OSHA: definitely bent in the straight places

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Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

CommieGIR posted:

It gets worse: The guy doesn't understand that not only is the water table high, the concrete in those silos was known to seep water. Badly.

So that Silo is probably full of not only water, but 30+ year old rust, and the contractors that were hired to remove and demilitarize the silos were....very hasty in their methods.

So, probably can expect a storage room full of heavily rusted 55 gallon drums then?

Also, I used to, when I was younger, loving love the idea of converting a missile silo.
I mean, the IDEA and fantasy of it is still awesome, but I'm not stupid enough to try it and it's all tempered with the knowledge of that poo poo isn't happening unless you are a multi multi millionaire.
I mean, that's all it is. a fantasy. I bet the very few properly converted silos were in high country and don'[t have to worry abut water tables much.

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# ? May 14, 2024 07:01

Tyson Tomko: May 8, 2005; The Problem Solver.

I burned through most of the episodes last night while literally watching paint dry, and it was a blast. I thought you goons were exaggerating the part about his voice changing with the gas (methane) but holy poo poo that was scary and fun to watch.

Guy: "blah blah blah" *voice suddenly sounds like he huffed helium* "...did you guys notice the sound in the room just changed?"

*camera goes all Blair Witch Project slinging all over the place as he realizes the deep poo poo he's in*

Tyson Tomko fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Sep 22, 2017

# ? Sep 22, 2017 18:20

NihilismNow: Aug 31, 2003

I watched a bunch of those episodes a while ago and one thing that had me worried is this is a military structure built in the 1950's\60's. Is it far fetched to assume it is going to be full of asbestos? And that it will be nicely dispersed by the extensive remodelling.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 18:27

Volcott: Mar 30, 2010; People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

The cool thing about living in a missile silo would be to press the "those commies bastards actually loving did it" button and have all the lights and sirens go off, but I'm guessing that stuff was either torn out or just doesn't work after a half-century of rotting away underground.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 18:36

Proust Malone: Apr 4, 2008

Memento posted:

Isn't the propellant they use for those missiles unbelievably toxic?

I wondered how much they worried about cleanup when they were decommissioning these sites.

The land in San Jose where a fuel factory is still heavily contaminated. Decades later.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 18:40

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

There was a lot of crap still left in there, even if it was in terrible state, but it seems that they basically stripped it down completely. I know I'd certainly install the siren and lights though.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 18:42

Facebook Aunt: Oct 4, 2008; wiggle wiggle

If global thermonuclear war cosplay is your jam, you can install lights and sirens wherever you live. Though your neighbours may object if you do it in an apartment.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 19:45

suuma: Apr 2, 2009

So Math posted:

Dude's owned the place since 2010 and hasn't learned poo poo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY60ujy0Wmo&t=75s

I'm the guy standing on exposed rebar at 14:05.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:01

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

I imagine it would actually end up being cheaper and way better in the long run to just buy land and build your own play-bunker from scratch rather than try to actually make an abandoned missile silo up to code and safe.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:14

Volcott: Mar 30, 2010; People paying American dollars to let other people know they didn't agree with someone's position on something is the lifeblood of these forums.

Baronjutter posted:

I imagine it would actually end up being cheaper and way better in the long run to just buy land and build your own play-bunker from scratch rather than try to actually make an abandoned missile silo up to code and safe.

Yes.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:15

Raygereio: Nov 12, 2012

Baronjutter posted:

I imagine it would actually end up being cheaper and way better in the long run to just buy land and build your own play-bunker from scratch rather than try to actually make an abandoned missile silo up to code and safe.

Definitely.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:17

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

Raygereio posted:

Definitely.

I want to put these two guys in a small wooden bunker with no doors.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:23

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

Raygereio posted:

Definitely.

I'm not convinced that anything he makes is safer than that contaminated cold war bunker

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:27

Phuzun: Jul 4, 2007

Just fund your bunker restoration by manufacturing LSD. You'll need a place to hide anyways, you don't want sunlight damaging your synthesis.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 20:55

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Raygereio posted:

Definitely.

