents with water.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it didn\u2019t really connect to me, instantly, \u2018Oh my gosh. If the sprinkler\u2019s going off, the power\u2019s on,\u2019\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n
The outage left her with a refrigerator of food the family can no longer eat.<\/p>\n
Still, Benson said the time they had together courtesy of the power outage is priceless.<\/p>\n
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