Cullion Saturates Market in Lieu of Zombiepocalypse

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English nuclear bunker sold on eBay for $31,000

LONDON – An underground Cold War nuclear bunker set in the picturesque English countryside has been sold on the auction site eBay.

It was sold by an unidentified private owner for 20,600 pounds ($31,000) Monday after more than 40 bids were received.

The bunker was built by the Royal Observer Corps at the height of the Cold War in 1959 to monitor the anticipated spread of radiation after a nuclear blast.

Along with hundreds of other bunkers spread throughout Britain, it was decommissioned in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union dramatically lowered the threat of a full-scale nuclear war.

The two-room bunker, located 15 feet (4.5 meters) beneath the ground, comes equipped with a phone, a chemical toilet and several air shafts. It is located in the Derbyshire Peak District 160 miles (260 kilometers) northwest of London.

There are two other decommissioned ROC bunkers for sale on eBay, with prices starting at around 6,000 pounds ($9,000). The advertisements promise the buyers a unique piece of Cold war memorabilia that can be used on weekends.

Jed Dodd, who sold a ROC bunker several years ago, said some people are drawn to the bunkers but quickly lose interest.

"People buy with dreams, but they soon get disillusioned," he said. "There are not meant to be lived in, and they're in the middle of nowhere."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/...nuclear_bunker

[Cullion]

You think I'm dumb enough to sell mine ?

[Ajamil]

Did you know there's food insurance being advertised on Glenn Beck's radio program? Isn't that the bee's knees? Food insurance. In America.

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Originally Posted by Cullion

You think I'm dumb enough to sell mine ?

Obviously no. But the article insinuated that you had plenty, and to spare.

[Feryk]

Subterranian Meth Labs are SO hard to come by. Good find.

[HappyOldGuy]

How much land are these things on? Cause that seems pretty cheap really.

[bob]

Does it come with a lifetime supply of porn?

[Cullion]

Originally Posted by Arjuna

Did you know there's food insurance being advertised on Glenn Beck's radio program? Isn't that the bee's knees? Food insurance. In America.

That's insane. I would never expect some internet insurance company to be capable of paying out if the entire 'basic needs' supply chain started collapsing. If you're looking for 'great depression MKII' defences, it's got to be real stuff you can see and touch. Not balances on some internet 'myinvoice' page.

Want food insurance? Start a vegetable patch and/or a chicken coop. Encourage your neighbours to do so. Make an effort to be sociable with them. That's my thinking.

[NunOnBreak]

Originally Posted by Cullion

Want food insurance? Start a vegetable patch and/or a chicken coop. Encourage your neighbours to do so. Make an effort to be sociable with them. That's my thinking.

Just buy your supply of food. Will only take up a little space in your garage and it is not too expensive. There are lots of sites like this. $4000 for a years supply of food for four people that will last 7-25 years in storage. Water is easy, buy yourself 6 of these, fill them and add a few drops of chlorine.

Get yourself a good first aid kid, a pistol, shotgun, and hunting rifle and ammo and you are set.

[Cullion]

Why would you want to only buy stored food if you have a patch you can get fresh food from ?

No doubt stored food would have an important role in an acute crisis, but in a prolonged one, freshness, flavour and vitamin content have to play a role, surely ?