Bill Kalway, in WXIA's sat truck with one of Carrollton PD's finest
“Sir, is this your vehicle?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“May I come in?”
“Please do.”
“Sir, I’ve gotten a complaint that you’re using this vehicle to send messages to microchips implanted in the brains of residents around here. Got any ID?”
“Ma’am, I work at an Atlanta TV station. This is a satellite truck.”
“Satellite truck? What’s that?”
“It sends a signal to a satellite 22,000 miles in orbit, which then sends it back to earth.”
“…And then into the chips implanted in the brains of our residents? Sir, step out of the vehicle, please.”
“This is television. We send the signals into outer space, then the TV station receives them, then sends them to a transmitter or a cable company, which then sends the picture to TV sets in homes across north Georgia.”
Dan Reilly, WXIA; Richard Elliott, WSB
“So you expect me to believe that you send a signal 44,000 miles in order to get it to my TV set just up the road?
“Exactly.”
“Whatever you say, pal. What are all these other trucks doing here?”
“Same thing.”
“You know, my iphone sends a live video picture to another iphone. I don’t need a truck or satellites or outer space. “
“But that’s a phone. This is television.”
“Right. Turn around, hands behind your back.”
“You can’t arrest me for committing acts of television.”
“Tell it to the judge, spaceman.”
OK. So, the cops really ventured into our sat truck to tell us we needed to move it to another piece of property, which wasn’t very interesting.
Posted by Lenslinger on August 11, 2010 at 9:35 pm
You had me there for a moment. Now tell me about the riot, Uncle LAF…
Posted by dekalbofficers on August 11, 2010 at 11:12 pm
http://dekalbofficersspeak.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-lighter-side.html
Posted by Photoggirl on August 12, 2010 at 12:41 am
Did channel 2 and 5 interrupt the officer like nathan deal?
Maybe the flag could land on her head. I have never seen anything like that on election night.
Posted by Michael on August 12, 2010 at 10:32 am
Welcome to Georgia. Y’all’re welcome to stay. Just keep them thar’ space aliens out.
Posted by Dirty Laundry on August 12, 2010 at 4:56 pm
That was a riot, LOL. (Still, there really are people out there who believe the “signals to my brain” crap – and they call newsrooms across the country – all the time – especially in the wee hours of the morn/night)!