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[Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT gmail.com>]

How does he charge the batteries?
On May 30, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Gene GeRue wrote:

> Man found in underground bunker; took 2 years to build
>
> Associated Press
> May. 30, 2007 07:54 AM
> BUFFALO, N.Y. - A city fire investigator says he found a man living
> in a well-equipped underground bunker.
>
> James O'Neill, an investigator with the city fire marshal's office,
> said the man, a 47-year-old veteran, uses car batteries to light the
> 16-by-20-foot space, which is six feet underground. He cooks food in
> a hot pot.
>
> The man said the bunker took two years to dig, O'Neill said.
>
> The walls are covered with insulation and plastic tarps and the
> ceiling is made of wood and roofing material, said O'Neill, who
> discovered the home over the weekend while investigating a nearby
> fire. The man sleeps on a foam bed, O'Neill said.
>
> "Some people would call him homeless, but he's a clean, well-spoken
> guy. When I spoke to him, he was reading a novel by Joseph Wambaugh,"
> O'Neill told The Buffalo News.
>
> The fire investigator declined to give the man's name or say where
> the bunker is located to protect the man's privacy. He said the man
> earns money doing occasional odd jobs.
>
> "It's not the Marriott hotel by any means, but this man has made it
> comfortable down there," O'Neill said.
>
> The man said he has been living in the bunker for about six years.
>
> "He told me it's a peaceful and tranquil place to live," O'Neill said.
>
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