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 Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:02 pm
excessive use of force by the inspector..guilty
being a smart ass towards the inspector....guilty
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:14 pm
Apparently, the new reality is that if you don't immediately demonstrate absolute cow-like docility to seomeon in a unifrm, your life is forfeit. Sorry if I sound bitter, I'm getting a little sick of RCMP officers lie there faces off on the stand at the Braidwood Inquiry.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:21 pm
What does the RCMP have to do with this story? Do you expect a cashier in a department store to say ,"please pay for your purchases"?
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:22 pm
Zipperfish Zipperfish: Apparently, the new reality is that if you don't immediately demonstrate absolute cow-like docility to seomeon in a unifrm, your life is forfeit. Sorry if I sound bitter, I'm getting a little sick of RCMP officers lie there faces off on the stand at the Braidwood Inquiry. Zip, in fairness the US border guards at Blaine ARE a-holes. That's why I cross at the truck crossing or I go to the Aldergrove crossing (which is handier to visit my friends in Custer anyway). The Blaine crossing sucks and I will NEVER cross there again (at least going southbound - the Canadian border guards are uniformly  )
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:46 pm
I find you never know what you're going to get. I cross at Detroit all the time, sometimes they'll even go as far as to joke, laugh, make it very easy going, casual and a smooth process. Then you get the complete power-tripping assholes. Was crossing with a couple friends once, were spending a couple nights States-side, asked where we're from, how long, where, etc, etc. Finally he gets to "what do you have to declare?" so the normal "nothing," because we didn't have anything, except luggage. Well he went up one side of us and down the other, absolute batshit insane, about not declaring our fucking luggage! LUGGAGE! Have been crossing that border since well before I was able to retain memory, and I have never before and never since had to declare that I was bringing in 2 days wort of clothes into the country. Also, we declared a case of Cola and he yelled at us for being smart...
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:49 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson: Zipperfish Zipperfish: Apparently, the new reality is that if you don't immediately demonstrate absolute cow-like docility to seomeon in a unifrm, your life is forfeit. Sorry if I sound bitter, I'm getting a little sick of RCMP officers lie there faces off on the stand at the Braidwood Inquiry. Zip, in fairness the US border guards at Blaine ARE a-holes. That's why I cross at the truck crossing or I go to the Aldergrove crossing (which is handier to visit my friends in Custer anyway). The Blaine crossing sucks and I will NEVER cross there again (at least going southbound - the Canadian border guards are uniformly ) Aldergrove is the only one I ever use, and I've never had any complaints. Mind you my philosophy is "Nod your head, smile and keep your mouth shut." Not "Hey Bacon-Face, howzabout some f***ing manners?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:58 pm
My friends in Detroit swear that DHS hires only anti-social people to work the borders. They hate crossing back in Detroit from Windsor.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:05 pm
bootlegga bootlegga: My friends in Detroit swear that DHS hires only anti-social people to work the borders. They hate crossing back in Detroit from Windsor. It's a tough job though. Most guys have had all they can take after about five years.
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Akhenaten
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:05 pm
Hilarious.
Meanwhile Johnny Jihad or Gordy Gunrunner cruised on by no doubt.
Akh
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:06 pm
Here at Waneta it is the opposite. The US guards (where I have to have mugshots and fingerprints taken, and pay US$ 6) are friendly and smiling.
Back into Canada, they are a couple of powerhungry asses, who will nail you on the square cm if they have the chance.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:14 pm
A couple of days ago, my friends and I took the Peace Bridge crossing to States in Niagara in two separate cars, in two separate lanes.
Now, I have crossed into the States many a time, either on the land border or by plane, and the US customs agents have always been very rude and cross people with an attitude problem. However, this time, the guy was seriously very polite. I was shocked. But our friends in the other car in the neighbouring lane, their guard was apparently a total asshole.
Coming back in, our Canadian guard was neither rude nor polite. Just a matter-of-fact sort of guy. I have never had a complaint about a CBSA agent. Of course, I'm usually so happy to be coming home to Canada that I wouldn't notice even if they were rude.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:14 pm
Zipperfish Zipperfish: Mind you my philosophy is "Nod your head, smile and keep your mouth shut." Not "Hey Bacon-Face, howzabout some f***ing manners?"  Yea, this was a Canadian talking to an American guard. If it's a uniformed official from my own country, I can see myself saying something. If I'm state side, they are the boss no questions asked.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:45 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson: Zipperfish Zipperfish: Apparently, the new reality is that if you don't immediately demonstrate absolute cow-like docility to seomeon in a unifrm, your life is forfeit. Sorry if I sound bitter, I'm getting a little sick of RCMP officers lie there faces off on the stand at the Braidwood Inquiry. Zip, in fairness the US border guards at Blaine ARE a-holes. That's why I cross at the truck crossing or I go to the Aldergrove crossing (which is handier to visit my friends in Custer anyway). The Blaine crossing sucks and I will NEVER cross there again (at least going southbound - the Canadian border guards are uniformly ) The worst hassle I had was at the Blaine crossing too! I had my wife and kids with me, the guard checked out some purchases I had made in Ak. and had the receipts for, took my Licence, registration and insurance papers, called me a "long-haired fucking hippie asshole" in front of witnesses, etc. I held my temper and kept my mouth shut! He then let me cross into the U.S. I parked and walked back and asked him for my documents to which he replied 'Fuck off. I gave them back to you", and he walked away. I went into the office and asked to speak to a supervisor. ' Mr. Schwartz' came out and I explained what had transpired. I pointed through the window to the guard. Mr. Schwartz went out, had a few words with the guard who then 'miracuously produced' my documents! I was on my way with 'my sincerest apologies' bestowed upon me!
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:02 pm
Yogi Yogi: The worst hassle I had was at the Blaine crossing too! I had my wife and kids with me, the guard checked out some purchases I had made in Ak. and had the receipts for, tokk my Licence, registration and insurance papers, called me a "long-haired fucking hippie asshole" in front of witnesses, etc. I held my temper and kept my mouth shut! He then let me cross into the U.S. I parked and walked back and asked him for my documents to which he replied 'Fuck off. I gave them back to you", and he walked away. I went into the office and asked to speak to a supervisor. ' Mr. Schwartz' came out and I explained what had transpired. I pointed through the window to the guard. Mr. Schwartz went out, had a few words with the guard who then 'miracuously produced' my documents! I was on my way with 'my sincerest apologies' bestowed upon me! If it makes you feel better back in 1983 I had occasion to travel on a diplomatic passport and when we came into JFK to catch a connecting flight to California the Immigration guy stops me and asks me for the passport and then proceeds to grill me on why I have such a passport, what was I doing (which I refused to answer), and then he got huffy. The person I was traveling with comes up and totally ignores the Immigration guy and asks me wtf I'm doing? He says to me, "Get your sh*t and let's go." Immigration guy gets huffy with my traveling companion who EXPLODES on him and says to the effect "Who the f*** do you think you are? This is a diplomatic passport and that means we don't have to waste time talking to a**holes like you! Now you go f*** the hell off and be an idiot to someone else or I'll make for damn sure that your next job is stamping visas in f***ing Congo!" It was a unique experience and one that is still satisfying to me whenever I'm getting grilled about what I'm up to by ICE.
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