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major tin foil hat time!

fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
just found out our county in SE mich is going to use tax dollars about 250,000+ to hire a company to fly over the entire county and take pics, they will be the of the roof and 4 sides of house at 45 degree angle,,they said so in case of emergency the crews can see access points if need and of course for tax purpose the spies are here,,they said they plan to do it before the trees leaf out..WTH! now i will have to go under ground with my still..thinkin about putting a big FK-U on the garage roof
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  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fordsix
    thinkin about putting a big FK-U on the garage roof


    freedom of expression and all....
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  • HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    So, when the SHTF, the SWAT teams can plan their approach/attack...

    And for the Tax A$$essors' office "let's help fund our Gummint Workers Retirement Plan"
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  • brier-49brier-49 Member Posts: 7,103 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Now is time for a bunch of camoflage nets.
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  • torosapotorosapo Member Posts: 4,946
    edited November -1
    What county?
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    $250,000.00 plus? sounds more like they're going to use x-ray cameras so they can see how big of an arsenal every house has to me
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  • CSI21CSI21 Member Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds like they are looking for grow houses to me. You know how those guys in Mich like thier weed.
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  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    all ready had a go around with the black helocopter in 1994[V]said they would redo the fly over after 3 to 4 years to see
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  • timinpatiminpa Member Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    [img][/img]tinfoilhatarea.jpg
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They will also use the pics to see where unpermitted construction has been done, and go after the owner.
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There are several companies that provide that product. They came to my area and put on a demonstration of their product. The county asked me to sit in and render an opinion on the system. As mentioned, the county tax assessor can better see who has added wings to their houses or pools to their property and adjust the assessment. The imagery is rendered in 3D and has embedded terrain and structure elevation data. Yes, the swat team can use this to determine approach routes to barricaded suspects. It will show them which approach avenues are under cover. It will also let them see where good marksman positions can be placed so that their own shooters have a guaranteed line of sight access. The 911 operators can use this product, combined with color shading for flooding, to determine which fire and ambulance routes are still above water so that they don't waste time sending a firetruck down a route that is flooded. Like any technology, it can be used for good or for oppression. Make sure you elect the right people to your city and county governments. Don't put all of your attention on just the national elections. [:D]
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  • Night StalkerNight Stalker Member Posts: 11,967
    edited November -1
    Sounds normal to me... a local/municipal/state/federal government trying to ensure they can charge you for every last square inch of property they can.

    Nothing unusual about that... in fact, it's an SOP for them... unfortunately. [xx(]

    NS
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  • legearlegear Member Posts: 6,716
    edited November -1
    I think I saw this happen in montgomery. I saw a heli flying around in a back and forth pattern, 1 mile out turn and come back, at 500 ft +/-.

    The heli had a boom off each side holding what looked like a camera to me?!?!?
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  • Wyatt EarpWyatt Earp Member Posts: 5,871
    edited November -1
    If you've spent any time on Google Earth, you know that this technology can already tell tax assessors much of what they want to know, even at angles.

    I know this to be true personally, as our local assessor used it to prove when my house was built...
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  • llamallama Member Posts: 2,637 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get some siding, cover your existing windows, print some posters that look like what should be in a window and apply in all the wrong places..
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  • Cling2mygunsCling2myguns Member Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by legear
    I think I saw this happen in montgomery. I saw a heli flying around in a back and forth pattern, 1 mile out turn and come back, at 500 ft +/-.

    The heli had a boom off each side holding what looked like a camera to me?!?!?


    Crop duster.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Google Earth- I can actually measure the 14 ft Jon boat parked in my back yard. Cam pick up potted plants on the back deck.

    The village in England where my wife grew up has been mapped at street level- took her on a virtual walking tour- you can look at individual flowers in the yards of the houses.
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  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i do not like this future crap[:(!]
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fordsix
    just found out our county in SE mich is going to use tax dollars about 250,000+ to hire a company to fly over the entire county and take pics, they will be the of the roof and 4 sides of house at 45 degree angle,,they said so in case of emergency the crews can see access points if need and of course for tax purpose the spies are here,,they said they plan to do it before the trees leaf out..WTH! now i will have to go under ground with my still..thinkin about putting a big FK-U on the garage roof
    Find out, if possible, when it will occur and tarp your house to cover doors/windows.

    Perhaps a large tarp on the roof with this on it, would be appropriate...[:)]

    [img][/img]2217.jpg
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  • Wyatt EarpWyatt Earp Member Posts: 5,871
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by buschmaster
    did you know that swat team operators know the exact size of the D.O.T. sticker you are required to put on your windshield, so they can use it to estimate range, to shoot you?


    Holy crap! I'm going out to my truck right now with an Exacto knife to trim the margins off so they think I'm too far away.
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  • buckstarbuckstar Member Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by buschmaster
    did you know that swat team operators know the exact size of the D.O.T. sticker you are required to put on your windshield, so they can use it to estimate range, to shoot you?

    I'm sure there's more.


    In the estimate range station for Expert Infantry Badge we used body part sizes such as typical head, chest width, typical person, etc. A small sticker would not be as easy to use at longer ranges but I don't doubt that it could be used.
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  • buckstarbuckstar Member Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Coincidentally, someone on my scanner here (I live in the same general area as OP is talking about) was in a conversation with their dispatcher. Having trouble with finding a specific house the dispatcher stated "according to the satellite image..." Does GB have tinfoil listed for sale?
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  • SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
    edited November -1
    out here there's a guy that does that privately, for $$, from the land owners.
    last summer he showed up at my place with an 8x10 arial of my place and choice of
    a dozen western motif frames.
    $40 IIRC.


    tom
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  • countryfarmercountryfarmer Member Posts: 4,552
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by buschmaster
    did you know that swat team operators know the exact size of the D.O.T. sticker you are required to put on your windshield, so they can use it to estimate range, to shoot you?

    I'm sure there's more.



    Whew...good I don't have any stickers on my pu truck window [:D]
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  • thebambam2001thebambam2001 Member Posts: 733 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
    out here there's a guy that does that privately, for $$, from the land owners.
    last summer he showed up at my place with an 8x10 arial of my place and choice of
    a dozen western motif frames.
    $40 IIRC.
    What is IIRC?


    tom
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  • buckstarbuckstar Member Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by thebambam2001
    quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
    out here there's a guy that does that privately, for $$, from the land owners.
    last summer he showed up at my place with an 8x10 arial of my place and choice of
    a dozen western motif frames.
    $40 IIRC.
    What is IIRC?


    tom



    IIRC = If I recall correctly.... that is if *I* recall correctly :P
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    County governments are just like governments, only smaller. [xx(]
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • Wyatt EarpWyatt Earp Member Posts: 5,871
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JamesRK
    County governments are just like governments, only smaller. [xx(]


    ...and nearby.
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  • armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,490 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hell they used Google Earth to tell me my fence was to high, they never had to even leave their office.
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