Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:25:35 -0500
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject: Re: funny note
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The last time I was pulled over in my 90 GL with a roof full of kayaks and canoes was a couple of springs ago after returning to Iowa from the Missouri Whitewater Championships. I was heading out of STL and going up 55 to Chicago before going home. It was very cold for mid March and I remember passing through a rather large white beam of light crossing the interstate and shortly after, I was pulled over. The head wind was preventing me from doing the speed limit, so it had to be something else. The officer wanted to know where I'd been, where I was from, where I was heading, what time I left the race, and did I have a large amount of cash in my van. He took the DL etc. back to the squad car and returned and asked me the same questions over again to see if I could keep my story straight I guess. Eventually he said that the I-55 corridor was a major drug route from Memphis to Chicago and his flashlight inspection of my van spotted the 45 caliber Ammo box that I store behind the passenger seat that holds my emergency tool kit in; he thought was live ammo. The next day I scrounged up an old canvas Craftsman bag to throw the tools in.
Now that diligent officer didn't profile an innocent VW Van driver now.....DID HE?????
DM&FS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Schwaia" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
To: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 1:56:04 PM
Subject: Re: funny note
I've been pulled over by the local cops 4 times here in Sacramento. Once in my old Tristar, once in my Iltis, once in my Golf Country and the last time in my Syncro single cab. Every time it was just to check them out and make chit chat. Kind of annoying, but you got to be nice to your friendly polizei!
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 8:35 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: funny note
I got pulled over in my Westy in a very small town a couple of years ago.
The cop said "You were going a little too fast. I'm not going to give you a ticket though. I wanted to get a better look at your rig."
Jim
On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 10:32 AM Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net>
wrote:
> Geez.. I never get a note.. Usually I just get creepy stares..??
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I found a note under my wiper last week which read:
> >
> > 100$ Fine for having an AWESOME van!
> >
> > purrrrrrr
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 7:20 AM, Mark McCulley
> > <markmcculley@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I found this note stuck on the windshield one afternoon when my
> > > Vanagon
> > was
> > > parked in a public parking lot. I usually use a Club on the
> > > steering
> > wheel
> > > to discourage thieves.
> > >
> > > http://s14.postimg.org/pn0ref6f5/van_note.jpg
> > >
> > > I still get a big kick out of the fact that some young lady (I
> > > presume) found this funny enough to actually leave a note.
> > >
> > > -Mark
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil2
> > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> > '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah)
> > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Dodge Sprinter (Moby)
> > '90 Westfalia Subagon
> > Fulltiming since August 2008
> > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
> >
>
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