I DON'T UNDERSTAND

     For the past many years I have been privileged to travel to a few foreign countries. Many times to Canada before a passport was needed and then to Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Italy and Hungary. I say privileged because these countries do not have to welcome me or any one else but they allow visitors for pleasure and work as we do in the USA. A passport was required and check-in and customs checks were required but I was free to move about the country as I wished. They expected me to follow their laws and customs while I was their guest.

AUTO BUYER BEWARE

     Many years ago, I worked for a Ford dealer trying to sell cars. It was 1958 and we were in a recession with many car dealers going out of business, but I learned the car business the hard way. I did not sell very many cars but did find out that buyers were as devious as the dealers during the sales process. Some would show up with old tires on their car or the radio would be missing. My worst problem was trying to be truthful with the customer. One time a customer asked me about a used car that they were interested in, and I told him that I had not driven the car and did not know much about it. My boss did not care for that very much and the used car in question became my new demonstrator until I sold it. After one year I decided to go back to college if I ever wanted to make a living.