Date:         Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:31:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: OT: Customs profiling and vanagons...
Comments: To: Parker Beeson <parker@COREADDICTS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <DBB6C817-039E-11D9-9950-000A95A8745E@coreaddicts.com>
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I've asked customs officials about profiling people,
and got two different answers at the same time.

1) From the auto inspector "well, large vehicles have
more places to hide stuff, so we search them more"
2) from the agriculture lady right next to him shaking
her head saying "it's the bus".

Also, when another auto inspector was asked if some
vehicles were more fun to search than others, i just
got a smile and a big nod.

National security is based on stereotypes...

-Damon

--- Parker Beeson <parker@COREADDICTS.COM> wrote:

> That's funny Damon as I often get profiled at the
> border too. A few
> weeks ago I made the three biggest mistakes you can
> make at the border
> (was driving a rusty $800 1985 Subaru at the time
> which didn't help) :
>
> Q) How long were you in Canada? Business or
> pleasure?
> My Answer) Only 2 days. Strictly pleasure.
>
> Q) What do you do for a living?
> My Answer) I'm in between jobs right now.
>
> Q) How much money do you have in the car?
> My Answer) Only 5 dollars.
>
> All true answers, but over two hours later I was
> finally released from
> the seaching bay after they put all the panels back
> on the Subby and
> the dogs got tired of sniffing. :-)
>
> Parker
>
> PS - It was even worse when I went to Golden,BC with
> my friend, his
> wife and their two daughters in their nice SUV.
> "So... who is that
> random guy in the back seat between the two kids?"
> Ugh! Ironic that
> Canada welcomes you with open arms and then trying
> to get back into my
> own country I get reamed almost every time!  ;-)
>
> PPS - Can't wait to try the border in my "new"
> Westy. Ha!

=====
'84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX - New! With 25% fewer spun rod bearings!
Vancouver, BC



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