Saturday, November 7, 2009
Contest In Celebration of 2000 Followers
Need extra storage space? Well, I'm announcing our next NikonSniper Contest. You could be the lucky winner of a brand new "Western Digital - My Passport Essential 200GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive" just for being a NikonSniper follower.
That's right! In celebration of hitting the 2000 follower milestone in the next few months, I want to say thank you by having a contest drawing for a 200 Gig Hard Drive.
Contest rules are simple!
1. You must be a follower of the NikonSniper blog.
2. Respond to THIS post in the comments with the request, "Please enter me in the NikonSniper 2000 contest."
3. The winner will be announced within days of crossing the 2000 follower milestone.
I wish I could hand out these hard drives to all of you ... but I am just an "old dude", not one of Americas big banks that rips people off hand over fist. (Oh, That was an intended political statement.) Anyway, I am really thankful for your kinds words and comments while I'm at home and on the road and I just want to say thanks with this contest. Thanks to all of you. I hope you enjoy your time here. God bless!
NikonSniper Steve
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Asleep At The Switch
Ah, ... the road can kill ya! Especially if you're retarded ... like me. Now, that's probably not politically correct anymore ... but I don't think it's extraditable.
Today, I had to head up to Payson, AZ from Phoenix. It was my last stop of the day and it represented the longest portion of the days driving. I love Arizona cactus photos ... so as I was driving through the Tonto National Forest with my mind in the clouds as I kept firing shots out the window. Just a cruisin'! Everythings cool. You know, ... it was one of those days when your sitting by the pool in a Speedo and you're thirsty but you don't wanna get up ... next thing you know ... you hear your granddaughter say, "Poppy, I brought you some lemonade ... uh, what's with the Speedo?" OK, I just said that to scare some of my relatives. Anyway ...
Everything was great. Then I remembered ... I was supposed to get gas before I left Phoenix. I looked down and the red light was on and gauge was already smiling proudly displaying the big E. This is not good because my usually-trusty GPS said I was 43 miles from the nearest gas station. So, I am still moving but I wasn't sure exactly how long this dance card was gonna last. Vultures were now circling.
So, it's the bottom of the eighth ... and I needed to go to my bullpen for a reliever. So let me explain. We are a large family ... and like other large families ... each member differs and we sometimes sarcastically compliment each other by accident. This is where my oldest daughter usually says, "Dad, different people do different things." Seriously? Where's your mother?
So, I am sure you know that there are members of your family that you would call for certain situations ... and other members that well, forget it!
So, I would like to use one of my lifelines. This time my life line call would be spent on our oldest son. Let's call him ... Zack Braffton!
Zack is actually is a very good call ... and a very bad call (cause I will pay bigtime) ... all rolled up into one speed dial. Zack actually works bailing people out of much worse disasters than this all week long for a North American truck leasing company. Basically, Zack is a pro at this! He can talk long haul truckers with Alabama accents down from their big rigs all day. If you were in trouble and you had to call Zack at work ... he could get a helicopter to land in a snow storm on the road beside your crash scene with warm blueberry muffins and McDonalds coffee. GUARANTEED! And IF YOU were to call Zack when you were in trouble, you would get ALL THIS with courteous assistance and light hearted humor. No strings attached (not me, I will pay for this for sure).
So, I call the bullpen and Zack has just arrived home from work. This means he's warmed up and ready to go. He quickly assesses the North American dialect of the caller and begins to talk the same way. Soon you are thinking you went to the same high school as Zack. Zack could even tell ya stories you might think you remember.
So, Zack see's my caller ID and answers the phone with his usual, "Hey!"
With the phone crackling I start with, "Zack, I may be in trouble. I am running on empty, 43 miles south of Payson, Arizona, traveling Northbound on Highway 87. I need a gas station bad. Cell service is intermittent, ... so I may lose you."
"Dad, why are you calling me Zack?" Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (lost cell service or hung up, I think hung up).
So, anway, Zack got out his computer and linked to Skynet Delta Striker Force and had a Mobil gas station built 4 miles closer to me for my arrival. That's right. Zack had the contractors build the gas station right where I ran out of gas.
If you are familiar with Payson ... it's a downhill glide on 87 coming into town. I saw the engine light come on when I officially ran out of gas. Call it! Time of death 2:42pm. I was in neutral and coasting down hill with enough momentum that the car glided about 3/4 mile to the gas station including a small 180 degree turn onto the lot. The car came to rest at the pump ... with a bit of momentum to spare.
