My Christmas present paid off already...

[Redstone]

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.

Redstone

[lost-in-nj]

1. I have a scanner also

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....

lost

Congrats on the beer money, you can never have to much of that :9

[Redstone]

3. Hey, LiNJ, how've you been? Haven't seen you for while. Hope your Christmas was good.

Redstone

[lost-in-nj]

6. Doing good

decided to start "living" again :)
Xmas was pretty good and have party plans for NYE!!!!
Lost is "coming out" !

[Redstone]

7. Good for you. Enjoy, and let me know how you're doing now and again, OK?

Redstone

[texanwitch]

2. I have a scanner and listen to it at work.

It was one of the cheaper models but I love it.

A scanner is nice to have in case of bad weather.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. How'd you score a press card?

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:

[Redstone]

5. According to the US Supreme Court three years ago, if you own a website that

disseminates news, you have the same legal standing as a newspaper.

And I run such a website.

Redstone

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. According to the Constitution (that dammned piece

of paper)

You don't need no stikin' press card either.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. You do

if you want to get past police lines.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

15. Always negoiable, even with a pass

but I know what you mean.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Yeah

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:

[idgiehkt]

8. that rocks.

Mrs. R needs to give lessons in gift giving. :)

[Redstone]

9. She always manages to come up with a surprise that I really like, she does. Things that I

didn't even know I wanted, but actually did want...

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Smart lady, your Mrs. Redstone.......

And this is a very good thing!

:hug:

[Redstone]

12. But I always get her too, as you know. And yes, she's a smart one, no matter how many

times she tries to deny it.

Redstone

[WCGreen]

11. Good Times....

Well, not for the trucker...

But hey, 50 bucks is 50 bucks...

And, you get a by line

[Redstone]

20. Assuming they spell my name right, which they didn't do the last time...

Redstone

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. Was this the one in Old Saybrook?

Pic not on the online version of the Courant.

[Redstone]

18. They don't put the same pics on the website as they do the the printed paper. Because then

they'd have to pay more. And they're cheap bastards.

Redstone

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

19. Oh, I know that... in spades

But that's the one you covered, yes?

[Redstone]

21. Yes. That's a vicious ramp, and needs to be treated with respect. That driver didn't

respect it. Bet he will in the future, if he ever gets his CDL back.

Redstone

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

22. As long as he was not drunk or high, he

probably will.

I know that ramp well... it is quite scary

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. Cool!

Congrats! :toast:

[Redstone]

24. Thank you, GoG.

Redstone