Smokey' Letter

    The following is the text of a letter written by a good mate of mine. Out of deference to ALL parties concerned, I will delete any identifying text!


                                                                                      3 Smokey's Street
Windsor NSW 2756
July 23 1990
To Whom It May Concern,
                            I have known XXXX for five years and during this time I have travelled with XXXX over many thousands of kilometres. This man's driving ability never ceases to amaze me.
                            I have been driving trucks for the last twenty odd years and I thought I had seen some good drivers, until I met XXXX. This man is a freak when it comes to driving big rigs. He can put a semi trailer where an average motorist would have trouble fitting a Mini Minor. Before you convict this man for speeding, travel with him, sit beside him in the cab of a Big Rig, watch him expertly manoeuvre a monster through peak hour traffic; look on in awe as he as he puts it through it's paces on the open highway. You will see Highway Patrol Policemen wave to XXXX as he passes for they know this man is an expert in his trade and he has earned their respect.
                            If you convict XXXX of speeding, it will be one of the biggest blunders in the history of motoring. You won't be able to sleep at night. Your wife will leave you. You will contemplate suicide. You will go bald. Your neighbours will hate you. You will lose your job. You will become a Monk and will die a lonely man.
                            So, old son, make it easy on yourself and find XXXX NOT GUILTY as charged.
                           Yours Sincerely
                            John (Smokey) YYYYY
Dated 23rd July 1990