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 bkblonghorn
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< on 6/6/2006 4:26 AM >
|  | | | It seems that the other supercollider thread on this forum has ran out of steam so please allow me to renew the discussion with some pictures I took today (I just got a new digital camera the other day so this provided me with an excuse to play with my new toy). No one responded to the coordinates I provided on the last thread so I am left to assume that either no one on this site knows what is there or no one is willing to talk about it. As I said it is several miles away from the main SSC campus and somewhat off the beaten path if you will. REVSM, if you are reading this, this is what I originally emailed you about last month.
(first pic)Ok, this is the main SSC campus we all know and love. That is me flashing the hook'em horns as a signature.
(second pic)This is some type of pump station or something directly across the street from the main SSC campus (Anyone know what it is supposed to do?). The nearby Ellis County Sheriff Station is further back and to the left from this picture.
(third pic)This is the facility that is well away from the main SSC campus. You cannot see the SSC main campus from here to give an idea how far away it is. The sign reads something to the effect of private property no trespassing and goes into detail about not allowing hunting for some reason.
(fourth pic)A closer view of this structure from this side of it (Eastern approach). There is a nearby house to the right of this picture (about a tenth of a mile down a gravel driveway). After I took the pictures a man came jogging out of the house with his dog. He appeared to be on a casual jog so I waited for him to approach me so that I could ask a quick question. He politely stopped and answered. I asked him what this facility is and he said it is part of the supercollider project that the government waisted so much money on. I then asked if he knew who owned the land and he said he shares it with a neighbor who lives on the other side and owns the other half. I didnt want to disrupt his jog further so I said thanks and I didnt mean to alarm him. He said no problem and then proceeded to enter through the gate with the No Trespassing sign and continued his jog toward the mysterious facility on his private property. I then drove around to the other side of this facility (western approach) to get a little closer and better view. I have more pictures but this page wont let me attach any more on this post. Perhaps there is a limit on this forum or something. I will try to get the pictures of the other side to you on another post.
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 1 on 6/6/2006 5:08 PM >
| | | | I am trying to post the other pictures. They provide a much better view and show how large this facility is. For some reason when I attach an image the page wont post anymore. I attached the images in the same manner that I did on the original post on this thread, which was successful. Im not sure if I am doing something wrong or if something is wrong with the UE website. Does anyone have a suggestion?
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 2 on 6/6/2006 5:11 PM >
| | | | Ok, here are some pictures from the other side of the facility (western approach). You get a much better view from this side and there is only a short cattle barbed wire fence to keep folks out. There is also an extensive and thick tree line to the south to make an less conspicuous approach from. Looking through pictures you can see that this is a very long one story structure with an earthen covering on one side (eastern side). The pictures do not do justice in revealing just how long this structure is. I would guess in the ballpark of 150 to 200 yards long. Well over the length of a football field at least. Some of the pictures are zoomed out to give an image of the entire structure and some are close ups to provide details. Also, in one of the close up pictures you can see what appears to be an open entrance or at least a bay with the door open. Does anyone know what this facility was for? I have heard and tend to believe this is the site where much of the tunnel digging took place. Has anyone explored it?
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Jonsered
     
Location: Back in New Mexico where I belong
Gender: Male
Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
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<Reply # 3 on 6/6/2006 5:14 PM >
| | | | Nice! I don't have one damn thing to add, but its good to see some progress made on this one. Its a cool site, and if enough of you Texas types get on this one, I know it will be handled.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 4 on 6/6/2006 5:23 PM >
| | | | Finally, here are the rest. The page just kept acting nutty and freezing up anytime I tried to attach more than four pictures. So I just gave up and posted four at a time. I have a few more, but the pictures I have posted give you a pretty good idea about this place. Among these pics you can see the bay door at the rear of the facility that looks open. You can also see some pipe attachments to the building that look overgrown with nature.
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Explorer Zero
 
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<Reply # 5 on 6/6/2006 5:47 PM >
| | | | wow maybe there is hope for finding the tunnels after all that would be sensational to say the least I bet the tunnel is inside that building!
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Armed Geoduck
Location: Dallas, Tx.
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 6 on 6/6/2006 6:50 PM >
| | | | I would be inclined to agree with you, sir.
Tact is the ability to shut your mouth before someone else wants to. :)
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Lonestar
Location: DALLAS
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 7 on 6/6/2006 6:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by 2Xplorations
wow maybe there is hope for finding the tunnels after all that would be sensational to say the least I bet the tunnel is inside that building!
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that would be soooo super awesome! check it out
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RevSM
Location: South Central Texas
| | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 8 on 6/6/2006 7:55 PM >
| | | | I think the whole point is that he wants someone else to check it out and he only wants to see the pictures.
Tetanus for Breakfast!
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Allva
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Gender: Male
I have my moments.
| | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 9 on 6/6/2006 8:23 PM >
| | | | Posted by 2Xplorations
wow maybe there is hope for finding the tunnels after all that would be sensational to say the least I bet the tunnel is inside that building!
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The way things are going, we should have our tunnel by the end of the week...
