So I get up this morning and start working on the computer. A bit later the wife wakes up: 'Honey I want to go to Bellingham to go shopping'. Now I live in Canada and Bellingham is in America so I say 'Are you nuts, the border traffic will be insane'. At this point she says a bunch of things women say when they want their way and before my head clears I am dressed and driving south. 45 minutes later we reach the border line up and 45 minutes after that we are at the both showing our passports to the customs guy. 45 seconds later we get a slip and are told to park and go inside. 45 minutes later another customs guy with a 45 strapped to his leg says 'Next' and off we go. Now my wife is a permanent resident of Canada, not a citizen, but has a visa from 2001 that is still good. NOT! In 2003 seems all visas were voided. So the custom guys says 'Your visa is not valid, but for a mere $250.00 we will let you in'. I laugh, the wife says 'No way, we'll just go home'. The customs guy say 'It's not that easy we have to fill out some forms, have a seat' I get bored sitting and start reading signs on the wall including one that says 'No public restrooms'. Did I mention my 3 kids were with me. 45 minutes later I decide to go outside to have a smoke. They won't let me leave the building. Did I mention: no public restrooms? 45 minutes later the customs guy calls my wife over and takes her fingerprints and picture than tells her to go sit down. Did I mention: no public restrooms? 45 minutes later he calls her over again and takes her fingerprints and picture again. Did I mention: no public restrooms? 45 minutes later he calls her over again and has her sign some papers and sends us back to Canada. 45 minutes later we reach Canada customs and 45 seconds after giving the customs guy the 'No America for you' paper, he waives us through. 45 minutes later we are home. No America for us!
Gah!!!!!! Six hourz!!!!!!!!!!! 'Are you nuts, the border traffic will be insane' waz an understatement!!!!
That's the problem. If it would have just been her, we would have let her come in. Once she brings her husband and kids though forget it.
Not letting us in...fine. Fingerprinting and pictures...fine. 3 hours sitting on a rock hard bench...fine. No public bathrooms, I almost wished I had drugs in the car just so I could take a piss.
Yeah that is messed up. If I was border patrol I'd let the hot women in and send their family back. There's no need to make them wait.
I think the best part is the guy is like the soup nazi. It's like America is a tasty treat. "No america for you. Ok you over there, 2 scoops of america."
Not to mention the fact that Canada is part of America too, as are a lot of other countries. It's odd that the US sometimes seems to assume that they are the only ones entiteled to use that designation...
That's an incredible story, I know that it sucks going through customs and immigration nowadays, but we live in a dangerous world... But through the southern border people come pouring in anyway... The funny side of the story is this: Now, I wonder when she is going to say again!