I cross quite a few times a year at Sarnia and Windsor to go back home to the US to visit. I have a work permit, so that makes things easier. But, just don't mention work. Just say, I'm here to visit friends for a couple days in Kingston, Montreal, Toronto.

-nruest

On Jan 25, 2010, at 9:31 PM, Walter Lewis wrote:

> On 25 Jan 10, at 11:23 AM, MJ Suhonos wrote:
> 
>> Might only be an issue crossing at the Detroit-Windsor border, though.  Not sure how broadly his opinion may have spread beyond the state.
> 
> I think the key to the troubles at Windsor can be linked either to
> a) Art Rhyno confessing at the border crossing he was going to be paid for going to a library conference (some XML thing), or
> b) an American (name slips my mind) who ran into issues coming to Access when it was held in Windsor.
> 
> In short, it isn't a general US/Canadian border problem.  The evidence would suggest it is directly related the the University of Windsor's Leddy Library being too close to the bridge over the Detroit River. 
> 
> Walter

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