Comments on: U. S. Customs

By: Dee Andrews

Dee Andrews — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:42:59 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever had to deal with U.S. Customs agents. I suppose I must live a fortunate life, spending most of my time between Mississippi and Texas – as foreign as those two states are to each other!

I went across to Mexico a couple of times years ago. Once from El Paso, Texas and once from Nogales, Arizona. But, I don’t remember any problems of any sort way back then. That was way before drugs, etc, and they were more than happy for us to cross and come back, not that we got much.

So . . . did your casket have hidden cavities underneath the body full of contraband? That’s what all of the exciting action thrillers show. Oohhhh. How exciting that would be!!

Just sayin’.

Tom & I went through a Miss. state troopers roadblock Saturday night coming home from our friends’ house on the Miss. gulf coast, does that count? We must have looked perfectly harmless because the trooper shone his light in our car and wished us well on our way. We were just wondering how much illegal contraband passes through Pearl River County, Mississippi on the road between Picayune and “the” Kiln (the home of Bret Favre, the perrenial quarterback).

Cheers! Dee

By: Trey Morgan

Trey Morgan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:12:46 +0000

I hear you … when we came back from Honduras this past August and landed in Houston to go thorough customs it was a nightmare. Probably the worst part was simply being 30 minutes behind schedule and they didn’t care. It literally took us an hour and a half to go through the process of getting back into the US. But we were thankful that our bags didn’t get checked and that we didn’t have a dead body … like you.

By: Janice Garrison

Janice Garrison — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:02:29 +0000

I was going to leave a comment, but unfortunately I couldn’t verify your ID and your name was misspelled on the anti-spam word, it looks like gidday instead of Greg. Still…in case this is your post. I liked it!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:24:37 +0000

I see that gene pool virus is continuing to spread. GET A MAC US Customs and Health Agencies!
Off to the environs of God’s country for some country ham and biscuits and blackberry cobbler.
Live long and prosper!
Peace.

By: cwinwc

cwinwc — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:44:38 +0000

Sounds like you’re beating a dead person; I mean “horse” to death here.

By: wallysdad

wallysdad — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:24 +0000

I don’t know how you can say that. I know I feel safer because the U.S. Customs department is on the job. (I said that in case your site is being monitored). Actually I think the real unsung heroes are the overweight women who check you at the boarding gates. I didn’t know that much woman could be poured into that tight a uniform, but I digress. Those gals are the surliest, most indifferent folks at the airport and because, for some reason, I always seem to make the metal detector go off, I darn near naked by the end of their inspections and they have to probe me with their magic wands until they find that I have a metal rivit on my levis or something. Just one more reason I love the airport.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:22:09 +0000

Good idea Keith…but Jack is still recovering from that weapons grade virus he contacted….

Greg, you make me think of my husband David….his tolerance for stupid, rude people continues to deteriorate with each passing year….and for some reason, I seem to become more tolerant….maybe we just balance each other out.

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:43:31 +0000

Since you were in L.A., you should have called Jack Bauer to help out. He would have tortured the agent until he allowed you to proceed. You would have had that case home in no time.