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Ray tells me this tale Friday. He and his wife Sue are in the Caymans. Three guys from Jersey in the "Sanitation Business" Ronnie, Donnie and Tony urge them to come with to Cuba. Ray and Sue speak Spanish, they could help them get around. The three wise guys want to meet much younger girls. My friends obviously are appalled at that but intrigued about visiting Cuba on the QT. They charter a puddle jumper. As they board they notice the tires on the plane or completely bald. The plane is a relic from Khrushchev Soviet Union. They enter the cabin which is a stainless steel interior. People are smoking. Children screaming. They have chickens on board. Ray panics but his wife does a chicken impression taunting him so he stays. Halfway to the ISOM Ray becomes alarmed as the engine sputters. He looks out the window. The engine cuts. He blurts out to the stewardess. She replies 'oh we always cut off the engine to save on gas.' They finally arrive safely. All the yanks slip $5 into their passports so the customs officers will not stamp the page. Ray slips in $20. He approaches the customs officer and hands over the passport. She looks in and stares at him. So Ray says 'I don't want my passport stamped.' She stares at him and he begins to sweat. 'You don't want your passport stamped?'...Ray gulps. She growls, 'then say please.' Ray pauses, 'what?' She adds, 'it's only right to say please.' Ray says, 'please?' She says 'welcome to Cuba.'