With the success of the GrogHeads Cafe Press store I think it is time to look to the future and invest in some real-estate. ;D
QuoteA certain segment of the population likes to be prepared for the worst, and for many doomsday scenarios, decommissioned underground nuclear missile silos are the ultimate hideout.
Despite this, there are government-constructed nuke-proof bunkers, some of the strongest structures made by man, that have lingered on the market without selling, and their prices have been slashed.
http://homes.yahoo.com/news/bunker-on-ebay-20120815.html
And here is the eBay auction. http://www.ebay.com/itm/19-Acre-ATLAS-F-ICBM-Missile-Silo-Base-Underground-Doomsday-Fortress-Bunker-/221079705532?pt=Residential&hash=item33796097bc
I am sure you guys could make a reasonable offer. :) There are only 16 so far, most of which have been declined. 8)
QuoteUnfortunately the missile is long gone
:( Drat...
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QuotePRICE Extremely REDUCED for a quick sale! Owner is motivated and relocating out of country.
QuoteBoris Badenov: Ah, it good to be back on campus.
Natasha Fatale: Boris, you went to college? Penn State?
Boris Badenov: No, state pen.
Ya think?
"Since taking ownership, he has spent a lot of time visiting working on the demolition of structural features as well as pumping out more than 90 feet of water that amassed in the silo over the years. "
There is a flooded Atlas silo down in Texas converted into a scuba diving club
http://www.dtmag.com/dive-usa/locations/TexasMissileSiloTX.html
Minas Grog.
Quote from: bob48 on August 20, 2012, 10:26:58 AM
Minas Grog.
Wouldn't that need to be a tower, though (and not a hole in the ground)? :P
Quote from: Martok on August 22, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Quote from: bob48 on August 20, 2012, 10:26:58 AM
Minas Grog.
Wouldn't that need to be a tower, though (and not a hole in the ground)? :P
Not if we're (wait for it)....
Groglodytes!
^I wish I had thought of that....but there again, you ARE a genius.
Quote from: bob48 on August 22, 2012, 02:57:56 PM
^I wish I had thought of that....but there again, you ARE a genius.
Thank you, but I prefer the more modest title of "Mad Scientist."
Should that be "Mad Scientist, Mwahahahaha" ?