some fellas get a little crazy when you give them a uniform and a script. most know they are just getting another sort of welfare, so it's usually not too bad
when i was interrogated for 40 minutes by the former sort in homeland security, i was asked maybe 15 times why i wasn't carrying any luggage, each time being required to explain that i had checked my luggage and showing him the little claim tag you might say "what a moron!" only, if you think for a second, you realize that it is not he who is the moron, but you for paying him to do this all day On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't driven across since they started requiring a passport. The last > time would have been 2007 I guess. We were at camp and decided to go to the > casino in Pert-Andover. On the way over the Canadian guys ask where we're > going "Lucky's" to which they reply "Leave all your money" we all laugh and > head on through. > On the way back the guy walks all the way around the Jeep (my parent's but > I'm driving) then says "Muddy Jeep". I keep my yap shut since he hasn't > asked a question "Real muddy Jeep". Now he's staring at me but I can stare > back and act stupid with the best of them. Finally he says "Well?" and I > say "Well what?" He takes our IDs and asks where we're from and is > completely flabbergasted that my wife and I have MA driver's licenses but > both my parents have Maine. Then he's totally shocked that my wife and > mother were both born in MA while my dad and I were born in the same > hospital not 10 miles from where we now sit. He just can't process that > none of us actually live in Caribou but we own a camp there. > > Finally after maybe 10 minutes of him asking us over and over if we're > sure we know where we live and where we were born his supervisor comes and > looks over his shoulder (zero other vehicles have been anywhere near us > during this time, the Fort Fairfield border crossing isn't real busy) and > after another couple minutes takes our IDs from the first guy, hands them > to me and although the first guy is still talking says "You folks have a > nice day now". The other guy shuts up and we drive off... > > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:00:11 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS is fast and cheap to canada > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the > > USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely > > charge you duty. > > I've never had anything to declare. > It's been about 15 years since I made the crossing, but from what I > remember, beyond the standard "anything to declare?" question, the US > Customs questions were related to "got any illegal humans on board?" and > the Canadian Customs questions were for "got anything we can tax?". > > Mitch. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
