-=> Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-22-19  08:41 <=-

 >  > One doesn't see the big rigs so much on the back roads, though,
 >  > generally

 JM> Those are generally delivery vehicles for stores, etc.

That makes sense.... 

 >  >  JM> This time the border patrol agent asked if I were an American
 >  >  JM> citizen. I said yes, no request to see any ID, he looked in the
 >  >  JM> car and let me go.
 >  > Well, you did have a state license plate on the car... and didn't
 >  > appear to be carrying any contraband persons in the car... 

 JM> I was stopped twice.
 JM> The first time was walking back from Mexico at customs,
 JM> The second time was miles away where all traffic was merged into
 JM> something like a interstate weigh station.  I guess they were looking
 JM> for someone or something since cones set out to guide traffic and
 JM> several border patrol cars were around, one closer to th

Or they just decided to do a checkpoint for the fun of it, in case they
snagged something... We've run into them sometimes on a holiday weekend,
where they are just trolling for violations and/or drinking....

ttyl        neb

... When it's all said and done, then he tells us...

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