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List dead?
Did I read that correctly you were complaining about having less hassle than
normal? :)
On Nov 22, 2007 10:02 AM, Rave Racer 77 <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The border doesn't make sense anymore. My wife was allowed to come visit
> me
> before we were married a number of times without any hassles. I'm so used
> to crossing the border without people questioning me because of my
> citizenship duality that I never thought there'd be a problem. Once we
> cleared up the original issue with customs and she finally was allowed to
> come down to see me, customs would hold her up for two hours and ask her
> all
> sorts of ridiculous questions and even called me using her cell phone once
> to tell me they were sending her to jail instead of letting her across. I
> was drunk at the time so that didn't help. The last time I crossed the
> border though I had anticipated all sorts of delays so I budgeted my time
> accordingly. The drive from Toronto to Detroit took 2 hours instead of 3,
> the border took 15 minutes instead of 2 hours, and we were so early at the
> airport in Detroit that check in and security took 30 minutes instead of 2
> hours. We were sitting at the gate for more then 5 hours before our
> flight
> all because we anticipated Customs to be it's usual ridiculous self.
>
> Rave Racer
> Current:
> '91 Jetta GLI 2.0L 16V
> '81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2
> '92 Fox
> 2 GTI parts cars
> 1 Jetta parts car
> '02 Isuzu Rodeo (for towing more cars)
>
> Gone:
> '89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
> '87 Audi 4000 Quattro
> '72 Triumph GT6
>
> http://spaces.msn.com/raveracer77/photos/
> http://www.myspace.com/rave_racer
> ___________________________________________
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Mtl-Marc" <marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "A Org, Scirocco" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 23:32
> Subject: Re: List dead?
>
>
> > Well we could start picking on the Canadians. That usually brings out
> the
> > liveliness in us all. (J/K)
> >
> > I stopped saying things like the "w" word to Canadian Customs. "Work"
> is
> > the worst possible thing to say other than "I am coming up to steal jobs
> > from the locals." (That's always been a joke since the one customs guy
> > started yelling at me telling me that every time I come up there I was
> > stealing jobs.)
> >
> > What is your business in Canada Sir?
> >
> > I am here to provide training and provide a warranty inspection...
> > Customer
> > XYZ paid for my services and I am here under the NAFTA agreement.
> >
> > No Ma'am/Sir I am not transporting goods they are already here and a
> > Canadian Electrian has already installed it all. I am just here to
> check
> > it
> > out and leave Just a couple hours.
> >
> > No Ma'am/Sir I do not know why there isn't someone in Canada that can do
> > this. I am a factory rep simply here to inspect. No I do not know why
> my
> > company doesn't have a Canadian Technician. If you would like the
> number
> > to
> > my personnel dept they may have the answers to those questions.
> >
> > Yes I have been in custody once. I wasn't exactly arrested I turned
> > myself
> > in to the US Marshals. What did I do? Well it's a long story but
> > basically
> > I had a broken taillight. Oh you have all day... well it was like this
> > see... (two hours later) ...the judge immediately dismissed it.
> That's
> > no
> > kidding. I really did have to turn myself into the US Marshals over a
> > broken tailllight. I spent hours alone in a cell with convicted felons
> > wearing my Navy Dress Blue Uniform--the Cracker Jack uniform. There was
> a
> > steal toilet in the center of the room and I had 13 buttons to undo to
> > take
> > a leak. My ass was clenched so tight Moses couldn't have parted my
> > cheeks.
> > All kidding aside I am not picking on Canada (again) I need someplace to
> > go
> > where they won't throw rocks at me.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Wake up people.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 20, 2007 9:22 PM, Mtl-Marc <marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello?
> >>
> >> Chirp chirp chirp
> >>
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