Be careful what you say - Big Brother is watching
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
Rockingham, Australia
November 28, 2022 7:02am CST
The house where we are installing a brick path is near a railway station and a technical college. There is a bit of crime in the area and the house has security cameras on the corner of the house and above the steps that lead into the interior.
The owner, who is in hospital, can see what is going on at the house on his phone so he has been watching us working on the path. He can also hear us which is all a bit spooky. A bit like ‘Big Brother Is Watching’. I’ve been very careful not to pick my nose since I learnt about the cameras. (That’s a joke.)
The photo is of an ornamental frog at the house. There are a number of quirky things in the garden.
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@BarBaraPrz (47628)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Nov 22
Do you wave at the camera?
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv - A neighbor had installed several cameras to detect burglars, but they were placed in a way that he could also see partly what the neighbors were doing. My closest neighbor (who works in the police) filed a complain and he had to remove the cameras.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Nov 22
I'm sure it feels weird being watched, but that is good he has a nice security system.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
28 Nov 22
That's a fun frog. I know what you mean though, I would feel a little creepy about it, too. I know when I'm dog sitting (Like I am right now) - the owners have several cameras in the house, they talk to the dogs through the camera and sometimes it makes me feel odd, because I'm staying here. I mean, I know it's not something dire that they're doing, but I feel weird getting changed, or talking on the phone. Because I might not know where ALL the cameras are.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv Don't blame you. Technology is amazing isn;t it?
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@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
28 Nov 22
Here, cameras are installed everywhere. And there is no privacy in the internet world.
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
28 Nov 22
As long as the camera points at you only while you are working on that path and not all over the place, it should be ok although that is actually not necessary Why would he want to do it anyway?
I should add a few more artifacts in my garden too That frog looks cute.
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv That makes sense then - me and my big mouth (lol)
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 22
@allknowing It's okay. The half-obvious often escapes me too. 
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@wolfgirl569 (107900)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Nov 22
I would be wanting him to turn those off while I worked. It would be creepy
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
28 Nov 22
That must feel a little eerie knowing you're being watched.
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
28 Nov 22
So you have a supervisor! That would make me nervous. Love the frog.
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@DaddyEvil (137485)
• United States
28 Nov 22
I'm willing to bet you might have picked your nose at least once since you've been working at that house... And the owner probably did a screen capture of it... If he hasn't, he should tell you he did just to watch you blush. 
I like the frog...
I like the frog... 3 people like this
@RasmaSandra (80642)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Nov 22
I think for him it is probably enjoyable to be able to see you working on his house and helping him out while he is in hospital ,
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv Oh yes I love the song and dance routine. And if you could find any statue-type thing you could put there overnight or something like that - he can't be watching the yard all the time surely? And then keep moving things around - it would be like a 'spot the difference' for him 
Obviously all this only works if you don't have to travel a long way to get there each time!
Obviously all this only works if you don't have to travel a long way to get there each time!1 person likes this
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 22
People in the city get a bit paranoid about safety. You can't really blame them.
@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 22
That could be interesting but it doesn't make a lot of sense! What is a 'keep-going investigator'?? And simply finding miRNA does not imply cause and effect, miRNAs were first identified in the roundworm C. elegans and they are not noted for their intelligence!
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