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On 06/08/2026 19:42, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Aug 2026 12:57:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> I was in Boston on business a short time after my house got burgled and
>> my CD collection stolen. I filled my suitcase with replacement CDs at
>> 2/3rd the price of the UK...
>
> The tax man must have missed your collection. I returned from a Canadian
> site where I`d been setting up a system and had my toolbox, including a
> few octal relays in case I had to replace any. The relays were Japanese
> and I did not have proof that they had been purchased in the US so they
> charged me the import duty.
>
But you live in the land of `Big Bootiful Tariffs`
The nation that thinks the rest of the world does not exist, or is a
third world shit hole
> The customs officers were being pricks. US and Canadian relations have
> been mixed far before Trump. When the countries are in a pissing contest
> citizens crossing the borer bear the brunt. I was next to a guy clearing
> the Canadian side. He was a shoe salesman with his sample case. They
> nailed him for the duty even though he pointed out they were all left foot
> shoes.
I remember flying in from Toronto to New York very early in the morning
and the customs officer being very suspicious of my tooth powder...
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