If only I was a reporter!
#101
Posted 27 July 2009 - 12:45 PM
3 Big fire trucks to Houston and 5th this morning. Never saw any smoke. Nice equipment...
The pedestrians are sure looking at something. (Dixie House daily specials?)
Kodak
#102
Posted 22 August 2009 - 10:57 PM
#103
Posted 25 August 2009 - 10:34 PM
#104
Posted 30 August 2009 - 01:59 PM
It was going really well. Nice clean wide angle shot of downtown. Working great. The sun goes down, lights all come on and downtown is alive. All is well. Until 8:30 while I surfing the web, I hear sirens. Of course, as this is my beat I go to the windows and see 3 emergency vehicles gathering at Commerce and 3rd street. Pick up my big eyes (80x20's) and figure there was an accident but wasn't sure. I then realized that on my other balcony I had a hi-def camcorder rolling. Sure enough. Bring in my gear, load up my video and there it is. A pedestrian getting hit by a car at the cross-walk. So much for my "Promote the Fort Worth night life" video I was making. At least without some editing.
So now, I have a video that may be of some use to somebody. Problem for me is, it could be of use to a greedy attorney out to wreck somebody's life. And I have a personal opinion (I don't expect you to share it as not even my wife does) that streets are for cars. Period. Always. Cars are bigger, faster, more polluting and are wasting energy idling. Go ahead and use the crosswalk, if it is clear. If it is not wait. I NEVER make cars wait on me on foot. That is my philosophy. But in the real world of icky people, people actually walk slower if cars are trying to turn in their path. (You can imagine how boring their lives must be if they need to be the spotlight of motorists trying to navigate the streets but can't because they are being so poky. I guess people want their moment in the spotlight even if it because a line of cars have to wait for their lazy butts to cross the street)
So for now, I am just sitting on the video. Though Hi-def and beautiful, the wide angle lens hurt my cause in this case. You have to zoom in the video pretty far to see the person get hit. Was interesting to back up and watch the hitting vehicle before they hit the pedestrian. They were driving North on Main in their SUV, turned East on 3rd and then tried to turn left on Commerce when they hit the pedestrian. From all I can tell be the video, the person was not seriously injured. (took the emergency workers 9 minutes 46 seconds to arrive on the scene for example.) Also plenty of people walking by like nothing happened. And then of course interfering with emergency workers as I am harping on all the time. No sense at all. Also, I can find no news on the incident. Was too late for the Sunday paper but if the pedestrian had been seriously injured I think I would find it on-line at this point.
My guess? Both the guy driving the SUV and the person hit were on the phone. Surely a conversation is more important than driving and walking safely. Isn't it?
#105
Posted 30 August 2009 - 06:44 PM
If I had the time to start a 3rd business: Auto Body - Paint - Collision Repair
Thumb Drunk Drivers - Does a self absorbed person texting receive the same sentence for vehicular homicide as a Drunk Driver?
Better Business Bureau: A place to find or post valid complaints for auto delerships and maintenance facilities. (New Features) If you have a valid gripe about auto dealerships, this is the place to voice it.
#106
Posted 05 September 2009 - 07:00 AM
#107
Posted 05 September 2009 - 10:44 AM
#108
Posted 05 September 2009 - 11:08 AM
Correct on the second guess, it's Bass Hall:
Fort Worth Architecture: Downtown, Bass Hall
#109
Posted 17 September 2009 - 09:50 PM
Large. (4 seconds worth)
Closer and 1/4 second. (still pretty slow.)
#110
Posted 18 September 2009 - 01:17 AM
Fort Worth Texas
#111
Posted 18 September 2009 - 06:26 AM
I do too. Both North and Southbound. I cannot think of a piece of highway where there is more merging per foot of concrete... A really poor design.
#112
Posted 28 September 2009 - 06:33 AM
Southbound I-35 over 3rd Street, or due East of Downtown.
May be more vehicles involved, but I see this Impala is heading Northbound in a Southbound lane. (thats not good)
Closer image
#113
Posted 06 October 2009 - 07:32 AM
An early pic.
Frisking the driver. (yes, this guy could be innocent of everything)
#114
Posted 06 October 2009 - 09:34 AM
Dave still at
Visit 360texas.com
#115
Posted 26 October 2009 - 06:58 AM
Anybody know what the deal is with that? $5. to get in. That does not pay for the security. What is the catch? You have to pay these big stars to show up. Are they then selling their Get Motivated book for $589.00?
