AMERICAN FAMILY FIND
FALLOUT SHELTER IN BACKYARD
G'day folks,
A Wisconsin family
purchased a home knowing there was a big steel door in their backyard. They
thought nothing of it and figured it was some sort of shelter or drainage
access.
They paid no attention until they’d lived in the house for
10 years. One day their curiosity got the better of them and they decided to
break the chains locking the heavy doors. They opened the doors and found a few
feet of murky water inside a 8 foot by 10 foot chamber that the previous home
owner had built for his family to shelter them in case of a nuclear attack.
Peering down into the dark hole they saw a few antique
sealed military boxes floating in the muck below. Of course their excitement
grew as they had no idea what was inside these floating treasures. They looked
a little closer and saw that the boxes were for explosives and ammunition.
Immediately, they called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).
Agents rushed to the scene to investigate. The family thought this was just an
empty underground space but they were completely shocked when the agents opened
the boxes and exposed the contents. What they found was surprising to say the
least:
Clancy's comment: What a find, eh? It pays to be very observant and curious about things.
I'm ...
But we're the Ding Songs still good?
ReplyDeleteAnd after a nuclear attack, who were they planning to call?
Good question, BJ.
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Ding Dongs. Spell check knows nothing of the 60s.
ReplyDeleteNeither do the younger generation. Sadly.
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What a great story, and so typical of the time. My dad built a fall-out shelter in our back yard during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and we spent hours packing and repacking boxes of what we thought we'd need! I bet that box of candy will be in big demand. I grew up with the 'duck and cover' drills in school, too. I don't think I wouldn't have waited 10 years though to explore a steel door in my back yard!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Clancy.
Wow, Jo. I agree with you. Why wait so long to investigate, but an interesting surprise when they did?
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