My memory is foggy but lore has it that when the japanese overran the
south pacific (as in Manila) during WW 2. the US govt planted a lot
of hemp in places like Ohio to secure a supply of rope for the Navy.
Old hippy tales indicated there were still a lot of "patches" that
survived the return to corn. (and corn liquor?)

  Seems like friday here, just emerging out of a Tax filing haze.
Time to repair a few niggling things on the westy and get some fresh
perspective in the mountains!
On 1-May-06, at 12:24 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

>> Not to mention the US Navy for Rope & Sails & a Hundred other
>> products !!!
>> I sense a conspiracy going On....
>> PS: just lost my Keys for the fifth time today Huh??? :o)
>> .
>> peaceout,
>> John C...
>> SLC, UT...
>> 85 Westy; Sitar
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