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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (476918)	3/15/2012 5:22:21 PM
From: Hank Scorpio	Respond to of 794206

We had a great experience this year. Both from US and Canada. Last year we were detained for about 3 hours as they did background checks, searched the vehicle and RV, etc. (I have our business name on our truck and we're a bit young for snowbirds so last year they decided to put us through the ringer) This year, right on through both times. I would advise anyone that has trouble at the border to get a Nexus card. You go through a rigorous background check, your family is even looked at. Once done, you'll have to trip more than a few danger signs for them to give you a second look. I plan on getting one for next year. It makes our trip easier and it makes their jobs easier.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (476918)	3/15/2012 5:25:35 PM
From: SmoothSail	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794206

Well, there you have it. Now we know what they look for. Smithee was on his motorsickle and wearing leather, you were a fallen woman traveling across state lines for immoral purposes - and carrying seeds at that.

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (476918)	3/16/2012 1:56:56 AM
From: robert a belfer	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794206

LOL. Sorry MD et al, this is definitely a tangent but reading your post fired a couple of long dormant synapses. This is pretty close to true but most of my 1982 brain cell have long since passed away. It was 1982 and I was driving from San Diego to Denver with my future and current bride in an old Dodge Dart that grew up in Cleveland and was a definite beater. Due to serious rust I had duct tape holding the hood down so the road wind wouldn't blow it off. This was somewhere that had little traffic and the roads were straight, Utah I think. She was sitting next to me with my arm around her shoulder which in this car meant no seat belt. I think there were only two sets. We were practicing tire blow out drills where if something happened she would duck down, I would whip my right hand to the steering wheel and she would assume crash position. That is a difficult situation to pay attention to speed. I got pulled over for speeding and the officer was understandably interested in why I was driving a car with a Colorado plate, California insurance and an Ohio drivers license. Or maybe it was a California registration, Colorado insurance and an Ohio drivers licence. Anyway it was some combination that involved all three states. He was very nice and after I showed him my leave papers he told me to slow down and sent us on our way. We were married shortly after on my in-laws back deck by a local judge just before I had to report back to SD. <she asked us all sorts of personal questions (like what are YOU doing with someone from different STATE? really????) >

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (476918)	3/16/2012 10:33:53 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 794206

The difference in experience could be that I have been on a motorcycle the last couple times I crossed the border. The Canadian customs folks seem to have the idea that all Americans who ride motorcycles carry guns. Back in the 70s, my experience was more like yours - getting back into the States was a major hassle. I recall crossing one time at a crossing near Bangor, Maine (I'd been up in the Maritime Provinces). There was a couple there who had been on a honeymoon. Customs found a pill on the floor of the car. I recall the agent saying something along the lines of: "We will put your car up on a lift and take off pretty much everything we can take off to complete the search."