[LucyT]

Before BUYING the property. For all they knew, there were bodies or toxic waste stored down there.

Yep.

I don't believe they didn't check it out before buying the property. Surely no one is that dumb.

Wonder if they've been storing stuff in there all along, and now they've called the media for the publicity? Nah... no one would do that...would they?

[tanknetter]

This is a year old story, and there are more pictures on the Internet of the shelter.

The stuff was sealed in airtight and watertight containers. The pictures show significant water intrusion into the shelter, including one of the entry shaft showing rings indicating multiple flooding events where the thing was probably full of water. It’s possible that they were told it was empty and full of water, so not really caring, didn’t bother.

[Kartographer]

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