The Latest High-End Real Estate Amenity

[Dave W]

The Luxury Safe Room

"If recent media reports of building plans featuring what looks like a secure bunker on the property of Mark Zuckerberg are true, the billionaire won't be alone. As fear escalates worldwide, foreign royals, cautious executives, and Gwyneth Paltrow are among those looking for spots to ride out anything from an ISIS attack to a natural disaster."

I'm so relieved that her steamed clam will be safe. 

[uwe]

"Bünker life ist överräted."

/ : - = (

[Granny Gremlin]

Spoken like a man who knows.  I did think yours was rather cozy and well stocked though. 

I've always thought that Barbacans would make nice apartments.  Usually very well located and all that.

[uwe]

Little light, lots of confined stairs, no central heating, open air toilets (from great heights) - spare me!

The Middle Ages are overrated too.

[Granny Gremlin]

There's a thing called renovating, you know.

Also, I like open air toilets (in the summer).  A breeze is nice, and you can smoke.

[Rob]

There's a thing called renovating, you know.

Also, I like open air toilets (in the summer).  A breeze is nice, and you can smoke.

HAHAHAHAHAAHA

[Pilgrim]

There's a thing called renovating, you know.

Also, I like open air toilets (in the summer).  A breeze is nice, and you can smoke.

I only smoke after hot Mexican food....

[Granny Gremlin]

I've never had it burn at the other end.  True story (good ole communist iron stomach).

[Dave W]

Little light, lots of confined stairs, no central heating, open air toilets (from great heights) - spare me!

The Middle Ages are overrated too.

True, there were plagues that wiped out a third of the population. But on the positive side, you could go to your local barber shop for brain surgery.

[Rob]

True, there were plagues that wiped out a third of the population. But on the positive side, you could go to your local barber shop for brain surgery.

Or a convenient blood letting if you were just a little under the weather.

[Dave W]

Or a convenient blood letting if you were just a little under the weather.

You have to bleed away the bad humors to keep all your humors in balance. Just ask George Washington how well that worked out for him. Oh, wait....