Posted by jdemaris on August 26, 2010 at 06:17:34 from (72.171.0.144):
Had a really strange experience after crossing the border into Canada, from the Buffalo area of New York. Note that I cross the same place 4-8 times a year, every year, to get to our place in Michigan. Me, my wife, and little 6 year kid all have New York "Enhanced" drivers licenses/IDs. Equivalent to a passport for entry into Canada. I've been going to Canada, every year, since the 1970s. My wife went to college in Canada.
This time? They called me into the Canadian immigration building. Then some custom's girl (looked like she was just barely 18 years old), wearing a bullet-proof vest - starts grilling me. She claimed I called the Canadian Consulate in 2007, and I asked about entering Canada. She says I was told I was NOT allowed. So now, she regarded me as an illegal intruder trying to "sneak" into Canada. Yeah . . . "sneaking" with a family of three, family dog, some tractor parts, and driving at the normal entry point, in daylight, with ID.
So, I explained to her that years ago, I called many places trying to get entry info when the laws changed. I also told her that every place I called, I got told something different. Also told her that officials in the same building, told me several times, on every trip, I was fine to cross through Canada. Well, the more I said, the nastier she got. She said I was lying and I'd never been to Canada before. Little kid was crying, and she looked like she'd enjoy smacking him around a bit. I got angry, mouthed off a bit, and then two customs guys (also with bullet proof vests), dragged me into a separate room, away from my wife and kid. Then they first told me I was going to jail. Then, I'd have to wait for a Canadian immigration judge to "deport" me. So, I asked - deport me where? 100 feet way into the USA? Are you guys nuts? If you don't want me here, I'll gladly go back - and hopefully - never, ever, come to Canada again. Well after a few hours and screwing around, they took me to the US border, where two US customs cops took my family to a special holding area. What a madhouse. I think we were the only people NOT wearing turbans. We also seemed to be the only ones that spoke English.
Finally got to see somebody. The guy apologized, and said this has been happening a lot latetly at the Canadian border. They let us go, and we headed for Pennsylvania, then Ohio, and then Michigan. Ended up being a 130 mile longer drive, but took less hours.
Good buy Canada. Holy cow, those people were nuts! And of course I don't mean all Canadians. I'll assume the same happens at times to some Canadians crossing into the USA.
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