No, "Common Sense" originated here. :-)
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Chuck Norcutt
Bob Whitmire wrote:
> I would expect nothing less than common sense to prevail in the Mother
> Country, which, if I recall my history correctly, might actually be the home
> of common sense. (Now, if I were going to, say, San Francisco, it might be
> another story. <wink>) And I doubt I'll be taking any kid pictures, unless
> it pictures of my cousin's two kids. In fact, I've been known to forget to
> carry the damn camera at all, mostly because it's a freaking nuisance on
> most occasions except those when I'm stalking The Picture, and then I don't
> mind lugging the 4x5 monorail around, if necessary.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Chris Barker
> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:20 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Trafalgar Pigeons (Mostly OT), was #091
>
>
> Bob
>
> I can't remember who wrote that, and it might have been half-serious,
> but I have carried a monopod (Camcane) around with me just recently
> on the Tube and around the streets. The only problem that might
> arise is if you used it horizontally, held to your eye like a rifle ...
>
> Do be careful when taking photos of kids in public, especially in
> London. Although the heat is off photographers as far as the Mayor
> of London is concerned, some police have been overzealous in
> protecting children's interests and have taken photogs to task with
> embarrassing consequences.
>
> But all in all, you can be assured that commonsense prevails, for the
> moment at least.
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
> ~~ >-)-
> C M I Barker
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>
> On 14 May 2006, at 17:58, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
>
>>Okay, before I actually go and get myself in a pickle, is there
>>really a
>>prohibition against using monopods in Trafalgar, or other parts of
>>greater
>>London?
>>
>>--Bob, who's been known to roll with a joke even when it turned out
>>not to
>>be a joke. Though I do like the Blind Photographer angle. It's just
>>silly
>>enough to make perfect sense in today's rather
>>uncoupled-from-anything-that-makes-sense art world.
>>
>>
>
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