On days of "could be worse than Ash Wednesday, the fireys are putting on their brown trousers" weather, there is plenty of warning that lets people know that the bunker is a great place to spend the day listening to the radio and playing board games with the kids. I mean, can you imagine the difference that kind of facility and mind-set would have had if even every fifth house had a bomb-shelter to stash kids and non-fire fighting civilians in?
I'd rather have a bunker than not, but I suppose having a bunker might instill a false sense of security, causing more people to stay and (in your scenario where the people are going about their business above ground in 45 + degree heat and high winds instead of hiding out) cause more deaths on balance.
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Date: 2009-02-09 10:21 am (UTC)I'd rather have a bunker than not, but I suppose having a bunker might instill a false sense of security, causing more people to stay and (in your scenario where the people are going about their business above ground in 45 + degree heat and high winds instead of hiding out) cause more deaths on balance.