Hello!!!

Well , A thread with merit, On our last 2 international outings we found that placing the shells in a separate bag made it
easier on the customs people.... They only peeked in and then let us through.... i found that by carrying on the bag with the
shells helps to keep them from being bashed about by the gorilla baggage handlers ....
I also read about two months back that if you go to the Philippines you had better have a loose $20 to slid towards their
customs person...of course this is not a standard practice but the author of the message said there was a small pile of
confiscated shells next to the customs person and the "'cultural donation" seemed to convince them of your good intentions.
Think of it as a departure fee...
Tangle nets can be purchased in the Philippines and you could also get excellent advise on there use there too .... some
states forbid the use of these nets but if your overseas then i wouldn't see a problem...Hope some of this helps ...Mark &
Peta Bethke
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 2:02 PM
Subject: US Customs Rqmts and other questions (non-Helmut related)


| Hello all,
|
| Sorry to take everyone away from the discussion of Helmut's future (I was
| getting ready to place side bets), but I have shell stuff to worry about :)
|
| 1. What is required to bring shell into the US through customs? Should they
| be packed in my bags? Separate? Carried on/off? What is best?
| 2. where can I find the thread or locate the author of the tangle netting in
| the Philippines articles?  How is it done (technique)? What do I need
| (material, etc) to do it?
| 3. Is there really a search engine (someone mentioned one recently) for the
| list archives? Where? I could not find one.
|
| Thanks all
|
| P.S I get a kick out of you Helmut.    Stay on the List!!
|
| James I. Movich
| Long Beach, CA
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