FORT MYERS, Fla. The week following Hurricane Irma’s landfall was hectic, to say the least. Thousands of us experienced hour long waits for fuel, a limited supply of food, and a lack of power.
The experience is what prompted Sven Hermann and Paul Shahriari to create an app that can save you time, money and frustration the next time around. The two stopped by the WINK News studio to tell us how the app works.
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