Date:         Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:34:21 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BenT <syncro@GMAIL.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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Yeah, man. They kept harassing me about the box I was carrying when I
went through Customs in SFO last Wednesday. I'm sure it was because
the (Vanagon) Double Cab cargo door I was carrying looked like a pizza
box. They probably thought I was having munchies. Damned profilers...

BenT
http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 21:01:21 -0600, 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!
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Date:    Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:13:33 -0700
> From:    Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: Friday - Johnny Law - Customs
>
> I cross the U.S./Canada border a lot.  The formula is
> terribly predictable given 4 different situations:
> [snip]
>