Carl, once again I apologize for the idiots and a**holes who run my country and come up with these things. Between the Homeland Security Nazis and the No-Profiling Socialist Ruling Party .... ack!

Plus, what are they thinking, the crappy shape the US economy is in, we need every Canadian dollar spent here we can get!

However, I think I know the real reason for your third degree - he did not think you were real Canadians. Here is how the conversation should have gone:

Why did you rent a car if you work at a dealership?

-Because they can't rent cars on a dealer plate, eh?
-Because I had a company car years ago but Revenue Canada saw to it that I won't have one of them ever again, eh?
-Because our newest vehicle is 1997 and we like to drive a new car once in a while, eh?

Why are you crossing here?

-Because it's the most logical path back to the Interstate from where we rented the car, eh?

Why didn't you rent in Winnipeg?

-Because Winnipeg is north of Morris and we are heading south, eh?
-Because it was a better deal in Winkler, eh?
-Because there is a lot less traffic if we drive to the rental office in Winkler, eh?

After the first time through the coversation, he would know you were for real and let you go.

Dave

LOL

Dave and Carl, that is priceless!

Carl Stevenson wrote:

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Or should I say, touche-eh???

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Or maybe "touche-eh hehehe:

Dave, eh?

 

In 1986 my then fiance and I crossed at Niagara Falls but returned through the Fort Erie crossing.
We ran into the same treatment! She had at the time (and we still have the same car here) a brand new $14,700.00 Chrysler Daytona Turbo. We told the customs guy we had gone shopping and then just decided to come back a different way; nothing in particular as we were just being tourists. The next thing I know, we get pulled over to the side and they start tearing door panels off the car! I'm of course just LIVID! They tore everything out that was tearable and I finally just lost it man! Next, their supervisor comes out and says, "What's all the commotion about?" So I of course tell the guy in no uncertain terms what I think about them tearing this brand new car apart and that nothing will ever be the same on it again and he looks at the young PUNK that's tearing it all apart and says, "Have ya found anything yet?" The punk says, "NOPE!" and his supervisor says, "Then chances are, ya ain't GONNA find anything." That being said I went right off the deep end and told said punk, "It had better be put back together RIGHT!" Being 26 at the time and my testosterone levels at their highest, I was ready to pop this snot-nosed little puke!
I stood right over him as he put it back together too! Then, if all of THAT wasn't nervy enough and we got the green light to go? I took a dive at him with the car. Speaking of no brains no headaches! I fully awaited a squad of cop cars to chase me down the road but it never materialized. Of course when I look back on it now, I just shiver and shake my head man! But I was young and just out of my mind angry with what was done to that brand new car. I of course DON'T recommend anyone else try the same stupid thing I did back then, but getting away with it sure made ME feel pretty good at the time. I of course realize now HOW petty it was but live and learn. I also had all kinds of problems when I'd cross the border with the company truck years ago, but that's a whole 'nother posting! LOL!