Weren't these the guys that tried to build a hut with a basement or whatever on a beach and the sand pit was constantly on the verge of collapsing and killing that dude and he got extremely lucky?

# ? Sep 22, 2017 21:14

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Volcott posted:

The cool thing about living in a missile silo would be to press the "those commies bastards actually loving did it" button and have all the lights and sirens go off, but I'm guessing that stuff was either torn out or just doesn't work after a half-century of rotting away underground.

It is, unfortunately, torn out. Anything they can sell, they remove.

However, there IS a ICBM museum you can visit that is mostly functional.

http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/

https://youtu.be/5fJ3lhGeptw

# ? Sep 22, 2017 21:31

Armacham: Mar 3, 2007; Then brothers in war, to the skirmish must we hence! Shall we hence?

Titan Missile Museum is loving awesome. I got to turn the key on my first tour. Take that commies!

# ? Sep 22, 2017 21:34

MisterOblivious: Mar 17, 2010; by sebmojo

There's also the Minuteman museum.
https://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm

# ? Sep 22, 2017 21:44

LifeSunDeath: Jan 4, 2007; still gay rights and smoke weed every day

MisterOblivious posted:

There's also the Minuteman museum.
https://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm

That's rad but i'm letting dominos know to sue their asses into the stoneage

# ? Sep 22, 2017 22:14

Irradiation: Sep 14, 2005; I understand your frustration.

Dominos already got sued enough for that campaign so it probably wouldn't do much.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 22:16

Dirt Road Junglist: Oct 8, 2010; We will be cruel
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Johnny Aztec posted:

Also, I used to, when I was younger, loving love the idea of converting a missile silo.
I mean, the IDEA and fantasy of it is still awesome, but I'm not stupid enough to try it and it's all tempered with the knowledge of that poo poo isn't happening unless you are a multi multi millionaire.
I mean, that's all it is. a fantasy. I bet the very few properly converted silos were in high country and don'[t have to worry abut water tables much.

Same here. I had these huge dreams of finding this functional-but-empty underground space that just needed a little tidying up to be livable :allears:

Then I started doing urban exploration photography, and read up on safety after a particularly sketchy trip gave me the fears. I don't do urbex hardly at all anymore, and if I ever did find a silo, I'd probably drive up to the apron of it, roll down my window, say, "Yep, finally saw a silo," and drive away.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 22:23

Dillbag: Mar 4, 2007; Click here to join Lem Lee in the Hell Of Being Cut To Pieces; Nap Ghost

Phuzun posted:

Just fund your bunker restoration by manufacturing LSD. You'll need a place to hide anyways, you don't want sunlight damaging your synthesis.

yeah, like it turned out great for the last guy

# ? Sep 22, 2017 22:28

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

Irradiation posted:

Dominos already got sued enough for that campaign so it probably wouldn't do much.

Ironically, Domino's pizza delivery campaign killed more people than the entire US nuclear weapons campaign.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 23:04

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

spog posted:

Ironically, Domino's pizza delivery campaign killed more people than the entire US nuclear weapons campaign.

I don't think Dominos killed more than 199k delivery boys.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 23:07

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

spog posted:

Ironically, Domino's pizza delivery campaign killed more people than the entire US nuclear weapons campaign.

# ? Sep 22, 2017 23:08

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

tactlessbastard posted:

I don't think Dominos killed more than 199k delivery boys.

Well, apart from those two, obviously.

(I was thinking of nuclear missiles, not bombs, but I shall leave my crass mistake up for all to mock me)

# ? Sep 22, 2017 23:18

So Math: Jan 8, 2013; Ghostly Clothier

Volcott posted:

The cool thing about living in a missile silo would be to press the "those commies bastards actually loving did it" button and have all the lights and sirens go off, but I'm guessing that stuff was either torn out or just doesn't work after a half-century of rotting away underground.

No, he managed to gently caress that up, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3dNOrzittM&t=906s

# ? Sep 22, 2017 23:50