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Dan, what 'kind' of bars? My experiences were at the Buffalo/Ft Erie border crossing. The Freedom Bridge! :) On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:48:23 -0400, Dan Bale <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The customs agent appeared to be > > having a bad day ... > > Being able to read agents' faces helps alot. Sometimes before the first > word is spoken, you just know there's no room for humor and you better be > using "sir" or "ma'am" frequently. Use no commentary, just give straight > answers, sit or stand up straight, don't look at your watch, give them all > the respect the title deserves. "Freedom of speech" is somewhere in > limbo-land at the border crossing. > > OTOH, going back to my drinking-age-is-18-in-Windsor days, I remember we'd > hit the Canadian side going in on Friday nights, and the agent would just be > sitting in his booth looking at a carload of underage U.S. drinkers, and > say, "lemme guess, the bars?" "Yes, sir!" "Have a good time!" "Thank you, > sir!" > > db > > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > >
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