Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Hmph. For some of us, they never left.

Jason Hodge, father of four children from Barstow, Calif., says he’s “not paranoid” but he is concerned, and that’s why he bought space in what might be labeled a doomsday shelter.

It’s good that someone is thinking about the future and taking steps to protect themselves. What Im curious about is if this is some sort of ‘band-aid’ approach….will someone buy into this program and then figure they have nothing else they need to do. I mean, this isnt like buying homeowners insurance where you send a company the check and then your responsibility ends. However, I suspect thats whats going to happen. Folks will sign on for one of these time-share shelters and figure thats all they have to do…and when the power goes out they’ll stand around helplessly not realizing that theres more to being prepared than just sending a check to some yahoo with a refurbished missile silo. You and I know better, though….right?