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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 569147" data-attributes="member: 13196">I don't ever recall being on anyone's property without their permission. In any case, any comments I've ever received from strangers tended to be positive exchanges. One time I asked a street sweeping driver if I could take a photo of his truck. He declined which wasn't a problem. I showed him a previous photo of a snowplow that blew its transmission--he was amiable with our conversation, but I didn't push the issue with him. I honored his request and didn't take any photos. But then again, I'm a female. Most of my conversations tend to be with men, and as I said, they've been polite. Even the guy working for the Bridge Authority who asked me not to photograph the Trenton Makes Bridge was polite in his request. I didn't give him any trouble with it. The photographer in the story you linked appeared to be polite, too, but unfortunately you can never tell how someone will react.As for your exchange ruining your day, Pete, you can choose to react or respond. Reaction tends to be the knee-jerk type. Responding is not letting your gut take control and offering a calm response. You don't always have to fight fire with fire. The way I look at it is this...if a person is going to offer a knee-jerk reaction, then that person is allowing someone else to push his buttons. No thank you to that for me. If anyone is going to push buttons, it will be me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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