The "Eye" has a below grade toilet, which has a sewerage ejector (glorified sump pump) and if the power fails, I have a battery back up. Total cost CAD $1000.00
What is a child's life worth? In Oklahoma, sadly not very much.
I am a Canadian, living on the West coast, not four miles from the American border, yet I fail to understand, why in Oklahoma (tornado alley to be correct) that schools do not have even a basic storm cellar or refuge.
I am not talking bomb shelters, rather a 40-foot can (container) or two dug into the ground, cemented in, to give emergency shelter during a storm.
Most Canadian schools today have a 20-foot or 40-foot can, in situ on school property that has rudimentary emergency supplies; in the prairies they are dug in!. In Oklahoma, a 40-foot can could be dug into the ground, cemented on top for added protection, to give that 15 to 20 minute protection from a tornado.
Please, no one say it costs too much, especially with the billions (trillions?) of dollars spent on Homeland defense in your country.
Certainly the protection of school children in wild storm areas is the best investment Homeland defense could make.
My heart go out to the families devastated by the death of their children, but I have nothing but vile contempt for the politicians who create fear about imaginary terrorists, and do nothing about the the real terrors of life from mother nature.
And I thought the the USA was a third world country. From what I have seen lately, the USA is turning into a fanatical religious state, specially anointed by their god.
I am sorry to say, the USA is not the hallmark of liberty and freedom that it once was, rather a harsh police stated, with inbred racism and cronyism. The law is for the rich and powerful and the poor are mere surfs for fanatical pseudo religious ruling class, who believe in the divine right to be wealthy.
I mourn for the passing of the America i used to know and shudder at what it has become.
Concern #1 - ground too hard.
That's why we have mechanical diggers.
Concern #2 - prone to flooding.
That's why we have sumps and sump pumps.
The "Eye" has a below grade toilet, which has a sewerage ejector (glorified sump pump) and if the power fails, I have a battery back up. Total cost CAD $1000.00
What is a child's life worth? In Oklahoma, sadly not very much.
I am a Canadian, living on the West coast, not four miles from the American border, yet I fail to understand, why in Oklahoma (tornado alley to be correct) that schools do not have even a basic storm cellar or refuge.
I am not talking bomb shelters, rather a 40-foot can (container) or two dug into the ground, cemented in, to give emergency shelter during a storm.
Most Canadian schools today have a 20-foot or 40-foot can, in situ on school property that has rudimentary emergency supplies; in the prairies they are dug in!. In Oklahoma, a 40-foot can could be dug into the ground, cemented on top for added protection, to give that 15 to 20 minute protection from a tornado.
Please, no one say it costs too much, especially with the billions (trillions?) of dollars spent on Homeland defense in your country.
Certainly the protection of school children in wild storm areas is the best investment Homeland defense could make.
My heart go out to the families devastated by the death of their children, but I have nothing but vile contempt for the politicians who create fear about imaginary terrorists, and do nothing about the the real terrors of life from mother nature.
And I thought the the USA was a third world country. From what I have seen lately, the USA is turning into a fanatical religious state, specially anointed by their god.
I am sorry to say, the USA is not the hallmark of liberty and freedom that it once was, rather a harsh police stated, with inbred racism and cronyism. The law is for the rich and powerful and the poor are mere surfs for fanatical pseudo religious ruling class, who believe in the divine right to be wealthy.
I mourn for the passing of the America i used to know and shudder at what it has become.