"Just a little pot."  HAHAHAHAHA!

Marshall, that is the funniest thing I have ever heard.  Not bad for an
engineer :)  You are joking, right?  Just checking.

On the plus side, my van has been more or less dismantled twice by US
customs in Minnesota and North Dakota.  The first time they found my
favourite hat, and the second my Eagles Greatest Hits CD and my spare set of
keys.  God bless those guys.

Jeff
Winnipeg

----- Original Message -----
From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@pangea.ca>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Subject: Westy Cookware

> Hi Volks:
>
> Be extremely careful when buying said cooking equipment across the line!
>
>
> When I was coming back to Winnipeg, from a weekend trip in Fargo ND, I got
> stopped at customs.
>
> They asked me if I had anything to declare, so I said, "Yes, just a little
> pot".
>
> Well, next thing you know, we were hauled out of our van and put into a
> small windowless room - where we spent the next three hours. They asked
all
> kinds of weird questions about our cookware.
>
> I am still mystified why cookware, similar to what most people have, was
> such a big deal for the guys at this customs station.
>
> DO NOT BUY COOKWARE IN THE US, AND BRING IT INTO CANADA!
>
>
> Marshall Ruskin
> 84 Westy "Leader of the Pack"
> Winnipeg, Canada
>
>
> >If you live in Canada, check out Mountain Equipment Coop.  They have a
wide
> >range of nesting pot sets, and you can pick the one that feels best to
you.
> >If you live in the States, you could try REI, I think it's called, or
> >something similar.  I personally need to physically bond with a pot
before
> I
> >buy it, which is why I recommend checking them out in person.
> >
> >Katherine
> >