Airline type "Black Box" IS in YOUR car!

[Fred Douglass]

..hysterical, Pete C. When ya comin' east (DOWN East, that is)?
...Boy, it's a little frightening to hear "Well it's just progress, I guess..." or, "Well, safety is so important..." comments----remember, not only is "the Road to Hell paved with Good Intentions", but also the old truism "Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile...". Big Brother, indeed.

Two Mainers I know come to mind when I read this: 1) Dodge Morgan---he gained great fame for sailing around the world NON-STOP on the "American Promise"---a first in sailing...and he parlayed USAF radar-detection technology into "Whistler" radar detectors. Whoever gets a "Black Box Blocker" invented and on the market will be the next Dodge Morgan! (BTW "Black Box Blocker" is MY COPYWRITE------you invent the thing and then share some profits!)

2) Marshall ____________. "Mah-shell" decided marriage and gov'mint were for OTHER people. He used his inheritance (Muthah had a LAWT a Land, by Jesus!") to buy a tiny island. Up goes a shed, a tiny house, a dock and he goes fishin" (lobsterin') for 30 years. Never sells to a Cooperative, never reports his income, has a NIFTY gun collection and the state, town, Feds and other blood-suckers just can't bring themselves to invade his island. Boat is Delaware registered--i.e. a documented vessel with no bow numbers. "Down East" wanted to do an article on him! D'OH! "Why the HELL do ya think I'm OUT HEAH in the FUHST PLACE!!!!!!!!!" He's 78 now, has no kids and likes me "like a son". You listenin' PeteC------?