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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

If you bought a bunch of fertilizer and diesel fuel, it would be noticed by 
the feds.  If you bought a bunch of sudafed, it would be noticed by the 
locals.  I personally don't think they would catch the serial killer stuff 
until after the incident and they were backtracking................

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--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Our digital trail - "Orwellian future"
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 7:58 PM
> >I'd bet if you bought knives, shovels, guns, rope,
> duct tape, etc. you
> >would end up in some FBI database somewhere.
> 
> The more I think about this, the more ridiculous it is. I
> bought duct tape 
> just the other day. They don't sell guns at the Do It,
> but I could have 
> bought rope, shovels, and a box cutter. They would have
> smiled and told me 
> to have a good day. Their cash register doesn't even
> itemize what was 
> purchased, just the price. Absolutely no record of who
> purchased what, even 
> if you use a credit card.  How could I possibly end up on
> an FBI database 
> for that?  Do you seriously think the FBI cares about my
> grocery shopping 
> habits? I'm sure they have better things to worry
> about. Do you think 'they' 
> track every TV show and website for every person in the
> country? Or care 
> what I watch (I don't know if that can be tracked on
> cable, anyway)? I have 
> 2 TVs and 3 computers in my house alone. I know
> 'they' can scan email for 
> things like Patriot Act and Homeland Security (gotta keep
> them busy).
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth 
> 
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