I haven't read the entire thread so forgive me if either of these has 
already been brought up:

1.  Safe room - a hardened closet you enter directly from your bedroom 
that you can securely lock, set off an alarm and have a cell phone to 
call the police.  Maybe keep a shotgun in there.  Maybe a video monitor 
with cameras in different parts of the house.

2.  Severe weather room - a basement room made of reinforced concrete 
walls and ceiling with maybe a battery powered radio and some blankets.  
Run into this room if a tornado warning sounds.  It could also be a 
shelter in the event of nuclear...  nah - let's not go there...

Carey
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