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7/17/2008 1:09 AM

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Soon as I saw this I thought about Omega and dis disaster preparations, etc. This man built a multi-floor atomic bomb shelter under his house. no one had a clue but now it's for sale. check it out....a GLP atomic DOOMER from way way back : I'm am not worthy:

[link to www.oneofakindhouse.com]

It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...........REM

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7/17/2008 1:50 AM

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What a shame. This man built the perfect fortress, with anything you could possibly need, including massive amounts of five-gallon buckets of food. Then he just died - died without ever getting to experience the doom he prepared for. All those preparations for nothing. WOW - kind of makes one think!

malu

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7/17/2008 1:58 AM

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that is fricking amazing! but i think the guy had some serious issues

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7/17/2008 2:12 AM

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Meh. It rains in Blaine.

Reality is BS
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7/17/2008 2:16 AM

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Who would want to survive the kind of doom that this setup would require.

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7/17/2008 2:20 AM

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Nice digs! This is my helmet. There are many like it, but this one is mine. When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. ~Patrick Henry

malu

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7/17/2008 2:24 AM

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Nice digs! Quoting: Evil Twin makes me wonder what the super rich have? it has got to be amazing this was just a token for us mortals to look at :)

kits
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7/17/2008 2:30 AM

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That "command center," design and everything else about that structure was pathetic. If someone was going to expend that kind of time and resources on a project like that, I don't see why they wouldn't do it right. He was flaunting it though, so I suppose he thought it was pretty baddass.

Reminds me of the Cheyenne Mountain complex (NORAD), if anyone's ever been there. The basics of it are interesting and gloat-worthy, but the detail is unimpressive. It's like spending five million dollars renovating your house, and then having purple shag carpet installed in your bedroom. Or more correct, building a structure which can withstand a 10-30 megaton blast, but leaving the interior looking like a condemned house in the ghetto.

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7/17/2008 2:39 AM

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Quoting: kits

LOL, everyone's a critic.

Fashionable interior decoration would not be high on my priority list for a bomb shelter.
I think function would be near the top.

This is my helmet. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. ~Patrick Henry

kits
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7/17/2008 3:10 AM

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LOL, everyone's a critic.

Fashionable interior decoration would not be high on my priority list for a bomb shelter.
I think function would be near the top.

Quoting: Evil Twin

When you take the family on a road-trip you don't just bring food and gasoline. You also bring coloring books, magazines, toys, MP3 players, and all that good stuff. When you go out for dinner, you don't order an MRE with a side Vitamin-C pills, you order the steak, corn on the cob, and baked potato. When you buy shoes and t-shirts, you don't stop by Goodwill or the Salvation Army - you go to Hot Topic, Pac Sun, The Gap, Banana Republic, or where ever it is you like.

When the US government built NORAD - they were building a monument to be marveled at and a structure where the individuals posted to it were going to be spending all of their duty hours. When that guy built that bunker, he thought there was a damn good chance he was going to be spending a great deal of time in there. Weeks, months, years perhaps. In fact, that might even serve as his home for the rest of his life considering he might either die there, or his above-ground home might be reduced to ruble. I personally would prefer my defenders to be working in a richly designed environment, and I would prefer to be hiding in an aesthetically pleasing structure rather than something which looks like a gaudy, cheap basement.

Anyway, I'm sure there's plenty of functionality issues too. I wouldn't doubt it if had the event occurred, he tried to open the single escape hatch he had installed only to find debris atop it, then realizing he was never going to be able to escape the crappily designed coffin he had built for himself.

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kits
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7/17/2008 3:14 AM

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So my point is that the USgov could've afforded for NORAD to look better than a rundown trailer park on the inside, and that guy likely could've afforded to build a better bunker for which to "likely" live out the rest of his days. I mean at least put a modern computer down there, paint those discount sheets of dry wall, and cover the cinder blocks with something.

I get what you mean though. It's not 'necessary' especially for an oh-shit home, but human psychology has never been predicted based on necessity. There's the emotional factor to consider. And keep in mind that it wouldn't cost very much to make his bunker look pleasant. A little decoration would go a long way - and you'd definitely prefer to be staring at a variety of different colored walls and designs for months on end, than seeing gray and white and no decoration at all every day all day. Morale and maintaining ones contentment is important regardless of the circumstances. And it's especially so when those circumstances are stressful and emotionally draining.

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7/17/2008 3:25 AM

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At least the guy had a purpose in life...better to dig with a goal of safety in mind for his family than vegging out in front of the tube and not giving a damn...about anything... which describes most people I know... He probably died a satisfied man...how cool is that?!? "If you can't give them hope, give them something to do..."

kits
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7/17/2008 3:29 AM

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Actually, I take that back about the house (but not about NORAD). It's not bland and depressing, there's actually much detail to it. I don't know what it was I was looking at earlier... --- Oh, I had only seen the first page of the bunker. AIM:kits56fa2

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