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Posted on 03/24/2011 10:28:00 AM PDT by Palter
A devastating earthquake strikes Japan. A massive tsunami kills thousands. Fears of a nuclear meltdown run rampant. Bloodshed and violence escalate in Libya.
And U.S. companies selling doomsday bunkers are seeing sales skyrocket anywhere from 20% to 1,000%.
Northwest Shelter Systems, which offers shelters ranging in price from $200,000 to $20 million, has seen sales surge 70% since the uprisings in the Middle East, with the Japanese earthquake only spurring further interest. In hard numbers, that's 12 shelters already booked when the company normally sells four shelters per year.
"Sales have gone through the roof, to the point where we are having trouble keeping up," said Northwest Shelter Systems owner Kevin Thompson.
UndergroundBombShelter.com, which sells portable shelters, bomb shelters and underground bunkers, has seen inquiries soar 400% since the Japanese earthquake. So far sales of its $9,500 nuclear biological chemical shelter tents are at an all-time high -- with four sold in California last week, compared to about one a month normally.
Hardened Structures said inquiries have shot up about 20% since the earthquake -- particularly for its apocalyptic 2012 shelters, radiation-protection tents, and nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) air filters.
Vivos, a company that sells rooms in 200-person doomsday bunkers, has received thousands of applications since the massive earthquake in Japan, with reservations spiking nearly 1,000% last week. And people are backing their fear with cash: A reservation requires a minimum deposit of $5,000.
"People are afraid of the earth-changing events and ripple effects of the earthquake, which led to tsunamis, the nuclear meltdown, and which will lead to radiation and health concerns," said Vivos CEO Robert Vicino. "Where it ends, I don't know. Does it lead to economic collapse? A true economic collapse would lead to anarchy, which could lead to 90% of the population being killed off."
(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...
A race to finish bunkers by 2012. The reporter is cute.
Yeah. When the tsunamis come rolling in.... I so want to be in a million dollar bunker.
A BOL has to be somewhere you can get to and I have to wonder how many live close to these ‘condo bunkers’? Plus the way they have anounce them the OPSEC is totally blown and everyone around will be knocking at their door wanting in.
tsunamis, earthquakes...sure. It’s the debt, default...the economy.
If my neighborhood was hit by a 14m high wall of water, a hermetically sealed cellar with its own air supply where I could keep all my stuff actually sounds pretty good.
I’d want to make sure the entrance couldn’t be blocked by falling buildings. And I’d try not to rent “Downfall”, “The Bunker” or half a dozen other movies set in claustrophobic conditions. Otherwise this sounds pretty decent.
From the video, shelters in Nebraska, locations secret... Like I said, they’re not so afraid of tsunamis or earthquakes. It’s the sovereign debt crisis ahead. They’re using their government-derived incomes to stock up in forts against the rabble. It’s getting downright funny.
Sounds like someone’s been playing a little too much Fallout.
Water for me is not a problem, many streams and lakes plus rainwater. I have filtration equipment.
I have an extensive first aid kit including surgical supplies and antibiotics.
As far as hygiene, I buy extra soap, shampoo, and toothpaste when I run low on the ‘house’ supply.
I train and plan weekly with a couple of like minded neighbors.
“Where will you be when the bombs fall?” Vault-Tec
Little missy in the video seems a little snarky.
“We’ve got provisions, and lots of beer...”
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That’s very impressive!
If you need any excuse to buy just a small amount of precious metals to go with your excellent domestic preparations: remember that a silver dollar immersed in a container (say 4 pints) of lake/river water will disinfect it overnight.
The water will contain a (tiny) 20 parts per billion of silver ions afterward, and the coin can be re-used indefinitely.
This trick was used by the settlers who conquered the Wild West, and may come in useful if you guys ever have to do that again :0)
Anyone wanting to download my Preparedness Manual Freep mail me.
“Where it ends, I don’t know. Does it lead to economic collapse? A true economic collapse would lead to anarchy, which could lead to 90% of the population being killed off.”
how convenient that the number is 90%...
AGENDA 21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCUe61hmqsA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGK76g4xyk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5XbOvaceRA&feature=related
Yup. How's the gold and silver bullion stacked over there in the corner going to save you from a tsunami, ahem.
Oh, and a tsunami? I’m at over 9,000 feet elevation. The cold can be a killer, though, and so can heat exhaustion in the tiny speck of summer. ;-)
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