It has been a half hour since I took this shot. It is MUCH worse now at 8am. (It starts at 8 BTW)
#116
Posted 26 October 2009 - 10:56 AM
#117
Posted 27 October 2009 - 08:37 AM
Saturday morning I was walking around Downtown (With David Love) taking pictures. I was shooting Fort Worth Landmark plaques for Jack White and David was breaking in his fancy new Nikon. It was a ghost town as Saturday morning can be. I was crossing a 6th Street on Main. A man was approaching me from the other direction. I thought to myself, "what a dork. It's not enough that he looks like Bill Gates he is such a dork that he cut his hair the same way and got his same glasses." Well you guessed it. It was Bill Gates. I told David, "Man, that guy sure looked like Bill Gates" Then I read in today's Star Telegram that Bill Gates and Warren Buffet stayed downtown at the Ashton Hotel on Thursday and Friday and left on Saturday. I could hardly believe it. I did not see Warren Buffet, but had I seen them together I would have known who they were for sure. (They are big friends in that Bill Gates charity and play poker etc...) The 2 richest men on the planet.
I don' think I got a picture of him. We were both crossing the street illegally. (No cars at all) I usually try to keep people out of my shots. I am going to scour my pics tonight. My wife said she was glad I did not think it was Bill Gates as they probably came to Fort Worth for peace and quiet. I would not have been able to refrain myself. Bill Gates by himself on Main Street Fort Worth on a beautiful day? I would would have filled my 16 gig chip quick.
http://www.star-tele...ry/1712748.html
#118
Posted 27 October 2009 - 08:41 PM
I think I got pictures of everything but Bill Gates, their security guys, cars lined up, luggage, entourage, but no Gates, maybe a shoe and part of one leg. %#@%$@$ ...and with me being an MCP since 1996... I feel like that kid in "October Sky." ^&%$#^$@#$# I was probably looking at my camera "what's my ISO set on?" %$^%#%&#% #%@%#!@#%! $#$@$@
Better Business Bureau: A place to find or post valid complaints for auto delerships and maintenance facilities. (New Features) If you have a valid gripe about auto dealerships, this is the place to voice it.
#119
Posted 27 October 2009 - 08:57 PM
Didn't stay for G.W. Bush or Giulianni.
#120
Posted 27 October 2009 - 09:14 PM
Didn't stay for G.W. Bush or Giulianni.
I pulled out of the parking garage Monday morning and ran into all the traffic, I just thought after a couple days of sunshine people had already forgotten how to drive in crappy weather or something, didn't realize there were an extra 10,000 cars downtown. Traffic police must have been doing a pretty good job.
Better Business Bureau: A place to find or post valid complaints for auto delerships and maintenance facilities. (New Features) If you have a valid gripe about auto dealerships, this is the place to voice it.
#121
Posted 27 October 2009 - 09:21 PM
Better Business Bureau: A place to find or post valid complaints for auto delerships and maintenance facilities. (New Features) If you have a valid gripe about auto dealerships, this is the place to voice it.
#122
Posted 28 October 2009 - 12:07 AM
#123
Posted 28 October 2009 - 09:33 AM
The BNSF train was in town to give rides to their Rail Pac members. I think Monday Tuesday and Wednesday they were running from the Stockyards to Cresson on the FWWR. Anybody see a passenger train crossing 7th Street by the Montgomery Plaza? This is a great route to avoid Tower 55, maybe we will be seeing mile long freights passing throught Trinity park soon.
BNSF also did the Make-a-Wish trips to Denton last week for the sick kids, story was in the S-T.
Don't know about the UP train.
#124
Posted 29 October 2009 - 06:09 AM
#125
Posted 24 December 2009 - 07:18 PM
Overpass closed.
#126
Posted 24 December 2009 - 07:56 PM
#127
Posted 24 December 2009 - 10:32 PM
Better Business Bureau: A place to find or post valid complaints for auto delerships and maintenance facilities. (New Features) If you have a valid gripe about auto dealerships, this is the place to voice it.
#128
Posted 25 December 2009 - 07:38 PM
Me too! Last night I ended up pulling a 2WD Tacoma up the hill on Collins Street (directly west of the Cowboys Stadium) with my Jeep.
#129
Posted 25 December 2009 - 08:16 PM
Better Business Bureau: A place to find or post valid complaints for auto delerships and maintenance facilities. (New Features) If you have a valid gripe about auto dealerships, this is the place to voice it.
#130
Posted 17 May 2010 - 08:44 PM
Maybe 40 seconds after it happened.
5 minutes later.
#131
Posted 17 May 2010 - 09:32 PM
Your quick on the scene with that camera. Have not seen much from you lately. Needed something to look at as I sit here recouping from neck surgery last Friday and bored. No driving for at least two weeks. New disc in neck and a metal plate. Hope my airport trips do not set off the alarms.
