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**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:22 am Post subject: So if I were to throw a meet...

.. in all seriousness, how many here would show up?

I know there's not the traffic flow that there used to be, but how many of you would come to Vancouver? Just want to know whether I should plan for one sometime in the next 18 months sometime. (will be plenty of notice)

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Id try to make it. it be 50/50 chance! Very Happy

There is a Greek Girl Id love to meet who lives there, so it be a double duty trip Wink

Nashou

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

Would depend on alot of things for me, as its a bloody long way to go!!

Im not big on cold weather, so if it was summer there the chances would improve considerably!

barclay66 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:36 am Post subject:

hansilili · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 302 Location: Köln, Germany

I'd love to read about it and watch some pics / videos of you guys doing the astig on Cut's stack. Personal attendance not possible though.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:34 am Post subject:

I'd like to. I need a rust free car with a projector in the trunk Wink

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject:

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:07 pm Post subject:

I would consider going. However, Canada has turned me around and sent me home the last two times I tried to enter the country since the new policies have been implemented by your conservative xenophobic government. Once by land and once by air.

On land the line to get into Canada was 1.5 hours long and all the way across the bridge. Conversely, to get back into the USA after I was sent packing took five minutes and there were three cars in front of me. By air I was sent to a detention center overnight because there were no flights back to Chicago that evening after I arrived. First time I have ever spent the night in jail so thanks Canada.

If I do come, I certainly won't be much calibration help because there is no way I am bringing my tools across.

I thought the USA was paranoid, but Canada is on a whole different level or paranoia. Times have changed up north. I think you guys want to outdo the dickish immigration policies of the USA.

I would however love to be there.

craigr

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:13 pm Post subject:

NO question it's tougher in both directions. The US is as tough on Canadians as Canada is on USers.

In discussions a number of years ago with customs, they told me that a Canadian citizen cannot be denied entry back into Canada. So in other words, if an ax murderer is being chased by the US cops, and he runs to Canada Customs with the bloody ax still in hand, he HAS to be accepted into Canada. That's not saying that Customs won't detain him, but if he is a Canadian citizen, he cannot be refused entry.

I found that interesting. Not sure if the US has the same laws.

Not sure if you have the show available in the US, but there's Canadian, Australian and New Zealand versions of a show called 'Border Security'. It's reality TV, but there's no actors, it's really a documentary of the searches and stuff that customs finds. I find it fascinating. The only editing that's done is I find that people that get searched that seem to be guilty as hell are often found with no issues, and more than one person that I thought was innocent was found to be carrying drugs internally. Good editing, but they're not messing with reality, at least from what I've seen so far.

The border crossing that I always use has finally been shown on TV as well. Twice I saw the camera crew as they were packing up, but perhaps one day I'll be on the show. Very Happy

Could make for interesting TV.. 'middle aged nerd spends thousands bringing junk electronics across the border.'

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:18 pm Post subject:

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

I never had an issue going back and forth here at the peace bridge or the rainbow bridge.

Athanasios

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:28 pm Post subject:

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:31 pm Post subject:

It was something ridiculous like 55 degrees here yesterday. Short sleeve weather. Dipped almost to freezing overnight, but yeah, only 2 days of snow in the last 3 months, maybe 2" worth? Local mountains have zero snow, worst ski season in a long time..

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:34 pm Post subject:

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Throw a meet the week of Feb. 9 and I'll be there!! Very Happy

Yeah, those of you worrying about the cold, get over it. Vancouver is right on the ocean and that moderates the temperatures. Look at the weather histories. Temps dipped just below freezing around Dec. 30 / Jan. 1, when most of North America was in the deep freeze. At that time Vancouver was actually warmer than Tucson, AZ !! Since then the highs have been in the 50's (10° C or higher) for most of the last 3 weeks.

That's strange that Canada gave you such grief, Craig. Did you forget to hide your AK47 in your suitcase?? Laughing

I had a problem at Vancouver one time, with an overzealous immigration officer who didn't want to let me in, but even she finally relented. Since then I've brought a letter saying who I was and who was guaranteeing my income in, and my exit from, Canada, and I haven't had a bit of trouble.

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:01 pm Post subject:

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CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia