tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post1258754281321398117..comments2024-03-28T08:26:58.108-04:00Comments on Our Odyssey: Almost idyllicLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-9455704537597008092008-04-05T22:10:00.000-04:002008-04-05T22:10:00.000-04:00I guess the cost of gas depends on what you're use...I guess the cost of gas depends on what you're used to. I just got back from an 8 day jaunt up and down the east coast (from eastern Ontarioe to Jacksonville, FL). Gas averaged 3.15$/gallon. In Canadian dollars, that meant a full tank cost me 31$ish. In Canada, that same full tank currently costs me 48$ish. US gas is cheap!!! :-)<BR/><BR/>I've really enjoyed your stories of your treks into Mexico; they have been both entertaining and educational.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477204159405707320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-12971274627202860842008-04-04T21:29:00.000-04:002008-04-04T21:29:00.000-04:00We have found the same after countless border cros...We have found the same after countless border crossings. I wonder why the US border guards can't have the courtesy (but seriousness) of the Mexican aduana?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262700116262217636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-26164176853108744902008-04-04T16:08:00.000-04:002008-04-04T16:08:00.000-04:00We've found that it seems to go better at the bord...We've found that it seems to go better at the border crossings if you have an item on the "hit" list and declare it, seems to satisfy the agents, they don't generally go farther and check anything else.<BR/><BR/>AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-82423015999595463942008-04-04T14:53:00.000-04:002008-04-04T14:53:00.000-04:00My theory on why the border guard was so hostile i...My theory on why the border guard was so hostile is that he wanted to be part of Homeland Security after 9/11. His dream was to fight them gol-darned terrorists, but he ended up a vegetable inspector in Presidio, TX.<BR/><BR/>Being 15 years older and 4 inches shorter than the women in his work group, his only chance at impressing them was to adopt a fierce anti-produce-smuggling attitude. Judging by the amount of eye-rolling they were doing, I'd say he <B>definitely</B> made an impression...<BR/><BR/>But, hey, now he's got some salami to show off.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.com