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Don White wrote:
Bert Robbins wrote:
Don White wrote:


Since our dollar is now over .89 US and rising...we'll just buy you out


Stand in line, The chinese are about 13 nations in front of you.....

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"JohnH" wrote in message
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Rich, now that I've made the 'match' it offer, please ask your wife to be
gentle when she makes her donation!!
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John H

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John, just to clarify ..... our donation was made on April 22.
Was it not received? We got the receipt and your automated email response.

RCE

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Don White wrote:
RCE wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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Bert Robbins wrote:

Don White wrote:


Well...the US bullied & pushed us around and is now getting away
with only returning about 78% of the money it had stolen from
Canadian lumber interests.
So much for 'Free Trade'. Canada had to agree to a cap of 34% of
the US market.
My question would be...if the US wasn't honorable with the original
Free Trade Agreement, how can it be trusted to honour this agreement?
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/nation...ood060427.html


Too bad. What are you going to do now, invade the US like the
Mexicans have?

Since our dollar is now over .89 US and rising...we'll just buy you
out and send the republican supporters packing. (unless they see the
evil of their ways & repent)


You mean Canada is about to make an offer that we can't refuse?

RCE

One way ticket to Oz.

We are not part of that club.

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Don White wrote:
wrote:

And don't speak too harshly about those Republicans. You can thank the
current congress and administration's fiscal irresponsibility and
record breaking deficit spending for driving down the US dollar to be
close to par for you guys.

Bush is actually a Canadian spy, don't ya know. We knew we'd look good
in comparison. In fact, during your last election I remember saying -
"Well, Bush may be bad for the planet, but he is GOOD for Canada." It's
an ill wind and all that . . .



On cue, our manufacturing and tourism people are now crying and moaning
about the strength of our dollar. They say sales will start to drop off
as our goods become more expensive. Tourism is down as many Americans
find that Canada isn't the cheap deal it once was. Then we have Bush's
new law requiring a passport or expensive identity card for US citizens
to get back into their own country. Land of the Free indeed!

What our tourism people fail to see is that Americans, on the whole,
aren't going anywhere anymore. Pansies!

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Don White wrote:


On cue, our manufacturing and tourism people are now crying and moaning
about the strength of our dollar. They say sales will start to drop off
as our goods become more expensive. Tourism is down as many Americans
find that Canada isn't the cheap deal it once was. Then we have Bush's
new law requiring a passport or expensive identity card for US citizens
to get back into their own country. Land of the Free indeed!

The law doesn't specifically require a passport. The standard is that
you must be "able to prove to the satisfaction of the Customs examiner"
that you are a US citizen. Depending on the mood or motivation of the
individual customs examiner, this can vary between a simple verbal
interview, "Where were you born, how long were you in Canada, what are
you bringing back? Ok, have a nice day" to a full blown third degree
with "park your car and bring your papers to the office". The reason
the passport has become the default document is that everybody, (even
Customs examiners), is expected to accept a valid US Passport as proof
of citizenship. Sometimes you can get by with a driver's license and a
copy of a birth certificate. (You can usually get by with a photo ID
and a copy of the birth certificate for your own minor children
travelling in your company). But if you get a grumpy examiner who wants
to put you through the most extreme number of hoops, a passport is
going to be needed to prove citizenship.

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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:59:54 -0400, "RCE" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .

Rich, now that I've made the 'match' it offer, please ask your wife to be
gentle when she makes her donation!!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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John, just to clarify ..... our donation was made on April 22.
Was it not received? We got the receipt and your automated email response.

RCE


As Eisboch, or something else? Are your wife's initials 'AME" ?


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John H

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wrote:
Don White wrote:


On cue, our manufacturing and tourism people are now crying and moaning
about the strength of our dollar. They say sales will start to drop off
as our goods become more expensive. Tourism is down as many Americans
find that Canada isn't the cheap deal it once was. Then we have Bush's
new law requiring a passport or expensive identity card for US citizens
to get back into their own country. Land of the Free indeed!


The law doesn't specifically require a passport. The standard is that
you must be "able to prove to the satisfaction of the Customs examiner"
that you are a US citizen. Depending on the mood or motivation of the
individual customs examiner, this can vary between a simple verbal
interview, "Where were you born, how long were you in Canada, what are
you bringing back? Ok, have a nice day" to a full blown third degree
with "park your car and bring your papers to the office". The reason
the passport has become the default document is that everybody, (even
Customs examiners), is expected to accept a valid US Passport as proof
of citizenship. Sometimes you can get by with a driver's license and a
copy of a birth certificate. (You can usually get by with a photo ID
and a copy of the birth certificate for your own minor children
travelling in your company). But if you get a grumpy examiner who wants
to put you through the most extreme number of hoops, a passport is
going to be needed to prove citizenship.

Chuck...
Are you referring to the current situation or the upcoming draconian state?
http://tinyurl.com/e6pdo

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"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:59:54 -0400, "RCE" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
. ..

Rich, now that I've made the 'match' it offer, please ask your wife to
be
gentle when she makes her donation!!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************


John, just to clarify ..... our donation was made on April 22.
Was it not received? We got the receipt and your automated email
response.

RCE


As Eisboch, or something else? Are your wife's initials 'AME" ?


--
'Til next time,

John H


That's correct. Anna M. Eriksson

Just didn't want you to think we reneged as it seemed you were still waiting
for the donation.

RCE

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On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:27:41 -0400, "RCE" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:59:54 -0400, "RCE" wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
...

Rich, now that I've made the 'match' it offer, please ask your wife to
be
gentle when she makes her donation!!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************


John, just to clarify ..... our donation was made on April 22.
Was it not received? We got the receipt and your automated email
response.

RCE


As Eisboch, or something else? Are your wife's initials 'AME" ?


--
'Til next time,

John H


That's correct. Anna M. Eriksson

Just didn't want you to think we reneged as it seemed you were still waiting
for the donation.

RCE


Aha! Your contribution was in the category of "I wonder who that is?". Now
I know. Thanks so much, you were one of the first contributors and got the
first iteration of my 'thank you' email. (Which isn't automated!)

Check your email, and thanks again (especially for making it before my
'matching contribution' offer, although you *could* do it again if you
really wanted to put me in the poorhouse.)
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'Til next time,

John H

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