Zack said, "Dad, you're lucky ... and retarded."
Another disaster averted and the vultures were left to fly elsewhere.
Thanks Zack. I know I will hear about this for the rest of my life.
Today, I had to head up to Payson, AZ from Phoenix. It was my last stop of the day and it represented the longest portion of the days driving. I love Arizona cactus photos ... so as I was driving through the Tonto National Forest with my mind in the clouds as I kept firing shots out the window. Just a cruisin'! Everythings cool. You know, ... it was one of those days when your sitting by the pool in a Speedo and you're thirsty but you don't wanna get up ... next thing you know ... you hear your granddaughter say, "Poppy, I brought you some lemonade ... uh, what's with the Speedo?" OK, I just said that to scare some of my relatives. Anyway ...
Everything was great. Then I remembered ... I was supposed to get gas before I left Phoenix. I looked down and the red light was on and gauge was already smiling proudly displaying the big E. This is not good because my usually-trusty GPS said I was 43 miles from the nearest gas station. So, I am still moving but I wasn't sure exactly how long this dance card was gonna last. Vultures were now circling.
So, it's the bottom of the eighth ... and I needed to go to my bullpen for a reliever. So let me explain. We are a large family ... and like other large families ... each member differs and we sometimes sarcastically compliment each other by accident. This is where my oldest daughter usually says, "Dad, different people do different things." Seriously? Where's your mother?
So, I am sure you know that there are members of your family that you would call for certain situations ... and other members that well, forget it!
So, I would like to use one of my lifelines. This time my life line call would be spent on our oldest son. Let's call him ... Zack Braffton!
Zack is actually is a very good call ... and a very bad call (cause I will pay bigtime) ... all rolled up into one speed dial. Zack actually works bailing people out of much worse disasters than this all week long for a North American truck leasing company. Basically, Zack is a pro at this! He can talk long haul truckers with Alabama accents down from their big rigs all day. If you were in trouble and you had to call Zack at work ... he could get a helicopter to land in a snow storm on the road beside your crash scene with warm blueberry muffins and McDonalds coffee. GUARANTEED! And IF YOU were to call Zack when you were in trouble, you would get ALL THIS with courteous assistance and light hearted humor. No strings attached (not me, I will pay for this for sure).
So, I call the bullpen and Zack has just arrived home from work. This means he's warmed up and ready to go. He quickly assesses the North American dialect of the caller and begins to talk the same way. Soon you are thinking you went to the same high school as Zack. Zack could even tell ya stories you might think you remember.
So, Zack see's my caller ID and answers the phone with his usual, "Hey!"
With the phone crackling I start with, "Zack, I may be in trouble. I am running on empty, 43 miles south of Payson, Arizona, traveling Northbound on Highway 87. I need a gas station bad. Cell service is intermittent, ... so I may lose you."
"Dad, why are you calling me Zack?" Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (lost cell service or hung up, I think hung up).
So, anway, Zack got out his computer and linked to Skynet Delta Striker Force and had a Mobil gas station built 4 miles closer to me for my arrival. That's right. Zack had the contractors build the gas station right where I ran out of gas.
If you are familiar with Payson ... it's a downhill glide on 87 coming into town. I saw the engine light come on when I officially ran out of gas. Call it! Time of death 2:42pm. I was in neutral and coasting down hill with enough momentum that the car glided about 3/4 mile to the gas station including a small 180 degree turn onto the lot. The car came to rest at the pump ... with a bit of momentum to spare.
Zack said, "Dad, you're lucky ... and retarded."
Another disaster averted and the vultures were left to fly elsewhere.
Thanks Zack. I know I will hear about this for the rest of my life.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Road Trip Coming Soon
Well, I feel the road approaching fast as this is my final weekend at home for a bit and I have to get some things this weekend for making the next trip. I leave Wednesday and will be landing in Las Vegas this time. I actually be spending time in Vegas till near the end of the trip. You can see the approximate stops along the way of this 17 day trip. I hope to have an opportunity to shoot some more at the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Tucson Cactus Sunsets, Vegas Lights and maybe even Death Valley.
Let me know if you see something along my route that is worthy of a look. All the best to you and thanks for following.
NikonSniper Steve
Friday, October 23, 2009
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