Hi,
> It was commonly > thought that most if them were placebos that were sent out now and again > to patrol low-income housing and apartment areas in an effort to frighten > offenders into nipping out to the Post Office and buying a license.
those that were not placebos were Smiley's 'watchers' keeping an eye on Karla's boys...<g>
-- Cheers, Bob
ah, 'tis a thing of beauty, seeing Toby Esterhase and his team at work...funny how he loves those mail trucks, though....

