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26 Jul 2010 18:33 |
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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
(Post 298578)
Anyone ever tried these on a bike ?? I can't imagine anything better to bring a smile to an irrate African customs official..
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Could work Ted. Some years ago I was having a hard time at a border in West Africa - bag searches, demands for money, everything is "not possible" etc when they came across a personal alarm - the sort where you pull a pin out and it starts screeching.
I showed them how it worked and then gave it to the chief official. I was stamped through in seconds and as I walked back to the bike I could hear it going off again and again.
Best "facilitator" ever was a Polaroid camera though. Taking pictures of the various minor officials that you come across and giving them the print eased loads of tricky "negotiations".
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