#132
Posted 17 May 2010 - 09:41 PM
#133
Posted 17 May 2010 - 09:48 PM
Your quick on the scene with that camera. Have not seen much from you lately. Needed something to look at as I sit here recouping from neck surgery last Friday and bored. No driving for at least two weeks. New disc in neck and a metal plate. Hope my airport trips do not set off the alarms.
Second Papaw's response. Good luck to you Bro. It is that kind of surgery that makes you realize we would have no use for "the good old days". At a minimum I want X-rays for them to see what's going in here. I can always bypass the areas in museums that deal with antique medical tools.
I would volunteer to mow your lawn for you but I am afraid as a City boy I forget how.
#134
Posted 17 May 2010 - 11:38 PM
#135
Posted 27 June 2010 - 09:15 PM
Was several Police cars and were there for quite a while. Was not sure why. I think I figured it out.
They had the suspect sit on the curb while they where searching his car etc... It seemed like they where there for a pretty
good while. They finally put the suspect in the back of one of the cop cars. Then another cop car arrived. (#4) Could not figure out why they
needed another unit. Then the cop took a big German Shepard out to do some sniffing duty. I had to laugh when the dog basically drug the cop right to where
the suspect was sitting on the curb. Does not look good for him. Pretty sure they found some things in the car they did not like as they took it away. And him.
Shot #1 with the suspect sitting on the curb. (I disguised both the cars distinctive markings as well as the suspect. You know, Innocent until proved guilty)
Shot #2. The suspect was put in the cop car before the K-9 unit arrived, but the dog dashed to the spot he was sitting.
#136
Posted 11 July 2010 - 03:52 PM
I guess I could have tried my Radio Shack® Triple Trunking Police scanner. (I need to use my headphones with it as my wife thinks it is just a bunch of racket...)
The necessarily overexposed neon is the Razoos sign.
#137
Posted 11 July 2010 - 08:51 PM
#138
Posted 11 July 2010 - 09:22 PM
That's good. (first place)
(second place) They called in that they had extra Crawfish...
Around a million years ago, I was the manager of a little pizza restaurant in Desoto. We closed at 11pm nightly. (told you it was a million years ago)
It was policy that we would call the Police if there was any "Unclaimed" pizza. Was pretty smart policy as there were always a few cop cars out front around closing
just in case we had pizza to get rid of.
And as long as I am rambling along... at that same pizza place, there was a small field in the back of it. If I ruined or burned a pizza I would sling it out the back door like a
Frisbee. Until rats took over the neighborhood. (I never said what I did, I just stopped doing it.) To this day, I bet there is some super-race of rats in that neighborhood. With
a hankering for for cheese and peperoni...
#139
Posted 11 July 2010 - 09:41 PM
#140
Posted 12 July 2010 - 05:12 PM
#141
Posted 12 July 2010 - 06:35 PM
#142
Posted 13 July 2010 - 05:26 PM
Your comments about the Pizza out that back door gave me a good laugh. Reminds of the 34 years I spent in the restaurant business. I can just picture the Super Rats in the field awaitng the flinging pizza.
#143
Posted 27 July 2010 - 03:03 PM
That being said, I cannot understand the dynamics of getting hit by a slow speed bus. (It was turning) I cannot envision being that unaware of my immediate surroundings. I did not see it happen. I can only speculate. A huge, loud, slow bus. Unless deaf, or blind, or in the middle of a phone conversation...
I heard the bus driver had to go to the hospital in an ambulance. I sure feel for him/her also. Tragic.
Amended
Just saw my pic on the front of Star Telegram online. Then got an e-mail that they my print it. Again, I may have to take my "Pics not in the Newspaper" tag off this thread. http://www.star-telegram.com/
#144
Posted 15 August 2010 - 12:18 PM
I don't know what happened as I did not see it until it was 7 seconds old. (First pic I took, not shown here) but do see skid marks and the compact truck is pointing North on Houston. (Should not be) Of course getting hit can turn you around so again, I just don't know. You can see an entire load of dirt was delivered to the Southeast corner of the intersection, guessing from the back of that truck. Looks like the car is a MB SL Roadster convertible. Note the MB Emblem in the new dirt pile. Ouch. I would check their cell phone records first.
Not saying this is necessarily newsworthy. Just in my beat. (And yet another warning to not get distracted.)
#145
Posted 15 August 2010 - 01:32 PM
#146
Posted 15 August 2010 - 06:04 PM
Dangit. Was at the farm in Arlington. Thanks for the heads up tho!
#147
Posted 22 August 2010 - 08:29 AM
Police where looking into gang connections.
#148
Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:45 PM
Very dangerous section of highway as you have seen on this thread. Just too much merging in too short of span.
#149
Posted 29 September 2010 - 05:04 AM
#150
Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:54 PM
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