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This Family Always Knew There Was A Metal Door In Their Backyard. Well, They Finally Opened It...
Universal Free Press ^ | June 9, 2014 | Amanda Shea

Posted on 06/10/2014 11:59:59 AM PDT by EveningStar

A Wisconsin family who had been living in their home for over a decade, knew the whole time that there was a hidden metal door in the ground in the backyard, but somehow were never tempted to open it and see what was inside or where it led to. Until one day, after all these years, they decided to crack open the metal hatch and discover the mystery behind the door.

The Zwick family were stunned to find out that this was the entrance to a Cold War-era fallout shelter buried right there, in their backyard. A ladder led them down into a bunker, which was a treasure trove, chock full of interesting items from the past.

(Excerpt) Read more at universalfreepress.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Society
KEYWORDS: bombshelter; falloutshelter; shtf
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To: Bigg Red

Curious thing I’ve noticed about a lot of city dwellers, even when they have a house with a small yard they’re just not that into the outside of it. In and out of the side door by the drive, maybe a patio but little else seems to capture their attention. Front door seldom used, hire out mowing and trimming. Even those who spend on renovations concentrate on the interior. Exterior is grudging maintenance of necessity.


101 posted on 06/10/2014 3:24:12 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: thackney

The hyphenated wifename is the give away. She’s not going to lose her real self in some patriarchal marriage covenant!


102 posted on 06/10/2014 3:36:42 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: LucyT

Maybe they need to check and see if Obama’s birth certificate is in there? ;-)


103 posted on 06/10/2014 3:44:53 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: VanDeKoik

I bet the manufacturers don’t have samples that old in that good condition..


104 posted on 06/10/2014 3:59:24 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: EveningStar
Leave my elevator alone
105 posted on 06/10/2014 4:03:31 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi or Atty General Holder, who brought more guns to Mexico?)
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To: dinodino

Me too. And I then would have kept my mouth shut about it and restocked it with modern supplies.


106 posted on 06/10/2014 4:13:57 PM PDT by atomic_dog
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To: csvset
Green door, what's that secret you're keepin?

Thanks for posting that link. I used to love that song.

107 posted on 06/10/2014 4:17:27 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (Book: Resistance to Tyranny. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: PapaBear3625
Before BUYING the property. For all they knew, there were bodies or toxic waste stored down there.

Exactly. Imagine what fines they'd be paying if the EPA were to show up today with their big book of regs. Who buys a property without sending in the inspector and checking it out yourself? Wonder if the assessment office was charging taxes on that structrual improvement.

108 posted on 06/10/2014 4:18:48 PM PDT by bgill
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To: EveningStar

bfl


109 posted on 06/10/2014 5:12:25 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: Utilizer
The story IS a year old but I didn't realize this until after I posted it.

Wisconsin family discovers fully-stocked fallout shelter in their back yard 50 years

As far as it being "Not a real newssite, more like a gathering of bloggers" - so what?

110 posted on 06/10/2014 5:25:33 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: thackney

>>Ken Zwick and Carol Hollar-Zwick<<

The hyphenated last name is a dead give-away as to what type of family this is...lol


111 posted on 06/11/2014 4:57:15 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Scheming demons dressed in kingly guise, beating down the multitudes and scoffing at the wise.")
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To: 1010RD

GMTA - my post #111. I should have read all the comments first!


112 posted on 06/11/2014 5:02:15 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Scheming demons dressed in kingly guise, beating down the multitudes and scoffing at the wise.")
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To: ItsOurTimeNow

That happens here and GM do TA. Whenever I see that hyphenated name you know you’re dealing with a woman with power/security/dominance issues. Good catch.


113 posted on 06/11/2014 5:44:39 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: EveningStar

I would love to find a home to buy with such a shelter. That said, I would certainly not be mentioning it to the media...or my friends...


114 posted on 06/11/2014 6:16:09 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: EveningStar

Absolute lunacy to buy the house without doing this first.


115 posted on 06/11/2014 6:37:06 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: 1010RD

My dad always told me, “Never trust a woman with a hyphenated last name.”

He’s yet to have been proven wrong.


116 posted on 06/11/2014 9:23:40 AM PDT by ItsOurTimeNow ("Scheming demons dressed in kingly guise, beating down the multitudes and scoffing at the wise.")
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To: Cowboy Bob
The twinkies were still good!

Twinkies could survive a nuclear strike, but not a union strike...

117 posted on 06/14/2014 8:33:55 AM PDT by null and void (Fascists never think they're fascists. They just think everybody should obey them.)
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