Your customs experiences re-entering the US from Canada?

lakeside013104 wrote:

Ralph Cramden wrote:

obgraham wrote:
I never worry about the odd banana or meat they grab at the border. Just give it up.
It makes the agent's job easier, when he/she goes to the supervisor at the end of the shift and says "look, I grabbed a lime, 2 bananas and a bag of dog food -- keeping America safe!"

Not to mention the savvy agent can put himself together a decent free lunch on a good day. Who was it that said no such thing as a free lunch?

CBP Supervisors could care less if a CBP Officer seized any fruits or vegetables or seized a truck load. The Supervisor is more concerned whether or not all his Officers ended their shift in as healthy a condition as when they started their shift so that the Officer can return to their family safe and sound at the end of the day. And the Supervisors are concerned that no terrorists or weapons of mass destruction were allowed entry into the USA.

CBP Officers are responsible for enforcing laws for 40 other agencies. USDA is just one of those agencies. I wonder how our citrus framers would feel if a CBP Officer allowed into this country a piece of citrus fruit that was infected with the citrus canker virus. And how would that Officer or any other reasonable citizen of this country would feel if that one piece of fruit that was allowed in, infected the entire citrus industry and wiped out a multi-billion dollar industry and forced many workers into the unemployment line.

There are reasons CBP Officers seize banned products at our borders and I assure you it is not to provide food for their meals. USDA mandates that all seized USDA items be destroyed.

Something to think about. This IS how CBP helps keep America safe.

Lakeside

You have got to be kidding me.

Another thing to think about is the distinct lack of sense of humor on these boards. Some of you people really need to untwist your underwear.