In <4.3.2.7.2.20001127170819.00b8bcc8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 11/27/00
at 05:11 PM,
Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>I reiterate, this is the *Canadian government* we're talking about.
>Y'know, the one whose motto is "We never met a transaction we couldn't
>tax, or a citizen's pocket we couldn't pick." The onus on you is to
>prove that it's returned property -- supposedly, you're required to
>contact 'em beforehand, fill out forms, blah blah blah.
Don't feel so bad, Garth. We can just as much trouble with U. S. A.
customs, and they are surly and contemptuous to boot. I particularly
resented having to fill out all those forms for my equipment when I went
outside the US.
les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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