Better Safe Than Sorry: Build That Bomb Shelter Now!
One of the few things I actually remember from my college Intro to Archaeology course (which I took to avoid Anthro 101, truth be told), and which may very well be the only useful bit of knowledge I will ever pick up, is the peculiar fact that a hole in the ground is just about the only man-made artifact that truly passes the test of time in a huge way. If you take the trouble to dig a hole in the ground, it will still be there 100,000 years from now.
I think I hear some of you saying that "Yes, I would love to leave a legacy that is as long-lasting as it is simple in conception and execution. But what kind of hole should it be?" Let's decide then on just what type of hole is right for you. Just a messy hole in the ground will not do, and what will your distant descendants think of you if you get sloppy now?
You can do far better than that, and make them proud. A root cellar? A classic model, true, but since the advent of electricity, not very practical. A wine cellar? Much better; this is a hole you can immediately put to use and truly enjoy. Eventually, your doctor will tell you to lay off the happy juice, but even then, you can easily convert your cellar into a rumpus room and still enjoy your hard-earned hole.
But might I suggest a nuclear bomb shelter? Think about it for a moment before you start scoffing--you not only leave a bona fide family heirloom that you great, great, great, great, great, great grandchildren's distant heirs can proudly show off (and sell if money is tight and the antique market is strong), but you get to survive the upcoming nuclear terrorist attack our current presidential administration has very clearly told us is not only a possibility, but a certainty.
Why wait any longer? During the Cold War, bomb shelters were all the rage, and nowadays, with our 21st-century technology producing shelter components that are far superior to the older Eisenhower-era models, you can survive happily knowing that you are simply carrying on a well-grounded tradition.
In fact, there are most probably thousands of those older shelters hidden behind tract houses, under apartment buildings and in the sub basements of government and public structures from the Pacific coast to the Corn Belt to the misty forests of Maine. I've seen a few myself, and if you want to see a remarkable example of a four-story-deep bomb shelter hiding under a very normal-looking suburban house, this is the site for you:
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