Well, I've never really been hasseled either way.  I don't
tend to hit really busy border crossings, so I tend to get
the guys who are more bored than anything.  The most fun is
coming back from Arizona in January with 2 bikes on the
roof.  Hit the border at -30*C and watch the Canadian
official's eyes widen.

HOWEVER, I will say that this new power the U.S. Border
Officials have of denying you entry to the U.S. FOR NO
REASON - conviction without trial, and then being able to
ban you from re-entry to the U.S. FOR FIVE YEARS makes me
very nervous about crossing into the U.S.  There is no
appeal process, and best of all, they don't even need a very
good reason.  There was a big write up from the Globe and
Mail on our Corporate Travel and Security site about this.
Essentially, if they think you are going to the States for
any other reason than you say, they can ban you.  Some poor
kid from Toronto got banned because the Border Guard didn't
think the paperwork from the U.S. College he was attending
was authentic.  Banned.  5 years.  No appeal.  Too bad.

Keith Adams
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia "Roxy"

David Marshall wrote:
>
> Who gives you a harder time - the Canadian or American boarder people?
>
> David Marshall