tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post4225678746133277550..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: Tornado and Bomb Shelters RevisitedJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-33001126539879482442018-03-09T09:30:12.789-08:002018-03-09T09:30:12.789-08:00Do you mind if I quote a few of your articles as l...Do you mind if I quote a few of your articles as long as I provide credit and sources back to your site? My blog site is in the exact same area of interest as yours and my visitors would definitely benefit from some of the information you present here. Please let me know if this okay with you. Many thanks!<a href="http://stormwarriorshelters.com/" rel="nofollow">steel tornado shelter texas</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704159231627046186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-1485927880816691472014-05-09T16:48:28.481-07:002014-05-09T16:48:28.481-07:00David, Thank you for posting. I am really glad ...David, Thank you for posting. I am really glad that you have shared that a family survived a direct hit from an EF4 tornado. So many of us think that the expenditure would not prevent death from a direct hit of such magnitude, when in point of fact many of these shelters in tornado prone regions, will. JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-61585349519301227312014-05-09T12:15:10.906-07:002014-05-09T12:15:10.906-07:00I had the privilege of helping to clean up after t...I had the privilege of helping to clean up after the killer tornado in Vilonia, AR last week. In the area I was working in (pretty much ground zero) there was a house stripped all the way down to it's foundation, save for a reinforced concrete safe room and the door. That room sheltered a family from a direct hit by an EF4 tornado and they are alive and uninjured to testify to it. We should seriously consider pushing such construction in tornado-prone areas where basements and underground shelters are impractical. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086081761530021646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-43691431774973672652014-05-01T23:53:03.634-07:002014-05-01T23:53:03.634-07:00Most of the houses in my neighborhood have basemen...Most of the houses in my neighborhood have basements. The house next door has a nice mudpit because they just dug a deep hole for a basement. However, there is a trap door in the now-enclosed porch. If I ever move, I would still want a basement of a place on the property to be safe. Since I am accustomed to the idea that I must run through rain and lightening, it could be entirely unconnected to the house. I will keep that in mind, that I might find a place that could not have a basement. <br /><br />Really, the house next door has a mudpit under the house and they call it a basement.Practical Parsimonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419071209412207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-69581919841771768142014-05-01T03:25:58.781-07:002014-05-01T03:25:58.781-07:00Linda, I am so glad you have this. In many pla...Linda, I am so glad you have this. In many places in the US, the water table is so high, the option of a basement is not possible. Sometimes people buy a lot thinking they can have a basement built in their home and they find that even in a area with other basements, their lot does not sagely permit this. This can be a huge advantage.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-47650376395055717942014-04-30T23:14:24.171-07:002014-04-30T23:14:24.171-07:00Luckily, I have a huge basement with one-foot thic...Luckily, I have a huge basement with one-foot thick rock walls on two sides. There ARE windows on those walls, but one wall is just far back with the century+ house against it. That is where I would go. The UA student died because he took shelter against a wall that collapsed because it was watersoaked. <br /><br />To get to my basement, I must run down the side steps from the house, run about 20 feet along the side of the house, try to get down the six or seven basement step to get into the basement. I have only taken shelter their twice--once because I had three little children to protect. the second time because my neighbor want to take his little girl down there to be safe. Practical Parsimonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419071209412207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-68084961662785902712014-04-30T17:34:51.624-07:002014-04-30T17:34:51.624-07:00This takes someone with some strength and some ski...This takes someone with some strength and some skill, but it's an excellent idea for a smaller family. I had not seen this particular article before. Thanks for posting.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-43783849191986431482014-04-30T17:31:46.541-07:002014-04-30T17:31:46.541-07:00What a beautiful memory of such a loving Dad. Tha...What a beautiful memory of such a loving Dad. Thanks for posting.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-23956830297985595282014-04-30T16:43:44.283-07:002014-04-30T16:43:44.283-07:00Have a look at this but don't think root cella...Have a look at this but don't think root cellar, thing shelter where you can also store food, the perfect combination!<br />http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/root-cellar-plans-zm0z14amzreb.aspx#axzz30PrqyQELSunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-30753561951790097882014-04-30T07:09:30.540-07:002014-04-30T07:09:30.540-07:00Tornadoes, as like any disaster, the rich will sur...Tornadoes, as like any disaster, the rich will survive comfortably while the lucky poor ones will survive with hardship. My dad, AFTER building our house, realized we needed shelter. That poor man took a circular saw to the kitchen floor, and - with shovel and bucket, dug out from under the house. Poured concrete, and made a cellar - with a trapdoor in the kitchen floor we covered with a rug. I CHERISHED the grooves in that floor that he made with a wheelbarrow, hauling out the dirt.<br /><br />He also kept an ax, crowbar, and shovel in the cellar. In case the house fell IN, he would have gotten us out no matter what. HOW I miss his "can do - will do" attitude.<br /><br />After many years, that cellar still gave me the creeps. lol. But right next to it was a dry cistern that he also made a door to. WHY? We had the PERFECT place to store food and everything we could need, in case of an emergency. No zombies were going to know where we were. lol<br /><br />I'm sure my claw marks are still visible in the yard that I made when I had to leave that house and move. That house was truly my dad.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.com