Were the Pulowski Preservation Shelters all just a big scam to get some quick bucks? The shelters do not protect you from radiation, explosions and do not provide food and water. Tell me what you think. If you don't know what they are heres the wiki page for it. http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Pulowski_Preservation_shelter

Yeah of course they were, not entirely sure how they were supposed to work tbh; I guess when-ever the Gov't tested their public warrning systems some people would use them.

Yeah.

IMO they were never meant to be used for any sort of practical purpose (certainly never in a nuclear situation).

They were a way for the government to calm the fears of the public by investing in a relatively cheap and supposedly "affordable" alternative to the Vaults.

The preservation shelters are, in my view, a direct reference to real life Government Civil Defense pamphlets and tapes which seemed to imply that a simple home mattress shelter padded with pillows would be enough to get you through the holocaust or that all kids needed to do was "Duck and Cover."

On a contrary to you signature, SUPPORT THE ENCLAVE INSTEAD. BETTER EVERYTHING!

Lol yeah I've seen those, I don't know how subsequent U.S. CD publications failed but British ones have often been called "fatalist"; perhaps a little too optimistic in talking about the fire brigade and such being scrambled (but they can't exactly say that it's expected all civilian infastructure will be anhilated can they?). Our home-made fall-out shelters were too be made out of three of the heaviest doors stacked against a brick wall (away from windows) at an angle of 60 degrees and held in place by a nailed piece of board running along their foot; stack liberally with cushions, soft-furnishings and luggage containers and don't come out for 2-weeks!

http://www.ehow.com/how_7570644_build-underground-wooden-shelter.html

Yep, I've heard about the British publications. I like to think the U.S. were a bit more practical (considering how much money we pumped into Civil Defense) but to be honest I don't think they were. Most at least advocated a minimum of having a well secured basemant with well stocked supplies of canned food and fresh water though (which for most American families where I live wouldn't have been a problem, not that it would have done a whole lot of good really).But of course, the famous "Duck and Cover" film for instance had some hilarious advice.

Ever watched the British animated movie "Wind the Wind Blows?" Excellent film and it portrays accurately the types of things we are discussing.

[censored] movie gets me every time though.

I haven't seen a single house in this country that has a cellar, not many do - and I've always lived in the post-war, 1950's, houses. British CoG was a completely undefined mess, our civilian government has no defined line-of-succession, technically the reigning monarch would authorise a new parliament and the next surviving person in the elected parties heirachry would become the PM and, somehow, form a Cabinet (which are elected by the party in this country).

Yeah that movie's [censored] grim, ever seen Threads? [censored] that's just "hopeless and dispair" on film, even the government guys get [censored].

I've heard that actually, and it still blows my mind. Every house I've gone into around where I live has some sort of cellar/basemant. A lot of more older houses even have storm shelters due to the high chance of tornadoes that come through the Midwest every so often.


Yeah, our line of succession was created with the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, before that we didn't have anything past the Vice President laid out.

Nuclear warfare scared the United States [censored]less in the 40s and 50s.


I have. It seems you Brits always make the most realistic and grim Nuclear Warfare movies (damn good ones though).

Threads was praised on its accuracy if I recall.

Same here! Every house I basically entered in my life so far had a basemant. I also live in the midwest.