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Re: Unified UK Lego community idea
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:21:20 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> The US customs gang in Ottawa(1), the first week, had a good laugh with
> me when I pointed out that Lego is a class of good that is duty free.
Maybe going *your* way <grumble grumble bitch bitch>
> 1 - Ottawa has a US customs right there in the airport. Handy. Means you
> don't have to go through customs when you get to the US. Apparently the
> officers are US citizens who live in Canada and get a pretty good deal
> on housing etc, via allowances.
There are several US/Canada border points that do this. All of the ground
ones, of course, and I know Calgary has US Customs right there, and (I
believe) Vancouver does as well. I'm not sure if the same deal occurs the
other way or not.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) I was going the other way. And I think the weight thing is mostly airline imposed, it may vary from line to line, or even by class of service, and may be waived by the counter agent if you're polite and lucky. And I am always polite to counter (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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