dammit, border hassles

[nordean]

i was denied entry at the rainbow bridge today. dwai charge 4 years ago.. a couple nuissance felonies pending. WTF. when it comes time i'm going to ask all of you for help. i'm not really a bad guy. i just kinda used to live in the fast lane. i had an appointment with an APL girl. I had a priceline hotel room paid for. i would have been happy with just one killer experience in TO. it just had to be this time?! i want to get on a jet-ski tommorow and make a break for it. foolish dreams.
back to sneaking around and surly, ugly, american women.
well its been fun at least beliveing i'd have a good time. this really sucks. if anyone can help PM me. but for now its over (sob)

 

[LLL]

Yeah, those pesky "nuisance" felonies will catch up with you every time....

 

[nordean]

ahem, excuse me.

theres nothing wrong with a little pot. you should know that better than anyone if the news is any indication.

it might be the natural tendency to look down on someone who gets in trouble down there. but in a place where 1-40 of the 18-35 year olds are in prison no one gives a shit including me i didn't do anything wrong..

enough i didn't mean that post to be flamebait.. mock away if you must.

 

[Damondean]

Next time . .

Next time don't ride your Harley or wear Hells Angels colors and we'll let you in . . Confederate flag is also not a good idea.

LOL

 

[Dave in Phoenix]

Gee, Canada doesn't want drivers with a record of being stoned while driving?

Imagine that.

I welcome the DWI checkpoints I've run into at times in Toronto, I wish we did more of them in the U.S. with all the drugged and drunk drivers killing so many innocent people down here.

 

[gamesman]

While you may feel you are unjustly being discriminated against by Canadian officials, the fact is you do have at least one conviction for a felony. The American border guards can be much more arbitrary to Canadians crossing the other way. For instance, they can ask you if you have ever smoked marijuana, and if you answer 'Yes', you are most likely to be denied entry, even though you have never been charged with an indictable offence (Canadian equivalent of a felony).

 

[torex]

While you may feel you are unjustly being discriminated against by Canadian officials, the fact is you do have at least one conviction for a felony. The American border guards can be much more arbitrary to Canadians crossing the other way. For instance, they can ask you if you have ever smoked marijuana, and if you answer 'Yes', you are most likely to be denied entry, even though you have never been charged with an indictable offence (Canadian equivalent of a felony).

To which is absolutely ridiculous!!!

I have a friend who was arrested at 19 with a gram of black! 20 yrs later it still haunts him!,his family has a place in Nassau and when he wants to go down he usually drives to Buffalo and hopes to drive across and jump a plane there,he's been turned away many times at Pearson long before 9/11.

I just find it ridiculous that they can't grant some kind of leniency,especially after being an upstanding citizen and trouble free for 20yrs.

BTW he's also been fighting for a pardon for the longest time!they still have'nt given him one!!,anyone have any advice on "pardons"?

All this trouble for a silly gram! it's a waste of everyones time!

 

[james t kirk]

BTW he's also been fighting for a pardon for the longest time!they still have'nt given him one!!,anyone have any advice on "pardons"?

All this trouble for a silly gram! it's a waste of everyones time!

Yeah, i have some advice...

Give Bill Clinton a million bucks just as he is about to leave office.

Whoops. too late

Wait for W's turn.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Please........

James T Kirk

Dubya would never take a cool million like Clinton. Dubya has "higher morals".

Dubya would have to get at least 10 million for starters. He is sooooo much more principled don`t ya know..........

 

[Big Daddy]

I don't mind this restriction

I feel sorry for you, but I don't think Canadian Border guards did anything wrong. In addition to some of the points already mentioned before, I was asked if I was carrying any alcoholic beverages with me. Given that taxes are higher in Canada, the border guards have a responsibility to protect "smuggling" of goods. So I am not surprised.

On the flip side, I was very upset about arrogance of US border cities on their treatment of Canadians. On my way back to US, I had a lot of Canadian dollars with me, and I was upset to realize that I was stuck with them. I could not find any Canadian to US dollar exchanges, and most gas stations post that Canadian currency can not be used.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Big Daddy

Always change currency in Canada. Have been doing this for years. Most Americans also do this because you always get a better exchange rate in Canada than in the States.

 

[nordean]

the banks exchange CAN to US green. try M&T, HSBC. Mobile gas takes CAN. Wegman's supermarket, TOPS supermarket take Canadian. There was one currency exhange place in buffalo at the Galleria mall which closed shortly after it was robbed at gunpoint, stinks.

 

[WoodPeckr]

nordean

True all those places do the exchange, but only use them as a last resort, because just about any place in Canada, except the SC, will give you a better rate of exchange.

Lately the Casino or the Slots at Ft Erie, are giving the best exchange rates.

 

[tboy]

The currency exchange was robbed? Are the thieves wacked? LOL, can you imagine their faces when they went to cash in...LOL

yeah, I know, they had US bucks in there too....but at least half would have been Beaver bucks...

