Government on my doorstep: "Google Earth shows a building in your backyard. Explain."

I live in a rural area, the people who live here don't complain. Because they themselves could be complained about. If you know what I mean.

No one want people checking things out over here.

Telling me the story, she added she felt like a fool for not asking any further. But she chose to be more alert to her children than that guy.

It's what it is, I can't change that. But she intend to be more vigilant in the future.

THAT

Shit hot, man

Cool story too, classic glp

Well, maybe your local planning dept. has run out of work to do, so they are trying to justify their existence.

And maybe someone doesn't like you and wanted to make trouble for you. I grew up out in the country, and sometimes we were surprised at some of the "rural folks" who definitely could have been complained about. My dad was the first person people would come to for help in all situations, but there was still a sleazy, creepy neighbor who tried to get him in trouble for something the neighbor had concocted in his own mind.... and a neighbor who wouldn't help anybody in any circumstance (and there were plenty of complaints that could have been made against him.) Enemies lurk sometimes where you think they are just inane people....especially those kind, in fact.

And of course, you can be right in your feelings that government is being intrusive....we are living in scary times.

Yea it is.

Funny thing is, when I read a thread like that, there's always the doubt of authenticity. Now it's mine, and for me there's no doubt.
Makes at least a couple of other threads more reliable.

i wish i lived in the netherlands

I cannot rule that out, ofcours.

But then why would the guy mention Google Earth? He could have made something else up. You can see my house from the fields behind it. No need for Google Earth.

And why would that be?

Move to heavily tree-lined area....on my google earth all u see are trees

I'm growing trees. More time, less effort.

just trying to explore all possibilities here... not arguing with you.
It could be that he made that up before coming to cover for the fact that maybe he received a complaint from a neighbor low-life ("neighbor complaint" is based on above stated experience with evil neighbor complaint against my beloved dad.) Some people always enter a potentially confrontationsl situation with an excuse...made up beforehand. Just a possibility.....and as I stated, you could be right: the planning dept. may be looking for trouble by sitting at their desk all day checking google, trying to make themselves viable or important....maybe they have to justify their existence with something besides just sitting at their desks...I dunno....with government job, not likely! but then, governments are cutting back.....anyway, I sure wouldn't want them coming into my house or on my property....I hugely resented the census guy coming aruond GPSing my home...still makes me irked...they certainly have us all mapped and identified in every way.

You invite government officials.in.your.house???

He didn't came any further into the house. All he saw were the washer and dryer.

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your wifes an idiot, i'd leave her before she gets you killed

Nope. My wife did.

Note to self, plant grass on all roofs.

Her own words were: "fool", no idiot.
Circumstances sometimes make easy things difficult. Apparantly.

Your wife is too trusting. Better talk to her about putting the kids in danger like that. At my house, NOBODY gets in without proper ID and only if I called THEM. I don't care if it's the Pope and it's snowing outside. People DO dress up as officers of the law, gas company, cable, etc. Unifroms go missing all the time. You can even buy fake badges down at the surplus store in my neighborhood, which is why I would call the police dept to verify whether they'd evn sent anyone over.

We had some friends let two young ladies in "to use the phone". They got beaten so bad there was permanent brain damage. Robbed too.

Plus, please tell your wife EVERYONE can see google earth. Jesus, I wouldn't even let her operate a motor vehicle after that.

Well, they are using Google Earth to fine people with illegal swimming pools, so there is a good chance this is legit:

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Google Earth updates the pics for my property a few times a year.

Yes wives can be too nice and accommodating. Really though this is exactly how people find themselves in a jackpot with a home invasion or a future break and enter. Dogs are good, but now he knows you have a dog......... nothing a shot of mace in the face won't cure, no shooting necessary.

It probably was a nerd from some lands branch of government concerned about building permits and taxes, but next time it could be a different story. Hopefully you have read the riot act to your wife and told her to quit being so naive and nice to strangers.

If they manage to shoot all the dogs, then they can figure out what to large pissed off, well armed man standing there. I hope they are wearing body armor, 'cause I've never seen what these bullets actually do to a person after penetrating body armor. I think would would be realy ugly. By the time get all the dogs, I would be there shining the little red light center mass. Say goddnite, Dick.

prob just hoping that they could raise your taxes.

She let them in without a warrant? WTF was she thinking?

Bingo.. Did this 'Government dude' show any identification?

Used to work for Local Government... The Revenue department in our locality uses Google Earth exactly for this purpose then send someone out to take a look.

I found it rather odd to say the least but I'm guessing this is about tax revenue and that your property values were being assessed.

Fuck the government people should be allowed to build anything they want on their property as long as it doesn't disturb other people.

Maybe one of your neighbors caught a guy leaving from your house while you were at work, and that's the cover story she's telling you beforehand just in case someone speaks.

The city I live in uses a private service to photograph the city every two years.
The last time I went to get a building permit they pulled up a current aerial view of the house.
The were able to see that I had two sheds when I was only supposed to have one.