Barb: Surely you did not think you would get any sympathy from an internet forum? It is like twitter. Real easy to make all kinds of comments when it is not face to face. Usually Nogales is an OK crossing but this year they seem a little edgy. I crossed going North in December. They had a new dog and he was acting strange. Smelled the rear of my truck and before you know I was in secondary. They asked me to open the hood and give them the keys. Then I got the usual banter: Did you leave your truck anywhere, Did anyone give you something to take to the USA, Do you have any drugs? Do you use an y drugs? Do you have over $10,000 in cash? Then he escorted me to a building where I was told to be seated and wait. There were 3 Mexican families in the room. One of them was an older woman and she asked for directions to the bathroom. A rude officer told her to sit down and she could use the bathroom after the inspection. I was in the room for 30 minutes. A young fellow came and accompanied me to my truck. Asked me all those dumb questions again. I told him that I have a FAST card and that up until 4 years ago I had security clearance in Canada up to top security . His response was that Canada is not the USA and that clearance was meaningless. When I got to my truck they had forced open the lid on my cap and bent the rods. I was pissed but just got the hell out of there. One of them must have been under my truck and then sat in the seat and got dirt all over the vehicle.. The contents of my bag were all over the truck. Yes it is a terrible job. Yes it is a necessary job. NO, they do not have to be rude or obnoxious. The irony is that while they were giving me and others a hard time 100's of Mexican aliens were crossing within 2 or 3 miles of us carrying: drugs,cash, illegal merchandise and more! Up until this season the border personnel were friendly and efficient. I get the feeling that with the new crossing being almost complete the senior "bosses" are being hard on the employees. Unhappy people make poor employees. Texas Shadow: You are not Barb's father and have no right to tell her or anyone else to"get over it" Just who do you think you are? Very rude!
Moisheh
