Re: Canadian Border is tight!

["Allan Waghalter" <awaghalter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Also dressed like a street hooker, an attitude bigger than Jim Stevens, and
paranoid to boot!
Must have been dog tired after 40 hours on the bus and not ready to take
anything off of anybody.
If they had not checked her, I would be worried!
Allan

"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Allan Waghalter" <awaghalter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I have a friend who just went from Houston to Detroit on her way to visit
> an
>> internet acquaintaince in Toronto.  She had been told by the visitors
> bureau
>> that Candada did not check US citizens with Birth Certificate and photo
>> ID
>> going in.  Guess what...  She got pulled out for a full background
>> investigation.  Being on probation here for a minor felony (family
> related)
>> they would not permit her to enter the country!
>>
>> Is this normal procedure or is it the result of the terror activities
> going
>> on in England at the moment?  She was wearing a huge back pack and
> carrying
>> a fairly large carry on bag.  Had a toungue piercing and was probably
>> exhausted after a 40 hour drive from Houston.
>
> Huge back pack?
> Fairly large carry on bag?
>
> I can't imagine why...
>
>