It reminds me of the visit that Mike Kaufman and I up there had last
September.
Granted, it was days after the 9/11 anniversary -- but many of the US
officials were down right rude. I have no problem with them securing
the border -- it is their job -- but a little courtesy could be
extended.
Politeness doesn't cost anything, and it doesn't get in the way of doing
a good job. And it makes it easier and less stressful for everyone.
I think some border officials need to learn the definition of
neighbo(u)r!
And who knows how many tourists accidently pop into the other country.
I did it myself -- and I'm a borderfreak!
Cheers!
Doug
On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 04:54 PM, Tom Sanders wrote:
>
> I thought the pettiness would subside after the
> snowbound Boy Scouts in Estcourt Station decided to
> become heroes at someone else's expense, and maybe win
> a transfer to a more temperate climate in the process.
>
>
> Because there's nothing a bureaucrat fears more than
> attracting the kind of attention that will complicate
> the journey to retirement and a federal pension. And
> having the US Secretary of State make a special trip
> to Ottawa to smooth some feathers you ruffled, at
> precisely the wrong time (when CA-US relations were
> already strained over Iraq) doesn't exactly serve your
> purpose.
>
> But it looks like nothing has changed.
>
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