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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: FEED FOR GERMANY   WAS:Re: An apology, and a question (uucp in
Summary: Sitting back and enjoying the show
Message-ID: <880@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jul 89 13:30:20 GMT
References: <852@corpane.UUCP> <1989Jun29.153716.14425@twwells.com>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <1989Jun29.153716.14425@twwells.com> bill@twwells.com (T. William
Wells) writes:
>In article <852@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>: Prison? Last time I was in West Germany, it was a free country. Why 
>: would it be
>: illegal to own a trailblazer?
>
>Try delivering first class mail in the US. While I don't *think*
>they'll put you in prison for doing that, they can certainly take
>everything but the shirt off your back.
>

Yep, I understand now. I figured out what was meant by it being illegal to use
trailblazers in Germany about 1 day after I posted my message. It's like me
deciding that I want to hook my toaster up to my telephone line. South Central
Bell might not like that too much. I don't think I would be arrested though.
They would cut off my service and charge me for any damages. If I didn't pay
they would sue me. But that is because they are a business. 

If the government was running the show, I would be in prison. Let's say I
decided to make a nifty new radio-blend-o-matic. The FCC would have the 
device and me confiscated before you could say "ronco". Governments always tend
to overreact. Unless you actually *WANT* them to take some action, then they
drag their feet for months.

Oh, well, Now that I am straitened out on the modem issue, I am just sitting
back and watching the ongoing show. It is pretty interesting. :-)

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My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my
life there.