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Come hell or high water, I made it to Canada. I left a half hour early, and budgeted myself an hour for lunch. I still arrived at the sister company over two hours late. Apparently the border guards didn't like my letter of introduction very much. I managed to park in thew wrong spot for to go into the immigration/customs building and got chewed out. "Maybe you just park anywhere you feel like it in the States, but you're in Canada now." (really, he said that) And then I spent a couple of hours sitting in immigration. I got a very stern lecture about proper letters, and was thankfully sent on my way. I was really, really afraid that they would send me back. On the plus side I got a few more inches of scarf done. Yes, I knitted through the entire line.

The knitting didn't really do enough to calm me down, so it was awhile before I stopped for gas and lunch. Only to find out that Tim Hortons does not take Visa. And Visa is the only card I have, and I haven't managed to get to an ATM. Strawberry Shortcake Cookie, you will be mine someday.

At this point I was pretty late, so I just drove all the way to the plant. I had to get a little work done, because my boss left me things to do that needed to be done today, even though I wasn't there to do them. I made a token effort (about as much as I could do) and then went and got dinner.

I finally got to the hotel about 7:30, and I turned on the tv and it was....DUE SOUTH.

I go thunk now.

Date: 2010-07-07 01:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kaitou1412.livejournal.com
Oh ugh! That had to be horrible for him. I'm glad the official admitted his mistake and didn't try and cover it up with more bluster and harassment because they don't want to admit being wrong. Today wasn't nearly that bad.

There must be something going on, because it's never been that way before. At least once I've been waved across without them even looking at my passport. And I heard that a 'cousin' company's reps were also coming up today, and they got turned away at the border. Maybe the Queen's visit?

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