they are total dicks to deal with...not sure what their problem is, but they sure don't act like public servants!
+1 This was my experience returning to the US from BC in 2011 after going around Vancouver Island. It would appear that the current hiring and training process encourages this type of behavior. Pre 9/11 and Homeland Security Act the US customs agents had a user friendly approach to pleasure boats and sailors crossing the border. I once cleared back in to the US (after a Southern Straits of Georgia race) with a Chevy Suburban filled with drunken sailors and their duffel bags. The customs agent looked at my ID and asked if all aboard were from the US then let us pass. I suspect we were the 10th group of sailors returning that evening. I strongly recommend clearing customs during normal hours at a location that deals with pleasure boats on a regular basis. If you are returning from BC and your arrival may be late or early, stay in BC until the customs agents have had their first cup of coffee. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle ________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Tom Buscaglia Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:13 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Border Crossing From US to Canada I thought that getting a Nexus card, which would allow us to run between Canada and the US with only a phone call check it, would be worth doing (allowed if everyone on board is Nexus). My wife Lynn got rejected because they found her maiden name to be an unreported alias and I got rejected or some border thing that I can't remember that they claimed happened in 1974. After no less that three Freedom of Information Request to US Customs I still have no idea WTF their talking about. And if you call them they are total dicks to deal with...not sure what their problem is, but they sure don't act like public servants! So we will have to endure a pleasant stop at Poet's Cove on the way north and ass inspections at Roche or Friday Harbor on the way back. Passports required. I would never trust any US border official to accept anything else, even if they said they would. Tom B ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:28:29 -0800 (PST) From: "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List {Stus-list} Border Crossing From US to Canada Message-ID: <1359592109.63869.yahoomail...@web121904.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Can a US citizen get an EDL or or they just for illegal immigrants? ?Oh, wait, we're talking the Feds here, not Illinois. ?:) ?(big tongue in cheek here) Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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