Trouble with California
Ag. Check points;we all know understand and tolerate them,never a problem. Couple of weeks ago we were heade to redwood. National forest from Grants Pas Oregon. Ag check ahead, ok I fall into line ...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:pitch wrote:
I would have been no free than happy to do a u turn. California aim,t that big a deal. I answered her questions truthfully and completely, I was carrying no fruit no pests.
I suspect what they were looking for, were "hitchhikers". Like underneath your RV or on the roof.
I live on a lovely lake that is plagued with Aquatic Invasive Species. Nobody brought these things to our lake deliberately - they rode along on visitors' boats/trailers. As I travel the USA, I see the devastating effects of pine beetles on our forests - spread via campfire wood (among other ways). Maybe there's something in NY that California really wants to keep out of their state, hence their attention to your RV?
Not only would I have allowed an interior inspection - I would have offered a flashlight, some cold water and a sandwich.
Indeed, and I'm beginning to suspect it was the OP who showed some attitude.
I now remember I've gone through most if not all of these California check points and never once encountered a rude inspector.
And their lines of questioning when I've pulling an RV is to ask where we've been -- perhaps assessing whether we've passed through contaminated areas if there is a need for closer inspection --- if we carry fruits or plants and finally if we carry firewood. And once, I had a shrink wrap unused firewood and the inspector simply asked me to go to the sides and off load it.
No hassle, no drama.
