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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fredkrueger100" data-source="post: 3980891" data-attributes="member: 24577">This is what my mom and sister have.  And many of my neighbors out where I live have the same one.  I was leaning towards getting one of these when I am able but have also considered the above ground ones.  I’m trying to think about getting down in it when my wife and I am older.  I also have two dogs and they aren’t small.  It would be great to just walk in to one.  But I also wonder how they would stand up to an F5.  I don’t know if any that have been hit by one and survived.  Not saying they don’t exist I just haven’t seen them.  I think if the foundation was anchored in the ground with large piles it would be fine.  Being steel and concrete reinforced would make it extremely strong.  There are a couple of homes in Shawnee that were built to withstand tornadoes.  I don’t know if the whole house is made that way or if it has a room that is made to withstand them.  I remember when they were first built years ago.  Interesting enough no more have been built.  Also, my work just north of Shawnee got hit by the tornado the other day.  We have been off work since.  It totaled both our trucks, and did extensive damage to the front of the building which made it unsafe to go in to work.  Power lines were also down on our fence.  This is the Onegas measurement center just north of I40 on Harrison road if anyone has ever seen it.  These pictures don’t do it justice.  There was a YouTube video sent to me that a bystander took right after the tornado passed through.  It shows my work at the first of the video.  [MEDIA=youtube]oEtA4w7UBqc[/MEDIA][ATTACH=full]353737[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]353738[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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