Re: [Homesteadingfamily] Just wanted to introduce myself :)

On Wed, 3 Nov 2010 13:19:50 -0500 I wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Nov 2010 01:44:25 -0400
> "Jeanne Lookabill" <atasteofcreole@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hubby and I tape Jesse Ventura and he did a special on 2012.
> > I saw the first 15 min before I felt bad watching it w/o
> > him. HE said he has proof the US Govt is building tons of
> > underground bunkers because they have evidence it'll be a
> > solar flare! There was more about it, but I have to wait
> > for his majesty! L
>
> I saw the program and I don't believe that "proof" at all.

One other thing about the show. They had a retired missile
silo that they represented as being where an underground condo
was being built for people to escape from the ravages of the
2012.

But there was no building activity other than having machinery
to lower them into the silo. And they had a paper diagram of
the different levels.

Should we really take the show's representation at face value?

People do buy the old silos and make them into underground
homes, but can you imagine anyone in their right minds actually
buying an underground condo like that? The last thing I'd want
is a underground condo in an old missile silo -- it would drive
me nuts.

If the wealthy want to escape a lengthy power blackout
following a solar storm, why not just buy property and build a
home with solar panels on an underdeveloped island that will
get along fairly decently without power?

Personally, I'd love to have an underground home built in an
old missle silo provided that there were no water problems.
Many of the old silos apparently have a great deal of problems
with the water table. I read about one old silo that someone
bought in the Midland-Odessa area in Texas and could never get
rid of the water so they ended up making it a scuba diving tank.

The two advantages I can see to living in an underground silo
are:
1) Not have to worry at all about tornados.
2) Maintain an even all around temperature without having to
heat or air condition. Even then, the temperature underground
could get a bit chilly in the winter time -- I know plenty of
people who do not really like temperatures in the 60s.

Even then, I think a horizontal shaft dug into the side of a
canyon instead of a vertical shaft would be preferrable since
it should be much easier to set it up to vent the CO2 if the
electricity goes out for an extended period of time.

Eric