Reply #4: I've been dreaming, actually, for years of buying one of those Lowe's buildings

[Jamastiene]

and turning it into the entrance to my permanent underground tornado/hurricane shelter/home.

Years ago, My aunt had a building/shed made out of lighter wood(hard as stone, extremely flammable pine wood) and telephone poles (cut, to length, of course). She said I could play in it. So I went to town. I installed a floor, ceiling, new roof (it needed it), insulation, electricity and paneling. I didn't know plumbing at the time, so there was no plumbing.

When I finished it, it wasn't overly expensive and it was cozy. I did it one step at a time until it made it "livable." The only time I took two steps at the time was when I put the insulation in. I wanted to get the insulation and paneling up at the same time to end that awful itching.

My aunt got foreclosed on in the early years of the W. presidency. I wish she still had that place and I still had that building. Who knew a miniature shed/building/shack could be turned into a small home that a person could love that much?


I like your idea. If there was an organization with the purpose of implementing this idea, I'd love to do something, anything to volunteer and help. Even the growing food part could create a nice community for them. Even if they couldn't completely live off their gardens, they could still have a local farmer's market and trade with each other. The community could bond and at the same time build their own businesses and get togethers and events.

Quite a few people who have lived in cities would love a little place of their own "in the country" with some breathing room and maybe a garden. They just don't know it yet. It would be the ultimate gift to be able to give someone.

I like your thinking on this.