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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 1487701, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p>Back in the late 1960s it was illegal to have anything in your car that could be used as a weapon. I was working in a very bad neighborhood and needed some sort protection. I used an old phone receiver with the cord stuck into the ashtray. I figured it would give me some kind of protection.</p><p>I got off work one morning and every car parked on the street was broken into except mine. I guess the crooks saw the phone receiver and thought my car was a police car.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 1487701, member: 78"]Hi, Back in the late 1960s it was illegal to have anything in your car that could be used as a weapon. I was working in a very bad neighborhood and needed some sort protection. I used an old phone receiver with the cord stuck into the ashtray. I figured it would give me some kind of protection. I got off work one morning and every car parked on the street was broken into except mine. I guess the crooks saw the phone receiver and thought my car was a police car. greg[/QUOTE]
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