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Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
Wed May 22, 2013, 10:38 AM May 2013

If only our children were as important as our money...

then there would be a similar dwelling to keep them safe during a storm in schools, not banks.

http://wtvr.com/2013/05/21/safe-house-must-be-like-vaults/

As you can see, only the vault remained intact, thought it did show damage from the winds, which moved quickly through the area–200 m.p.h. at points–outside Oklahoma City.

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If only our children were as important as our money... (Original Post) Horse with no Name May 2013 OP
K&R liberal N proud May 2013 #1
Important??? discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #2
Fucking Communist. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #3
I don't see these costing a million bucks Life Long Dem May 2013 #4
If, big if RobertEarl May 2013 #5
If only *anything* were as important as money.... Triana May 2013 #6
 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
3. Fucking Communist.
Wed May 22, 2013, 10:57 AM
May 2013

Don't you know that if we make our people a priority the terrorists win? Sheeze...

































(just in case)

 

Life Long Dem

(8,582 posts)
4. I don't see these costing a million bucks
Wed May 22, 2013, 11:03 AM
May 2013

I don't know how well they would work. Says they are F-5 Resistant. Anchors to the concrete floor above ground. Moore would have been a good test. $5,000 bucks is a lot less than a million.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Storm-Shield-Above-Ground-Tornado-Shelter-In-Garage-DIY-STEEL-SAFE-ROOM-/161027185437?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257df7db1d

 

Triana

(22,666 posts)
6. If only *anything* were as important as money....
Wed May 22, 2013, 01:15 PM
May 2013

...but few if anything is. Particularly not in the greed-driven, corprat-run United States.

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