Flyinfool Posted March 21, 2014 #26 Posted March 21, 2014 Cool The strobe light from a retired school bus has a pretty thick lens, It would take a lot to break it.
Eck Posted March 22, 2014 Author #27 Posted March 22, 2014 Cool The strobe light from a retired school bus has a pretty thick lens, It would take a lot to break it. Would need 12 volts to operate it. I'm going to go with a case of air horns from the dollar store for now. Those things are LOUD!!!!!! I had my mom get my dad a few of these air horns to use near his last days. He could not get out of bed and he could not yell or call for my mom at the other end of the house. He had very little to no lungs left from Emphysema. All he had to do was push the button and my mom would come running..(so would the neighbors)..
Dragonslayer Posted March 22, 2014 #28 Posted March 22, 2014 Sorry about hijacking the thread, I thought that I had used adequate smilies to not be taken to seriously. That does look interesting. OK then there is the safety officer side of me that shows thru. Is there a system of some sort to notify authorities that you have this so that they will know to check it in the aftermath of a major storm? Are there any trees in the vicinity that could topple and pin the door shut? Have you tried your cell phone from underground to see if you can call out? (This assumes that the cell system would still be functional in the aftermath of a major storm.) Would it be appropriate to mount a battery powered strobe light on the top of the door (or highest point) that could be used if you are trapped inside by debris? Good questions
Woody Posted March 22, 2014 #29 Posted March 22, 2014 I'm going to go with a case of air horns from the dollar store for now. Those things are LOUD!!!!!! that's true but just think about how loud it will be in that shelter, but with it being registered and friends and family knowing where to look you should be ok. Eck, when we buy our bottled water the new case goes to the shelter and the case from the shelter goes to the house. my shelter is concrete and yes my cell phone works from inside.
JohnT Posted March 22, 2014 #30 Posted March 22, 2014 This thread makes me glad I live in blizzard country. I did live in Tulsa for a year. After seeing a funnel near my apartment I left shortly thereafter. Guess I am just a sissy.
Dragonslayer Posted March 22, 2014 #31 Posted March 22, 2014 This thread makes me glad I live in blizzard country. I did live in Tulsa for a year. After seeing a funnel near my apartment I left shortly thereafter. Guess I am just a sissy. We have a saying down here in the heat belt. "Scared, say scared"
Eck Posted March 22, 2014 Author #32 Posted March 22, 2014 I'm going to go with a case of air horns from the dollar store for now. Those things are LOUD!!!!!! that's true but just think about how loud it will be in that shelter, but with it being registered and friends and family knowing where to look you should be ok. Yea Woody, I already gave that much thought, and even laughed with my wife about blowing our ears out with them..I figured though if I could hear someone yelling outside I could hit the horn a few times to have them come in our direction.. I plan on having a amall 2 ton bottle jack with short 4 x 4 to help with raising the door open a few inches if something is laying on top of it, and then hopefully I could stick the horn out the cracked opening to aid in getting help. Eck, when we buy our bottled water the new case goes to the shelter and the case from the shelter goes to the house. my shelter is concrete and yes my cell phone works from inside. That's a good idea to keep freshest water in shelter. Thanks Eck
dacheedah Posted March 22, 2014 #33 Posted March 22, 2014 I live close to the lake, they tell me that it is not possible to have tornadoes this close to the lake We do not have to worry about hurricanes up here ......... When the tornado sirens do go off I usually go out side to watch. Jeff, that has been proven false, I live on the river and we have had tornado's touch down , yank tons of water from the river and continue the carnage on the other side. As a boater I thought the way you did until I went to a boating accident investigations course, alot of people in boats have died believing just that. They call it a waterspout over water but it's a tornado on land.
Cougar Posted March 22, 2014 #34 Posted March 22, 2014 Eck, a few years ago we had our home raised ,then we dug 1200 square foot hole under and it is all finished now :-) 2 bedrooms, media room, two bathrooms and a laundry room. oh and the wife's 400 sq. foot walk in closet that is FULL now Cost was about 23K I myself go outside to watch them
Sexagenarian Posted March 22, 2014 #35 Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) I live close to the lake, they tell me that it is not possible to have tornadoes this close to the lake.... Not to pick on ya Flyinfool, but you reminded me of the time a tornado went over Roosevelt lake in north central Minnnesota. Lots of trailer homes, campers, RV's, etc. ended up on the bottom of that lake.. Made great scuba diving expeditions for quite a few years until it all rusted out.. good for fish, bad for lures getting hung up on everything down there and really bad for the people who probably were not reimbursed their fare share from the insurance companies.. Edited March 22, 2014 by Sexagenarian
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