My Hurricane Rita experience still haunts me over two years after the fact. It wasn’t the stress of being driven from my home by a storm that we fully expected to destroy all our possessions that we could not take with us due to the expected 25 foot storm surge barreling though my home (which is located barely 5 feet above sea level and only four blocks from the bay). It was not being rear-ended in my new car after having traveled only 60 miles in 20 hours and having to make a hospital visit with my wife. No, what haunts me today is how unprepared we really were – and how we really aren’t much better prepared today in the event another storm comes.

That’s why there are two items I really want to see under our tree on Christmas – a pair that complement each other quite well. I want an Emergency Response Kit for my wife, and an Emergency Preparedness Kit for me. Let's be honest -- if we had found it necessary to sustain ourselves away from shelter -- in our car, no less -- during the storm because of a mechanical failure or running out of gas (thank God for Sam's Club in the Woodlands!), we would have had little in the way of food to eat and less water than would have been advisable -- after all, we had expected to be on the road under 12 hours as we escaped to Oklahoma. That’s why I want Santa to shop for me at PlanetMace.com, your one-stop website for personal, home, auto and child safety gear. They have both of the items I want, and many more besides.

Of course, there are some stocking stuffers we could use, too. They’ve got door and window braces that can help make Paula feel more safe at home when I’m at school. There is also alarm gear, in case someone ever does want to get into the house. You can even buy lock pick set for a loved one if they need one – though I can’t see why I would need one.

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