Re: Misc. Ramblings

[John Eickerman <jke@wolfenet.com>]

At 9:59 AM -0500 4/17/97, Mann Law wrote:
>	Laws vary from state to state.  In Indiana, one of the most
>common driving tax collection [some call this speeding tickets] methods
>is to put a plane in the air, paint lines on the road, and have a dozen
>cops sit on their ass around a corner---then methodically pull people
>over on their way to work and summons them to pay the tax.  Now, of
>course there is a common fix to this problem [other than slowing down, or
>watching for the plane] but it requires several buddies, several gallons
>of white paint, a wide roller [much quicker than the brush method], a
>dark night and .... Now, this is illegal, so *don't* do it.  I do not
>speak from the experience gathered in my youth here [commercial grade
>roller please...14"'s or so in width].  Again, this is illegal to
>actually do, you will be fined, jailed, maybe even hanged...so, slow down
>instead:)

Why not just get a scanner from Radio Shack and tune into the state patrol
freq.  This will work for both aircraft and when one car radars and others
pick up.  I have saved myself a few times with my scanner working.  I do
know that mobile use of a scanner is illegal in some areas of the country,
check with the local person you are trying to avoid and find out for sure.



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John Eickerman - jke@wolfenet.com
1987 Audi 4000CSquattro