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Raine1967

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41. Glad to help!

Reply to marym625 (Reply #22)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:15 PM

Jan 2015

It's just strange at the time that it happened.

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Drone lands in tree at White House - Updates included [View all] marym625 Jan 2015 OP

This is unreal... HipChick Jan 2015 #1

yep. marym625 Jan 2015 #2

someone got their kite treed..... all joking aside this is really serious belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #3

It may be nothing marym625 Jan 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2015 #4

A drone at the WH? I wonder who was getting married. n/t winter is coming Jan 2015 #6

I see what you did there Autumn Jan 2015 #30

This drone apparently posed no threat. That drones can apparently reach the WH, however, merrily Jan 2015 #7

I wonder if was meant to cause fear marym625 Jan 2015 #8

Dunno, but I hope they figure out how to keep all drones away from the WH. merrily Jan 2015 #10

I hope they just stop with all the drone stuff altogether marym625 Jan 2015 #13

No Motion detectors on lawn? HipChick Jan 2015 #9

Motion detectors on the lawn may not be sensitive to flying objects. merrily Jan 2015 #15

If they want to chase every bird and squirrel jberryhill Jan 2015 #27

Unlike the drones the WH occupant prefers to use. BlueStreak Jan 2015 #14

Thank you! marym625 Jan 2015 #20

Its the... GummyBearz Jan 2015 #11

At least that's a familiar adversary marym625 Jan 2015 #16

Probably remote control helicopter. JaneyVee Jan 2015 #12

nope marym625 Jan 2015 #18

It sounds like an Amazon delivery. Autumn Jan 2015 #31

Ha! marym625 Jan 2015 #35

or did you mean what it is? marym625 Jan 2015 #21

In other words, most likely an expensive toy... JHB Jan 2015 #24

Thanks! :-) n/t marym625 Jan 2015 #33

They are pretty much toys jberryhill Jan 2015 #29

hmm. marym625 Jan 2015 #34

All "drone" means is "radio controlled flying thing" jberryhill Jan 2015 #38

Ah! marym625 Jan 2015 #39

Any empty vials or aerosol containers on board? lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #17

AP reporting it was a quadcopter. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #19

Thanks for this. marym625 Jan 2015 #22

Glad to help! Raine1967 Jan 2015 #41

You can purchase these from Amazon...hopefully that one has some fingerprints HipChick Jan 2015 #26

I was thinking the same thing. Raine1967 Jan 2015 #42

Someone has come forward....self-reported on CNN HipChick Jan 2015 #44

The WH needs a protective clear dome. CK_John Jan 2015 #23

no, Patriot missles to shoot these down! kwassa Jan 2015 #25

Think of the jobs, a good frequency jamer might work for a while. CK_John Jan 2015 #28

Not really jberryhill Jan 2015 #40

like a gigantic "cone of silence" marym625 Jan 2015 #36

At 3 am, I doubt it was kids playing around. CK_John Jan 2015 #32

Yeah, me too n/t marym625 Jan 2015 #37

A good way for the right wing to send out their anthrax instead of through the mail.. Bandit Jan 2015 #43

I don't know marym625 Jan 2015 #45