[Scan-DC] Lots of Lightning by Bowie and Annapolis

[Sean Hoyden]

Office of Naval Intelligence is also on Suitland as well.

"Those who would sacrifice essential liberty for a little temporary  
safety deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin

On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:43 PM, "David I. Emery" <die at dieconsulting.com>  
wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 08:41:33PM -0400, b_thom at juno.com wrote:
>> As seen through my binoculars, whilst spying on the buildings with  
>> the
>> satellite dishes in Suitland. The activity is so far away that I  
>> can't
>> hear it, but I can see the many, many flashes. Expect downed trees  
>> and
>> power lines, and fire department dispatches, in PG and Anne Arundel
>> Counties both.
>
>    BTW, I suspect the aformentioned satellite dishes are the NOAA
> Suitland Md supercomputer weather forecast central...  those are  
> mostly
> used I bet to bring various kinds of weather data into the computer
> center which runs the weather forecast models for North America and to
> export other processed information to various users.
>
>    I do know that NOAA has lots of satellite stuff, obviously there
> because bad weather can knock out land lines (even fiber).... and when
> there is bad weather you really want the weather forecast center
> functioning with all its data.
>
>
>
> -- 
>  Dave Emery N1PRE/AE, die at dieconsulting.com  DIE Consulting, Weston,  
> Mass 02493
> "An empty zombie mind with a forlorn barely readable weatherbeaten
> 'For Rent' sign still vainly flapping outside on the weed encrusted  
> pole - in
> celebration of what could have been, but wasn't and is not to be now  
> either."
>
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