Nancy wrote --

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

Those are generally delivery vehicles for stores, etc.

This time the border patrol agent asked if I were an American citizen. I said yes, no request to see any ID, he looked in the
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... :)

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

Those are generally delivery vehicles for stores, etc.

That makes sense....

This time the border patrol agent asked if I were an American citizen. I said yes, no request to see any ID, he looked in the
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... :)

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

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06-27-19 21:06 NANCY BACKUS wrote to JOE MACKEY about Re: borders
Howdy! Again Nancy and Joe,

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

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

I remember driving West on I-40 and as I crossed the State Line at Arizona there was a checkpoint where I was asked if we had any Fruit in the car.

I think it was Fruit I was asked about. Too long ago. Only a memory...

73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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Ed wrote --

I remember driving West on I-40 and as I crossed the State Line at Arizona

there was a checkpoint where I was asked if we had any Fruit in the car.

I think it was Fruit I was asked about. Too long ago. Only a memory...

Most likely.
Insects like to lay eggs in fruit and this would keep invasive critters
out of the state. At least that was what I was told once.
Joe
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On 2019 Jun 29 06:47:34, you wrote to ED VANCE:

Insects like to lay eggs in fruit and this would keep invasive
critters out of the state. At least that was what I was told once.

yeah, too bad there's so much open border they can just fly over without detection or consequence ;)

there's probably a corporate and political tie in, too... some corporation trying to lock down pollenation services and getting the state to pass laws to help them do that... it happens/happened in many cases... hawaii, pineapples, and bees are one example...

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Quoting Ed Vance to Nancy Backus on 06-28-19 11:16 <=-

The second time was miles away where all traffic was merged into
something like a interstate weigh station. I guess they were looking
for someone or something since cones set out to guide traffic and
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....

I remember driving West on I-40 and as I crossed the State Line at
Arizona there was a checkpoint where I was asked if we had any Fruit in the car.
I think it was Fruit I was asked about. Too long ago. Only a memory...

Quite possible... they do tend to have checkpoints for all sorts of
things.... And possible infestations that might be being brought in is
another sort of things that they'd watch for.... :)

ttyl neb

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