Re: I spotted a crossfire today!!!
Originally Posted by bluecoupe
Glad to hear you had a safe return trip Dave!
Thanks, We drove straight through, 179 managed to sleep in the car, 
I only managed to drop of for a minute or so. Consequently we got as far as the Buffalo area and I got the shakes and my eyes were wanting to shut, I told my son that was it for me and he drove. I rested and drove another 40 miles and the same happened again. He drove to the border and then home.
The US customs really only wanted to see the title and stamp it, they X-rayed the car while we were inside and we were out in less than five minutes. I asked them why I had the copies of the bill of sale and title which they did not take and the very friendly officer said it was just "fluff". The female officer who stamped the Title was more officious, the guy was extremely friendly and joked. We were wandering around the car park at US customs before we went in, looking for the office and a masked officer with a dog came over to us, 'Oh, Oh' I thought, but he pulled down his mask and said 'can I help you, you must be looking for the car export office" and pointed to it and said where to park. A BMW roadster and an SUV were there already and left as we arrived. There must be a lot of cars coming into Canada as the officer with the dog we met earlier said he told people where to go 'thousands' of times.
At the Canadian side an officer in the parking lot told us to get the month and year of manufacture from the door label and told us where to go. It took longer to fill out the RIV form and pay the RIV fee, the male officer was very friendly, the female cashier was officious when asked about something, as if we should know the answer. Maybe she was pissed she did not have a gun, just a bullet proof vest, thank god she was unarmed with that attitude.
Fifteen minutes later we were on the QEW fighting traffic, that area is busy in the afternoon.
I got home, had some dinner and slept from seven pm to seven thirty am, and never woke once.
Now to switch the lighting module from the na to the SRT and get the test. Freezing rain is a bit different from the Ft Lauderdale showers, I think I could take Florida as a place to live in the winter. I'm glad we got home yesterday and not today if the roads are icy.
Last edited by onehundred80; Nov 23, 2011 at 09:52 AM.