[SpongeG]

for whatever reason, shopping, dinner, vacation, work etc.

[Xelebes]

I haven't crossed the US/Canada border.

The last time I left Alberta was... um... 2000? For a school band trip to BC. The only time before that was 1991 when I moved into Edmonton from Saskatchewan.

[MistyMountainHop]

When I go to the US, it's usually by air, not road.

[1ajs]

i just crossed the boarder today and will be crossing another one in a cuple days then another one in another week maybe more..... other wise my boarder corssing is prity speractic some years 3 or 4 times other years never...

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[m0nkyman]

When they revoke the PATRIOT act, and not until then...

Prior to 9/11 I probably went down a few times a year.

[Xelebes]

When they revoke the PATRIOT act, and not until then...

Prior to 9/11 I probably went down a few times a year.

Taking pics of skyscrapers, were you?

[1ajs]

Taking pics of skyscrapers, were you?

what i can'tgo taking pics of skyscrapers while i am down here?

[Taller Better]

I haven't been across the border since before 9/11.

[1ajs]

I haven't been across the border since before 9/11.

remember the vibe ya get when you cross that boarder ? its gone there nothingness its weird

[mersar]

Last time I crossed the border would have been ~1993 for a family vacation. Haven't been back since.

[Kilgore Trout]

over the past few years i have left canada a few times to go to asia and europe---i'm planning on going to france and hungary in may---but i haven't been to the united states since 2000. i'm eager to go back, especially since montreal is so close to new york and new england.

[vincebjs]

Around once a year

It makes it hard for people like us who don't go across the border that often to be forced to get passports.

[elsonic]

some Adirondacks, Green Mountains or White Mountains once or twice a year + Boston or NYC about once a year, so between 1 and 4 visits. always by road (bus or car).

my last 4 hours wait at the border left a bad taste.

[harls]

3 or 4 times a year.. I never have any problems, unless I'm by myself. Then they consider you to be some sort of wacko.

[93JC]

So far I'm averaging twice... per lifetime...

[LordMandeep]

THis x-mas while driving form Toronto to New York, fun trip.

[PhilippeMtl]

In 2006:
2 times, hicking in the Adirondacks

In 2007:
1 time, visiting NYC

Before that, probably 10-15 times if it is not more.

[Blitz]

When I lived in Windsor it was once every couple months, mostly for sporting events.

[Greco Roman]

Its becoming too much of a hassle instead of amusement to cross the boarder. I won't be doing it very often until I get my passport in a few years time for my big overseas voyage.

[Waterlooson]

I cross the border twice a year - driving to Mexico and back each winter.

[salvius]

Twice a year (well, 4 times; there and back twice) on average I'd say.

[SpongeG]

so would it be other than say Windsor/niagra falls - it is less common for people outside of Vancouver to cross the border

I've always wondered - cause for me its really easy to cross - Its about the same distance from where i live to bellis fair mall as it is to Horsehoe Bay in west vancouver... but the border fouls up the time sometimes

me and my friend went down for dinner on friday night and the table next to us was also from BC and juding by all the BC plates in the parking lot a lot of people were down for the evening

[Distill3d]

last time i was in the states was 2004. no intentions of returning either (not even to my fave state of Hawaii). i'd prefer to see the rest of the world rather then go south.

[Jay in Cowtown]

On an average year it's 2-3 times, usually Vegas, Houston or Denver... haven't crossed by land though since 2000, heard the Canadian side are still a bunch of money grabbing Pricks!

[MonkeyRonin]

Back in the day I used to go to Buffalo every year to visit family.. they have sinced moved to Toronto though. So if we're talking by car, then I haven't "crossed the border" since '94 or '95. Although really the last I was in the US was in July to New York and probably will be going again soon.

[waterloowarrior]

I go about once a year, sometimes for hiking/nature walks in New York and sometimes on vacation to a state on the Atlantic coast

[flar]

These days hardly ever, but I used to go a lot when I was a kid. My mom's front window has a nice view of St. Clair County, Michigan.

[Serge]

2, 3, 4 times a year.

