jbottero: Comments

Creepy. But nice find!

You have quite the imagination...

From the picture, I thought it was a HUMONGOUS Amanita mushroom.

I almost used this view for the thunb:

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Touringfmhome, I drove by the other day, and all four tires were flat...

First rate.

Notice the American flage in the center of the lot, visible best in the Google view...

A modern performance art piece: A commentary on the industrialization of Western man...

The Temple of Hera II (sometimes called the Temple of Neptune), is a Greek temple in Paestum, Campania, Italy. The name Temple of Neptune is a misnomer from the 18th century, even though, it was actually dedicated to the goddess Hera. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Troubling map.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/tech/web/google-maps-dead-body/index.html

Zimmerman's 15 minutes are up. Time to move on.

Yes, Effi, a nicely preserved little town. Not originally Roman, it was occupied starting around 304 BC. Today, it's an easy drive from Rome, but of course back then it was on the frontier...

- Joseph Bottero

Nice!

Probably an old mining camp.

Note the "unique" paint job of the garage...

From your linky, mic1us:

"This early production two-seater was one of three at Dobbins ARB that day as part of the flurry of Edwards test aircraft activity prior to the first flight of the F-22A at the Marietta base in September."

Test jet. Not T-Bird colors.

Notice in the Google Sat image there used to be some sort of baseball stadium next to (or part of) the prison. Street View indicates it's gone now.

Not operational.

No longer there. Also, not the "alert facility, it was the "Command Post".

The mansion serves as the Royal Danish Consulate in Detroit.

You are referring to the 70's vintage wagon on the ;left...

Are you sure it's a Blackhawk?

The man had a hair problem. Are their birds living up there?

That is, of course, exactly how Himmler and Goring had theirs painted...

Nice! I plan on being cremated, but it would be cool to "go out" on that ride!

Thanks to jdubble07 for pointing me at this!

By the way, in the parking lot next to this bar is a WW2 vintage tank of some kind.

Drinking? Are you sure that's what he is doing?

The other thing I'm thinking is that the whole area the trucks are on is a large field of mine tailings. The could be testing for toxic waste...

The one on the right looks like it might be a drill rig. Looking for water?

Who says it's a "gang"?

And in fact the house was torn down. Who knows why Google blurred it.

I was stationed at Beale AFB for a few years and worked with this aircraft. Seeing it take off was really quite awesome, but there are other things about it that amazed me as well, such as the very basic nature of the avionics, really not at all "high tech". An interesting note, whenever we did things with this jet on the ramp, there would be a tent over the open cockpit. This tells me what we thought (think) the resolution of intel sats are.

Another interesting thing:...

Well, pack them in dry ice.

You will not find this at the Guggenheim...

I'll take 4. Have them delivered.

F-16's ...

High end Fenders are still crafted in the US. I suspect mid-low end instruments are not - which is not to say they lack quality necessarily, Asian manufacturing can achieve the same quality at a lower price which is why things are made there..

Actually, I'm thinking not helos, rock crushing equipment?

But did you see these:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Islamic+Republic+of+Iran&hl=en&ll=35.713756,51.996872&spn=0.001768,0.003484&t=k&hnear=Iran&z=19

Helicopters or equipment?

Not a lot there. No evidence of big trucks...

I know that if you all look this up, you will find that Harper Lee lives with her sister Ann. The address when punched in to Google shows several houses back down the road. But if you look at the mail boxes that have numbers on them, this is the place.

The Roseland will close forever in April, 2014.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/10/18/nyc-landmark-roseland-ballroom-set-to-close-in-april-2014

Voted for him twice.

I wonder... Is there some unspoken rule that 80% of "public art" must be hideous?

A column of concrete with some holes in it... Ah yes, "art".

This reminds me of the Space Seeds in the Mind's Eye animation series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind's_Eye_(series)

The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman), usually made of ceramic in modern times, which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—often at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. The maneki-neko is...

