bomb alley kid page 4

,so I think if this is war then its not too bad  so not to worry,and quite exciting.
         When I come home from school one day there are some metal sheet in the garden,all the houses seem to have them,my Dad say they are Anderson shelters, and we will have to bolt them together and put them in the garden,Dad say we will dig a big hole and put them into that, and cover them with the soil we have dug out,so that it will be under ground,as this will give us more protection should  a bomb land near by, other people assemble them in their back gardens and  cover them with sand bags,but these are above ground,My Dad has dug steps out so that we can go down into the shelter,and open the door into the shelter,,also he has made bunk beds for us to sleep on should we have to stay in the shelter over night.Mum also has blankets which  we can take down,Dad also makes a door that we lift up to gain access to the steps, and which will help to stop any light  being seen,from above. we have tilly lanterns for light in the shelter  so its quite cosy down there,so we kids  use the shelter as a headquarters when we play at soldiers,I guess this is a rouse that Mum and Dad use to get us all used to staying in the shelter,