I'm generally supportive of what that guy is doing with his blog. I'm somewhat surprised that witholding your last name was such an issue though.
[email protected] wrote: >Yeah. I had to bitch and moan to get him to pull my last name. >He just didn't seem to understand that my new employer might not want >the incident spread over a blog read by lots of people. >Yes people can track it back to me with work but that would at least >require being able to spell google. > >Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Larry you are semi famous now! >> >>http://www.photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/02/05/california-man-taken-down-at-gunpoint-for-photographing-airplanes/ >> >>On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:55 PM, P. J. Alling >><[email protected]> wrote: >>> Isn't your state the same one where a major city who's name I won't >>mention >>> but who's initials are LA bought back a couple of "rocket launchers" >>for >>> $400 that you could buy in any Army/Navy store as collectables for >>about $50 >>> a piece? Oh, and they made a big deal about getting these >"dangerous" >>> weapons, for all intents and purposes lengths of PVC pipe, off the >>streets? >>> I think you know what's happened. The inmates have taken over the >>asylum. >>> >>> By the way I bought a home made "rifle" stock for cameras a few >years >>ago >>> but decided that I liked the man from Uncleish Kalt camera "pistol" >>grip >>> with shoulder stock, I was able to find just about the same time, >and >>gave >>> the homemade one to a friend, the same one who traveled to southern >>Africa >>> for the photo safari. He declined to take the stock because he was >>/sure/ >>> that he'd be shot. >>> >>> >>> On 2/5/2013 2:14 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> >>>> I posted this story elsewhere, but since it actually has a little >to >>do >>>> with photography, y'all might be amused: >>>> >>>> I showed up at work this morning, swiped my badge at the gates, was >>about >>>> to go through when half a dozen Santa Clara policemen came charging >>out with >>>> guns drawn. I'm standing there, trying to process the information. > >>Is this >>>> some sort of a drill? When I realize that they are talking to me, >>calling me >>>> by name and telling me to get down on the floor with my hands in >>plain view. >>>> >>>> Six glocks to none, they have me outvoted, and I comply. They put >>cuffs on >>>> me, grab my stuff and hustle me into a side room, saying that >>they'll >>>> explain it to me in a moment. >>>> >>>> .... Into the wayback Sherman. >>>> >>>> Last week, I got an email from a friend who is planning a cruise to >>>> Alaska, and wants to rent some good camera gear for the trip. He's >>planning >>>> on renting Pentax gear (all he has at the moment is a point and >>shoot, but >>>> used to shoot 35mm Pentax/Ricoh). He's asking me advice, we make >>plans for >>>> me to loan him my spare camera and some glass, I though some other >>fun toys >>>> in the car to show off, so that everything will be ready when we do >>make the >>>> plans, and if it's short notice, they won't be in Santa Cruz when >he >>and I >>>> are in San Jose. >>>> >>>> Friday night, after work, I was killing time, making several phone >>calls >>>> to various people, trying to make plans, waiting on calls back. The >>office >>>> is almost under the flight path for SJC, and I've been curious how >>my bigma >>>> (Sigma 50-500) would work for that. While I'm waiting for calls, I >>set up >>>> the bigma on my bushhawk, and wait for a plane to fly over head. >>While I'm >>>> waiting, I try taking some shots of nearby buildings. At some >point >>I see >>>> some security guards walk past but they don't say hi, or even seem >>to notice >>>> me. >>>> >>>> What had happened was someone had seen "someone with a gun" in the >>parking >>>> lot. Told the guards who went for a look, and didn't see anything. >>>> Something got logged and apparently the night supervisor found out >>about >>>> sometime around midnight, looked on the video and saw me with >>something that >>>> looked like a gun. >>>> >>>> ... back to this morning >>>> >>>> I explain what happened, they search my car, find the camera gear, >>let me >>>> out of the cuffs. I show them how the bushhawk rifle stock works, >>and I >>>> show them, and the folks from HR the photos I took Saturday with >>that setup. >>>> >>>> At some point I lose track of how many times the Santa Clara >police, >>and >>>> HR ask me "You understand why we had to do this?". >>>> >>>> HR offers to let me have the day off, and they'll square it with my >>boss, >>>> who knows nothing about this, but I decline. A little later >someone >>from HR >>>> shows up in my cube with a $25 card for the cafeteria. The woman >>from HR, >>>> once again, thanks me for being so cooperative. I, once again, >>point out >>>> that it's very easy to be cooperative when six people are pointing >>guns at >>>> you. >>>> >>>> On my way home from having dinner with a friend (who explained that >>she >>>> can no longer even talk to me because it upsets her new boyfriend) >I >>>> reflected on the place I worked my first 9 years out of college. >>The >>>> president had a display of WWII era rifles (with firing pins >removed >>IIRC) >>>> on display in his office (Allies, Japanese, & German maybe?). One >>year for >>>> Christmas he bought everyone in the company a cheap .177 pellet >>rifle and we >>>> had a pellet range set up in the office. When I was working 60-80 >>hour >>>> weeks, usually until 2-4 in the morning, I would often take a 10 >>minute >>>> break by pulling out my pellet pistol and doing some target >>practice. When >>>> someone at the company bought a new gun, they would often bring it >>in >>>> (unloaded of course) to show it off. >>>> >>>> It certainly is a different time and place. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction >of >>funds >>> in the bank account). >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>and >>> follow the directions. > >-- >Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. 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