"We have to search your car".
Inside was the usual "grand pirate hidden booty" of space shuttle KYNAR KAPTON shielded duplex wire, thousands of wire terminals, twenty two LED fixtures, a ninety dollar toddler walk around thingee, 500 watt CREE and a 180 watt CREE light bar.
He approached the car then skidded to a stop twenty feet away. The 'scarred and rust spotted Doodge Espirit is oogly. Inside was a 5 gallon Home Depot orange bucket. Fit for Jed Clamppett, or Barney Google. All carefully piled atop the real treasures of my RV handiwork.
"Uhhh just show me what you want to declare"
I did. I paid 207 pesos import tax ($10.51) and now finally my son-in-law can get a 200 dollar dive lantern plus 200 dollars (18) NiMH low loss C batteries, a 180 watt CREE light bar and CREE 18 watt fixtures for his 24' open skiff.
I could not wait to come home. Americanos are friendly but speaking INGLES 6 days a year I make grammatical mistakes by the ton. I write acceptable English but my tongue rebels shamelessly. It puts the girls at the desk at Motel 6 on the floor. "OK OK she says - lets speak Spanish" I am so ashamed.
I got the 27" View Sonic monitor. But the replacement laptop battery charges to 20% capacity then the laptop stops charging then stays there even plugged in with the symbol showing, so my fight with smart battery management continues.
Re: All those MEGAWATT articles....I passed the baton to a fellow TECH forum member here (greatly respected) and hopefully he can unsnarl the mysteries of how to upload and post pictures and text from a MS Word to Gmail transmission. My computereeze is buggy whip. The horse is smarter than the driver, there.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, I am spending maรฑana with Mexican friends here in Ensenada then Sunday on to El Rosario, and many hours and many CREE lights for the Fire Engines and Ambulances there, my small contribution to a free public service. Halcones del Desierto DESERT HAWKS. A non profit organization run bu the owner of the only Pemex gasolinera in Baja California that has truly accurate dispensers. Antonio Muรฑoz. Since I have Star of Life ambulance electrical repair credentials, they love my donations and I love the fact they service 115 miles south into the wilds of the Baja Peninsula.
The job is to put my incredibly bright CREE LED red strobe lights system on the ambulance and CREE scene lighting on the pumper fire engine. I'll have 2 sharp helpers. The real reward is to the heart. It makes me feel like I'm worth something. Check out
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