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LARRY! Why is Flashlight Outlet now distributing portable water purifiers and filters? It seems a little off base.

Several reasons, here are a few.

 Numerous events over the years have highlighted our government’s inability (on any level) to deal with even a modest emergency. Five days to get water to our own people at the super dome. 5-DAYS! Are you kidding me! FedEx could deliver planes full of water around the planet 10X in the same amount of time. The average person dies in 3-4 days with no water.

Following are just some of the problems around us in Valparaiso, IN and we sit on top of the largest supply of fresh water in the world.
July 20 2010:  
Indiana American Water has issued a boil order for eight Northwest Indiana communities until further notice: Gary, Merrillville, Portage, South Haven, Porter, Hobart, Burns Harbor and Chesterton.
June 24 2009: Boil Order Schererville Water Department
08/03/2005: Boil Order The following communities are affected by this advisory: Merrillville, Portage, Ogden Dunes, Chesterton, South Haven, Hobart and the Miller section of Gary.
The towns of Hebron and Lowell have boil orders so frequently I don’t think they print them anymore.    
Fort Wayne Indiana: Tests of city tap water found up to nine pesticides or metabolites in a single sample of water.
(See Weed Killers by the Glass)

Why am I concerned about our water?

 A Google search for “Boil orders in Indiana 2010” Produced 141,000 results. The following are from page one only!

Sep 1, 2010 ... NEW RICHMOND, Ind
August 31, 2010  BEDFORD, IN
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, Cicero, Ind.
Tuesday, 13 Apr 2010, 10:38 AM EDT. OAKTOWN, Ind
Aug 30, 2010. Boil order issued for residents in Shipshewana
Aug 14, 2010 ... Water Boil Order Issued For Leavenworth

"Boil orders in the USA 2010" Produced 3,020,000 Hits. Something is seriously wrong with our water folks!

Since 2004, testing by water utilities has found 315 pollutants in the tap water Americans drink. More than half of the chemicals detected are not subject to health or safety regulations and can legally be present in any amount.

 The addition of chemicals in most cities water supplies: Sodium Fluoride:  Fluoride is another hotly disputed additive. Some studies indicate, however, that fluoride is carcinogenic and its addition to municipal water is irrational and dangerous.
 In 1974, it was discovered that when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring organic matter, a group of toxic byproducts called trihalomethanes (THMs) manifest, among them chloroform. THMs have been associated with rectal and bladder cancers, as well as birth defects.

Although for 35 plus years we have had emergency preparedness supplies the water part never had a very high priority. Heck I had a Katadyn pocket purifier and we live 12 miles from Lake Michigan a member of the
Great Lakes and the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth. They contain about 84 percent of North America's surface fresh water and about 21 percent of the world's supply. Only the polar ice caps contain more fresh water. Living next door to this huge supply of fresh water why would I care?

 Although I do not consider myself a tree hugging environmentalist (yes we recycle, don’t litter etc.) I watched the 2009 documentary Waterlife on what is happening to the Great Lakes; Astonishing! I have read several books on water quality and related subjects like water storage and runoff. Have spent countless hours on the internet researching water treatment etc. My conclusion: As a species we have screwed ourselves to a wall and are just to stupid to have figured it out.

Further, I thought it would take the hand of God to destroy something as large as the Gulf of Mexico, but BP was able to accomplish the feat with just one well. We live by Whiting Indiana where BP has a refinery. Aug 18 2010: It appears BP has another leak to deal with; this one, in our own backyard. A mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline is apparently leaking from a BP pipeline into a neighborhood in Hammond, Indiana, making life for residents there pretty miserable.

 Can we depend on bottled water then?

The fact is that bottled water sold in the United States is not always filtered and not necessarily cleaner or safer than most tap water, according to a four-year scientific study recently made public by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

The NRDC's study included testing of more than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of bottled water. While most of the tested waters were found to be of high quality, some brands were significantly contaminated.

About one-third of the waters tested contained levels of contamination including synthetic organic chemicals, bacteria, and arsenic (at least one sample exceeded allowable limits under either state or bottled water industry standards or guidelines).
In fact, about a quarter of all bottled water is actually bottled tap water, according to government and industry estimates (some estimates go as high as 40 percent).

The NRDC found the contents of one bottle, labeled "Spring Water," actually came from an industrial parking lot next to a hazardous waste site.

Ladies and Gentlemen: The facts are our water is SCREWED-UP BIG TIME! We need to protect our families, friends and ourselves period. The government is incapable and only getting worse. If you purchase insurance for your health, life, home, etc. “YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO PURCHASE WATER INSURANCE NOW” It’s cheap and you only have to pay once.

 We have been negotiating with some of the most respected names in this industry. We have signed agreement's with  Katadyn and Berkey Water Systems. Our research has also located an extremely high quality ceramic / carbon filter and we will soon be marketing our own brand.

Larry

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