Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Doctor John" <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message
> news:48459a58$1@news.povray.org...
> 
>>Gail Shaw wrote:
>>
>>>Never? Have you ever had the pleasure of a chat with the Border
> 
> Protection
> 
>>>people at a US airport?
>>
>>Yup. Several times and don't ask ...
> 
> 
> Twice for me. I found the guys in Seattle OK, and even willing to joke a
> bit. The 'person' in Denver on the other hand...
> Let's just say I don't like interregations at (for me) 2am after I've been
> travelling for 28 hours
> 
> 
>>You'll have to offer me serious money to get me to visit again
> 
> 
> There's a conference I would like to attend in Seattle in November. At least
> it's before the registration becomes compulsary.
> 
> Hmmm. Anyone know what the Canadian border's like on that side of the
> continent?
> 
> 
Recently when RETURNING to Canada, (that would be the country of my 
citizenship,) from the US, I had to endure a close screening by a crew 
of smarmy homeland security agents.  My mistake was that I was riding on 
a bus rather than in a car.  Now, while I consider it invasive, I can 
understand that these freaks feel the need to monitor who is crossing 
the border in either direction.  But the complexion of the 'interview' 
was that I somehow had to meet the approval of these American agents, 
before I would be allowed to return to my own country.

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