On Feb 28, 2010, at 05:37 , William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan"
Subject: Re: UK: Photographer films his own 'anti-terror' arrest,
February 2010
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 8:56 PM, William Robb <war...@gmail.com>
wrote:
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, a friend of mine has been
accosted by
the police twice in the past year for photographing while in a
wheelchair.
Well no, I believe you said in his VAN.
Van with handicapped plates, I'd wonder.
Old beater van, rusting in spots, I'd be all over it!
Relatively new van, no rust, handicapped plates, little guy with
gray hair (he's 65).
But this leads to an intersting question:
Why would you be all over an old vehicle with some rust?
Are people who can't afford new cars somehow automatically second
class citizens or criminals who deserve to be treated with less
respect than someone who has the wherewithall and interest in buying
a new car every few years?
William Robb
Wait just minute, boys. I drive an old van (mini variety) with a rusty
roof and peeling paint thanks to a bad paint formula decision made
some 25 years ago by some Chrysler chemist. But the engineers also
made a decision to put a Mitsubishi made 3.3 liter V-6 in it that is
rumored to be able to run forever with proper care. I'm not one to
flaunt my feigned largess with new cars (in fact I can't afford a new
anything other than food and Pentax equipment) but it does put me in a
much more dim light amongst my peers. Bothers me not. My hunk of steel
and plastic parts will not need to be replaced for many years to come
(fingers crossed) allowing some portion of steel and oil derived
plastic to remain unused in building said replacement.
I get no respect.
But I've bought enough carbon credits by now with this boat to get a
new Pentax body every year for the past three, and perhaps the next
three! Hoya loves me. Soon many beautiful young women will be lining
up to be photographed by my elite equipment, I'm told.
So HAH!
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
http://gallery.me.com/jomac
http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html
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