[Mishmash] It's a Cell-Phone-Gun!!!!

[Fred Atkinson]

    I remember being on a trolley in Melbourne.  I took a picture and I was
focused on the toll collector.  When I snapped the picture, I could see
smoke coming out from under her collar.

    My pen pal Kim (who was on the trolley with me) pointed out that taking
someone's picture without asking in Australia is a very severe nono.  They
may get just a little annoyed in the U.S., but only a very few get that
upset.  To that end, I always asked or focused and waited until they looked
at me and smiled (which I interpreted as an 'it's all right, take the shot)
before pressing the shutter button.

    But it was a good shot of her (the toll collector).

    Regards,



                                                                        Fred


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Brown" <krasney at k-ow.net>
To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] It's a Cell-Phone-Gun!!!!


> Way back in 92 before the days of terrorists I was leaving Canberra for
> Kyrgyzstan.  Canberra is a regional airport and is quite small.  I was
> challenged by security over my Canon SLR camera to turn it on and show the
> officer that it worked.  I took her photo.  She was naturally horrified
but
> as I said that was before terrorism so there was little she could do.
> Today, I would not be so bold.
>
> David
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net
> > [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Richard Barth
> > Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2007 12:51 AM
> > To: Mishmash
> > Subject: Re: [Mishmash] FW: [ulysses] It's a Cell-Phone-Gun!!!!
> >
> > Fred,
> >
> > I had seen the cell phone/gun video before, and also the
> > pager/gun.  They're not high tech and it's probably only a
> > matter of time before they're both common in this country as
> > well.  As for turning on a laptop, that has been standard
> > practice for several years.
> > I had gotten used to doing it a couple years ago while I was
> > still traveling overseas several times a year.  What with the
> > (potentially) explosive sneakers that Richard Read brought
> > aboard a trans-Atlantic flight a few years ago, it's obvious
> > that weaponry can be built into very inconspicuous packages.
> > It's easy to see why the security folks are nervous.
> >
> > Dick
>
>
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