[401_King]

I haven't crossed the US/Canada border.

The last time I left Alberta was... um... 2000? For a school band trip to BC. The only time before that was 1991 when I moved into Edmonton from Saskatchewan.

wow.

[Xelebes]

wow.

Canada is a big country.

[Boris2k7]

Nowadays, not all that much. The last time I went anywhere was my trip to Texas in July/August 2005. Haven't been out of province since then. One problem is that most of my year I am stuck in university, and the other half of the year I am working and can't go anywhere due to a lack of time and money. That will probably change a few years down the road, hell I may decide to book a trip out east later this summer if I can get a job early enough (in which case I could quit in early/mid august and go travelling for the last few weeks of summer).

When I was younger I would make at least an annual trip across the border, during the summer. Once we actually owned our vacation property in the U.S, we travelled down twice a year for the board meetings. One problem with travelling here is that Canada IS a big country... hell just travelling to Edmonton from Calgary is like travelling halfway across some European countries... and there is no train service either! Another problem is that Alberta has the misfortune of bordering Montana, which means that although there is some amazing lakefront property and such for cheap prices (much cheaper than the Okanogan) there aren't much in the way of big or even medium sized cities, and the mountains make for a long time travelling. Oh yeah, and again, no train service. The only way to get from Calgary to anywhere is to fly, drive, or take a bus.

EDIT: That doesn't mean that I haven't travelled much in the states though. I've been to Los Angeles twice... in fact up the entire West Coast from San Diego to Vancouver (except for a brief bit in Oregon where we went further inland) and connecting states (Nevada, Utah, etc.), as well as Texas.

[vid]

1994 to Duluth/Cloquet
2003 to Duluth
2005 to Grand Marais

We might go to Minneapolis this summer. :) But we say that every summer. Oh, but this summer will be the one!!

[240glt]

6+ times a year, to Milwaukee & Seattle for work

[Dalreg]

Been to Alaska and back in 1994. There wasn't even a customs station on that road back then. We should have reported in at the next town. As for other borders. Many in Europe and Asia if you consider flying between countries.

[bluenoser]

I crossed the border six times going back and forth on a road trip in July. Mostly in the NE USA.

Other than that, not very recently but I'm going to Houston/New Orleans in March and hopefully Seattle and Alaska soon...

[towerguy3]

I undersrand they hassle Greyhounders. I think they have lots of problems with poor people crossing the line on Greyhound; I guess lots of DUI cases.

Every time I go down on Greyhound they ask me if I have a job. I always carry a paystub with me to show them I work. They also ask me how much money I have with me.

I understand they can deny you entry if you don't have a job. Why?

[SpongeG]

thats the one question they ask everytime i cross - where do you work? and how do you know each other?

when me and my friends went down to California in october they made us go to immigration and we had to wait in the line up - than some guy talked to us and asked us questions took our passports looked some stuff up and than left and said someone else will finish you up

so we just stood there and finally the other guy says whats up? his coworker never bothered to tell him to finish us up - so he basically said oh ok you can go now - meanwhile we had to wait about 20 minutes

on the other side of the building where they send the bus people we watched a few people really get grilled - one guy had no id but he had his status card i think - they really grilled him

they are really pricks when they send you into immigration they make you wait and wait and wait and than search your car and are all tough and than once they are done they are all light and friendly

[MonkeyRonin]

Oh wait.. are we talking about international borders here of just the Canada/Us one? If its the first then I'll cross the borders on average about once every 2 years.

[bomberguy]

7 times out of 10

[MrChills]

I live in Windsor, ON and work in Farmington Hills, MI, so, unfortunately I cross that cursed border Monday-Friday for the past three years. I am about to loose my mind as the security is getting more and more ridicilous on the American side.

[Jay in Cowtown]

I live in Windsor, ON and work in Farmington Hills, MI, so, unfortunately I cross that cursed border Monday-Friday for the past three years. I am about to loose my mind as the security is getting more and more ridicilous on the American side.

What is it you do there?

[Rob D]

Been to the USA many times without hassle. Priorities now are to see more of the rest of the world which I find more appealing/different.