Wow, how did we miss this in the Fire Truck Safari?

Notice how it's frosted up to the halfway mark? I think it contains ice water.

What's interesting about this Street View is that *both* before and after, it a different "run", if you advance or go back, the car isn't there.

Just your neighborhood crack delivery...

A sad end to a beautiful aircraft.

Disclaimer - I work @ McChord now, but came from mostly fighter bases.

Here is what is going on - and you can see it in the links above that show both jets...

The fighters will fly into the local pattern, in preparation to land,in formation. But normally you don't land side-by-side (though I have seen it).

So, they fly in formation, and one peels off, banks around, and lines up to land.

Shortly thereafter, the second (or third or...

Very "kitschy".

Not to be confused with the MV Blue Merlin which brought toe USS Cole back from Aden.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Blue_Marlin

Chinese sat images always look like you are viewing them through a haze.

I have to say, from the sat image, it doesn't look like much of a "fun" park. Unless there is a bar.

It's not like there are many alternatives in Juba. But avoid if possible:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g776943-d1642565-Reviews-Juba_Grand_Hotel-Juba_Central_Equatoria_State.html

Many unblurred faces.

Once home to the Trench sisters, as well as Pearl Ames and Keith Kennedy.

Notice it's right accross the street from the "XXX Lutz" building

Awesome.

Looks like he's relieving himself.

I don't know what YOU people are thinking...

From the Global Security linky:

The Department of Defense announced today the decision to inactivate and return eight communication sites to Italy. The sites are: Mt. Cima Gallina, Mt. Paganella, Mt. Corna, Mt. Cimone, Mt. Serra, Mt. Venda, Ceggia, and Coltano Communications Site.

Looks pretty abandoned both from the sat images and the Street View.

I'll take the bug...

What's amazing is that they have an office that is not just a letter drop...

The original thumb is of a farm on the other side of the lot where the school once was (but is no longer).

What is this?

The Brits know how to use these things, but Americans don't seem to understand them...

Here's what he's saying "Hey look at me! I'm a pale scrawny guy with no chest hair! Look at me!

Actual value around $70,000. List price around half a million. How about "no".

It is now a bar.

Wow, the corners don't look very banked...

Now home of Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).

There's no large power line leading in to it. It's got to be a sensor array of some kind.

I saw that and noticed that it can't possibly be a power transformer station, not the right equipment. HAARP came to mind immediately.

Take a look at the blown up structure to the left of this in Google Maps, and than check it out in Bing...

Take a look at this:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.153559,88.611192&hl=en&ll=39.154936,88.619542&spn=0.001689,0.003484&num=1&t=k&z=19

I'm not seeing this in Google Maps, I assume the image is from Google Earth?

Looking at a different angle, you see a giant tree has come down directly on the building...

I saw those and wondered the same...

Not "abandoned", used for rescue training.

If you look at Map View (45 deg), looks like the house was due to be torn down.

No (?) about it, that's exactly what it is.

I'd hate to drivin' on that bridge! SPLASH! Into the drink!

It might be for training, but it is Redstone. It could be that they are building a test-stand for some project that need isolation for safty and security... It doesn't seem to be a training area. I speculate R&D.

Decommissioned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onizuka_Air_Force_Station

The street address for this shows up as "666 New Mexico 500, South Valley, New Mexico".

Bad place for an accident, one would think...

"Loitering" is such a pejorative term.

"Hanging out" would be much more accurate.

It's pretty creepy that the house is still there and appears to be occupied.

The call people like this "preppers", I call them "nutters".

Hardly "Frank Sinatra's" casino, as he only had a part ownership for 3 years in the 60's ...

Yeah, OK, umm... 1990's?

Looks like a little cop action going on with that bum... Downtown Seattle has a serious problem with "aggressive" panhandling and general street-thuggery...

What I find more shocking is how filthy the car is...