I had read about the topic before but it realy hit home when I talked to this guy who actually flys the things here for the Army. He works 2 weeks and then he is on call for 2 weeks. Does anyone else think this kind of servalance is more on a search without probable cause?

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I'm sure there flying drones here mi they must be on the borders . There's this big state game area right on lake Eire and last year I backed up to the gate to unload my mountain bike and here comes boarder patrol . How did they know I'm thinking . I did nothing wrong but they sure made sure . They didn't harass my or anything . There all great guys . One found my dog after he had been missing for 5 days . The guy even took him to the vet and refused I paid him back for it . I was really upset about loosing my dog to . A good water dog will do this to you .I had broke down and got on my knees asking God to please return my Dog . Ahour later the phone rang are missing your dog I seen your signs . I have a yellow lab I found and my church has been taking care of him when I'm at work . That Michigan Canada border is heavy patrolled by white and green trucks and cars . Coast gaurd helicopter up and down the coast . Once a week they do this low level patrol . I mean like 30 foot off the ground low . It would not surprise me there flying armed drones . There's some video on YouTube of drones taking out armed people in Pakistan I've watched and holly cow a drone can lay down . I feel very safe on that boarder I tell ya .

im gonna have to close my shower curtains now... you got me all freaked out!!

Wiggy, I dont think you have anything to worry about.

I for one am happy to hear that they are flying these drones here.

As someone who got sent out regularly to go find these things in Iraq when they crashed I feel better knowing that they are actually getting some flying time here and not just in the desert.

Nothing worse than trying to get some rack time after a mission to get woke up because you gotta head out and find a drone.

I wouldn't worry to much about the drone thing. If the Government was flying secret drone missions I doubt the guy would be telling you he is doing it and also provide his hours of operation.

I also look at it like this: "if your not doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about" These drones are not able to look into your windows or see through your roof. They monitor what is going on on the ground.

I suggest being more concerned with your key strokes being monitored than anything a drone can do. Unless of course you are out hiding IED's along your local highways.

That is my opinion at least.

Those of us who have been brought up in a parochial school system, whether it be Catholic or Protestant, have been told from day one that "God is watching you". This has really been a constant reminder for many of us. You would be amazed at the number of private residences, besides your commercial customers, who have closed circuit TV or other kind of surveillance systems, watching your every move.

I can see many of you thinking of this as an invasion of privacy, except there is no expectation of privacy on any of your customer's property. This has caused me, on many occasion, to bite my tongue and find a proper rest room to take a leak!

thanks Gil... i know what they were trying to get a close up of... curtains are closed now...

Paul that was always my favorite thing about fumigating prairie dog towns, ten miles from the nearest road, you never had to ask permission to use the bathroom.

I apologize in advance, but my warped mind pictures Salys doing his thing and this really large, angry, prairie dog, charging in an upward direction and well, you can picture the rest!

Sheople are so trusting, now get on the train!