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To: Snowshoe who wrote (72495)	2/12/2010 6:40:31 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

USD 15.000 in my pocket. Cash smelling like new paint! It is the Max. allowed to be taken in a person. Had 2000 Kwanza (USD23) on my pocket. Plus 500 African Rand. Need to pass into Currency control Booth: Pulled the moollah out. They counted with machine. All Ok. My 2.000 Kwanza was for beer and snack. Do you have any Kwanza? I said. No. I have no Kwanza. Can we see you wallet? yes. 2.000 Kwanza non declared, they say. I said: This is not to be taken away. It is for gasosinha in the restaurant upstairs. Gasosinha is soft drink. We will take it. I said. I need receipt to collect back upon return. yes. You will get receipt and you will get it back. Now we will search you. I said. Yes. No problem. Open bag and showed everything. They searched. No more money anywhere. Got reciept Came to restaurant. No Kwanza. No change. Only 50 bucks bill. Had to wait one whour for place to have change to get my Heineken beer. No credit acards accepted if this is what you are going to ask. Checked in by hand. No system operating. Although airtport has beem rewamped. No seat number in the boarding pass. It will be a bit messy but, hey, what is a bit of a mess to get to Experiment Birthday?