In your face, CANADIANS!

[BAM]

when i went to Niagara they just asked where I was from, looked at my I.D. and let me drive through...

[ticatfan]

They probably knew they were friends of arctic's,so thats why they got a hard time.lol

[ArcticWildMan]

Originally posted by ticatfan
Come on artic,you know how many people from here go south in the winter,ALOT. And they can tell you the same thing about arrogant border guards.People used to go thru the states to by pass quebec,but the don't anymore. The guards on both sides must go to the same border guard school.lol

Sorry Ticat, but the US does not conduct searches on moving vans and vehicles like you guys have done for years. I have seen first hand, U-hauls completely emptied and the contents left on the ground by the Canadian border people and the poor folks who owned the stuff were left to try and get it all back in so it would fit.
All of this was conducted under the "motive" that they were searching for illegal handguns. For some reason, your border folks get their jollies out of making life miserable for some Joe 6 pack who wants nothing more than to get where he's going. I don't think Joe Average in his 28 foot U-Haul filled to the gills with all his worldly belongings is a threat to the great nation of Canada. There are a lot bigger fish in the sea they can waste their time on.


Hell, my very first trip up the ALCAN, I was on military orders reporting to Alaska for duty. All I had in my truck was a duffle bag. Even after showing the border folks my military orders authorizing me to travel via the ALCAN and letting them look in my duffel bag, they still insisted on impounding my vehicle for a complete search and I was escorted to a room where I was grilled for 30 minutes about my travel through Canada. Finally they accessed some database that showed my security clearance (Top Secret/SCI) and I overheard one of them whisper to the other that they had better let me go or it could become a sticky issue with our goverment. When I left, I asked them if this was how they treated all US military people who had to travel through their country. They didn't have the guts to answer me.

[Topdog]

Originally posted by ArcticWildMan
The US does not restrict people from entering the US for a DUI.

DUI is not even on the same plane as a "criminal" act.


As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure the US restricts entry except for the most severe criminal crimes like murder/rape. My Mother who is a naturalized US citizen was never asked about a criminal record when she entered the US (unlike the process when we entered Canada)

Unfortunately AWM the US won't allow Canadians in the US if the have a DUI either. However Canada started the Policy shortly before the US invoke they'res. In retaliation I suspect. Don't know for sure I go see If I can find out.

[lordofgun]

Let's stop the serious discussion. Let's talk about how much Canadians, and Canada in gerneral, suck.

Ready...go.

[ArcticWildMan]

Originally posted by Topdog


Unfortunately AWM the US won't allow Canadians in the US if the have a DUI either. However Canada started the Policy shortly before the US invoke they'res. In retaliation I suspect. Don't know for sure I go see If I can find out.

Yup. It was a tit for tat instituted after numerous Americans were refused passage through Canada. I know that the Alaska troopers stopped sharing drivers license info with Canada because so many folks were getting stranded one side of the border or another.

[lordofgun]

Originally posted by lordofgun
Let's stop the serious discussion. Let's talk about how much Canadians, and Canada in gerneral, suck.

Ready...go.

Originally posted by ArcticWildMan
Yup. It was a tit for tat instituted after numerous Americans were refused passage through Canada. I know that the Alaska troopers stopped sharing drivers license info with Canada because so many folks were getting stranded one side of the border or another.

[The_Philster]

Originally posted by lordofgun
Let's stop the serious discussion. Let's talk about how much Canadians, and Canada in gerneral, suck.

Ready...go.

BG43 is a Canadian so I can't say that.

[Topdog]

I'm still sitting on $2500.00 of GST reciepts. I've beem waiting for the the dollar to decrease. Well looks like I'll make a few extra bucks since I've waited. Time for a Tip to the Border!!

[Topdog]

I weny accross the Border at Pigeon River Border Crossing one night in my Conversion Van. They had 8 Canadian Customs Officers there, this was at 2 o'clock in the Morning!!!. The litterally Emptied my Van of anything that was not bolted down and then I had to completely empty my wallet! (which I have never had to do in ANY other province). They then got my laptop and demanded that I give them the password to log onto it. They went thru Directory by Directory. Theu got to my Companies Financial Software and once again Demaned that I give them my password. That was the the last straw, we were now going to butt heads!!!!. I refused and told them they had no business looking at my Financial info. They said "Well we just might have to not allow you in our Country" I said FINE I turn around and drive back home, I was just comming into your G** Damn country to do training for your Dumb Ass People. And You can call Bowater and tell them why I'm not there!!Several of them talked among themselves and decided that my Companies Software wasn't that important Software wasn't that important.

Needless to say I was seeing Red after I put everything back and Left the Border................Bitter ...Damn Straight!!!

[Ð]

I flew Toronto-Tampa a couple years back for a Bucs Redskins playoff game.

The US immigration officer insisted that (in his pea brain) I was going down to "work at the game", held me up for a good 45 mins...I almost missed my flight. Turns out he didn't like my passport entry that had me travelling to Thailand, Britain and France a few years back.

That same year I was going Ottawa to RR in DC & was unemployed at the time. That threw the pinhead US immigration officer for a loop...he held my my wife, kids & myself for @ 30 minutes while he talked about my passport.

After 30 minutes, I raised a stink, asked to see a supervisor and told him to either charge me with something, or release me, that I didn't have the time for his officer's fishing expedition, I have a plane to catch. Tania was ****ting bricks. He apologized and let us through.

I've gone through many times at Heathrow, Gatwick, Paris, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo with maybe 1 1/2 minutes of token questioning & could have even less if I take the time to become a dual Canadian/British citizen.

[SabreEleven]

Originally posted by lordofgun
Let's stop the serious discussion. Let's talk about how much Canadians, and Canada in gerneral, suck.

Ready...go.

Log's right

[SabreEleven]

What did I just say?

[The_Philster]

Originally posted by Sabre11
What did I just say?

This.

Originally posted by Sabre11
Log's right

Can I have whatever you're taking.

[ticatfan]

I could tell you a stry when I was working on a 18 wheeler hauling hay to the states,we had the truck torn apart at the 1000 island bridge,he even dumped the ash tray on the floor of the truck and dumped our stuff on the ground,this was in 78,so it has been going on ,on your side for quite awhile.