There's only one problem i can see.... -make sure the pink paint isn't emulsion.poppypiesdad wrote:I can't believe everyone is being so negative ,it's sounds like a great plan , me myself being 6 miles from the nearest part of the coast and 159m above sea level will definitely be building one myself , in pink ,with windows but no periscope, now got to go fire up the welder ..........
I might just bury it until the sea level rises then float away, kind of a bunker sub .
Bunker-sub! Genius! You could hide the periscope amongst some shrubberies...poppypiesdad wrote:I can't believe everyone is being so negative ,it's sounds like a great plan , me myself being 6 miles from the nearest part of the coast and 159m above sea level will definitely be building one myself , in pink ,with windows but no periscope, now got to go fire up the welder ..........
I might just bury it until the sea level rises then float away, kind of a bunker sub .
Your post has been noted, and as a moderator , I respect it unreservedly. As a rank and file member I have been here a long time, and on the old website before that. Therefore I can say that I have seen a few folks come and go.Bosworth wrote:I think we are being very disrespectful to someone who took the trouble to think through a scenario and post some thoughts to us for comment. A collection of posts that looks and feels like bullying is a pretty poor way to generate creative debate. It's a small step from here to shouting down any alternative thinking on any topic.
I would encourage you to read the thread again from the top and ask yourselves how it would feel if you were the OP or how it would look if this was your first visit to this wonderful site.
A 'drive by' submarine in fact...jansman wrote:Your post has been noted, and as a moderator , I respect it unreservedly. As a rank and file member I have been here a long time, and on the old website before that. Therefore I can say that I have seen a few folks come and go.Bosworth wrote:I think we are being very disrespectful to someone who took the trouble to think through a scenario and post some thoughts to us for comment. A collection of posts that looks and feels like bullying is a pretty poor way to generate creative debate. It's a small step from here to shouting down any alternative thinking on any topic.
I would encourage you to read the thread again from the top and ask yourselves how it would feel if you were the OP or how it would look if this was your first visit to this wonderful site.
I can truthfully say that this topic has to be one of the most 'out there' I have seen! The moderation team could not believe that it was anywhere near serious either. As you know, we do not tolerate conspiracy theories, nor outlandish ideas. There are reasons for this.
The world at large sees preppers as nutters. Lets not beat about the bush. Nutters. Tuesdays Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 attempted to perpetuate that idea once again. Imagine if they had the original post of this thread? They would make mincemeat out of preppers and this site too. The moderators see, and delete, many posts that you do not, so that we can conduct sane discussions. That way, if a journalist does join this site ( and believe me we vet many), they will not think we are racing whackos.
The OP is what the mod team call a 'drive by', we get many. We spotted this one immediately. However, as I said, your post has been respectfully noted.
Oh bloody hell, Bosworth, talk about a sense of humour failure. Anyone whose first post is smattered with talk of escaping from marauding pirates by diving to the depths of the ocean in the submarine they just happen to have on hand (with the corresponding sound effects of 'yarrrggg') really hasn't thought through either the ethos of prepping or their reasons for joining this forum.Bosworth wrote:I think we are being very disrespectful to someone who took the trouble to think through a scenario and post some thoughts to us for comment. A collection of posts that looks and feels like bullying is a pretty poor way to generate creative debate. It's a small step from here to shouting down any alternative thinking on any topic.
I would encourage you to read the thread again from the top and ask yourselves how it would feel if you were the OP or how it would look if this was your first visit to this wonderful site.
Maybe I'm just taking it personally because I thought it was actually quite a good ideaitsybitsy wrote:
Oh bloody hell, Bosworth, talk about a sense of humour failure. Anyone whose first post is smattered with talk of escaping from marauding pirates by diving to the depths of the ocean in the submarine they just happen to have on hand (with the corresponding sound effects of 'yarrrggg') really hasn't thought through either the ethos of prepping or their reasons for joining this forum.
Now, I'm off to hoist my Jolly Roger. Avast!
Well, the getting out to sea bit, perhaps not under the sea...jansman wrote: Your post has been noted, and as a moderator , I respect it unreservedly. As a rank and file member I have been here a long time, and on the old website before that. Therefore I can say that I have seen a few folks come and go.
I can truthfully say that this topic has to be one of the most 'out there' I have seen! The moderation team could not believe that it was anywhere near serious either. As you know, we do not tolerate conspiracy theories, nor outlandish ideas. There are reasons for this.
The world at large sees preppers as nutters. Lets not beat about the bush. Nutters. Tuesdays Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 attempted to perpetuate that idea once again. Imagine if they had the original post of this thread? They would make mincemeat out of preppers and this site too. The moderators see, and delete, many posts that you do not, so that we can conduct sane discussions. That way, if a journalist does join this site ( and believe me we vet many), they will not think we are racing whackos.
The OP is what the mod team call a 'drive by', we get many. We spotted this one immediately. However, as I said, your post has been respectfully noted.
