February isn’t typically known for killer tornadoes in the South. When it comes to severe weather, it’s another weather phenomenon that gets the most attention. Snow. Even a few swirling flurries send the most hardened southerner scurrying to the grocery store for milk and bread. No, we will take that back. even the slightest mention…
In an emergency, when seconds count… a safe room really can save lives. Brad Jones, news anchor with Fox 8 News tours the manufacturing plant in Wilkesboro, NC where US Safe Room tornado shelters are fabricated.
Did you know that panelized safe rooms aren’t just for protecting your family? Thousands of Americans nationwide have quietly discovered these easy-to-install kits can also double as a gun safe and vaults. By utilizing the space in your home’s existing floor plan, we can discretely install a modular safe room into your home or office…
Wild and chaotic weather is rampaging North Carolina. While snow showers and blustery winds blanketed higher escarpments in the Blue Ridge Mountains Friday morning, a burst of thunderstorms down the road brought tornadoes to the communities just outside of Charlotte. Winter tornadoes were once thought to be as rare as a complete solar eclipse but…
Life is precarious by nature and as humans, we are incredibly resilient organisms that are capable of enduring hostile conditions. Humans are also anxious creatures. We are conditioned – primarily by the media and a biased mindset – to expect the absolute worse from our natural environment. To ease our frayed nerves, we undertake many…
It’s never too early to begin thinking about storm season. Every year, tornados wreak havoc across the heartland and southeast, racking up millions of dollars in unforeseen damage and chaos. And just because you don’t live in “Tornado Alley” doesn’t mean you are out of harm’s way. Quiet corners of America, such as Maine and…
Are we precariously inching closer to the end of civilization and humanity as we know it? Even if you are an optimist, casually scrolling your Facebook or Twitter feed has likely left you feeling a bit unsettled. Yet another conflict in the Middle East, government upheaval and other existential threats to the faded fabric of…
Last spring, more than 900 people in Ohio lost their home or business when an unprecedented 21 tornados tore through several communities. The carnage from this impressive line of storms was part of a larger tornado outbreak that gripped the Midwest for nearly two weeks. Casualties, however, were minimized by a vigilant early-warning system that…
Firearm protection is more than just a constitutional right. For many proud Americans, it’s a birthright. Ever since the first pioneers established homesteads on the frontiers, firearms have become an integral part of the American experience. Gun ownership is not something Americans and our forefathers have taken lightly either. For millions of Americans, firearms are…
Doomsday proclamations and the prepping for the imminent collapse of society are nothing new. Since mankind first put a roof over his head, he fretted over the day it would all come crashing down. It’s as if it’s human nature to always expect the worse without taking the time enjoy the fruits of our labor.…