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Passport Issues

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:23 pm
by Asylum
Got to the Port Huron Border yesterday about noon, presented our documents and information and were directed to Secondary Inspection. No biggy. Nothing to hide.

Wait 2 ho urs, I get alittle frustrated and ask what the hell the trouble is.

Then notice EVERYTHING is out of the car on the ground that wasn't bolted down.

Asked about the 3500 heads, I claimed to have them. Asked about the beer. Duty Free I have the receipt. Asked about the box for Shawn (the CD Player).I had forgotten about the damn thing being in there. MY BAD!!!

Appologize profusely, tell them it's not worth much and came from the USA originally to begin with.

THEN they tell me my Passport is only valid for 4 more months and they require 6 months to allow for medical problems. (Mine are well documented)

Now this is in fact true in law, but is ALWAYS overlooked on short visits.

But not this time. Refused Entry, and forbidden to attempt til October, which is when my current Passport expires.

So have a nice time folks.No Old Man this year.

More on this later I suppose.

Let me know who wins what at the drags. The trophies are still in the car and Barb and I are partying in Niagara Falls for the weekend.

Jon, Kurt and Shane can expect PMs when I get home.

:beer: :x :x

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:34 pm
by K_Watson
That totally sucks. It should not be that hard for us to visit eachother's countries.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:00 pm
by weba
Well, that totally and completely sucks. :| Here in Europe we don't even need passports or borders anymore, except at airports. That does cause several issues tho, but for the most, it's good.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:51 pm
by SuzukiGhostRider
Wow, Mexico residents come and go all day , half of them across the friggin' river illegally but Cananda is messing you around for coming in LEGALLY.... WOW.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:25 pm
by Wanako
That sucks major balls!!

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:03 pm
by scannerman
Wow that is major bs. I would be super pissed off.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:56 am
by DTMAce
Eric, I heard about this from Sara earlier today, just got here myself about an hour and a half ago. Sounds like they decided to be pricks and enforce the issue, but be damned as to why they had to put you through all that.

Sucks man, was looking forward to see you again.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:44 am
by rettagurl
I was lookin forward to seeing you again this year, that sucks.

Hopefully next year everything pans out

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:55 am
by woody90gtz
That's gay as aids.

They must know you! :runsies:

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:54 am
by GTZryda
That is so F'ing LAME!

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:34 pm
by Asylum
woody90gtz wrote:That's gay as aids.

They must know you! :runsies:
ROFL. I own a home in Georgia and travel back and forth about a dozen times a year.

But I'll deal with it. Barbie is ubber disappointed, wanting to meet more of my friends, but we are having a ball in Niagara Falls.

I'll be around for next year!!

:beer:

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:09 am
by beretta
My boss took his wife to the air port somewhere just the other side of the border not long ago and they gave him a hard time but let him through. depends where you cross i guess and their mood.

Do you ever travel East of Toronto ? maybe we can meet up sometime hopefully i get my 3400 in the Z by then and can try and keep up lol.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:26 pm
by SummitBalt08
Do you want to try shipping that radio again? I can send payment through paypal... or should I look into getting a radio elseware? Its up to you, let me know what you want to do.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:19 pm
by SuzukiGhostRider
Fwiw, Asylum, I will completely vouch for Shawn's (SummitBalt08) character as a buyer/seller. Impeccable.

Re: Passport Issues

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:59 pm
by Asylum
I have no problem with Shawn at all. Never did.

When all hell broke lose several months ago, he was one of the ones who actually contacted me and told me to do what I could whenever.