Works the other way too. A fellow I know has acquired a vacation home in
Phoenix. He has a very nice Buick Grand National and decided to take it
down to AZ and leave it at his winter place so it would getmore use.
The US border people asked him if he intended to sell it. He quite
honestly
Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government
bureaucrat?
Wilton
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more unreasonable than a government
bureaucrat?
Wilton
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Works the other way too
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This is only one type of bureaucrat and that is a government bureaucrat -
by
definition. Therefore, Wilton's rhetorical question
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Works the other way too. A fellow I know has acquired a vacation home in
Phoenix. He has a very nice Buick Grand National and decided to take it
down to AZ and leave
bureaucrat?
Wilton
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Works the other way too. A fellow I know has acquired a vacation
Sounds like life is good!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
It was an astoundingly gorgeous day today, my wife suggested we go
kayaking, so took the boats over and threw them in the inlet, took along
a fishing pole, and
What sort of wine did the sommelier recommend with the redfish?
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Sounds like life is good!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
It was an astoundingly
It was a screw top Murphy Goode sauv blanc from Costco. Not sure that
it would be recommended, but it sufficed.
--R
On 10/17/11 10:15 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
What sort of wine did the sommelier recommend with the redfish?
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Maxmeadedil...@bellsouth.net
I think it is maybe $9 at Costco give or take a dollar. I usually buy
Chilean and Argentinian wines, a lot in the $10-12 range that are really
good values. I think I bought the MG because it had a screw top and my
wife is somewhat challenged by the corks, plus I kinda enjoy the
immediate
Chilean Merlots are very good, and don't overlook the Australian wines, either.
Used to bring it back when I traveled to those places. Came back from Chile
with a case of merlot that was a gift. Customs cleared it without batting an
eye. I was sure they would nick me for the duties.
Had a
Went and visited maybe a dozen Niagara Peninsula (Ontario, CAN) wineries
over Labor Day weekend. We were impressed at the variety and quality of the
wines, and noted improvements since our last visit in 2007. Still, a local
guy told us he saves about $7/bottle purchasing Chilean or Spanish wines
Can I be your friend?
--R
On 10/17/11 4:34 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Had a customer in the DR (Dominican Republic) whose family owned the Anjeho
distillery. Always came home with a boatload of that stuff whenever I visited.
So much so that we usually gave it away as gifts
Dan
Geez, I rarely drink, and when I do, it's a nice dark beer of some sort. I
probably still have some of the Anjeho, and the last time I was down there was
in 96.
Funny thing - of all the stuff I brought back from overseas, I never once paid
duty on a thing. I was always very careful to declare
It was my experience that the toughest border to cross was the Canadian border.
They were especially nasty about your crossing over for any sort of work. I got
detailed in Toronto one time on my way to Halifax because the Immigration guy
wanted to know why I was working in Canada and where was
I made the mistake once of answering yes at the TO airport if I was
there to work (dressed in a suit, carrying a briefcase, etc.), well,
duh. The girl tells me to wait over there, then some other dude shows
up and tells me to come with him, so I follow him to some other place.
He asks if I
It was an astoundingly gorgeous day today, my wife suggested we go
kayaking, so took the boats over and threw them in the inlet, took along
a fishing pole, and brought home a nice redfish for supper! Nothing
like a fresh-from-the-water redfish in a bit of olive oil and butter in
a nice hot
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