Coincidence or Not? Satellite pic of my 308 | FerrariChat

Coincidence or Not? Satellite pic of my 308

Discussion in '308/328' started by akimmel, Jul 5, 2010.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. akimmel

    akimmel Karting

    Aug 13, 2009
    189
    Dallas, TX
    Full Name:
    Art Kimmel
    I was looking at Google maps today and found that my home was snapped with my '83 GTSi in the back driveway. It was the only 2 hours that it had been out for the past year as we were pulling the motor for my rebuild.
    All of you conspiracy theorists out there may already know that big brother is watching but this coincidence is a bit intimidating to me :)
    You can see a Cobra replica out in the street in front that belongs to one my friends that was helping out.
    Perhaps I should check with Uncle Sam for a good date to put the motor back in so that the satellite is in the correct position.
    Happy 4th of July to all!
    Art

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Dallas+near+16835+Mossy+Oak+Drive,+TX&sll=32.980539,96.780509&sspn=0.005823,0.009624&g=16835+Mossy+Oak+Dr,+Dallas,+Texas+75248&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=16835+Mossy+Oak+Dr,+Dallas,+Texas+75248&ll=32.98044,-96.780695&spn=0.000728,0.001203&t=k&z=20
     
  2. furnacerepair

    furnacerepair Formula Junior

    Feb 9, 2009
    744
    Wisconsin
    Full Name:
    Martini
    Mine too. Garage door was open when they went by.
     
  3. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Jul 19, 2008
    39,312
    Clarksville, Tennessee
    Full Name:
    Terry H Phillips
    Those are commercial satellites. Big brother has nothing to do with them. There was (have not checked recently) an aggreement between DoD and commercial satellite owners that they would not publish images with better than 1 meter resolution. That looks about right for those images.

    Taz
    Terry Phillips
     
  4. ramosel

    ramosel Formula 3

    Sep 11, 2004
    1,237
    Meadow Vista, CA
    Full Name:
    R Moseley
    they do update them periodically... for the longest time the shot they had of my house had a small white blob in my backyard. I knew exactly what it was as it was a favorite sleeping place of one of my Basset Hounds.

    Rick
     
  5. Euro Quattro

    Euro Quattro Formula Junior

    Apr 20, 2005
    344
    Vancouver
    Full Name:
    Kent
    I cant seem to find your 308 in your link,I wonder what im doing wrong...strange they are both 1983 gtsi's,they must be partial to that year & model...lol
     
  6. PT 328

    PT 328 F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    May 1, 2005
    4,015
    Quick note in case you care. It is showing your addresses on the links provided.
     
  7. Ossie

    Ossie Formula Junior
    Owner

    May 20, 2009
    666
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Owen
    Lol! Big brother may not be watching but the rest of the Internet community now knows where you live....
     
  8. ragtop1

    ragtop1 F1 Veteran
    Silver Subscribed

    Nov 11, 2006
    5,258
    Ontario
    Full Name:
    Larry Warren
    My shot has a photo of me washing my Mercedes with the 308 in the bakground. I was blown away when I saw it.
     
  9. tatcat

    tatcat F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Sep 3, 2001
    11,011
    panama city beach FL
    Full Name:
    rick c
    i live on shady oak. the suburbs; that's where they cut down the trees and name the streets after them.
     
  10. sammyb

    sammyb Formula 3

    Jun 23, 2006
    1,861
    Where wife tells me
    Full Name:
    Sam
    I live outside a smaller city, so no satellite takes that level of photo detail. Even on Google the photo predates me living there, so none of my cars are visible.
     
  11. Ossie

    Ossie Formula Junior
    Owner

    May 20, 2009
    666
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Owen
    I live in a foreign land and we use big mirrors and paintings to confuse your American satellites! Most of them still think Australia and Austria are the same place anyhow (lol) :)
     
  12. markgllc

    markgllc Karting

    Dec 25, 2008
    179
    Fairborn, OH
    And Kelly Pickler thinks Europe is a country...we just don't school 'em like we used to. Luckily for her she's hot...to be dumb and ugly makes for a hard life LOL ;-)

    Watch posting addresses gang...big brother is less of a threat than all the unemployed folks out there looking to steal for a living. I saw a show on TV over the weekend where they just caught a guy that's been stealing vettes for over 20 years to sell parts. He said he'd stolen close to 200 cars...JUST got caught. That's 200 people that lost their cars never to know what happened. Our cars are fairly easy to steal...especially the older ones. If you don't think it happens...guess again. Auto theft is still a thriving business...ebay helps the crooks as many hot parts are sold using that media....

    Web cams in the garage, GPS car trackers, shifter gate lockouts, battery disconnects and home security systems can really help deter loosing your car or help you find it if (lord forbid) someone takes it....anything you can do to slow them down helps. A good car thief can steal your car in about a minute. Poof it's gone...think about that one for a second.

    Not trying to scare anybody...just think about what you do and don't make it easy for them, they ARE out there.

     
  13. GrayTA

    GrayTA F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Jun 25, 2006
    15,130
    Deep South
    Full Name:
    PDG
    My house is just a big blob - no resolution at all there. If I didnt know which one was mine then I would have no idea what I was looking at.


    PDG
     
  14. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Dec 7, 2003
    24,251
    Full Name:
    C6H14O5
    This is merely a clever ruse perpetrated upon the unwary by those in charge.

    To the OP: wrap your car in tinfoil so it cannot be seen by spy satellites.
     
  15. akimmel

    akimmel Karting

    Aug 13, 2009
    189
    Dallas, TX
    Full Name:
    Art Kimmel
    That's why I really posted your address - I got it off some list where you have to register where you live
     
  16. Ossie

    Ossie Formula Junior
    Owner

    May 20, 2009
    666
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Owen
    Really, last time I checked Melbourne and Dallas were in different countries... ;)
     
  17. Euro Quattro

    Euro Quattro Formula Junior

    Apr 20, 2005
    344
    Vancouver
    Full Name:
    Kent
    They are 17" compomotives & lowered with the QA-1 shocks. I dont live at that address anymore
     
  18. VIZSLA

    VIZSLA Four Time F1 World Champ
    Owner

    Jan 11, 2008
    41,692
    Sarasota
    Full Name:
    David
    Mossy Oaks or Grassy Knoll?
    :)
     
  19. akimmel

    akimmel Karting

    Aug 13, 2009
    189
    Dallas, TX
    Full Name:
    Art Kimmel
    That's why they are after me!
     
  20. ragtop1

    ragtop1 F1 Veteran
    Silver Subscribed

    Nov 11, 2006
    5,258
    Ontario
    Full Name:
    Larry Warren

Share This Page