bob
how do they figure this
i counted 3 nations there
did they forget canada or akwesasne
m
>From: "Beckett, Bob" <Bob.Beckett@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: "'BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com'" <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: borders in roads
>Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 15:32:17 -0400
>
>same in hogansburg, ny, where a sign on the fire station proudly declares
>"serving two nations"
>
>http://www.havfdept.org/ <http://www.havfdept.org/>
>
>bob beckett
>hollis, nh usa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Doug Murray, StockPhotosOnline [mailto:dmurray@...]
>Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 1:39 PM
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: borders in roads
>
>
>
>Same thing goes in Point Roberts, Washington, whose FD is augmented by that
>of Delta, BC. http://www.pointroberts.com/information.htm
><http://www.pointroberts.com/information.htm>
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: bjbutler@... <mailto:bjbutler@...>
>Date: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:29:55 AM
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com <mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: borders in roads
>
>Sorry to keep questioning these statements, but the part about the
>fire department being unable to respond to a fire in the Haskell
>Library sounds like a belief tale. I think there are a pair of towns
>in Maine that actually share a volunteer fire department.
>Unforntunately I cannot substantiate this yet but I will do some more
>looking. In the mean time, take a look at this link from the
>Limestone Maine Fire Department. It talks about mutual aid from
>surrounding towns including Grand Falls, which is in New Brunswick.
>
>http://www.limestonemaine.com/~fire_dept/
><http://www.limestonemaine.com/~fire_dept/>
>
>Regards,
>BJB
>
>--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@a...> wrote:
> > Hi Jesper,
> > Yes, the border officials are still pretty strict with this
>regulation.
> > Anyone who doesn't report and immigration/customs risks huge fines
>and/or
> > imprisonment. There are (were in 1996 at least) video cameras
>along the
> > street to monitor any illegal crossings.
> >
> > There is an interesting story (hopefully I haven't told it before)
>about the
> > Haskell Library and the video cameras. Several years ago, the
>librarian,
> > who lived in the Canadian side of town, took a small space heater
>into work
> > with her because it was extra cold that day and she wanted to keep
>her feet
> > warm. She parked her car in Canada, but the front door of the
>library is in
> > the United States, so she had to walk through a small piece of the
>US to get
> > to work. Within five minutes of arriving at work, there was a
>knock at the
> > door (she hadn't unlocked it yet)--it was a US Customs official.
>He said
> > "what did you carry into work with you". Of course she explained
>it was the
> > small heater and that she was planning to take it back home with
>her. Her
> > answer was satisfactory to the officer.
> >
> > The other story is that the small black line that's painted on the
>floor of
> > the Haskell building is marked not for tourists, but for insurance
>and
> > regulatory purposes. Many years ago a fire broke out in on the
>Canadian
> > side of the library. The librarian unintentionally called the fire
> > department of the US community, who were not permitted to put out
>the fire
> > because it was on the other side of the room. So, more damage was
>done
> > before the Quebec fire department could arrive to put out the
>fire. Now,
> > with the black line in place, they'll know which side of the border
>to call.
> > This is the story that is told of the Haskell building--not sure
>how much
> > truth there is to it, but it sounds feasible given the other
>conditions I've
> > seen along the border in that area.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dallen
>
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