It must be Karmic Fate. Some folks have been so hassled by Canadian Law Enforcement that they will never go back, and others, like myself can never find one when we need one. Please don't think that I'm doubting anyone on the list in ANY way. Many family friends who live in The Great White North have the same problems. Every few weeks it's just another 2 hours of their life gone by. Yet for some others, they can hardly tell if the cops work at all since they seem to get away with murder (figuratively that is). I never have a problem getting into Canada, it's trying to get back into the States that always turns into a major hassle for no reason. And this was well before 9/11. Last summer we took TURD and the family camping in the U.P. of Michigan. The plans were going to include camping around the shores of lake superior on both sides of the lake, but since my license was being held hostage by a 23yr old officer that doesn't know the rule books (yes, I did beat that ticket after we got back!) we didn't camp in Canada. I didn't think getting in there would be trouble, but getting home would have meant a 3-5 hour search to clear US Customs. Having the kids along, a "See daddy yell at the not-so-nice-customs-officer" show wouldn't be good for them to see. The weirdest thing is my Westy has never ever been searched at Bong Recreation Center (yes, that really is it's name.. look it up..) in Wisconsin. Yet driving home in my own neighborhood the cops treat it as a "Suspicious Vehicle". Chris Smith Montgomery, IL Audio Visual / Meeting Technology Freelance Services |
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