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28. I remember those days

Mon May 13, 2013, 11:06 AM

May 2013

People in border cities would often go to their favourite restaurant across the border for lunch and be done in time to make it back to work.

Not now.

Even though I have a NEXUS card, I've curtailed my crossings by about 75%.

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Border fee for Canadians banned by U.S. senators [View all] alp227 May 2013 OP

OK... bobclark86 May 2013 #1

What a stupid move that would have been DissidentVoice May 2013 #2

The passport or land crossing card requirement is onerous enough. MADem May 2013 #23

I remember those days DissidentVoice May 2013 #28

I too live in a border town (Mich.Ont.) 1620rock May 2013 #3

I want to say thanks. Heywood J May 2013 #10

The older ones are generally the best DissidentVoice May 2013 #12

Me too DissidentVoice May 2013 #13

Yikes. I definitely believe the big deal they made about those items Daniel537 May 2013 #38

It's thuggery, no other word for it DissidentVoice May 2013 #42

When you drive from France to Spain you don't even need to slow down. Nye Bevan May 2013 #4

Where I live you have to stop to pay the bridge or tunnel fee notadmblnd May 2013 #5

Damn "open borders liberals". pampango May 2013 #7

Schengen DissidentVoice May 2013 #14

Well, European nations all have the same money now--the wingnuts would go ballistic if we had MADem May 2013 #35

But when you drive from France to Switzerland, Art_from_Ark May 2013 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #6

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #8

Gee, I can see no way in which such a fee could screw things up Posteritatis May 2013 #9

Its just too bad that US Americans cannot reciprocate the economic benefits of travel... Earth_First May 2013 #11

Thanks be to Bush DissidentVoice May 2013 #15

"Enhanced driver's licenses?" WOW--ya learn something new every day. MADem May 2013 #24

It's the same way here in Michigan DissidentVoice May 2013 #30

There are tons in Maine, too,and even in NH (which has dual language welcome signs French/English) MADem May 2013 #32

Bienvenue aux Etats-Unis... DissidentVoice May 2013 #40

with the mexican pogroms they killed the border businesses to the south. Sunlei May 2013 #16

With bombers like those in Boston living among us.. GetTheRightVote May 2013 #17

There is no reason for them to behave the way they have DissidentVoice May 2013 #18

Only one of the bombers was a US citizen. Tamerlan was denied citizenship because he belted his MADem May 2013 #25

He holds a British passport DissidentVoice May 2013 #29

If you are not a member of the EU/Commonwealth club, or the "Special Relationship" partnership on a MADem May 2013 #33

It's the behaviour I object to DissidentVoice May 2013 #41

I'll tell you, I've dealt with surly Brits and Italians... MADem May 2013 #44

I've been crossing the border for almost 30 years DissidentVoice May 2013 #45

I have no criminal record either, but I have spent time in squirrelly countries. MADem May 2013 #46

Again...thanks be to Bush DissidentVoice May 2013 #47

I think they're nicer to folks up in Maine. It could be a regional thing. MADem May 2013 #48

Point Roberts, Washington DissidentVoice May 2013 #49

Those boston brothers were 'made in america' Sunlei May 2013 #19

that's a little disingenuous. After all, Tamerlan was 16 when he came to the U.S. cali May 2013 #20

of course not. but millions of people have pre 16 issues and it doesn't make them change like that Sunlei May 2013 #21

I lost neurons reading that. 2ndAmForComputers May 2013 #22

It's stunning that there are posters COLGATE4 May 2013 #27

It's even more stunning DissidentVoice May 2013 #31

Not the first gem from that individual, either. nt MADem May 2013 #36

stupid stupid stupid - what a prime example of how NOT to treat your friends DrDan May 2013 #26

I'm not going to pay to be treated the way CBP officers have often treated me CreekDog May 2013 #34

It really is amazing how bad CBP treats travelers Daniel537 May 2013 #39

Happens here too DissidentVoice May 2013 #43