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[Nickbat]

"Mr Vasilopoulos says his company has been "inundated with calls" from residents of such elite residential neighbourhoods as to how to camouflage their swimming pools. At first blush, the requests seem bizarre.

In fact, they stem from the revelation that the Greek finance ministry is using Google Earth software to track down the owners of the pools, which tax inspectors consider an indicator of wealth, and which have often been built illegally.

"There are therefore two reasons to hide one's swimming pool," said a pool-owner who confessed guilt on both counts and, not surprisingly, asked not to be named.

Fortunately for him, however, there is a ingenious solution.

"The formula is simple," said Mr Vasilopoulos. "All you need is a green-coloured cover and then the pool cannot be spotted from above. But if the water is visible, or the netting or cover is blue, then you've had it". "

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/7664764/Revolution-from-Greeces-ruins-as-crisis-deepens.html

If you've got a green tarpaulin, stick it on Greek eBay now. 

[HolyCount]

psssst .. has anyone mentioned to the pool owners that the photos have already been taken !!!!

[cem_devecioglu]

 

[Varche]

No doubt they are doing a similar thing in Spain as a way of increasing peoples council tax equivalent.

Officer looks at Google maps in morning. Then has three hour lunch break and siesta and can't remember where he was in the morning, so repeats process!