If Necessity is the Mother of Invention, Innovation is its first-cousin.
At this weekend’s Centerpoint Energy Hurricane Workshop, we saw lots of great ideas for safety, preparation, even preservation of the comforts of home. One of the more dazzling displays of creativity was a “light vest” created by Glen Metzsching, who we caught up with in the Red Cross Ambulance.
Metzsching is a college student, and not really into the business of mass-producing his creation.
He actually came up with the vest to wear so he could safely ride his bicycle at night, or roller blade around his neighborhood. He says he really gets noticed when he wears it at the skating rink.
We think the disco ball might be a tad jealous.
You can listen to our interview with Metzsching here, and be sure to checkout the Red Cross website for a complete list of more readily-available items you should include in your Hurricane Emergency Kit and Go-bag. Light vests are optional.
Planning and innovation are best-done before a storm approaches:
Innovation, Preparation the Watchwords at Hurricane Workshop was originally published on news92fm.com
