Poster's location is in the U.S. My location is in the U.S. I was speaking to him. Thus the use of "We're".
No, just clarifying my use of terminology given that it was misunderstood.
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Don't take photos of oil storage tanks
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Kbone
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I'm sure they are trying very hard to do so. When you stop to think about what an enormous job it is for people in the various security fields to cover every possible target that could be hit by terrorists it's mind boggling. If I were to be questioned in the manner that the original poster was I would not be surprised or upset.
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PMartin
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Andi,
As much as I'd like to respond to you statement, this is not a political forum so instead I'll ask all of us to keep politics out of it.
Thanks
Patricknyc
As much as I'd like to respond to you statement, this is not a political forum so instead I'll ask all of us to keep politics out of it.
Thanks
Patricknyc
andyfrazer
Leading Member
What!!!! Well, that explains why they keep interrupting "Friends" with news flashes. Thanks for the info.
I can do that from my backyard. I happen to be under the approach path for a Naval airbase. What's really impressive is the noise of the Russion transport planes that NASA contracted to deliver satellites (NASA and the Navy share the local airbase). I'm not making this up. I have a book that identifies airplane bodies. I asked my friend, who's a pilot, why those big planes over my house look like Russian, not American, transports. He said that NASA can't get any American resources to deliver the things, so they contract it out to the Russian Air Force.
How times have changed
Andy
Jonathan Lefcourt
Senior Member
in the same dimension as the rest of us?
What part of the word terrorism don't you get?
They are ignorant of this subculture?
You think visiting a museum will help us fight terrorism?
What subculture did you crawl out from under?
Please get real and stop posting nonsense.
JL
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What part of the word terrorism don't you get?
They are ignorant of this subculture?
You think visiting a museum will help us fight terrorism?
What subculture did you crawl out from under?
Please get real and stop posting nonsense.
JL
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Jonathan Lefcourt
Some winter pics taken in NY State
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Scott Larson
Veteran Member
Thank God you had a receipt for your 1D, otherwise they would have... well what would they have done? Arrest you for not having a receipt for your 1D?
Scott Larson
Veteran Member
How do we know he isn't a terrorist?
charlibob
Leading Member
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Jonathan Lefcourt
Senior Member
If you knew anything about out electoral system you wouldn't make such stupid statements as the one above. Elections are handled at the county level and the Gov. of the state has very little to do with them. Please tell me how Jeb rigged the election? Did he hand out stupid pills to all of the morons who couldn't figure out how to vote? Please show us a little more intelligence in your next post.
What about the damage France, Germany and Russia has done? How long until the US forgives those knuckleheads for their foul play?
Iraq was armed primarily by 3 countries: Russia, China and France. I wonder why they were going to veto the UN vote. Maybe because we are about to eliminate a large customer of theirs? Or find all the illegal arms they has been supplying to Saddam?
Maybe the US should stop aiding and feeding the world? How will you like it then. Maybe all of the 3rd world terrorist losers should starve to death without US aid, then we won't have to worry about them bombing us?
You should worry if you are a terrorist!
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Jonathan Lefcourt
Some winter pics taken in NY State
http://www.pbase.com/jlefcourt/some_winter_shots&page=all
mike m134089
Leading Member
They wanted to see my receipt because I said I was trying out my new camera. If I lied about having a NEW camera, I guess that would lead to further questions.
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Gillis Danielsen
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It really starts sounding like a police state over there
Scott Larson
Veteran Member
I'm surprised the receipt didn't lead to further questions. For example, why did you decide to purchase this expensive camera right around when the war started? Was it just to take pictures of those oil tanks?
I guarantee that if this had happened to me, I would be in jail right now.
Hello Mike. Thanks for sharing your experience. You just made me aware that I have to be more careful about my choice of subject. There are some storage tanks I had thoughts of photographing ever since I saw them about a year ago. Definite potential, but . . . * ploop * . . . the sound you heard was that of my plans being trashed. :-(
Knock, knock.
I hope not.
Tom
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for everyone.
Knock, knock.
I hope not.
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Tom
Photography – you gotta love it. All kinds of flavors and enough
for everyone.
Graham Snook
Senior Member
I'm not showing you/your country any disrespect...I'm just worried about Bush, for someone with so much power it worries me that the 1st country he decides to liberate is the one with the largest supply of oil yet to reach it's full potential, there are far more countries with worse human rights records...I suggest you read the book Stupid White Men by Michael Moore...even if you don't like the guy he rasies interesting points, and from what I've seen in our media and what I've read in his book, he seems to have a good case
I don't have the time or the inclenation to go into the full story, but if yer in a book shop it's pages 3 - 15 (uk edition) look it up, it's well worth a read...No I don't work for him, a book shop or book publisher,
Eliminate? Sadam or Iraq???...Just kiddin'
May be the US shouldn't have backed Iraq against Iran (Iran Iraq War)...remember the pic of Rumsfeld shaking Sadams hand? They seemed so friendly back then...there are a lot of "May be"s but I as a person can't help being cynical about the reasoning...
Don't worry I'm not
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Really?
So "3rd world terrorists" (that's another wonderful expression - it's really amazing the expressions one can pick up here) bombed you. Where and when was that?
So you're suggest I'm a terrorist or what?
I'm ashamed, ashmed, ashmed...
