At 12:34 PM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
>On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > > > At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > > > >> On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> jon louis mann said the following on 3/8/2008 5:33 PM: > >>> I found myself disturbed that I'm attracted to the idea of carrying an > >>> MP3 recording device at all times, just in case I get stopped by law > >>> enforcement and want my own recording of the event. > >>> > >>> Ray writes: > >>> I felt the same myself the other day when we were stopped by the Border > >>> Patrol near White Sands NM. We were rudely treated and harassed by an > >>> officious officer because we did not have our passports with us. It had > >>> never been mentioned to us that this was "a US Govt requirement". I > >>> "insulted" him by proffering my new South Dakota driving license! "A > >>> note has been made on your record that you have been informed that next > >>> time you are liable to be arrested". Left a real sour taste in the > >>> mouth. This is the first person we have come across in our first four > >>> weeks traveling through the US who has been unfriendly. In general, > >>> people have been fantastically helpful and friendly. > >>> > >>> A question just comes to mind.Do US citizens need to carry ID? > >> > >> In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence without > >> an ID. > > > > > > Not even standing in your back yard? So you have to carry your > > wallet when you're mowing the lawn in mid-summer wearing nothing but > > shorts (men) so as not to get heatstroke, or lounging by your > > swimming pool in a bikini (I'm not even going to mention the > > possibility that you have a hot tub), or dumping some extra-stinky > > garbage (e.g. used cat litter or a full diaper) into your garbage can > > late at night? > >On your property, I should have said. > > Julia So if your next door neighbors tell you to come over and lounge by their pool, you'd better find some place for a wallet in your thong? -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
