evilbuilder Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 fall out shelter photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 fall out shelter photosNeat. Where'd you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilbuilder Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Neat. Where'd you find it?It's in my yard77025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Montrosian Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Crazy! Was it ever watertight tht you know? That's what always got me about the idea of the shelters in Houston - what if one of our monsoons hit while everyone was supposed to be hiding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Crazy! Was it ever watertight tht you know? That's what always got me about the idea of the shelters in Houston - what if one of our monsoons hit while everyone was supposed to be hiding?Radiation suits and scuba gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Crazy! Was it ever watertight tht you know?From the photo, it seems that rust and groundwater were it's greatest long-term threat to survivability.That's what always got me about the idea of the shelters in Houston - what if one of our monsoons hit while everyone was supposed to be hiding?It'd be a happy coincidence. A strong downpour and minor flooding would cause a lot of the fallout (in the form of course particulate matter) to be washed out of our yards and streets through the storm sewers and into the bayous. What remains would have had a chance to soak into the earth, which even at shallow depths would absorb virtually all of the alpha, the majority of the beta, and at least some of the gamma radiation. What is entirely unclear, however, is what the weather patterns would be like immediately following a large-scale nuclear exchange.Also bear in mind that some of these shelters are probably below the 100-year floodplain today, but they may not have been at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalkj Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It's in my yard77025Where in 77025? I'd like to come see it? If you would accept, perhaps just PM privately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We have 2 in my neighborhood that I know of but one is completely flooded and the other the owner filled with sand many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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