At 08:59 PM 3/9/2013, Bill M wrote: >April brings a rather large European show in Westport CT. >It appears more geared to the tuner scene but isn't a >Vanagon technically a European Import? I asked about Technically? I mean, I mean...what else is it? "Dubs on Defrost" sounds as though they've heard of Volkswagen, and we've certainly got performance, in spoonsful. Well, in your case, in cupsful. <g> I'm interested if somewhat daunted...this was the part that skeered me: >There was a few "issues" last year that drew significant police >attention. They were not happy. Basically, I have to notify the >Westport PD that this event is happening, so THEY WILL BE LOOKING >FOR DOUCHEBAGS. Apparently, last year someone heading to the show >cut off the Chief of Police for Westport while he was off duty >driving with his family. He was not amused. There were also State >Police reports from all over New England about the "packs of VW's >headed to Westport". Just be aware that all the police in CT are >angry and watching you.... Driving through "The Communist State" as the truckers on the radio use to call it ($50 per light for marker lights out, and such) with all the police in the state angry and watching me sounds potentially tedious. Not that I'm a douchebag in my own mind, of course, and I know you're not. But do *they* know? I don't like messing with loaded policemen. I don't like messing with policemen, period, because they're always loaded and occasionally they go off in your hand. Put me (and my roomie) up as a "tentative." Yrs, d |
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