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Finally a way to provide practical protection from those nutty zombies. Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comment: shushnik says, “Don’t expect me to gravel at your doorstep.”

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This is a total paradigm shifter. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comments: Les says, “A cask of amontillado. Would you like to go back there and sample a bit?” To which Thadius replies, “For the love of God Montressor!”

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With the tight squeeze, at least you don’t have to worry about locking the door when you’re in the bathroom. – Frankie Fix-It

Favorite Comments: bob_super says, “If I had done that, I would have cut it a bit lower to force my wife to leave the seat UP !”

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Why no officer. I was certain that weather balloon was a sign of imminent alien invasion and took the necessary post-apocalypse precautions. – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer bob_super says, “For your safety, please always exit on the curb side.”

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Well this is better than the awkward squat and hold the door with one hand method I’ve been using. – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer Phoenix says, “This is Riddick’s stall. You better find another one…”

Happy Thursday Fixers! Phew, what with all the war talk these last couple weeks, on top of the nigh improbable inevitable doomsday glinting at us from 2012, I thought today we might take a look at how one Canadian by the name of Bruce Beach is making sure humanity survives the nuclear holocaust. Take a look at this swanky fallout entrance.

You see, it all started in 1980 when Beach, a radiological scientific officer, decided that his line of work was going to kill us all. I can only imagine what began as a guilt ridden hobby ended up blossoming into a full on obsession. Over the next thirty years, Beach and his friends and family used 42 decommissioned school buses to form a 10,000 square foot underground city with enough room and supplies to house over 300 people. They then poured thousands of pounds of concrete over it, which had to be kept damp for months in order to set without cracking, and topped it off with fourteen feet of soil.

Beach proudly states that this homemade bunker can withstand anything short of a direct nuclear strike; though if movies have taught us anything, it’s that no one bombs Canada and it’s too cold to sustain zombies. But some of his work is just awe-inspiring in a can’t look away kind of way. For example, after passing through those Dharma-esque doors, inhabitants travel down the conveyor corridor…

…and can visit the men’s washroom…

…the slightly understaffed fire station…

…and the scariest dentist chair I’ve ever seen outside of a horror film.

But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Seriously. Click here to see a detailed plan of the bunker’s interior. Or click here to see an interview he gave to Penn and Teller. (Yes THAT Penn and Teller) Really, there is just too much O_O for me to cover in one post.

All my information and images courtesy of Beach’s Ark II website, which also details his plan for after we emerge from the buses into our very own Fallout universe.

As always, if YOU have an idea for a future Historical Thursday, please email it to me at thereifixedit@gmail.com.

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This door for Road Runner use only. – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer Thadius says, “Wile E. had put up the wall and painted a door on it, never expecting a full house to appear after he was done. Naturally, Roadrunner went in and locked the door behind him.”

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Bring out another five rolls, Bill! – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer Dogmeat says, “This seemed like as good a time as any for Derek to try out his automatic duct tape wrapping invention. Everything was working perfectly until the old lady’s curious cat from next door got a little too close to the machine. Next modification: safety protocols.”

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Come on, you didn’t build up all those calluses playing Punch Out for nothing. – Ms. Fix-It

Favorite Comment: Fixer Random Axis says, “Sorry, the person you’re looking for is in a different castle.”
ALSO: Fixer Frederic Hamel says, “Hey everyone, this is my doorbell. It was built years ago. You can see a video here.