"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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And preceded with "Good evening, officer."



That's always my opener.

It's sometimes amazing what they are willing to overlook, or not take time
to find, if a person is just relaxed and cheerful.

Just don't over do it. Relax, be nice, and be yourself. If you over do it,
they can get suspicious as well. The really slick bad guys use this
technique, and they know it.

I have been very lucky on several occasions, with what they didn't take time
to find, or simply didn't choose to enforce.