Date:         Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:34:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW Van Profiling
In-Reply-To:  <cffb8199ab390.4d26e87b@shaw.ca>
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I too have never had such a run in - however I think about it a lot - not
just because I drive a VW Bus but because it stands out like a sore thumb.
I'm much smarter now than in my younger days so if I did get pulled over I
know I'm in no danger of violating anything - but I do still think about it
when driving late at night or any other time when I feel I could be easily
singled out.

The closest experience I would say I've had of this was coming back into the
U.S. from Buses of the Corn a few years ago. We got stopped at customs -
they said it was random but I doubt it - after they saw we weren't "pot
smoking hippies" and upon opening the slider saw the mess of camping gear
(it was raining when we packed up so things were extra unorganized) they
just let us move on - I don't even think they searched inside the van at
all.


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Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
'86 (We call this one Scrap)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus