Next best thing!
Posted on 12/24/2010 9:55:08 AM PST by Chunga85
That’s great; like the shark towers in “Jaws”...
I guess the Hickory “Crawdads” would need to determine first if they wanted to steal the tower or simply pull it down.
In case any of the good-old boys are reading this and getting ideas, I would recommend they review the other videos by ShinobiMystic which include “Evasion and Shifts”, “Circle Spotting in Open Areas - Dropping out of sight” as well as “Silent Walking In Rural Setting”.
Did anyone stop to think maybe this is to help keep down attacks in the parking lots or other cars, carts etc running into parked cars and trucks????? Sounds like a good idea to me...but I am a woman and worry about things like this....
Please accept my assurance that the last thing on my mind was stopping people from thinking.
The video was played on Fox News by no influence from me. Make of it what you will.
Next best thing!
The defunct Mall of Memphis had these guard towers set up around ten years ago. The diverse criminals began to coordinate their crimes for two and three places at once and thereby making the observation towers just places for record keeping. The Mall Of Memphis failed because of rampant crime.
For those interested, here is a sample of the Purchase Price for a City Police Department:
GSA Price for the Purchase and Delivery of One (1) ICx Tactical Platform (Sky Tower) from ICX Tactical Platforms of Forest Park, Georgia in the amount of $90,615.00.
This procurement reflects GSA “Federal Supply Schedule 84”contract pricing. [Bookmark “D” – GSA “Federal Supply Schedule 84” for Cooperative Purchasing]
Purchase price includes GSA Gold Maintenance Plan, onsite technician to set up tower and demonstrate all futures and functions and initial operator training.
CONTRACT NUMBER: GS-07F-0117U
PERIOD COVERED BY CONTRACT: December 6, 2007 to December 5, 2012
XSN-AW Sentinel Assy, White $66,097.00 SW 1002 - Sky Watch Sentinel (Features: 5000 watt gas generator, 22 gallon fuel tank, extended stabilizer jack, swing out outriggers, flood light package, tinted slant-out windows, roof mounted A/C & heater and chair,)
OPT 335 Option, Work Table., 13 Deep Writing $1,297.00 Permanent 13 inch deep writing/work table installed in cab with two additional 120 volt outlets for computer or electrical equipment (# 1119)
GSA_GOLD Maintenance - Qty: 2.00 Unit Price: 9,537.00 Total: $19,074.00
SHIPPING - SW $4,147.00
Original Source: Brownsville TX Agenda item for City Commission Meeting of June 16, 2009 (Starting On Page 159 w/GSA Price List)
http://www.cob.us/government/agendas/09/Binder06_16_2009.pdf
Well your friend is probably right. Like that old saw says: “Why do you rob banks? Cause that’s where the money is.” Usually Walmarts are the centerpiece for about a jillion other stores. So it only makes sense to those who steal for a living to go where the cars a gonna be packed with goodies. Our Walmarts here in Southern Colorado are just like everywhere else. Tons of stores and at one of them just off the interstate there is the added attraction of several motel chains. We read in the paper every week of cars being broken into at these same motels, stores and especially walmart. It’s like a broken record. They probably just run the same article and change the date.
I see them along US 77 and 281 (routes to Harlingen and McAllen) all the time, manned by BP. First time I saw them was in McAllen, along the main highway through the RGV.
Should we be surprised that the company that benefits most from our disastrous Free Trade with Communist China program....Wal Mart...is bringing in Berlin Wall-type towers?
Funny how people still cheerlead for Wal Mart....when in recent years they have been pushing Government health care and planning to help DHS and Napolitano spy on customers.
Support Free Trade with Communist China....you are a Communist.
I’ve got 6 great horses in the barn,they might have a fine time pulling a chariot.
***Our Walmarts here in Southern Colorado are just like everywhere else. Tons of stores and at one of them just off the interstate there is the added attraction of several motel chains****
Trinidad? My wife and I were in there about six years ago! My wife wondered why we were getting extremely good help from the store clerks when I mentioned she should look at her jacket.
It had the Arkansas Razorback symbol on it. Walmart HQ is not that far from us.
***Should we be surprised that the company that benefits most from our disastrous Free Trade with Communist China program....Wal Mart****
Yeah yeah, yeah! Walmart bad! Bla bla bla. Check out your Sears-Kmart-Ace hardware stores, Hobby Lobby, True Value, Tractor Supply Co. Attwoods, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Family Dollar stores. Lots of Made in China stuff.
Makes me wonder if this has Mosin Nagant afficianados salivating to test their 0.5-1.0 mile capabilities?
I don’t suppose the tactical platform includes a tactical toilet for the operator. Their website doesn’t seem to talk about that.
No. 100 miles North of Trinidad. Pueblo. I made a delivery to Bentonville several years ago. Walmart was having some big do for their stockholders there at corp HQ. I had to take a load of trade show material into their little spiel there. I like Arkansas. Seems like a good place to live.
Pretty cool to watch out for jerk offs who are stealing from you while you are shopping.
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