Nothing say's lovin, like a body cavity search

You never know

Last July,I was crossing ai Baline Wa to attend a car show. I told the Us customs officer the purpose of my trip and he asked what kind of car was in the trailer. when I responded he asked to take a look. assuming this was an official reques for inspection I offered to pull to the canopied area away from the booth. He said no just leave it here (only lane open at 7:30 am) amd unlock the trailer. His attitude became relaxed and I could tell he was car guy who just wanted to see what I had. After a brief look and a few friendly questions, I motioned to the ever increasing line up of cars building behind my trailer. The customs guy looked and suggested they could wait. It was a friendly encounter and as always with the border, unpredictable. I am guessing the next person through got the third degree. I treat each crossing (about a dozen per year for 30+ years) as unpredictable. My wife got fined $100 for eating a peach as she crossed (banned fruit). I got waived through with a van load of computer equipment (all declared) because my daughter (4 at the time) had just loaded her pants and the stench just about killed the customs officer. Unpredictable!!
One thig I did learn over the years,when going to a car event in the US ,bring every scrap of paper associated with your car that you can muster. I have a file containing every taxes paid receipt for everything I ever purchased car reelated. case closed
Casey that jade was only a rock afterall.

 

I know .. it just looks all fancy. :bglasses:

So let me get this straight ..... you've got a good chance of being pushed thru if you leave an underwear treasure ? That was Tim's problem, 'eh ?? :laugh:

PS - Paul, I thought you were in Calgary for some reason. We called Gene on on the way thru, but it wasn't going to be feasible for him to come off the island to hook up with us. Dang ..... cause we spent a whole day in Langley. We could've hooked up.

 

I may regret asking...

Just curious... but where were you seated at the time? uzzled:

 

Dang!

Casey
when were you through here? I am a 30 minute drive from Langley.

Like I said about the border, its ippredictable. i sometimes thing they have morning meetings and decide what they are going to pick on that day>
Diesel trucks in the morning and cars with 3 people in the afternoon!!

 

A little over a week ago when we were coming from Alaska, thru the Yukon and BC, into Seattle, the States, and then heading East for home.

 

Border crossings

Why don't you guys in Ontario start a pure stock or Fast race up there? All of us from the midwest US could make it a point to go thru one checkpoint at the same time. Drive them nucking Futz!
Pegleg :Brow:

 

This is a great idea. Choose the biggest border crossing with the most lanes.Everybody take a different lane and when released from the lane,just treat lt like you are going down the 1320. You could have up to 8 Pure Stockers or FAST blasting into Canada at full throttle.
Would it look suspicious if you heated up the tires just before entering customs?

We need some comic relief away from this tight assed national security pissing off the neighbours every time thay want to visit. At least with Muscle cars we have some common ground for getting along.
Even though mine is faster than yours!!

 

What's wrong with a Canadian PS race?

Hey, I think Frank's onto something here. I would be really happy to come up to Canada for a Pure Stock/Factory Stock race. We don't seem to have a problem getting into Canada, it's just getting back into the US, it seems.

What can I do to help? :TU:

 

I agree with Frank (pegleg). We went back and forth over the Bluewater Bridge this summer with the GTS for MoparFest in New Hamburg. Of course, it's on an open trailer so we had "nothing to hide". When we were coming back into the US, one of the other Customs officers was calling the officer questioning us, and asking about the GTS. We got waved thru.

TIM:
Did they respect you in the morning?? Or at least send flowers after their inspection?!?! :rant:

 

Canadian Nationals.

Dave H,
Depends on what you travel on, I rode out through Canada a couple years ago to Vancouver Island on a motorcycle. We got everything searched but our undies on the way into Manitoba. They asked us at least ten times where we kept the "pot", and where the guns were. Actually, in all fairness coming back in was a pain in the rectal area also. (Washington State).

Paul, think I know you from the Y-Blocks forever site. Bring your 300, it's closest to my Ford in age, and we'll see if "yours is bigger than mine." Might be.
:grin: I'd suggest the Bridge or Tunnel to Windsor, we could tie up traffic for hours. Might even set back international relations somewhat, should be mucho fun. :moonu:
Frank

 

Taco, burrito, what's coming out of your speedo?

Having been across both borders, stuff seems to move a lot faster down south...of course, Mexican food has that effect on folks! :moonu:

 

I don't know??

After that bad experience I think I'm going to keep ALL business -NO Pleasure!!
Put's take one for the team in a whole new light !! :laugh: :laugh:
I wasn't cocky , I just had a 6'5" guy hanging out my window over the bridge and when you hold up the line, yelling for him to hurry up while he is inspecting the trailer for a loose car they get NERVOUS!!!!!!
I was impressed with how many guards can swarm in on you with radios and guns. :TU: :blast: :eek2:
When I got to Jimmy's he said I should of yelled hurry up there coming , set the Detinator............... I'm glad I didn't opt for that one.
The deal coming home I was nice as could be ( was probably still blushing) o No: It wasn't till the 20 mexicans ,I didn't know about, lost there nerve and came bursting out of the traiiler - That customs got real pissed.... $1000.oo a head - so much for paint money!!! ou: :laugh:

 

Hearse trips

Rob you do far to many things in that hearse, A lot of dead time to kill. No wonder why you have so many kids!!!! :grin: I borrowed my uncle's station wagon once for a drive in movie- I could only imagine how much assistance those rollers in back of the hearse could help out. :TU:

 

I crossed the border at Blaine from Canada back to the US after a weekend trip to Whistler a couple of years ago. Here's the picture: New Honda CRV, belonging to my wife's friend. I'm driving. Owner is in the passenger seat. She's Vietnamese and still has her now-expired passport because she "likes the photo" from when she was in her early 20's. My wife is in the back seat. She's black with a US passport - born in New Mexico. The other friend has a passport from Singapore that looks like it was hand-written.

So here I am the white guy, taking three women - one black, one with a passport from Singapore, and one with an expired passport from Vietnam. So what does he ask me.... "what do you do for a living?" So I tell him I'm a Latent Print Examiner. This is met with a deer in headlights look. So I further describe it by saying that I'm a Forensic Examiner with the sheriff's office. Next he asks... "are you carrying a gun?" I say no, we're not commissioned and I wouldn't take a gun across the border into Canada. So I do not have a gun.

Thank you - you may go...

I guess I'll just have to get my prostate checked the old fashioned way at my next physical in a few years. Some guys get all the luck!

 

Tim, your kidding about a *cavity* search right?

please tell me you are...

JH

 

I got into it with a indian or pakistani customs agent once 20 years ago at the bridge in Detroit .Trucks all around the cars in those days they were not seperated .He couldnt hear me and woodn't move closer he was leaning up against the back wall in the booth.Finaly I called him a F&*#ng paki prick .He heard that and sent me inside. I explained to them inside what he was doing and exactly what I said they laughed like they wanted to do the same thing and it was 20 years later before I got a rectal exam in my doctors office.Looking back I wouldn't do it again .Run my mouth at the border I mean.