$500K Seized; Strange Situation Reported At Nuclear Plant

by **Et in Arcadia ego** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:59 pm

Hmm..(from DU): <a href="http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/8821721/detail...">www.thepittsburghchannel..../detail...</a> Two workers looking for tools set off a security situation at a Beaver County nuclear power plant that drew a response from police and federal investigators, WTAE Channel 4's Paul Van Osdol reported. State police said the men drove up to the Beaver Valley Power Station in a tractor-trailer on Tuesday night to pick up two large containers of tools for a contractor for whom they worked. Security guards stopped the men for a routine inspection, but they drove away, police said. The guards became suspicious and called police, who pulled the truck over about a mile from the plant. A state trooper got a warrant to search the vehicle and found a duffel bag, which he said contained $504,230 in mostly small bills. It's amusing watching the average DU'er struggle with Bizzaro World News.. original thread: <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2236825">www.democraticunderground...02x2236825</a>

by **anotherdrew** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:13 pm

what we really need for situations like this is our own investivative body. A large organization supported with member donations. Here's how it would operate in this case: two or three private investigators would be hired or known agents would be activated in the area. Everything about this would be followed up on. We need: names of the men in the truck who they were suposed to talk to at the plant who gave them the bag of $500k in Chicago when were they in chicago what were they doing before who owns the truck who pays the drivers what's the name of the contractor whos "tools" they were going to pickup suposedly why did they leave without the pickup where are they now for starters. Then all this info needs to go up for all to see and mirror on the website of the Citizen's Intelegence Agency.

by **Asta** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:55 am

"Thursday, April 20, 2006 By Cindi Lash, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When security guards at the Beaver Valley Power Station discovered a bag containing thousands of dollars in a tractor-trailer cab, one of the vehicle's occupants told them his boss planned to use the cash to buy a truck." So they're trying to tell us that you can't find a truck for sale in Houston? You gotta go to Pennsylvania via Chicago to find a truck? I had no idea we have a truck shortage in this country.

by **Et in Arcadia ego** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:13 am

The truck to have been purchased must be nuclear powered or something..

by **4911** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:38 am

didnt you guys know that nuclear power plants have built in used car lots? And who WOULDNT spend half a million on a used pickup truck? Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=4911>4911</A> at: 4/20/06 8:39 am

by **thoughtographer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:39 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>what we really need for situations like this is our own investivative body. A large organization supported with member donations. Here's how it would operate in this case: two or three private investigators would be hired or known agents would be activated in the area. Everything about this would be followed up on. We need: names of the men in the truck who they were suposed to talk to at the plant who gave them the bag of $500k in Chicago when were they in chicago what were they doing before who owns the truck who pays the drivers what's the name of the contractor whos "tools" they were going to pickup suposedly why did they leave without the pickup where are they now for starters. Then all this info needs to go up for all to see and mirror on the website of the Citizen's Intelegence Agency.<hr></blockquote> Sounds good -- do it to it. Are you going to offer concrete loafer insurance for your men in the field? "A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."

by **Lizzy Dearborn** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:26 pm

Just hearing about how much they pay Katie Curick (sp) makes me sick...they need to pay real investigative reporters, those who report THE FACTS!!

by **slimmouse** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:37 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>Sounds good -- do it to it. Are you going to offer concrete loafer insurance for your men in the field?<hr></blockquote> Rule by fear. As old as the hills. But a sure test of faith, and soul if ever there was one Small wonder the "practical realists" in our midst dismiss such ideas as conjecture.

by **thoughtographer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:45 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>Rule by fear. As old as the hills. But a sure test of faith, and soul if ever there was one Small wonder the "practical realists" in our midst dismiss such ideas as conjecture.<hr></blockquote> I didn't dismiss it as conjecture. I was just making a joke, but I'm glad that you seem to at least appreciate my use of common sense. This is a good example of you indirectly calling me a coward. I don't really mind, but I figured I would point out your passive aggression for future reference. "A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thoughtographer>thoughtographer</A> at: 4/20/06 3:54 pm

by **slimmouse** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:48 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>I was just making a joke, but I'm glad that you seem to at least appreciate my use common sense.<hr></blockquote> Seriously, I was laughing out loud. On so many levels. But Im sure you understand where I was coming from in my reply ? <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)">

by **slimmouse** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:11 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>This is a good example of you indirectly calling me a coward. I don't really mind, but I figured I would point out your passive aggression for future reference.<hr></blockquote> Would you care to articulate how YOURE suggesting to other members of this board that any kind of action to stand up to the ignorant idiots ( Rhodes scholars etc ) in charge of this world might result in 'concrete loafers', is an implication of your cowardice ?

by **thoughtographer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:21 pm

So, I guess you didn't bother actually reading Cronon's book? Here's an articulation for you: I'm not so cowardly as you to conceal my contempt for your way of thinking by using passive-aggressive logic traps. You create enough of those for yourself. <a href="http://p216.ezboard.com/frigorousintuitionfrm10.showMessage?topicID=4014.topic">Here is a good example of you "playing dumb" instead of just calling me out and looking like the jerk that I think you secretly long to be.</a> P.S. - I edited that into this comment just to bother you. "A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thoughtographer>thoughtographer</A> at: 4/20/06 4:27 pm

by **slimmouse** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:36 pm

And your answer to my question is ?  Let me repeat my question. What exactly do you mean,when suggesting that the 'concrete loafers' post above, which can be readily viewed as a veiled warning which is as old as the hills, be also viewed as a threat to your bravery ? And can you not understand yet, how it amuses me on so many levels ? I guess its the old 6 degrees of separation again ?

by **anotherdrew** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:43 pm

as soon as this bag of $500k I've been waiting on get's here I'll be able to get started. Not sure what's taking it so long... Lot's of the bad guys have huge private databases on private citizens. Wackenhut for one. I see no reason why we shouldn't do the same. Namebase is kinda a start in the right direction really. Probably could throw up a wiki use ssl and accounts. community based reliability rating on sources/posters, automaticly assign another to fact check and so on. Call it perhaps: wikifacts.org perhaps? A large current events clearing house basicly. But it's actually easy to see why it hasn't happened, folks on this side would rather pick fights and argue with each other than focus on making plans and executing them. <cough> <cough> The plans that is. Well I'm sure there's more to it than that. Let me know who wins, I've got a golden apple for whoever wins the most arguments. Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=anotherdrew>anotherdrew</A> at: 4/20/06 4:45 pm

by **thoughtographer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:11 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>Lot's of the bad guys have huge private databases on private citizens. Wackenhut for one. I see no reason why we shouldn't do the same. Namebase is kinda a start in the right direction really. Probably could throw up a wiki use ssl and accounts. community based reliability rating on sources/posters, automaticly assign another to fact check and so on. Call it perhaps: wikifacts.org perhaps? A large current events clearing house basicly.<hr></blockquote> If this community serves as any example of the consensus that will be used to rate the reliability of people, then I'll stick with something like Namebase, which doesn't taint the data so much with opinion. Anyway, I'm suggesting you put up or shut up, as is the law of the land on the Internet. The tools are there as the result of persistent, collective hard work and motivation in the software community, so it shouldn't be too hard to put together the bare bones of what you're proposing. If you were to go that far, I might even consider helping if the project seemed fair and useful. P.S. - Nice Eris reference. "A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thoughtographer>thoughtographer</A> at: 4/20/06 5:18 pm

$500K Seized; Strange Situation Reported At Nuclear Plant

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$500 to buy a truck?

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rule by fear.

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I was actually laughing out loud when I read it.

Now I see you.

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Youre post .

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