Look for the bright side. Three ponies is way better than three bears!

I am glad dinosaurs are extinct. Imagine if you had three Velociraptors circling the house.

OK guys you are all slacking off. It slipped to page two again. We need the input of the man this thread is named after.

To the top!

Morning gents!

Photogrammetry huh, I had that course when I was still in school, but not the stereo version.
Lol, I found it hard enough in 2D.
It is indeed a proven technique, moreso than laser suveys. I actually don't know if laser surveying is more reliable now, I've been out of the survey loop too long.
It's a bit odd that you still need assistance from a surveyor on the ground, but I suppose it is the best way to do it.
Are you very weather dependent? I suppose you do not need cloudless skies and have tot do the surveys preferably around noon to minimize shadows, or do you?

Oh yes, guys, IT IS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

:D:D And that's just fine by me!

Morning you sorry SOBS....



Sid is off to a shower... Then its back to bury my nose in a book... I've got a test on Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry in the morning...


I think I might have myself a little weep whilst I am away...

It's Friday?

I'm going to take up an activity that actually requires leaving the house. Not sure I've been outside all week other than running out of the garage when the 914 is on fire.

Morning, crew.

Another week of my life wasted. I should have been a rock star.

I should have been a porn star....

Night fukcers....

Night night Sid.

Fluff, how about a rock song on You tube?
Need lyrics?

Certainly, G. Hand me the lyrics and I will do the music.

You my dear friend, have got a deal!!
Let me distill some crazy brainfarts into concentrated BS and you will have your lyrics.
Give me some time, I want to make a more elaborated effort than last time.

:D this is gonna be great!

You better start growing your hair longer, like a real hard rocker!

The new LIDAR systems are a great way to do it now days. The downside for a LIDAR is the price, about a million bucks once you get all the bells & whistles needed to make it work. With a million dollar investment you have to keep that sucker busy all the time. Trying to make the payments on a million dollar piece of equipment that will be outdated by the time it is paid for is beyond our means. Our camera is a Leica RC-30 that cost way more than a pair of new 911 Turbos.

We can do volume calculations even on overcast days, as long as the cloud deck is high enough for us to fly under. It actually makes it easier for the piles of carbon black or coal. The shadow areas on a pile of very black stuff can be hard to see any detail. The customer does not even want a picture, just the volume of the stuff.

For most of our photography we shoot two hours after sunrise and two hours before sunset. Full sun and clear skies. A pretty day for golf does not make a good day for aerial photography. Clouds or cloud shadows pretty much shut us down if the customer wants a pretty picture.

Shadows make things look better. A ulitity pole just about disapears if you are looking straight down. The shadow lets you know it is there, and the bottom of the shadow is the bottom of the pole.

One test down.... One to go...

Storms blew through last night.... Its farking beautiful today... Reminds me that I have a motorcycle to fix tonight.... Its been TOO long.....

Wow- back to Page 2 again.

Anyone else around here as bored as I am?? Can't work on the car b/c the wife went to bed early . . . I'm considering watching Iron Man, Quantum of Solace, Dark Knight, Batman Begins or Life of Brian but I've watched all of them at least twice in the last month- even though there are several hundred movies here to choose from. I think I'm in a rut.

Maybe I'll go do something quiet on the car. Break out the 7" Makita grinder.

Good evening guys.

What's up with all the slacking? The post rate is slowing.

I'm considering trying to capture the most recent post in every page 1 OT thread. Think it can be done?



edit: Not quite possible when there are 50 other people posting- not while actually trying to add something to the thread without coming across as a complete dunce. If I'm still up around 0330 it'll be a cinch. Just started "Watchmen" for the third time of the last three weeks. That should take me until around 0100.

second edit: I take that back. There are 190 people on OT right now.

Slipping again!!!!! Where is everyone? It's not like you all have anything better to do on a Friday night than bump threads!

What is good to de-oxidize black plastic and rubber? Been fairly pleased with Back-to-Black, but after it rained on it, it streaked horribly.

I've always used Wesley's Black Magic. Not 100% sure on the company spelling but it is called Black Magic. Hey! 1,000th post. Wow. Being in OT really makes me rack 'em up.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people who made this possible- namely, the chuckleheads in PPOTPR who've constantly inspired me to rile them with senseless BS.