Storm rooms coming to a chain near you

CNN ^ | 3/21/06 | Parija Bhatnagar

[finnman69]

Doen't do much for you if you are under 10' of water however. Not a good idea in general to encourage riding out hurricanes. This makes more sense for tornado shelters.

[softwarecreator]

This makes more sense for tornado shelters

Or for us married guys ... for those times when the little woman is ... shall we say ... being visited by her little friend?

[dead]

I would like to buy one of these round and padded inside, so I could try to ride a tornado.

[dead]

The author's an idiot who felt the need to shoehorn the recent hurricane prediction into the story of a product that is clearly designed for tornado alley.

[SlowBoat407]

Or for us married guys ... for those times when the little woman is ... shall we say ... being visited by her little friend?

So who goes in the room? (ducking and covering)

[rabidralph]

Make sure it has wheels on it.

[umgud]

When I was a kid growing up in KS, we lived at a house accross from the railyards. Somebody had buried a railroad tank car in our backyard for a storm or bomb shelter. Of course, for a kid, this was a submarine.

[Jeff Chandler]

Or for us married guys ... for those times when the little woman is ... shall we say ... being visited by her little friend?

Just big enough for a twin bed, a computer/TV, a microwave, and a small fridge full of beer.

[RightOnline]

"Or for us married guys ... for those times when the little woman is ... shall we say ... being visited by her little friend?"

Ahem....ahem.........wellsir.....I'm a'guessin' if the missus reads what you just wrote, you're gonna be needin' a kevlar vest double-quick.

[...............damned good idea, though.......................]

[GrandEagle]

Not a good idea in general to encourage riding out hurricanes.
Actually I've ridden out many of them. It is not a good idea if you are on the barrier islands, or in low areas.
The problem with NOT riding them out is that if there is damage, the Guard is usually called out and you can't get back in to your home. By the time you do get back in, the crooks have made off with your stuff.
You have to remember, once an evacuation is ordered, there is NO law enforcement anywhere - only crooks.
We did leave with Ivan but returned home just as the backside was leaving. If you can get back early, then you can beat the Guard there.
I live about 12 miles from the water and am about 50 feet above sea level.

Cordially,
GE

[softwarecreator]

HAHAHAHA .... luckily she's out shopping!!!

[rlmorel]

Or at least a kevlar jockstrap!

[HeadOn]

My folks just talked to a rep and ordered one of these to be installed in their garage. Not a bad setup, really. You can order with all sorts of amenities inside, so if the weather service says "tornado", you can be quite comfortable sitting in there for several hours. There are several more sizes in the catalog my Mom showed me this weekend.

If we build another house, I'm considering putting one of these in myself. Tennessee ain't Oklahoma, but we get our share of "watches" and "warnings", fer dang sure.

[George from New England]

This thread would be an ideal place to plant an ad for my house in central CT.

9 rooms, .4 acre, with 18x11 shelter with 16 inch concrete reinforced walls and 16" ceiling all below ground, for sale.

Thank you for your support.

Hey moderators...if you have this kind of shelter you should be able to post it too!

[finnman69]

http://www.stormroom.dupont.com/

[brytlea]

I would have loved one for all the years we lived in W. TX and the Dallas area (where we actually were hit by the tornado that hit DeSoto/Lancaster in 1994). It would have really set my mind at ease, to know there was a really safe spot to herd all the kids into. I'm way less afraid of hurricanes, even after being in several the past 2 years.
susie

[KarlInOhio]

Can I get some fins and a GPS installed on it so if it breaks loose it can land on Hillary?

[DeFault User]

So who goes in the room? (ducking and covering)

I recall a documentary about a primitive tribe in a jungle somewhere. Evidently, their principal contribution to civilization has been forgotten or has yet to be realized: they had constructed a large hut on the perimeter of the village, which was used exclusively to house women during their monthly visitation. At other times they were allowed to return to their family huts.

[trimom]

Geez, guys, you don't need one of these structures. Just a pound of Godiva Chocolate and tickets for YOU to take the kids out to a movie should be plenty. LOL

[finnman69]

movie of 2x4 being shot out of a cannon into the shelter

http://www.stormroom.dupont.com/media/Cannon.mpg


FEMA 320- Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your House
http://www.fema.gov/txt/fima/fema320.txt