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December 22, 2007

Weather Radios - A Wise Investment for Mobile Home Owners

Weather_radio When I sell a home I always give the buyers a gift. Usually this is in the form of a gift card. A couple of months ago I decided to give weather radios to buyers of mobile homes.

Some buyers who recently purchased a home from me in Zephyr Shores were the first recipients of a radio gift. Last week they informed me that it went off a couple of times during one night when severe weather had been predicted. Luckily, Zephyrhills avoided getting hit, but I saw on the news that the Pasco County Sheriff's department had suffered damage and I could see several vans that were tossed around like toys.

With hurricanes, we have notice way ahead of time that one is coming. However, tornados and sudden bursts of high winds are less predictable and can take place during the night when we are sound asleep. Not a good time to have your home behave like Dorothy's in the Wizard of Oz. A weather radio can be set for a local area's broadcast and will silently sit on your counter, until the national weather service issues a storm watch or warning. It will then sound an alarm to let you know that there is dangerous weather in the area. Important information for you to know. Most of these radios also let you hit a button at any time to get up-to-the-minute weather information. Not a bad thing for golfers, sportspersons, travellers, etc to know.

I got my customers' radio at Publix when they had their hurricane supplies station set up in the fall. However, I know that Radio Shack sells them and probably other stores as well. The prices seem to run between $25 and $60. This might be a good investment to consider, or it is still not too late to get one as a Christmas present (if you move very fast, haha). In any case, mobile home dwellers and others should consider getting one.

For more information or questions about this topic please call me at: 813-783-4444 or e-mail me at: jelwell1@tampabay.rr.com

I also invite you to visit my my website where I think you will find a lot of useful information. To get there just click on the following link: www.jelwell.century21bnr.com


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