[Sca-cooks] Windsor Border Crossing

[Martha Carey Oser]

Having just been to Windsor, I can say... 

Crossings vary.  We had one guy on the Canadian side who didn't stop chewing 
his fingernail or looking at his magazine the whole time we were dealing 
with him.  Coming back, the guy on the American side wanted to know where my 
husband had been (Toronto) and for how long and what for. 

My folks had a bad run-in with a person (forget which side) a few weeks ago. 
They tried to give him their driver's licenses when he asked for i.d. and he 
very snappishly told them that those were useless and he needed some "valid" 
i.d.  So they tried to give him their birth certificates (they don't have 
passports) and, of course, those were useless too since they don't have 
pictures!  Of course, they ended up being pulled aside and getting the car 
searched and all, but it ended up being not such a big deal. 

Anyway, the two times we went back and forth to drop/pick up my hubby at the 
train station last week were uneventful.  Nobody even asked to see our i.d.  
Be polite, don't look like you're hiding anyone in the trunk and all should 
be fine.  I would recommend bringing a passport if you have one, or your 
driver's licens and birth certificate otherwise. 

 -Martha 


UrthMomma at aol.com writes: 

> IHelewyse,  
> 
> How are the crossings at Windsor these days ? We haven't been over the river 
> since summer of 2000. I'd like to get some good hard cider again.  
> 
> Due to the kids catching the latest respiratory goo from their buddies, we 
> missed ToC in Red Spears. Your menu looked wonderful .  I tend to cook late 
> period English, but your recipes from Italian look sooooo tempting. 
> 
> the other Olwen
> Barony of Sternfeld, Midrealm 
> 
> n a message dated 4/20/2004 12:03:55 PM US Eastern Standard Time, 
> sca-cooks-request at ansteorra.org writes: 
> 
>> Helewyse veteran importer and drinker of wonderful canadian ice wine.  
>> 
> 
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