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The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this: | The problem with the Terminal B Garage is that Massachusetts State Police - Troop F (the group which patrols the airport along with the MassPort people) is rather Gestapo-ish in their "enforcement", which, in many cases, includes harassing spotters on top of the Terminal B garage. There aren't any regulations (TSA, FAA, or otherwise) which prohibit photography, but that fact doesn't seem to stop these guys. I've personally spotted on top of the garage 4 times, and have had trouble half the time. Here's a rundown. First time (May 19, 2005), my friend and I were up there for maybe 30-45 minutes around 5PM, and nobody even came to talk to us about what we were doing. Second time, I was there by myself, and a guy in a MassPort pickup came by (after I'd been up there for maybe 20 minute) and told me very politely that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to be taking pictures, as people might get overly suspicious, seeing as how it was September 11th (something I hadn't realized, actually). The third time, it was actually about half-past midnight on the morning of October 29th, 2005, and I was there for maybe 45 minutes before it got just too cold to be up there. Nobody came by to stop me that time, but I attribute that to it being the middle of the night. The fourth time, I was there on a Friday afternoon in early November 2005 around 3:30, and I hadn't even gotten my camera out before a lady in a Massport truck came up and told me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures. I politely asked her which organization was preventing me from taking pictures, and she called two people from MSPD-Troop F, and told me that "the state police will be right up to inform you". I finally thought I'd get some info regarding just who it was that was so opposed to me taking pictures. I stood around for a few mintues watching the traffic (I'd put my camera away at this point), while the lady from Massport sat in her truck and watched me (at least thats what I think she was doing--she was behind me, so I couldn't see her). When the trooper finally arrived, our conversation went like this: | ||
Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? | Trooper: Didn't she [the lady from Massport] tell you you can't take pictures? <br> | ||
Me: Yes sir. | Me: Yes sir. <br> | ||
Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. | Trooper: So what's your problem? Get in your car and get out of here. <br> | ||
Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. | Me: I'd just like to find out whose authority is preventing me from taking pictures here. <br> | ||
Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. | Trooper: Mine! Now get in your car and get out of here. <br> | ||
Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. | Me: <start buttoning up my bag to leave> Well, I don't appreciate you being rude to me, sir. <br> | ||
Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? | Trooper: Why didn't you leave when she [again, tha lady from Massport] told you not to take pictures? <br> | ||
Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. | Me: Like I said, I'd like to know whose authority is prevening me from taking pictures here. <br> | ||
Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. | Trooper: Mine, and Massport's. Now get in your car and get out of here. <br> | ||
Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> | Me: Alright. <at which point, I turned and walked away> <br> | ||
==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||