Comments on: Improvised Basement Fallout Shelter from The Late 1960s http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Survivor http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-616750 Survivor Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:26:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-616750 Scotchdrnkr and Allison - Its obvious you know nothing about the subject of Radiation. Ignorance could get you killed! Thinking you would have to spend years in a shelter really shows how little you know. Spend a little time educating yourself about radiation and dirty bombs and then you will see how stupid your comments are. Scotchdrnkr and Allison - Its obvious you know nothing about the subject of Radiation. Ignorance could get you killed! Thinking you would have to spend years in a shelter really shows how little you know. Spend a little time educating yourself about radiation and dirty bombs and then you will see how stupid your comments are.

]]> By: Douglas2 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-486378 Douglas2 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:25:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-486378 I came across the car-over-trench expedient shelter design many years ago. Perhaps a decade later I started to wonder if the purpose behind these lighweight constructions with lots of dirt on top and unshored-trench type "expedient" shelters was to save the survivors from proper shelters from the need to be gravediggers for the non-survivors I came across the car-over-trench expedient shelter design many years ago. Perhaps a decade later I started to wonder if the purpose behind these lighweight constructions with lots of dirt on top and unshored-trench type "expedient" shelters was to save the survivors from proper shelters from the need to be gravediggers for the non-survivors

]]> By: Allison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-486318 Allison Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:13:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-486318 Wow, it's weird to see this picture again. My mom has the booklet this came from at home (as well as several others.) There is a whole sub culture of people who collect these pamphlets and fallout kits. Some of the rarest fallout kits are the ones that have a portable toilet (with bag for easy disposal) included. There are all kinds of hilarious things (read "disturbing") about these things. What people were told to do! I can't imagine spending years of my life with my family under a kiddie pool waiting for the environment to be safe again. Wow, it's weird to see this picture again. My mom has the booklet this came from at home (as well as several others.) There is a whole sub culture of people who collect these pamphlets and fallout kits. Some of the rarest fallout kits are the ones that have a portable toilet (with bag for easy disposal) included.

There are all kinds of hilarious things (read "disturbing") about these things. What people were told to do!

I can't imagine spending years of my life with my family under a kiddie pool waiting for the environment to be safe again.

]]> By: redphone http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-486034 redphone Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:41:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-486034 These guides usually suggest placing your food supply on top as well. I can see how it creates a good shield of course, but shouldn't we protecting our food supply within the shelter instead of using it as our protective layer? God help anyone with a dog too, eh. These guides usually suggest placing your food supply on top as well. I can see how it creates a good shield of course, but shouldn't we protecting our food supply within the shelter instead of using it as our protective layer?

God help anyone with a dog too, eh.

]]> By: Scotchdrnkr http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-485828 Scotchdrnkr Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:21:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-485828 Amazing what they thought would work back then isn't it. Ignorance is bliss! Amazing what they thought would work back then isn't it.
Ignorance is bliss!

]]> By: Shiver http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-485709 Shiver Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:28:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-485709 Actually, water is incredibly good at stopping radiation....so maybe its not such a bad idea ;P Actually, water is incredibly good at stopping radiation....so maybe its not such a bad idea ;P

]]> By: bum http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/comment-page-1/#comment-485620 bum Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:01:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/20/improvised-basement-fallout-shelter-from-the-late-1960s/#comment-485620 "Leave my elevator alone!" "Leave my elevator alone!"

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