Op/ED: Put Mother Nature On Holiday Shopping List
Get flashlights, batteries and other supplies before the next storm hits.
By Sharon Civil Defense Director Michael Polimer Hurricane Irene and the 2011 Halloween storm have come and gone. Those two storms have again raised our interest in home emergency preparedness. Unfortunately in our busy lives, the "shelf life" of events is short, and we will soon forget what it is to live without electricity for several days. The upcoming holiday gift season gives us opportunities to purchase items at very favorable prices. A recent tour of the "big box" stores turned up bargains as small as LED flash lights and as big as electric generators. While these things might not be the ideal flashy hot gift items, they will be appreciated the next time the wires go down. Maybe a generator as a "family" gift is this year's big …