Andi
kalahari
Senior Member
You have guts...I must admit when cops showed up behind me I was surprised. I was in a public park where everyone in town takes pictures. I took the 10D to the park to take sunset pictures, behind the bridge.
Cops showed up and said that they got a report that someone who "looks like a terrorist" is taking pictures of the bridge. They were very professional about it, but got all my information and left me to take more pictures.
I was going to go to the historic district and take pictures this spring -- meaning the next few weeks. I am not sure what I should do now. Call the police first? I do not know what to do. I do not want to sit and home and feel like a prisoner, but I do not want to get thrown into prison, for no reason, and become a prisoner either.
Cops showed up and said that they got a report that someone who "looks like a terrorist" is taking pictures of the bridge. They were very professional about it, but got all my information and left me to take more pictures.
I was going to go to the historic district and take pictures this spring -- meaning the next few weeks. I am not sure what I should do now. Call the police first? I do not know what to do. I do not want to sit and home and feel like a prisoner, but I do not want to get thrown into prison, for no reason, and become a prisoner either.
they told him he couldn't take such pictures. Just that they needed to follow up on someone probably having called in what they (the caller) considered "suspicious activity". But I could be wrong.
Wonder what would happen if, a day or so before you planned to go out and take pictures of the storage tanks you mention, you call up your local police folks and tell 'em you're gonna be out there making some photgraphs and you'll be in such-and-such color car, and to feel free to stop by if they like.
Heck, you might even make sure you bring a dozen donuts to share.
-- Lew
Any DSLR beats unexposed film.
Wonder what would happen if, a day or so before you planned to go out and take pictures of the storage tanks you mention, you call up your local police folks and tell 'em you're gonna be out there making some photgraphs and you'll be in such-and-such color car, and to feel free to stop by if they like.
Heck, you might even make sure you bring a dozen donuts to share.
-- Lew
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I hope not.
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Tom
Photography – you gotta love it. All kinds of flavors and enough
for everyone.
Any DSLR beats unexposed film.
Jonathan Lefcourt
Senior Member
I wouldn't give that Piece of Sh_t a single penny. I really could care less about any points he may or may not have. If we wanted oil, we could've pointed our guns at the Kuwaities and 'Taken' their oil. I find it so amusing that people think the US is going to steal the oil. Last time I looked, we (the US) has to pay for oil. Iraqi oil too. As far as human rights issues go, we also have to look at what threat they are to the entire world. Some small african country that tortures its people isn't going to get much attention, unless they harbor terrorists or are producing WMD's.I'm not showing you/your country any disrespect...I'm just worried
about Bush, for someone with so much power it worries me that the
1st country he decides to liberate is the one with the largest
supply of oil yet to reach it's full potential, there are far more
countries with worse human rights records...I suggest you read the
book Stupid White Men by Michael Moore...even if you don't like the
guy he rasies interesting points, and from what I've seen in our
media and what I've read in his book, he seems to have a good case
I don't have the time or the inclenation to go into the full story,
but if yer in a book shop it's pages 3 - 15 (uk edition) look it
up, it's well worth a read...No I don't work for him, a book shop
or book publisher,
Which side should we have been on then? Which side was France or England on at the time? Do you remember the hostages that were taken in Iran? Have you ever heard this saying, "My enemy's enemy is my friend".
At that time we were more than happy to see the Iranians getting killed. Please advise what weapons the Iraqis used against the Iranians? Which country supplied them to Iraq? Russia? China? France? Bingo, all three. How many US tanks are/were in Saddams army? None. How many US made planes does he have/had? Zero. All French Mirage and Russian Mig's. What type of weapons do his troops carry? M16's? Nope. AK47's. Do we make them in the US? Nope. If you were to ever read the accounts about the meeting that took place between Rumsfeld and Saddam, you would know that at that time we did not trust him, we really did not like him, but we did supply him with photos of Iranian troop movement with the hopes that he would kill them.
Your cynical outlook on the US is way off base, and you should really try to find out the whole truth about matters you write about.
JL
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There is too much implicit and expicit politics in this forum - I'm afraid that's not possible.
In the beginning, I also wanted to stay quiet, but the number and the tone of "US-centristics" postings / opinions here is hard to bear. It would look very funny if these postings (like this one here: the "victimized" US hobby photographer...) were left unanswered.
It's not so much about "politics" here anyway, it's more about "venting". I prefer US nationalists preaching bombs to solve problems here, rather than in other places. Chances are small but intact that they might learn that the world is about people, and not political slogans and what you hear on TV.
That's my motivation. Feel free to contact the forum manager and submit a complaint.
Andi
Jonathan Lefcourt
Senior Member
Really Really. Who do you think is arming the Iraqis? The Swiss? LOL!
New York City and Washington DC, USS Cole, 2 US embassies in Africa as examples. What countries did those terrorsits come from? The US? France? UK? Nooooo. A hodge podge of 3rd rate, 3rd world countries. What countries do you think they came from?
I did not address my post to you Andiboy, why did you ask that stupid question. But if you are a terrorist, I would worry.
You should be, your cowardly approach to how the world should deal with terrorism IS shameful. Please continue to keep your head buried deep in the sand and watch as we send a very powerful message to ALL terrorist regimes in this world.
JL
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