Date:         Fri, 25 May 2001 14:32:25 -1000
Reply-To:     Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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From:         Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Subject:      Re: The Coin of the Realm  or  What I Carry Where
Comments: To: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET>
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P...

You're a woman after my own heart.

M
----- Original Message -----
From: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 12:09 PM
Subject: The Coin of the Realm or What I Carry Where


> For travel south of the border, I carry in the glove box
> an expensive pair of men's mirrored Ray Ban sunglasses.
>
> Should ever I find myself having to bribe my way out of trouble,
> mirrored Ray Bans are the coin of the realm!
> I learned this the 70's, when traveling in Guatemala in my '96 Westy.
> A military policeman once attempted to "requisition" my van--
> a common practice during the worst of the war.
>
> If Ray Bans are insufficient (heaven forbid!) I carry a $100 bill
> rolled tightly in a lipstick tube alongside the Ray Bans in the
> glove box.
> With these, a large plastic police whistle & a can of pepper spray,
> I feel confident to handle just about anything!
>
> Phaedra
> '85 Wolfs Westy "Basecamp"
>