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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:43:30 -0500, the inscrutable WillR spake:

They let illegals get drivers licenses on hearsay but to let our own back into our country requires REAL documentation? Figures.

Yup, quiet is the best way through customs. I'll never forget the look on the inspector's face when I brought a couple pieces of freshly decaying coral across the Mexican border. He quickly closed the suitcase lid, pushed itat me, and had me move along QUICKLY. ;)

I was snorkeling around the edge of Pichilingue Bay and reached down to pick up the broken pieces from the seabed. I couldn't reach 'em. I then tried it with my fin and found I still couldn't reach. I then dove down TWELVE FEET and picked them up. The water was so clear that I thought they were in arm's reach. That was a fun trip; we flew out of Tijuana to Puerto Vallarta, took the ferry across the Gulf of California to La Paz (where I snorkeled and ate steamed clams in jalapeño salsa), then flew back to Tijuana. I think the pilot drank all the beer which was supposed to be served on that flight because he was weaving back and forth so much. When we landed, he overshot the runway so badly that I swear the end of the paved runway was under the tip of the wing when we made a 90° turn to go back to the gates. The front wheel couldn't have been more than 6' from falling off the far edge runway into the boulders. (They don't have sand for soft, safe stops like we do up here.)

I pucker at both ends from the mere thought.

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Will do. Thanks.

I won't. Meeses can be rough, too, or so I understand.

Vancouver has a Lee Valley...don't you come into Vancouver with your sled-dogs to buy provisions and lamp oil?

original

accepted.

Uh, yeah. I think the Original stays on file unless the state in question has moved to all electronic or microfilm/microfiche record keeping and destroyed the original to save space.

What people get is an official copy, with seal (the bumpy stuff) on it which most folks call 'origininal'. That is, they get that if they are lucky or make a fuss and pay extra because a lot of states these days send a printout from their electronic data base instead of even a copy of the birth certificate.

If you want a copy of the real thing you should ask for a 'certified photostatic copy of the original birth certificate'.

The first time I went to Canada from the US and back I had NO identifying documents at all, though I may have had a copy of my birth certificate. I was in the eighth grade and traveling with my class. At that time I had no identifying documents to take with me. Note that a BC without a footprint attached does not identify anyone, it only documents certain facts about a person who may or may not be the bearer of that document at the time it is inspected.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:37:57 -0500, Robatoy scribbled:

Edmonotone is closer. Besides, Vancouver is usually tough sledding on account of no snow.

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Lots of "snow " in Gastown or the East End.

Don't know if it's any good for sledding tho.

Yeah, I hear all the HPS and MH lights from all the indoor hydroponics gardens have transformed it into a tropical climate.