On 4/22/2018 8:39 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 2:27:47 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:

There have been a few times when I've wanted to get jerk's license plate
number, but I've almost never succeeded. Even if I see it and say it out
loud, it's difficult to remember in the midst of emotions triggered by
the offense, whatever that might have been.

I suppose pencil and paper would help. During a ride the other day, I
wanted to write downs something else (not a license plate) to remember
it when I got home. I had a pen in my handlebar bag but it's been there
long enough that it refused to write.

iPhone photo -- or I could be one of those guys with a GoPro recording every insult, but I would prefer not to be that guy. Frank, you need to get into the modern ear. Pens are passe.

Well, I am a dedicated retrogrouch.

I carry a smart phone, but it would take 30 seconds to dig it out of my
bag and get it in camera mode.

The only time I used it against a motorist was while walking on our own
street, which has no sidewalks. A punk in a "tuner" Japanese compact
came whipping around a corner and hit the brakes hard to avoid me. He
then yelled "Get off the road!"

I grabbed my phone and held it up as if I were taking a photo or video,
but since I had to power it up and select camera mode, I got no photo.
But when he motored off, he did so very sedately, and I haven't seen
that car again.


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- Frank Krygowski