A nice border experience

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I had to travel to the US with my son today to return a shirt I bought at Brooks Brothers last week as it didn't fit right when I got it home.

As stupid as the questions were from the butthead last week, today's guys were nice.

I was at a different crossing but the guy just asked where I was going, after I said to return a shirt, he asked what was wrong with it, I said the size was wrong, and he sent me on my way.

He didn't even ask to see the travel consent letter my wife had notarized giving me permission to take our son across the border.

It was a pleasure today.

On the way back though it was weird, your guards must have been searching for someone as they blocked off 3/4 of the lanes, forced us all into one lane and had four of them standing there on your tax dollars just waiting for someone I guess.

 

[Bigdog]

that is different from my experiences crossing the border although be it on the east coast 20 years ago. I know that things have changed but it was far more easier to get into the US then it was Canada. The Canadian border patrol asked a lot of questions and were very stern. The US asked one or two and just sent us on our way. I crossed several times at different places and it was always the same.

 

[bbgun]

You were in the US today? No wonder I broke out in hives.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

You were in the US today? No wonder I broke out in hives.

nah those were from waking up next to Ezra Levant.

 

[jimmy40]

I had to travel to the US with my son today to return a shirt I bought at Brooks Brothers last week as it didn't fit right when I got it home.

As stupid as the questions were from the butthead last week

you went to a different country to buy a shirt and didn't try the damn thing on? speaking of buttheads.

 

[burmafrd]

The first guys knew who you were and treated you appropriately. Todays guys did not know who you were and let you go.

 

[zrinkill]

The first guys knew who you were and treated you appropriately. Todays guys did not know who you were and let you go.

:laugh2:

 

[Hoofbite]

you went to a different country to buy a shirt and didn't try the damn thing on? speaking of buttheads.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

On the way back though it was weird, your guards must have been searching for someone as they blocked off 3/4 of the lanes, forced us all into one lane and had four of them standing there on your tax dollars just waiting for someone I guess.

They probably were worried you were like an underwear-bomber or something, but then realized you posed no threat with such a short fuse.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

They probably were worried you were like an underwear-bomber or something, but then realized you posed no threat with such a short fuse.

that is actually not a bad slam

James40, who the hell tries on dress shirts anyway?

I picked up the wrong shirt. I picked up a 16 34 instead of a 16 1/2 34 by error and didn't notice until the next day.

As for "another country", hell the premium outlets are only 150 km from my house so not like I drove to the end of the Earth.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

The first guys knew who you were and treated you appropriately. Todays guys did not know who you were and let you go.

Yeah because I am such a threat to US security what with travelling with my wife last week and my son who played Sponge Bob Plug and Play all the way to the US yesterday. Hell you are more of a threat to US security than I will ever be.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I wonder though, here I start a nice thread complimenting a border guard and get crapped on. I get crapped on when I ripped the last one for being stupid and asking dumb questions like where I was going to eat.

Hell, if I am going to be crapped on regardless of what I write, I might as well just be negative, being positive gets nowhere with you.

BTW, is it true Bumfard is like the DI in Full Metal Jacket?

 

[theogt]

Hell, if I am going to be crapped on regardless of what I write, I might as well just be negative, being positive gets nowhere with you.

Hard to erase a history of nearly 10,000 posts in one thread.

 

[jimmy40]

that is actually not a bad slam

James40, who the hell tries on dress shirts anyway?

I picked up the wrong shirt. I picked up a 16 34 instead of a 16 1/2 34 by error and didn't notice until the next day.

As for "another country", hell the premium outlets are only 150 km from my house so not like I drove to the end of the Earth.

no James in my name and I try on anything I buy because I'm not making another trip, especially if it's a 150km, whatever the hell that is.