OK back to the topic at hand, I also agree that anyone with a felony shouldn't be allowed access, but then again, we let all kinds of people with criminal records in, as long as they aren't white........

The post about a gram still haunting you 20 yrs later, well, that saying still stands "if you can't do the time, don't do the crime".....just goes to show you, your folks were right when they said, "it will haunt you the rest of your life".....

 

[nordean]

felony not on record and won't be, just pending with misd. outcome known

i was asking around and i think that Canada is the expception rather than the rule for doing this type of thing at borders. why such a long time to get back in good standing?
border guards were fair [no detention] and actually really polite which figures since its CA.

yuck i hate the rebel flag i have different races in my background you know. but those bikers kind of amuse me. they're definetely some characters.

a note about drinking and driving- it is really a dumb thing to do. i gave it up. an interesting thing i heard is that 1/3 of the drivers out on a saturday night have some alcohol in their system. i was actually parked when i was 'stopped' i got out to take a pee and went back to the car. me and the girl i was with were about to go and chill at a friend's house. technically i wasn't over the limit when i was driving. i remember drinking the last one after i had parked. four years ago.. i wasn't the brightest guy. i'm still not. you can't tell me i'm not stupid.

and as far as me being stoned while driving. i haven't done that in eons and i rarely get high at all. its more like a favor for friends. hmmm..you know its been found that pot dosen't really effect driving much at all. hold on...

http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol11N1/Marijuana.html

first google hit- this is the us governements view of the issue, do anything to justify those drug war budgets of billions of dollars

http://raru.adelaide.edu.au/T95/paper/s1p2.html

second hit- this study shows only minor effects on driving performance

hit number three mentions the issue only briefly #4 is a repeat of #2

http://www.detr.gov.uk/roads/roadsafety/research16/index.htm

#5 another study suggesting that THC is not a cause of injury on the roads. this is probably the source of what i was hearing on the media of late.

#6 is more us drug war propaganda

whatever, back on topic-
i'm looking for canadian women to come and visit me. i could smuggle myself in.. believe me. what is it, a 4 thousand mile border? one customs agent every few miles? get real. but no, i'll show respect.

i've already called one independant who got awesome reviews here. i told her of my predicament and she did listen, said she had my number and would call me if she was in town. what a cool girl, but she won't ..sob..

peace
nordean

 

[tboy]

Hey Nordean, no matter what I do feel for you, I mean, missing out on the real deals you can get up here with the US/Cdn. exchange rate being what it is? I was travelling in the US and heck, not only are the going rates for US SP's higher dollar for dollar but with the exchange even a moderately priced SP is close to double what you can find up here.

Also, good luck in finding an SP that will travel to you. There have been many threads at terb about SP travel and if I am not mistaken, the going rate is about 1.1 million a day, oops, sorry, 4000.00 a day lol plus expenses, plus shopping money, plus gifts, AND a NEW car! do doot do dooooooo!!! wait, that's "The price is right showcase #2"....(ok skip the car). Even with the exchange rate you're talkin big bucks here.

Here's a suggestion for you tho, I think her name is "Kandy" from Kandyland, or diva from the chat room, they have women available in Niagra Falls Canada. they might be willing to skip across the border for you and meet you in Lewistown or Niagra Falls NY.

 

[breadman]

On a side note

For those from the states that are interested or frequently pick up streetwalkers in Canada......i was informed if you get caught you can expect to be denied entry on future visits. Not 100% sure of this fact myself, but just a warning to those who indulge.

 

[Goober Mcfly]

...There was one currency exhange place in buffalo at the Galleria mall which closed shortly after it was robbed at gunpoint, stinks...

I am hoping you have an alibi for that day.

 

[E_B_Samaritano]

You guys think you have it bad..

Bush had to meet your Prime Minister up in Detroit today, because they wouldn't let him into Canada...LOL. Seems his DUI incident makes him inelligible to enter as well..

EBS

 

[gamesman]

Here's a suggestion for you tho, I think her name is "Kandy" from Kandyland, or diva from the chat room, they have women available in Niagra Falls Canada. they might be willing to skip across the border for you and meet you in Lewistown or Niagra Falls NY.

Actually, most of the SPs I know in border areas such as Niagara Falls or Windsor will not do outcalls on the U.S. side of the border. The act of prostitution is illegal in the U.S. but not in Canada and penalties and legal costs can be high.
I know one girl that was offered $1,000 by an undercover cop in Las Vegas and ended up in jail for 3 days. She finally paid $10,000 bail, which was lost when she didn't show up for trial. The reason she was unable to attend her trial was that U.S. customs would not allow her back into the country, since she had an arrest record (aka Catch-22). The net result is that she is considered a fugitive and could be arrested if she ever travels in the U.S.