{"id":1081,"date":"2012-02-23T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/i-am-very-concerned-about-a-community-that-would-purchase-an-armored-vehicle-over-weather-radios-sharon-flory.html"},"modified":"2012-02-23T10:16:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T15:16:10","slug":"i-am-very-concerned-about-a-community-that-would-purchase-an-armored-vehicle-over-weather-radios-sharon-flory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/i-am-very-concerned-about-a-community-that-would-purchase-an-armored-vehicle-over-weather-radios-sharon-flory.html","title":{"rendered":"I am very concerned about a community that would purchase an armored vehicle over weather radios &mdash;Sharon Flory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Received 17 February. -jsq<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nMy name is Sharon Flory and I am the Sales Representative for Alert<br \/>\nWorks Products, the company who was working with Lowndes County to<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weathersafety.ohio.gov\/NOAAWeatherRadio.aspx\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/www.weathersafety.ohio.gov\/img\/images\/radio.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\ndistribute roughly 3,500 weather radios to the community.  After<br \/>\nworking for about 8 months with Ashley Tye we were both ecstatic when<br \/>\nthe grant came through only to be shot down by the newly appointed<br \/>\ncommissioner.  I could not believe<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/12\/lowndes-county-priorities-tanks-and-lunches-for-commissioners-but-no-lunches-for-seniors.html\"><br \/>\nwhat I read below.<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She quoted<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/12\/lowndes-county-priorities-tanks-and-lunches-for-commissioners-but-no-lunches-for-seniors.html\"><br \/>\nLowndes County priorities: tanks and lunches for Commissioners, but no lunches for seniors?<\/a> -jsq<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nI am very concerned about a community that would purchase an armored<br \/>\nvehicle, that would only protect about 5 people at a time, over<br \/>\npurchasing weather radios that would protect upwards of 10,000 people<br \/>\nwhen you consider the families that live in each home.<\/p>\n<p>\nI am a sales rep and my job is to sell radios BUT my job is also my<br \/>\npassion.  I live in Ohio and have been affected by storms all of my<br \/>\nlife.  I have been down right scared to death from storms and feel that<br \/>\nthe politics in this town is not moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>\nI see that you have the same feelings and hope that you can make a<br \/>\ndifference.  Thank you for caring and keep up the good work.  Someone<br \/>\nwill listen!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n-Sharon Flory<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAlert Works<br \/>\n<br \/>\n419-779-8132\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Received 17 February. -jsq My name is Sharon Flory and I am the Sales Representative for Alert Works Products, the company who was working with Lowndes County to distribute roughly 3,500 weather radios to the community. 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