[47254] in Cypherpunks
Re: Phil Z getting through customs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jim bell)
Mon Jan 15 19:30:42 1996
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 15:35:33 -0800
To: bshantz@nwlink.com
From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
At 08:32 AM 1/15/96 +0000, Brad Shantz wrote:
> attila <attila@primenet.com> wrote:
>> answer the questions truthfully and they can not detain you???
>
>Not true, I've been detained by Canadian customs for doing just that.
>Everything went reasonably smoothly thanks to the customs officials
>lack of knowledge of NAFTA. However, one of my travelling partners
>had trouble with customs due to ...hmmm... their lack of knowledge of
>NAFTA.
>
>> Rule 1: smile regardless of the adversity
>
>That's a good rule for things other than customs dealings.
I haven't driven to Canada for well over a decade. But last time I did,
when I was addressed the Canadian border guy, he asked me whether I had
brought any firearms along. I said to him, "No. I didn't think I'd be
needing them!"
He didn't as much as crack a smile.
