PREPARING FOR THE TRUMPOCALYPSE!

Texas bunker manufacturer sees demand surge for its shelters since new President took office

By Forrest Hanson

Daily Mail
January 28, 2017

People on all sides of the political spectrum are gearing up for an impending apocalypse, if a Texas bunker manufacturer is to be believed.

Following the election of Donald Trump, the Doomsday Clock reached two-and-a-half minutes to midnight - the closest to an apocalypse since 1953.

And Rising S Company in Murchison, 75 miles southeast of Dallas, is offering willing and able patrons livable underground bunkers.

The company offers shelters from a 96-square-foot abode for two to the aptly named 'Aristocrat' which can sleep 44 people and includes 10 individual master bedrooms.

The homes are designed to last forever, and are able to hold a year's worth of food per resident.

Employee Gary Lynch said that new orders come in daily for the bunkers, whose costs start at $39,500 and go as high as $8,350,000 for the Aristocrat - though that number can grow even higher as customers can add-on unlimited features.

The most basic one comes complete with a toilet, shower, bunk bed and basic kitchen - while the Aristocrat offers features including a sauna, swimming pool, game room with billiards and a media room.

While much of the shelter is outfitted in steel, furnishings have rounded edges to decrease the chance of self-injury - due to delayed access to emergency care.

Lynch said: 'People are asking for comfort, anything that makes them feel like they are inside a home instead of a bunker.

'They typically want features like more cabinet space, secure doors, hidden rooms, exercise rooms.'

And in the event that the shelter itself is compromised, an escape tunnel can be added for $16,000.

Lynch told the Star-Telegram: 'These are definitely not Cold War-era shelters.'

He added to the newspaper: 'It's picked up a little, you know, as Donald Trump has emerged as president.

'You know, there's some people that maybe even voted for Donald Trump that maybe worry that some of the riots are going to get out of hand and there's going to be social or civil unrest.

'You've got people that didn't vote for him that are thinking the same thing that, because he's president, maybe he's going to start a war.'

The old adage that it's better to be safe than sorry seems to be what's driving the company's customers.
Lynch said: 'Everyone is a prepper in one form or fashion.

'You prepare for auto accidents with full coverage insurance instead of just liability, homeowner's policies cover contents and personal injury protection, health insurance before it was mandated, savings accounts, et cetera.

'This is just another form of insurance. It is insurance that you would have a safe place to be in the event
that there was a social or economic collapse, or a war.'
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WHAT IS THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK?

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, representing a countdown to possible global catastrophe.

The decision to move, or leave the clock alone, is made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, in consultation with the bulletin's Board of Sponsors, which includes 16 Nobel laureates.

The clock has become a universally recognized indicator of the world's vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies in life sciences.