The Home Crowd

This is great for those who just can’t get a good night’s sleep without that chlorine smell in the air. Then again, that probably wouldn’t be good either, probably like sleeping in a garage full of paint supplies.

Anyone wanna cut down the time spent waiting to get a spot in the household primping line, and you don’t have the counter space for a multi-user primp-fest? Seems like a quick gift idea when you get stumped but need something for that well groomed wife, daughter, emo-punk son, or just a husband eager to check how well his bald spot is spreading.

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From Neatorama and This Old House online:

I’ve watched this time-lapse tear-down of a home in a previously submerged New Orleans suburban home probably about 5 times, and I only wish it was about 4 minutes longer. As it is, they tear down the owner’s home (which was probably full of more mold than the average college student’s fridge) and drop in a modest modular home.

It’s also future flood-proofed as the main structure of the home sits on top of a concrete bottom level which gives the owner an attached garage space, and likely a good amount of storage (which modulars aren’t necessarily known for).

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Infomercantile has a great entry from a U.S. Department of Defense guide entitled “Fallout protection for homes with basements”. I always find these things funny years and years later how bizarre how time and experience disproves such theories. In the time of the cold war however, “preparedness” measures were commonplace and many from that era will recall doing fallout drills in school. These were basically a “Duck and Cover” drills, except you don’t run out to the playground at the end. This is due to the still falling radioactive fallout.

“Radioactive fallout, though, could spread a thin layer over millions of square miles. Radiation would come from the fallout wherever it settled — the ground, trees and bushes, or the roof of your home. Fallout does not behave like a gas. In areas that would be affected by dangerous amounts of fallout, the fallout particles would look like dirt or hand and you may see them after they have settled on the ground or other places.”

They also go on to explain that after the fallout has dusted the ground, it could be days or weeks before it’s safe to go outside again, so you’d also better have a few lunchables ready just in case.

This guide was only for homes with basements, as shown above, and other illustrations you can also see the Split-Level type home that was very prevalent in the 60’s. So what about single level homes? Apartments? There must be some of those guides out there, and I’d love to see them. Pure americana right there. I imagine though that the following image may be better suited towards those without a lot of time to prepare.

Now had they titled that pic “Dick disassembles his overactive child’s play fort” I’d believe that also. Good to know that those pants in my dresser I never wear could save me someday. And the kiddie pool up top? Just icing on the cake.

And are any of these airtight? Dunno, but since it’s only a big of radioactive dust that might just do a number on my front lawn for a spell, why worry?

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Vodaphone UK has a great front page to their mobile office solutions site. You pick one of six desks (usually the one that looks like yours first) and then take turns crushing each of them. It takes a while to load, but watching a monitor pop like a big plastic firework is well worth it.

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appeal, the puzzle floor offers an alternative to traditional wood flooring, and could perhaps be used to outfit the kids’ room/playroom. Or perhaps it just fits in with the general feeling and design of your great room.

After viewing the installation video, it’s apparent that without a tongue-and groove installation, it may be best to have this professionally installed, as more adhesive from one point of your room could cause some of your ‘pieces’ to not lie as flush and evenly as the others. Still, an interesting take on flooring.

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