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 10 on 6/6/2006 8:46 PM >
| | | | Posted by RevSM
I think the whole point is that he wants someone else to check it out and he only wants to see the pictures.
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Well, yes. But I am becoming increasingly interested in exploring myself. I need to go along with some other explores to find out more about it, particularly as concerns the risk involved. I do have a family and career to consider so its not like I would be taking the risk all by myself if I were to explore something. Besides, I have read on this and other forums that a person shouldnt explore by themselves in case of emergencies. Also, I am trying to find out if anyone has already explored this particular site. Is this already well known or not? Has it been hashed over before? If so, there may not be a reason to take the risk of trespassing if someone already has been inside, took pictures, and is willing to share them.
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Explorer Zero
| | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 11 on 6/6/2006 11:55 PM >
| | | | no guts...
no glory...
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 12 on 6/7/2006 3:39 AM >
| | | | Posted by 2Xplorations
no guts...
no glory...
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I know, I know. I want to go explore the SSC with someone. Im not entering buildings and trespassing by myself. This may sound silly, but what about simply asking the owner permission to go inside to take pictures or ask for a tour? Has anyone ever tried this? Is it not considered exploring if someone does this? What is an explorer who is only taking pictures rather than vandalizing looking at facing if he or she is caught trespassing?
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Explorer Zero
| | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 13 on 6/7/2006 4:17 AM >
| | | | Posted by bkblonghorn
This may sound silly, but what about simply asking the owner permission to go inside to take pictures or ask for a tour? Has anyone ever tried this? Is it not considered exploring if someone does this? |
read the top of this page and you will have your answer http://www.infiltration.org/
I think they are called tourists
[last edit 6/7/2006 4:19 AM by Explorer Zero - edited 1 times]
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 14 on 6/7/2006 5:02 AM >
| | | | So basically we are not urban exploring unless we are taking risk and trespassing even if the same thing could be accomplished (picture taking of an abandoned place) with permission? You know, I got the feeling there is more around that area than just that structure with the tunnel likely inside. I need to drive out there again soon to see.
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mayhem154
Location: New Orleans
Gender: Male
Hello...
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 15 on 6/7/2006 5:18 AM >
| | | | If you're nervous, maybe you should start small. Build your way up to the SSC. Hone your skills in places where it is not a federal offense to trespass. There's a number of really cool places to check out in and around Waxahachie. Hillsboro has some pretty interesting places as well.
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Miss Demeanor
Location: Phallus, Texas
Gender: Female
Photography Not Politics
| | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 16 on 6/7/2006 6:09 AM >
| | | | Posted by mayhem154
If you're nervous, maybe you should start small. Build your way up to the SSC. Hone your skills in places where it is not a federal offense to trespass. There's a number of really cool places to check out in and around Waxahachie. Hillsboro has some pretty interesting places as well.
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I agree.
I started by simply going into interesting dilapidated buildings like old houses and such. It's great to go solo as it is with a friend but I wouldn't suggest anything too daring until you have some experience with easier targets. Old farm houses are good and the "amateur Photographer" story usually works, especially since it's the truth.
Being or bringing females is a plus since guys are suckers.
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Jonsered
Location: Back in New Mexico where I belong
Gender: Male
Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
| | | | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 17 on 6/7/2006 2:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by bkblonghorn
So basically we are not urban exploring unless we are taking risk and trespassing
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I have had this discussion with lots of folks. The consensus seems to be that unless you outwit several guards and the cops, rappel in from a hovering copter, tunnel through asbestos and beat down a watch dog, it isn't exploring, its tourism.
I disagree completely, but I'm not going to stand in the door over it. Its ya'll's world folks, I'm just living in it.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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bkblonghorn
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 18 on 6/7/2006 5:06 PM >
| | | | Posted by Jonsered
The consensus seems to be that unless you outwit several guards and the cops, rappel in from a hovering copter, tunnel through asbestos and beat down a watch dog, it isn't exploring, its tourism.
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That got a good laugh. You left out getting a Tetanus shot. I guess I just feel some situations may offer a smarter way to accomplish the same objective (take pictures). But, of course, it wouldnt be as much of an adventure. They can be cowboy hero adventurers all they want--take the risk, go to jail, get a broken leg, whatever--I just want to know about the current condition of the place and dont care so much about how I find out.
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Lonestar
Location: DALLAS
Gender: Male
| | Re: supercollider facility away from main campus
<Reply # 19 on 6/7/2006 5:51 PM >
| | | | Ok so ill ask again what is your interest in the current condition of the building? the tunnels i understand cause for a normal person it would be cool to see that kind of thing underground. I dont mean to attack you here cause i know the rest of em have done a good enough job, but seriously if your just a highschool teacher whats your interest in the buildings current condition? its not like your a millionaire investor that wants to purchase it and turn it into a ice skating rink or something so why do you keep asking about its "current condition" like you need to use it for something? i guess the main question is how is the condition of the building relevant for your needs what ever they maybe. i mean were interested in it for the exploring stand point but you have already made it clear that you arent and explorer.
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