Ken Zwick and Carol Hollar-Zwick knew their home came equipped with an underground fallout shelter when they bought it 1999, but they didn't actually venture into the bunker until a decade later, the local Appleton Post-Crescent newspaper reported.
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.
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Socks and sandals. Makes everyone look like a total dork.
I don’t trust this story. I don’t know a single person who could resist opening those doors to find out what was inside.
If this story the way it is told is true, then I am shocked. It is basic human nature to be inquisitive. Even my cat would start clawing at it at some point.
Does it even come in a can anymore? I’ve only seen the squeeze bottles...
I would see inside before I purchased, provided I knew it was there.
If covered by overgrown bushes, etc on a rural property, possible, but still not likely for a decade.
we always said the GREEN GLASS DOOR...
I have a friend who many years back purchased a home with a fall out shelter in the yard. She said it was completely furnished. When they added on to their house it made the shelter right under their dining room window so she had them bring in landfill and now she has a rose garden on top of it.
Ken Zwick and Carol Hollar-Zwick knew their home came equipped with an underground fallout shelter when they bought it 1999, but they didn't actually venture into the bunker until a decade later, the local Appleton Post-Crescent newspaper reported.
Can’t believe you haven’t been pinged yet...
Definitely a socks & sandals type of weenie...
they were living in the place for ten years and finally got around to opening the large metal doors on their property? What does it take, ten minutes? What have they been doing.
Steel ammo boxes?
I still can’t get over the idea that the stuff inside is perfectly preserved. That seems impossible. No processed food should be able to last 50 years.
If this were my home, the boxes would still be on the moving truck when I opened the door.
Nobody is claiming it is edible. But in an air-tight container, no UV, the labels have not degraded.
The link does not work. Can you provide one that does? Thanks.
cool!
I would’ve cracked open that door BEFORE occupying the property...
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You think? As part of the property walk through before closing, if not on the day I and my real estate agent first looked at the property.
I don't know if I would go so far as to call Twinkies food.
Like a bunch of people on this thread I would have opened the doors about as soon as I first saw them. In my neck of the woods, you'd just expect to find the doors led to a storm shelter.
Sell the stuff on eBay, make some money and then use the funds to renovate the bomb shelter and sock away new supplies.
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