Dad, sounds like you've got some free time on your hands as you lounge around the Kootenai County Hotel. If you're bored, here's some interesting WWII history to read about. Take care of yourself, we hope you're feeling better soon and back in business.
Last week Kelly and I took a little tour of an underground bunker that was built during WWII to act as an alternative meeting site for the government if they were chased out of Central London. The bunker was abandoned after the war and is now only opened up for tours twice a year. As you can see, it's pretty damp and dilapidated, but a lot of the original machinery and basic rooms are still there.
The bunker is two or three stories underground and was built to withstand a direct hit from a 500 lb bomb (the biggest at the time). It's basically two long hallways with rooms off each side. It had meeting rooms, sleeping rooms, and a kitchen, but interestingly, no bathrooms.
Because of all the water seepage, there are stalactites hanging from the ceiling (and the resulting stalagmites under them) everywhere and puddles all over the floor.
All the old HVAC, power, and ventilation systems are still in place from the '40s. They even had carbon and sand air filters that were meant to clean mustard gas from the air.
Kelly learning from our guide.
*If you want the full nerd experience, here's a several page report from the underground exploration group that ran tours:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/p/paddock/index.shtml
