Note to self
Asides
When flying to Canada, BRING YOUR PASSPORT. Update: I wrote the preceding from my Blackberry at the ticket counter. After I found out about the passport, I rushed to the departure area and got the world’s best cab driver. His English was atrocious, but he understood what was going on. There was thankfully no traffic on 280 to SFO to my house and he did it in about 15 minutes. Ran in, grabbed the passport, ran back out. Lost a minute while he tried to ask me if I had “all three things”: passport, tickets, and ID. He says a lot of people run in to get a passport and leave the tickets on the table. He took 101 back to SFO, which had a bit of traffic. Big tip. No line at ticket counter, the flight was delayed. The lady was so kind, she switched me to the last window seat on the flight to Las Vegas and I got an upgrade to first class from Vegas to Toronto. (Maybe I’ll get some sleep.) No line at the security counter so I breezed through. Had time to grab a reuben at the deli. Sometimes I think I lead a charmed life.
Ouch
ROTFL!
As the original Crazy Canuck, I can tell you that I get the same hassle returning to the US on a valid work visa, with my Canadian Passport!
Welcome to Free Trade!
smp
That’s unfortunate.
Yes, Matt. Did you miss the memo?
Haha ouch. It’s okay though, give us some love and we’ll let you in
Yikes! They’ll still let you in.
Technically, a birth certificate will do. (In fact, it was only one president ago when a drivers license was all that was required)
Yeah, Eddie and I ran into similar problems on our way to Northern Voice:
http://laughingsquid.com/2006/02/09/vancouver-international-airport/
You lucky fool… it is nice how things work out though.
Some people have all the luck
Wow, you do live a charmed life. Or, in San Francisco, maybe a Semi-Charmed Life.
Haha, that was lucky. With 9 flights waiting for me in next 5 or so weeks I’ll have to keep passport nearby too. Last year the cab company I called in the evening forgot to arrive at morning. I was RUNNING through the airport, checking in 10 seconds before the deadline at the first class counter, ran to the gate and there already were no people waiting. Or wait, no people waiting yet, the flight was delayed. I wonder how much can life get shorter after that
Welcome the Centre of the Universe Matt,
See ya tomorrow at Pauper’s Pub.
Er.. did you forget it? Or just think it wouldn’t be needed?
A charmed life would certainly mean less worry for your Mom. So, from your mouth to God’s ear!
Canada’s nice enough that they’d probably let you into it without one…it’s those jerks at US Customs on the way back that would give you problems.
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