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23. Indeed. We Live in Precarious Times.

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:52 PM

Mar 9

But, then, we have always lived in precarious times, it seems. One way or another.

That's why I remained childless.

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My House as a Teenager Had a Fallout Shelter [View all] MineralMan Mar 9 OP

What was the address? GusBob Mar 9 #1

No idea who owns it now. MineralMan Mar 9 #2

I have made my prediction too GusBob Mar 9 #4

When I was in grade school, there were ... ananda Mar 9 #5

I remember those drills, too. MineralMan Mar 9 #8

We were also glued to the TV during the Cuban Missile Crisis ananda Mar 9 #13

As 5th and 6th graders, we girls were often more worried about... 3catwoman3 Mar 9 #30

Our town had a fallout shelter on the front lawn Jersey Devil Mar 9 #6

Fallout shelters for the most part are useless. Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #7

Yes, of course they are. MineralMan Mar 9 #9

Yeah, and what about power for air filtration Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #10

Ours had a hand-cranked ventilation system. MineralMan Mar 9 #11

I am 61 get the red out Mar 9 #12

A hand cranked ventilation system? jfz9580m Mar 9 #14

Yup. It used the hand-cranked blower MineralMan Mar 9 #15

We moved into a house that had a basement fallout shelter area. hay rick Mar 9 #19

Not Just One Threat 2na fisherman Mar 9 #22

Indeed. We Live in Precarious Times. MineralMan Mar 9 #23

Me Too 2na fisherman Mar 9 #28

For a bit of levity, here's the obligatory Donald Fagen song... keep_left Mar 9 #24

That's Brilliant! First Time I've Seen It. MineralMan Mar 9 #26

Despite the "old" Steely Dan style... keep_left Mar 9 #31

I had one in the neighborhood. kairos12 Mar 9 #25

My uncle built one in the 60s in Delaware Walleye Mar 9 #27

We had one too. I was 5 when my parents got the new Laurelin Mar 9 #29