[HomeInMyShoes]

^Yes the rest of the world is more exciting.

I cross once every two or three months for work and family. No problems really.

[PopYourColla]

I'm planning a trip to Seattle at the end of the month. Last time I went down was a couple of weeks ago. They asked me how much a month I pay for electricity. The guy was convinced I had a grow op.

[Windex]

I undersrand they hassle Greyhounders. I think they have lots of problems with poor people crossing the line on Greyhound; I guess lots of DUI cases.

Every time I go down on Greyhound they ask me if I have a job. I always carry a paystub with me to show them I work. They also ask me how much money I have with me.

I understand they can deny you entry if you don't have a job. Why?

They're worried about illegal immigration. If you have a job in Canada, then you'll likely be going back to it.

As far as going across the border on Greyhound, of the two times I've done it, once was a piece of cake. They didn't give me any hassle whatsoever and just waved me through. The other occasion was a bit time-consuming though. Not that surprising, considering I had dreads, was carrying a guitar and just generally looked like a huge stoner. On top of that I only had a one-way ticket, which according to Greyhound, is a mortal sin. I just got lucky. Each time though there were a couple people that were turned back at the border.

[zerokarma]

Probably once every two years or so.

[a-k]

the last time was in Aug 2001 to new york, and after all the insanity that went on after that I havn't been back...we tend to fly to Europe instead, especially when you can get to London for almost the same as flying to New York

[spiritedenergy]

i never cross the border... North Dakota and Minnesota... there's gotta be more to life then this. I dream of the vineyards of California, the Everglades of Florida, the wetlands of Louisiana, the beaches of Hawaii... oh USA, so evil so beautiful:D

[MrChills]

What is it you do there?

IT Project Manager with a Fortune 1000 Company. The pay and experience is great, but the MORONS on both sides of the river have failed to do anything in the past 75 years to improve the crossing and they are about to soon loose a big tax revenue from their area, whenever I can get out of here...

[Blitz]

^ If you work over there, you should be able to get a Nexus card (or whatever they call it now), and that'll get you into the special lane where you just swipe the card and bypass all the hassle every day. At least, that's how it used to work.

[Taller Better]

I undersrand they hassle Greyhounders. I think they have lots of problems with poor people crossing the line on Greyhound; I guess lots of DUI cases.

Every time I go down on Greyhound they ask me if I have a job. I always carry a paystub with me to show them I work. They also ask me how much money I have with me.

I understand they can deny you entry if you don't have a job. Why?

I made that mistake once, shortly after I moved to Toronto 21 years ago. I took the bus to Buffalo for the day, just to see it. I got treated like I was a wetback swimming across a river to find refuge in America. It didn't help that there were only about 4 people on the bus, as that just gave them loads of time to go through every thing I had, and even punching the name of my novel into the computer to find out if it was anything seditious. Never again.:hell:

[MrChills]

^ If you work over there, you should be able to get a Nexus card (or whatever they call it now), and that'll get you into the special lane where you just swipe the card and bypass all the hassle every day. At least, that's how it used to work.

Nexus used to be great, but, in the past year it saves me two minutes if I am lucky. That aside, it still amazes me that Canada and the USA completely ignore their most important border crossing. There has been little improvement in 75 years (it would be interesting to see how much additional traffic has crossed on average since they put in the bridge and tunnel).

[vincebjs]

Nexus used to be great, but, in the past year it saves me two minutes if I am lucky. That aside, it still amazes me that Canada and the USA completely ignore their most important border crossing. There has been little improvement in 75 years (it would be interesting to see how much additional traffic has crossed on average since they put in the bridge and tunnel).

Blame Windsor NIMBYs. If there is one city in Canada that NEEDS a freeway cutting through downtown, it's Windsor. Somehow they believe that massive 18-wheeler trucks idling through 14 traffic lights in downtown is more environmentally friendly than a free-flowing freeway. For most cities, a freeway for suburbanites dividing the city is a bad thing, but when it's the most important point in your country's international trade and there is no other economically-feasible crossing, I believe sacrifices ought to be made.