tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post4046205862156596045..comments2023-09-11T13:56:56.236+01:00Comments on Postcards From Across the Pond: Under the Watchful EyeMikeHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-44890928780894962242013-04-19T17:36:11.286+01:002013-04-19T17:36:11.286+01:00Howard,
I sent you an e-mail...Howard,<br /><br />I sent you an e-mail...MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-6561948128664702432013-04-19T00:03:03.827+01:002013-04-19T00:03:03.827+01:00Agree totally! Facts mess up a perfectly enjoyabl...Agree totally! Facts mess up a perfectly enjoyable world. <br /><br />Sorry to have put my comment in the wrong postcard - - I've just noticed. Should have gone in the one titled "When the Brits Get It. Wrong". <br /><br />(Time we had a sesh in the Dorset Arms again, Mike. Then we can get slightly over-refreshed and super philosophical!) Howard https://www.blogger.com/profile/09477228525746209630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-65485498380986341912013-04-18T17:52:20.462+01:002013-04-18T17:52:20.462+01:00Why let facts get in the way of a good story ;)Why let facts get in the way of a good story ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-76164147631704893752013-04-18T17:37:52.388+01:002013-04-18T17:37:52.388+01:00Oh Mike, Mike, you old funster: what are we to do ...Oh Mike, Mike, you old funster: what are we to do with you?! You know perfectly well that three- and even four-ring binders are easily bought here!<br /><br />Also there's a small but significant error in the third line of your algebraic algorithm - - but doubtless you've noticed that yourself (!)Howard https://www.blogger.com/profile/09477228525746209630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-35974357310229578002013-04-10T18:52:44.682+01:002013-04-10T18:52:44.682+01:00Wow! Lot of ideas...now I have to sort through the...Wow! Lot of ideas...now I have to sort through them all to see which one would work best... ;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-33767261321956772592013-04-10T18:39:34.055+01:002013-04-10T18:39:34.055+01:00Maybe you could call someone who oversees these ca...Maybe you could call someone who oversees these cameras and ask if there's a way this could feasibly happen. Of course, they might suspect that you are planning to do this stunt yourself--which could earn you a little extra surveillance....Abigail Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367841843553939505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-89010211691990026432013-04-10T18:38:27.022+01:002013-04-10T18:38:27.022+01:00Ooh, now that's a threat for sure! We used to ...Ooh, now that's a threat for sure! We used to have Candid Camera, but of course that was staged. The closest equivalent is probably America's Funniest Home Videos (basically a lot of people falling over--not my idea of entertainment).Abigail Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367841843553939505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-40908219094229465802013-04-08T15:44:16.992+01:002013-04-08T15:44:16.992+01:00Could the villain shoot the camera lens out with a...Could the villain shoot the camera lens out with an airgun (more readily obtainable than a real gun, mind you, if they're a villain.....!)SueBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136724155186404918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-50795978801444538412013-04-08T00:07:26.724+01:002013-04-08T00:07:26.724+01:00Maybe it could be a foggy night?Maybe it could be a foggy night?shadypinesqltrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755180453538893117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-55366432894756342742013-03-28T15:22:08.084+00:002013-03-28T15:22:08.084+00:00That's probably what I'll have to do. If I...That's probably what I'll have to do. If I say there is a blind spot and the killer makes use of it, who is there to contradict me; it's my book, after all ;) MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-745281191324250632013-03-28T13:47:19.364+00:002013-03-28T13:47:19.364+00:00It seems that the range of most cameras has blind ...It seems that the range of most cameras has blind spots. It would be tricky to figure out where they are, but it's worth a try. If you're writing about a fictional place that would work.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-31295437996669617332013-03-28T06:12:40.177+00:002013-03-28T06:12:40.177+00:00Check the picture above--that's a hell of a lo...Check the picture above--that's a hell of a long way to throw a coat. Plus, the whole thing needs to look like an accident. I'm sure I'll think of something. Eventually.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-38878592053208647702013-03-28T06:10:49.963+00:002013-03-28T06:10:49.963+00:00After a while, you just get used to being on TV 24...After a while, you just get used to being on TV 24/7. As mentioned in the post, the danger is not in getting arrested, it's more a case of having something stupid you do end up on You've Been Framed (a UK candid camera show--do they have YBF in the US?) or going viral on YouTube. But I just know you'll behave;)MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-71611706198140051462013-03-27T21:07:15.896+00:002013-03-27T21:07:15.896+00:00Your villain needs to carry a coat, sneak up under...Your villain needs to carry a coat, sneak up underneath the CCTV and throw said coat over the lens. Ta-da!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671665.post-55273228923175076242013-03-27T20:48:44.811+00:002013-03-27T20:48:44.811+00:00I've been warned about those ever-present came...I've been warned about those ever-present cameras--not sure how I feel about them but Big Brother isn't bad enough to keep me out of Britain.<br /><br />Is there no way your villain could be hidden behind a barrier of some kind or jump behind a train at a pivotal moment? Maybe he/she tied the hapless victim's shoelaces together.<br /><br />Best of luck,<br />Abigail<br />www.PictureBritain.comAbigail Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367841843553939505noreply@blogger.com