baxtercat1052

Exactly! I was waiting in line for the third time to be tested for covid and this time for some reason I had to take a picture of my driver's license and insurance card. I had to have one of the young kids working there take the pictures because I rarely use my phone for picture taking. I have my Canon 5D Mark4 to do that.

Shutterbugsailer Loc: Staten Island NY (AKA Cincinnati by the Sea)

I am tapping out. You got me beat and I submit

howIseeit Loc: Kootenays, BC Canada

Now that's thinking! You obviously went to more than just medical school! I like smart but nice doctors, have four in my extended family and couple of them are not so hot.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

Either you like taking photos, or you don’t. Either you’re a nice person, or you’re not. Either you like to help people or you don’t. Do as you please.
I am happy to take photos of people who are looking for some help capturing their selfies. I even ask them if they want me to take one for them when I see one person of a group taking the picture and are not in it because they are taking the photo.

Does it really take that much to just be helpful without thinking that we are giving up something so valuable? They probably were not going to hire a photographer anyway for the shot, so no money lost.

BebuLamar

"Maybe this needs to be said more often?"
May be it should never be said.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

I always respond with: "Certainly - remove your clothes so that I can examine you".....

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

I was on a flight to Denver one time going to a medical conference. I was reading a large article in USA Today about mid-flight medical emergencies when I looked up to see someone lying unconscious at the front of the plane. I hopped up to help. It was a 14-year old boy with no medical history other than a recent sore throat. He was breathing, BUT: although the first aid kit had a stethoscope and BP cuff, those tools are useless in a loud vibrating aircraft. I started an IV and started running some fluids but he was not responding. The captain came out and asked how he was doing, and I advised that he needed to be in an ER. The captain simply said: "We just padded Tulsa - we will be on the ground in 15 minutes". And we were, and were met by paramedics. The head flight attendant did call me the next day with a status report - he was doing well - they felt that he probably had suffered a seizure.

Interestingly, the United Airlines Medical Office had a booth at the conference. I had some serious advice for them:

1. Get a BP cuff that uses ultrasound that can be used in an aircraft environment!

2. Have replacement medical kits ready to go to swap out when a kit has been opened - a plane cannot fly without a full medical kit, and when we landed it took an hour for them to run around and get replacements for the IV fluids, IV line, IV catheter, and other supplies that I had used. That was a wasted hour that they were not using that aircraft...
2. When

Horseart Loc: Alabama

We sang that sweet song growing up too and I still try every day!

shackcf

Hey Doc I drive one of those too. Great car! I worked on the fine over engineered German cars so I do know better. I took up Ballroom dancing to be with people that liked people. That guy that gave you the finger was not worth your time. Good call that. I mainly shoot dancers. I am a retired IT Pro. I don't charge, I just have fun.

Mustanger Loc: Grants Pass, Oregon USA

Joexx

Good point. There seems to be several people responding to this post that are both unhelpful and overly impressed with their importance.

cyclespeed Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada

Once I was riding up a very long severe mountain divide. Someone assured me I couldn't possibly do it ( I was 65 years old at the time ). So I wanted a photo proof of the event. I looked around at the assembled group of tourists, approached a middle aged guy and asked him to do the deed. He said sure, suggested I move my bike and myself a short distance, I obliged. The camera had a very small rear screen so all I could see was the sign displaying the location and height of the climb, my bike and myself. All good. As I went to mount up and glide on down his son approached me and said I was lucky. It turns out the guy was a National Geographics Photographer on holiday with his family. Yes the adjustments he made in manual mode, the composition suggestions made it an absolute stellar image that I have shared widely and have a 20 x 24 print mounted on my wall. I ended was most fortunate!

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

That's alright. You will be taking pictures of inept people who think photographs of themselves are natural wonders. You can't go wrong. And, if, like me you don't suffer fools, just tell them to buzz off.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

I do agree!!! Let’s be nice! We don’t need to act in ways that give people with cameras a bad name.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

My point! A nice guy. We can be good people. We don’t have to act superior to others.