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Thu Dec-28-06 09:59 PM
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My Christmas present paid off already... |
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Heard a siren, turned on the police scanner radio that Mrs R gave me, heard where the truck had rolled over on the highway on-ramp, hustled over there with Mr Lens and my press card, shot pix, and sold one to the Hartford paper.
Ka-ching! 50 bux for 10 minutes' work. Not much, but a couple every month adds up to beer money anyway.
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:11 PM
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but I use mine to moniter my son who is a volunteer fireman and a paramedic. Its interesting to listen to what goes on in your hometown....
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Congrats on the beer money, you can never have to much of that :9
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:16 PM
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3. Hey, LiNJ, how've you been? Haven't seen you for while. Hope your Christmas was good. |
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:52 PM
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decided to start "living" again :) Xmas was pretty good and have party plans for NYE!!!! Lost is "coming out" !
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:55 PM
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7. Good for you. Enjoy, and let me know how you're doing now and again, OK? |
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:14 PM
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2. I have a scanner and listen to it at work. |
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It was one of the cheaper models but I love it.
A scanner is nice to have in case of bad weather.
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:23 PM
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4. How'd you score a press card? |
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In Kollyforniya, you need a CHP press pass to shoot accident scenes, etc., and you've gotta work for an authorized media outlet to get one. And they're good for only a year.
My last one was for 2003. x(
Side story: Long before I had one, I came across a car that had gone through the guard rail on an overpass; the front end of the car was hanging over the freeway. I jammed home, got my gear, came back and shot it. Then I noticed one of the cops had left his clipboard on the ground, so I started copying information off it for the cutline. The cop saw me and yelled, "Hey, whaddya doin'?" He could've made trouble, but I got off with "Next time, just ask me."
I jammed back home, developed the film, printed a couple shots, typed up the cutlines and ran 'em down to the paper. One ran on A2 the next day. I got $10. :grr:
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Thu Dec-28-06 10:26 PM
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5. According to the US Supreme Court three years ago, if you own a website that |
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Edited on Thu Dec-28-06 10:55 PM by Redstone
disseminates news, you have the same legal standing as a newspaper.
And I run such a website.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:13 AM
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13. According to the Constitution (that dammned piece |
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of paper)
You don't need no stikin' press card either.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:17 AM
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if you want to get past police lines.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:18 AM
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15. Always negoiable, even with a pass |
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but I know what you mean.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:28 AM
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Once, a reporter and I were going to a fire up in the hills. The sheriff's department had the road blocked with a lone, rookie deputy turning people back. We ID'd ourselves and flashed our CHP passes and she still said, "I'm sorry, I can't let you pass."
The n00b was just doing her job. :eyes:
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Thu Dec-28-06 11:20 PM
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Mrs. R needs to give lessons in gift giving. :)
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Thu Dec-28-06 11:50 PM
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9. She always manages to come up with a surprise that I really like, she does. Things that I |
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didn't even know I wanted, but actually did want...
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Thu Dec-28-06 11:54 PM
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10. Smart lady, your Mrs. Redstone....... |
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And this is a very good thing!
:hug:
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:09 AM
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12. But I always get her too, as you know. And yes, she's a smart one, no matter how many |
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times she tries to deny it.
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Thu Dec-28-06 11:59 PM
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Well, not for the trucker...
But hey, 50 bucks is 50 bucks...
And, you get a by line
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:48 AM
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20. Assuming they spell my name right, which they didn't do the last time... |
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:36 AM
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17. Was this the one in Old Saybrook? |
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Pic not on the online version of the Courant.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:47 AM
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18. They don't put the same pics on the website as they do the the printed paper. Because then |
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they'd have to pay more. And they're cheap bastards.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:47 AM
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19. Oh, I know that... in spades |
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But that's the one you covered, yes?
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:50 AM
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21. Yes. That's a vicious ramp, and needs to be treated with respect. That driver didn't |
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respect it. Bet he will in the future, if he ever gets his CDL back.
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Fri Dec-29-06 12:52 AM
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22. As long as he was not drunk or high, he |
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probably will.
I know that ramp well... it is quite scary
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