Drone deliveries and dogs

gbopp wrote:

2112 wrote:
If it lands in my yard it just became MINE!

I bet the kids don't play baseball near your property. :B

I live on 10 acres surrounded by 100s of acres. No kids within a mile of me.

I want a drone to play with so fly one over for me to claim.
Like I said, if it lands on my place and doesn't fly off on its own power before I get my hands on it, it's mine.

It's disappointing that 'drones' have gotten such a bad reputation. It's not like they are particularly new or anything - RC planes and helicopters have been around for decades without causing any real problems. But now that the military and law enforcement have started using them, people have gotten paranoid.

There was a local brewery up here in Wisconsin using drones for beer delivery to ice fishing shacks. I thought that was a really ingenious idea, but they got shut down by the FAA because they didn't have a license. Never mind that the license they didn't have (commercial operation of a UAV) doesn't actually exist, and won't be available until later this year.

Reminds me of the time we flew a RC plane in a large (3'X3')box fan in a window. Not good for the fan or plane.

The propellers on those things are very high speed, and SHARP! I would see a number of veterinary bills and associated lawsuits should they be landing on your property.

homedad wrote:
Some people simply can't remember childhood. My first reaction would be that some kid lost his toy. If my initial reaction is to grab a gun and start shooting, I'd wonder if I'm no longer safe to be around.

Yep.

And if I thought my dogs' reaction would be to destroy it I'd know they needed a lot more socialization and training.

Some people simply can't remember childhood. My first reaction would be that some kid lost his toy. If my initial reaction is to grab a gun and start shooting, I'd wonder if I'm no longer safe to be around.

You can have the pieces back when my dog decides she is done with it.

I might shoot down a few of them flying low over my property as well... They might find out where my favorite PEE TREE is in my little woods.

Will make good target practice with my five shot 410 'The Judge'...

Roy Ken

gbopp wrote:

2112 wrote:
If it lands in my yard it just became MINE!

I bet the kids don't play baseball near your property. :B

LOL....

My Shih Tzu would watch it and probably give it a sniff when it landed.

My Brittany would be pointing it. 'Cause if it flies it must be a bird, right? :B