Lord thunderin' Jesus......
what a hassle over a $500.00 used boat trailer.
After having two inspections done... one federal and the other provincial..
and the form being faxed four times to the Registar of Imported Vehicles....
I received a letter today threatening me with a $2K fine and six months in
jail if I didn't send the trailer back to the US.

problems...
...the original form had a 'best before date ' of Oct 19 and by the time the
3rd & 4th copies were faxed... the due date was passed
...The mechanic put some kind of secret code to represent the date he did the
inspection.. not deciphrable by me or the gov't people
...mechanic didn't tick boxes or add info that referred to lights, tire
manufacturer, tire type max load rating or inflation pressure
This will be my 4th visit to the garage and the 5th fax sent.
#$$%%$^$%# gov't crap.
They could have at least told me the problems instead of just saying they
didn't have the form. Hell, I would have had it re-tested at another
Canadian Tire store.
Don't even ask me how hard it is to reach them by phone...............

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:00:53 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

I received a letter today threatening me with a $2K fine and six months in
jail if I didn't send the trailer back to the US.

What ever happened to free trade? The damn thing was built to
American and Canadian standards - that sticker on the tongue has a
Canadian safety stamp on it I believe - whatever the approval agency
is in Canada.

Wow - good luck.

But I aint' taking it back. :)

However, if you wanted to resell the boat back to me for...say...$500?

I'll even make it $500 Canadian. :)

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:00:53 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

I received a letter today threatening me with a $2K fine and six months in
jail if I didn't send the trailer back to the US.

What ever happened to free trade? The damn thing was built to
American and Canadian standards - that sticker on the tongue has a
Canadian safety stamp on it I believe - whatever the approval agency
is in Canada.

Wow - good luck.

But I aint' taking it back. :)

However, if you wanted to resell the boat back to me for...say...$500?

I'll even make it $500 Canadian. :)

I may pay you $500.00 just to take the trailer off my hands.
On the other hand, our country club jails probably wouldn't be a bad place
to spend a long cold damp winter.

Don White wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:00:53 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

I received a letter today threatening me with a $2K fine and six months in
jail if I didn't send the trailer back to the US.
What ever happened to free trade? The damn thing was built to
American and Canadian standards - that sticker on the tongue has a
Canadian safety stamp on it I believe - whatever the approval agency
is in Canada.

Wow - good luck.

But I aint' taking it back. :)

However, if you wanted to resell the boat back to me for...say...$500?

I'll even make it $500 Canadian. :)

I may pay you $500.00 just to take the trailer off my hands.
On the other hand, our country club jails probably wouldn't be a bad place
to spend a long cold damp winter.



Will they take your son, too? He can wash balls.

-dk

"Dan" intrceptor@gmaildotcom wrote in message
...


Will they take your son, too? He can wash balls.

-dk


JohnH may not appreciate you giving his job away.

On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:01:00 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Dan" intrceptor@gmaildotcom wrote in message
.. .


Will they take your son, too? He can wash balls.

-dk


JohnH may not appreciate you giving his job away.


How's your mom and boat doing, Don?

Don White wrote:
"Dan" intrceptor@gmaildotcom wrote in message
...
Will they take your son, too? He can wash balls.

-dk


JohnH may not appreciate you giving his job away.



I don't think his son is a burden. He's self sufficient and a
contributing member of society.


-dk

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
What ever happened to free trade? The damn thing was built to
American and Canadian standards - that sticker on the tongue has a
Canadian safety stamp on it I believe - whatever the approval agency
is in Canada.
snip...

Ever since our loonie topped the yankee dollah, more & more people are
shopping south of the border for what appears to be deals for us.
The difference in price of comparable new vehicles is quite large on favour
of the US.
It's almost as if the Canadian distributors think our dollar is still only
worth .66 US rather than 1.06.
People are starting to think there is a conspiracy to make it tough for
Canadians to pick up a deal stateside and import back to Canada.
Here's a new twist...
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/serv.../Business/home

Don White wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
What ever happened to free trade? The damn thing was built to
American and Canadian standards - that sticker on the tongue has a
Canadian safety stamp on it I believe - whatever the approval agency
is in Canada.
snip...

Ever since our loonie topped the yankee dollah, more & more people are
shopping south of the border for what appears to be deals for us.
The difference in price of comparable new vehicles is quite large on favour
of the US.
It's almost as if the Canadian distributors think our dollar is still only
worth .66 US rather than 1.06.
People are starting to think there is a conspiracy to make it tough for
Canadians to pick up a deal stateside and import back to Canada.
Here's a new twist...
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/serv.../Business/home




Wait until the peso tops the Yanqui dollah...

HK wrote:
Don White wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
What ever happened to free trade? The damn thing was built to
American and Canadian standards - that sticker on the tongue has a
Canadian safety stamp on it I believe - whatever the approval agency
is in Canada.
snip...

Ever since our loonie topped the yankee dollah, more & more people are
shopping south of the border for what appears to be deals for us.
The difference in price of comparable new vehicles is quite large on
favour of the US.
It's almost as if the Canadian distributors think our dollar is still
only worth .66 US rather than 1.06.
People are starting to think there is a conspiracy to make it tough
for Canadians to pick up a deal stateside and import back to Canada.
Here's a new twist...
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/serv.../Business/home




Wait until the peso tops the Yanqui dollah...

It's relative and, not relative.

Remember when the rate was something like 3000 peso/dollar?