P3D Re: Tripods in DC

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

|Ken Luker writes:
|
|>I was in Washington in May, and I set up my tripod next to the fence 
|>on the north side of the White House.  I was about to squeeze the
|>release when a uniformed man approached and spoke to me through the
|>fence.  He was stern, in a hurry, and definite: "Sir, you may not use
|>a tripod here.  You must go across the street if you have a tripod."
|
|That makes me wonder; will the capital police be there as readily
|if your being mugged???
|
|Gabriel

That seems strange - what kind of weapon would be related to a tripod and how would
it be different if you were across the street I wonder...

--BW






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