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Calif Bill

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:55:01 -0500, Bert Robbins
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:29:41 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 11/30/2006 7:18 AM, JohnH wrote:
On 29 Nov 2006 21:27:53 -0800, "Chuck Gould"

wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:43:29 -0500, JohnH
wrote:

Why make it so hard for American citizens to get in, but so easy
for
Mexicans?
We are talking about going through customs, not wading across the
river. I always get waved through with a "do you have anything to
declare" but a latin looking person better have his papers in order.

I am aware of these new rules and I do have a new passport coming,
just in case they are profiling rednecks some day. The picture on
mine
looks like my high school yearbook picture and so does my driver's
license. I need to show my CCW if they want a recent picture.
Coming back in by boat is a little more complex than driving across
in
a car.

Everybody who isn't previously enrolled in NEXUS or a similar program
has to report to a US Customs Port of Entry. Once there, only the
skipper is allowed to go ashore until cleared by customs and the
skipper has to proceed directly to the customs office. Better have 1)
ship's papers, 2) Photo ID, preferably a passport but in any case
sufficient to prove residence and citizenship, for everybody aboard.
3)
A list of items being brought back into the country. 4) An inventory
of
alcohol and tobacco aboard. 5) A disclosure of any firearms on the
boat. 6) A list of fresh fruits and vegetables aboard. 7) $25 to buy
a
decal/permit to reenter the US. The decal is an annual deal, so the
$25
only applies to the first reentry every year. Boaters who are
pre-screened by the NEXUS or similar programs can clear by telephone
upon reentry, but they must be prepared to report to a Customs Office
if so ordered by the party on the phone.
Sounds fair to me, except that I can't figure out what anyone would be
trying to smuggle in from Canada. :)
Cuban cigars, of course.

True, although I get mine from a different source - a very different
source. :)

I now know why you are/were despondent about selling the Contender. You
were going offshore under the guise of fishing, meeting your Cuban cigar
"dealers" and "importing" Cuban cigars. Now you are going to try and
satisfy your self with the lower quality and class cigars.

Oh - very close - but no cigar...

Heh, heh, heh...

Actually, it's pretty simple and if you think about it for a minute,
you'll figure it out.

Bigger boat, import more cigars. Simple.