I thought that was probably what you meant. And Yeah, it's dropping pages and posts again. Oh well, at least we still got a place to come play and share our addiction. Oh and to just chatter.

No i have my passport but i must look like trouble.
nothing but hassles from the US Border guards.
I can hit the border in 20 or 30 minutes from my house then spend 2 hours at the border being jerked around.
I might add I have a completely clean record

Oh man that sucks. Hehe, maybe if you tried cross dressing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I know that countries need to protect their borders, especially in todays sick demented world full of cowardly crazy terrorists. BUT I think the US has gone overboard at least to an extent.

still my favorite place, even the swamp has a different feel
they are friendly enough, but somehow it doesn't feel like home to me, while the yard is my home

I'm sorry that Our Politicians have made it so difficult for you to visit here. We need to Foster better relationships with our Northern Neighbors, not try and keep you guys out.

my one brother sold his recreational property in Washington because he got tired of the hassles
he to has a clean record

Yeah, I think I had around 600 or 800 posts over there before I moved over here. I like the "Feel" here a lot better although as you said they are also friendly over there as well. This just seems like a well worn pair of boots to me.

December 23, 1986 my wife (girlfriend then) and i went to do some shopping in Bellingham, the border guard said
you cant afford that car (I had been working for over a year at a union job)
8 1/2 hours later they let me leave.
the interior of my car was sitting on parking lot, they wouldn't even lend me a wrench to put my seats back in.
Refused to visit the US again until 7 or 8 years ago when i had to for work

Stinking Politicians! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Now there is absolutly NO call for that. Now If they found you were smuggling drugs, I figure OH WELL. BUT if a law abiding citizen (of ANY country) if found clear of drugs like that THEY should either put the vehicle back together, or PAY TO HAVE IT DONE FOR THE OWNER!

Look what just popped up on our teletype machine.


...LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ENTER THE FORECAST
MAINLY FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH TONIGHT.
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY A THUNDERSTORM...BUT
NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. TOTAL AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
SHOULD RANGE FROM ABOUT A HALF INCH ACROSS NORTHERN REACHES OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...TO JUST OVER AN INCH IN THE PENNYRILE REGION
OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. MOST OF THE OVERALL QUAD STATE REGION SHOULD
SEE AVERAGE AMOUNTS IN THE THREE QUARTERS TO ONE INCH RANGE.
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD
THROUGH THE AREA. LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. BLUSTERY
CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO BE IN THE 20S THURSDAY
AND IN THE TEENS THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.




A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SWING QUICKLY THROUGH THE
REGION THURSDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE STORM
SYSTEM...PAVING THE WAY FOR A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA DURING THE DAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
AN INCH IN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MT VERNON ILLINOIS
TO FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY. FARTHER WEST...UNDER A HALF INCH IS
EXPECTED. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO SOME TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...WITH BRIDGES AND LESSER TRAVELLED AND UNTREATED ROADS
BEING THE MOST CHALLENGING.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO
FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY. MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL END UP IN THE 20S THROUGHOUT THE AREA BY THE END
OF THE DAY. FACTOR IN THE WINDS AND IT WILL FEEL LIKE IT IS IN THE
TEENS.