I may try coherent reply when I calm down & stop spluttering.
Absolutely outrageous!
Chris
On Mon Mar 29 11:11 , Judith L-A <> sent:
<>Well, I showed him my Field Guide, but he insisted I show him the photos in
my camera. Apparently someone had seen me with camera & binoculars, & had
phoned him. I was in that street partly to follow the evening progress of
seasonally local GBCs-- but when I cried out, 'Look, there goes one now, a
rare bird!' he didn't turn a hair. We were in a dead end ('Because it's good
for birds!' I said to him) but apparently that made me even more offensive.
!Judith.
On 29 March 2010 13:55, Bill Stent <m("gmail.com','','','')","top.opencompose('billstent");">> wrote:
> I'd like to know how you'd prove you're a birdwatcher. I can think of no
> supporting evidence, apart from being able to bore the policeman about
> birds, but any well prepared spy/mugger/peeping tom could have that as a
> cover story.
>
> Bill
>
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> From: "Alistair McKeough" <m("gmail.com','','','')","top.opencompose('alistair.mckeough");">>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:09 PM
> To: "Judith L-A" <m("postoffice.csu.edu.au','','','')","top.opencompose('jlukin01");">>
> Cc: <m("vicnet.net.au','','','')","top.opencompose('birding-aus");">>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] can hardly believe it
>
>
> Where did that happen Judith? It is, or course, arrant nonsense.
>>
>> On 29 March 2010 12:52, Judith L-A <m("postoffice.csu.edu.au','','','')","top.opencompose('jlukin01");">>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Being a lone woman, I was birding from my car window on the weekend, when
>>> an
>>> off-duty policeman pulled up behind me, & demanded I prove I was a
>>> birdwatcher, & advised me that whenever I stopped the car I had to go
>>> into
>>> all the surrounding houses & inform them I am a birdwatcher.
>>>
>>> !Judith.
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