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To: USA21
Friend of mine used to run a trucking company that delivered for WalMart. They had GPS and cell phones installed. There were pre-designated routes to every store and warehouse, and they knew if you got over 5 or so miles off route and you were reprimanded. They also had "delivery windows", and you got in as much trouble for delivering early as you did late. He finally quit them and went independent.

Back in '92, I stopped late one night to help a guy broken down in a pickup. He told me he was a member of the Nebraska militia. We talked while I helped him get his truck started, and he told me he'd never own a vehicle made after '85, because that year the government had started secretly putting a chip in the cars that would allow them to shut any or all cars in the country off whenever they wished. I thought he was a nut, but the OnStar thing scares me. My truck's financed through GMAC, and I could just see getting in it one day and hearing this voice, "Uh, sir. We notice you're a little late with your payment this month, so we're going to keep the engine locked down and lock your windows and doors for a half hour. You just sit there and think about the error of your ways. You won't be late with that payment next month will you?"

33 posted on 08/26/2002 6:38:34 PM PDT by Richard Kimball
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To: Richard Kimball
From 1999 and GMAC.

GM installs black boxes in cars

34 posted on 08/26/2002 6:42:29 PM PDT by RikaStrom
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