2009-07-07
from one nuclear neighborhood to another...
by kenny
We headed directly north as fast as we could because we needed to be near Topeka, Kansas by 2 PM to get a tour of a missile bunker that has been converted into a personal residence, called Subterra Castle. Ed Peden bought this decommissioned missile bunker in Kansas for about $40,000. Now it is worth over a million dollars. Ed took us on a sometimes jaw-dropping tour for about an hour. Jaw-dropping because the bunker is just so immense. The room where the missile was stored was cleaned up (and there was a lot of cleanup!) and converted into a massive garage and workshop. The command center was turned into a living room and the rest of the building was built into their living space. About 90 percent of the house is underground which keeps the house a consistent cool temperature. We were glad to have visited and we learned a bit more information that will be useful in forming our own community. The owners feel that the site has a lot of bad energy associated with nuclear destruction, so they hired some people to live with them for 3 to 6 months changing the negative energy into positive energy. We didn't really get that impression, but we were impressed with the positive, peaceful improvement they have made at Subterra.
From the missile bunker we headed west to Lawrence, Kansas to visit the Deleware Street Commons which is an example of co-housing. Co-housing is sort of an off shoot of intentional communities which are more appealing to mainstream America. It is more appealing because it boils down to a gated community with no gate, no annoying rule telling you how your property should look, and only about 20 families. With that size you get a community of people that know each other. The people that buy into the community know what they're getting into. This creates a community of relatively like-minded people, but also allows for freedom of the indiviuals. Everyone owns their own house, yard, and makes and keeps their own money. There is a shared meeting house for general purposes, shared meals, and bumping in to each other when you check your mail. Houses are positioned in a circular formation with the front facing each other with a shared common yard. There is also a shared garden. When we walked up to community, many of the residents were outside talking to each other, kids were playing, and gardens were growing. We met a few of the residents and were given a tour by one of them and she explained how co-housing works and more specifically how Delaware Street Commons works. So today ended up being a really informative day for us about our future community. We don't want to be so care-free as the missile silo without any form of rules, but we also don't want to form a gated community, albeit a small one. And we also want to provide a community for people who can't afford it. Unfortunately, DSC seemed to me like a place that you have to be well off to enjoy.
It was late after visiting the Delaware Street Commons and drove as fast as our little moho could go to Kansas City, Missouiri to check out IHOP. Nope not that one, this one. International House of Prayer has been offering continual prayer and worship 24/7 since . Each hour they pick a different theme to focus on during prayer. The worship team changes every hour as well, but the music never stops as the bands enter and exit the stage seamlessly. We were there for about three hours during the night and the place was packed. We went to sleep in the parking lot but around 2 in the morning we were awoken by security and told we not allowed to park over night on the premises. So we left IHOP's parking lot and spent the night at Wal-Mart.
After leaving the Ressels we set out for a big day. First stop was Kansas's Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Well we didn't really stop, but we did drive through it, and it was beautiful. We had expected Kansas to be simply a place to drive through, check off our list of states we've visited, and never go back. Most of Kansas is beautiful, surprisingly lush and green. The sky touches the ground and the air is filtered by prairie grass. The wildflowers and fireflies are quite amazing. If you stay on the main freeways, the drives are boring, but if you get off those roads and drive through towns you will find more life than expected. We have come to find that true of most states actually. We will be going back to Kansas.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (1:00)
We headed directly north as fast as we could because we needed to be near Topeka, Kansas by 2 PM to get a tour of a missile bunker that has been converted into a personal residence, called Subterra Castle. Ed Peden bought this decommissioned missile bunker in Kansas for about $40,000. Now it is worth over a million dollars. Ed took us on a sometimes jaw-dropping tour for about an hour. Jaw-dropping because the bunker is just so immense. The room where the missile was stored was cleaned up (and there was a lot of cleanup!) and converted into a massive garage and workshop. The command center was turned into a living room and the rest of the building was built into their living space. About 90 percent of the house is underground which keeps the house a consistent cool temperature. We were glad to have visited and we learned a bit more information that will be useful in forming our own community. The owners feel that the site has a lot of bad energy associated with nuclear destruction, so they hired some people to live with them for 3 to 6 months changing the negative energy into positive energy. We didn't really get that impression, but we were impressed with the positive, peaceful improvement they have made at Subterra.
Into Subterra Castle(3:43)
From the missile bunker we headed west to Lawrence, Kansas to visit the Deleware Street Commons which is an example of co-housing. Co-housing is sort of an off shoot of intentional communities which are more appealing to mainstream America. It is more appealing because it boils down to a gated community with no gate, no annoying rule telling you how your property should look, and only about 20 families. With that size you get a community of people that know each other. The people that buy into the community know what they're getting into. This creates a community of relatively like-minded people, but also allows for freedom of the indiviuals. Everyone owns their own house, yard, and makes and keeps their own money. There is a shared meeting house for general purposes, shared meals, and bumping in to each other when you check your mail. Houses are positioned in a circular formation with the front facing each other with a shared common yard. There is also a shared garden. When we walked up to community, many of the residents were outside talking to each other, kids were playing, and gardens were growing. We met a few of the residents and were given a tour by one of them and she explained how co-housing works and more specifically how Delaware Street Commons works. So today ended up being a really informative day for us about our future community. We don't want to be so care-free as the missile silo without any form of rules, but we also don't want to form a gated community, albeit a small one. And we also want to provide a community for people who can't afford it. Unfortunately, DSC seemed to me like a place that you have to be well off to enjoy.
It was late after visiting the Delaware Street Commons and drove as fast as our little moho could go to Kansas City, Missouiri to check out IHOP. Nope not that one, this one. International House of Prayer has been offering continual prayer and worship 24/7 since . Each hour they pick a different theme to focus on during prayer. The worship team changes every hour as well, but the music never stops as the bands enter and exit the stage seamlessly. We were there for about three hours during the night and the place was packed. We went to sleep in the parking lot but around 2 in the morning we were awoken by security and told we not allowed to park over night on the premises. So we left IHOP's parking lot and spent the night at Wal-Mart.
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