From: STEVE Hill (statesvillenc@msn.com)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 09:11:57 PDT
I spent an hour or so back before 9/11 at the Canadian border check station.
They started out haphazardly searching my personal car, but then got
serious when they saw a copy of "Shotgun News" on the back seat. I asked
why I was pulled over and they said it was because each car is profiled
(they didn't use that word) and one of the indicators is whether your
vehicle is tagged in a state that is pro-tobacco or pro-gun. I couldn't
argue with that since I was sporting a North Carolina "First in Flight"
(sorry Ohio) tag.
>From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Homeland Security Needs Your Help
>Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 09:31:12 -0400
>
>Hi
>Although it took some time to get through your whole post :) and digest
>it in the spirit that you intended, I must agree with you. I simply
>point out the practical day to day issues that may arise and how to
>avoid as many problems as possible in life. One good incident with our
>vehicles hitting the press and we all know that we will be in deep sh*t
>in this hobby.
>
>Glenn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: chance wolf [mailto:chance_wolf@shaw.ca]
>Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 5:46 PM
>To: Glenn Shaw
>Cc: Military Vehilcle List
>Subject: Re: [MV] Homeland Security Needs Your Help
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
>To: "'chance wolf'" <chance_wolf@shaw.ca>
>Cc: "Military Vehilcle List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:21 PM
>Subject: RE: [MV] Homeland Security Needs Your Help
>
>
> > The Customs Border Guards are not ussually MV collectors. They are
> > just Law Enforcement officers trying to do a tough job with the rules
> > they are given. It does no good to argue with them. You will just
> > get in deeper and deeper.
>
>In my experience, the 50 yr. old ex-military types at the border with
>experience under their belts and at least a single serving of common
>sense are able to enforce the rules and regulations efficiently without
>treating you like a terrorist. While it's obvious that we all begin our
>careers somewhere, and that that 20-somethings in charge of that
>spot-check would not have the benefit of my typical 50 yr.old's
>experience - there's not really any reason why that 50 yr. old couldn't
>be there in a supervisory/on-the-job-training capacity to help the
>younger members become more efficient in useful directions.
>
>
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