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Thanks, jlurksacto, for that information. It does seem that there should be no problems with the plugins. As for the medications, I think common sense would dictate that I take it in the bottles just to be on the safe side. Wouldn’t want border folks to think I’m pushing any kinds of pills to anyone. So, I’m settled with those two little issues that I was concerned about.
Hi Ceddies!
Having never left the U.S. and driven across the border, it’s understandable that you’ll have concerns and questions. Please feel free to ask anything that comes to mind about your trip to Canada.
No need to convert your electrical gadgets because it’s the same here as in the U.S.
As far as medication, it’s probably a good idea to bring the individual bottles.
BUT, the first question I ask friends who’ve driven from the U.S. to visit me is, “How was it at the Border?” Many times the answer is, “They just waved me through. No problem at all”. Other times, they’ll motion for you to stop to take a look at your Passport. Good idea to have that in your hand and ready to open for them to see it. That should be all there is to it. I hardly think you’re going to be asked to step out of your car and open your trunk while they go through all the items in your suitcase. Border guards are certainly entitled to do that but I’ve personally never known anyone who has gone through that kind of scrutiny. Maybe luval will tell you what her experiences have been crossing the Border.
Unless you look like a terrorist … do you?
… I don’t think you’re going to have any problems.
Why would Adam be advertised with “Classic Hits 80s 90s today” unless . . . . . . . Huummmm.
Will find out tomorrow? (It is tomorrow in NZ) (Alisanporter: You. Glamberts. Are. Going. To. Poop.)
Red-headed, gunslinging, girl from Mississippi!!!I’ve been known to terrorize a few people. J/K I wouldn’t hurt anything or anyone.
On a serious note, though, that brings this up. I guess I should leave my guns home too. Particularly my sawed-off shotgun, that is. Crap.
Ron, thanks for that information my friend.
Yes, it’s best that you leave the guns at home.
Might be a good idea too to remove the human skull hood ornament and that license plate that reads: Born To Kill. 
I also wouldn’t wear your camouflage army fatigues. 
Other than those things, you’ll be fine.
Ron, you are too fast for me!!!! How do you think of that stuff so quickly?
I’m not all that witty or all that fast. So, I guess the best word to describe me would be a slow … half-wit.
See what I mean!
Okay, I’m gone out to do some shopping. Later.
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I’ll be a dot, too.
DOT
I posted that I thot announcement tomorrow was about
Adam releasing an album of covers. Still think so but
pulling neck back in (out now). Good topic of discussion.
Okay then, as I was saying …
I do sometimes crack myself up!! I read “Covers” and “Classics” and I automatically think of songs like “Night and Day”, “Autumn Leaves”, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”, umm, “On The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe”
etc. It’s only afterwards that I think, “Oh, maybe it’s Rock covers???”
Talk about a half-wit.
About travel to Canada…a couple of things.
1) Have your passport ready to show security.
2) Keep your car gassed up. I never let it get below 3/4 of a tank except once. I thought I could wait, but I drove and drove forever…not one Petrol station anywhere. Was on a super highway, no exits for miles. Thank goodness one finally showed up. You can usually spot the gas stations by their tower. Yup, gas up before leaving St. Agathe or Montreal if possible.
Other than that there’s no difference between the U.S. and Canada. Same stores, same language (except of course Quebec).
Hi luval!
This is a small thing to mention but maybe worth noting.
Travel Security guards always want to see your eyes. If you’re driving with sunglasses, it might be a good idea to remove them (the sunglasses, not your eyes)
and then, of course, put them back on when you’ve been cleared.
Ceddies, you may be asked what is the nature of your visit to Canada? Business or pleasure? I would refrain from yelling, “I’m here to see Adam F***ing Lambert, moron! What do you think it is?!??” Never answer a question with a question to a Security Guard. Simply say, “Pleasure”.
Have to start planning: Gas – plan ahead. Remove gun turrent from
roof
haha ron…forgot about the questions. But I don’t remember them asking me where I was going. Only where I was from. If they did ask me where I was going I would have no problem telling them “Sainte Agathe to see Adam Lambert”.
Oh right, Ron…about the sunglasses!
I remember coming back to the US from Toronto on a Sunday and the lines were long at the checkpoints. Lotsa Buffalo bills fans traveling to Buffalo…many with their cars decorated. So a little glitter or leather or boas or whatever would be fine on your cars!!
Another question. Any good guess as to how many loonies I should get? I’m assuming I’ll need some as I leave the airport to pay the taxi. Seriously, all coins? That’ll be heavy!
A couple of Rolaids usually does the trick for me.
Good idea! Also that bumper sticker of yours: Allergic To The Law.
Hehe … we also have paper money here and I’m sure a cab driver would be happy to accept a $5, $10, or $20 bill from you and return some change.
When I do my banking for spending money, I always break a $10 bill and ask for 6 Loonies and 2 Twoonies.
sorry, petrol. With passengers, drive with window down when possible.
A lot of ATM’s avaliable for cash?
Yes, just about everywhere you look. Gas stations, convenience stores and there should be one at the hotel.
Ron, so when someone said that you need money for gas, I thought it was odd since you don’t drive.
Oh and Happy 34th Anniversary to you and your
husbandloverboytoyspousemateguypartnerFrench Canadianyours! :!: :!: :!:Oh, AL!!!, how could possibly remember something like that?!?? That’s very kind and very sweet of you! Thank you!!
Luval, I know why you couldn’t find any Petrol stations. We only have gas stations in Canada!
Okay, we do have Petro-Canada but…
I like to live on the edge and go as close to empty as possible. The highway between Montreal and Toronto has service centers all along the not-so-super highway 401. They are strategically placed so that when the tank gauge is close to empty and your bladder is close to full, one magically appears. You then fill up the car, empty your contents and then buy donuts and coffee to refill your tank until the next stop.
Well, you did mention it only a few days ago! My short term memory is pretty good whereas my long term memory is…now what was I saying, oh yeah, my short term memory is pretty good but my long term memory relies on post its and pop-up reminder calendars…
Ceddies re pills – I travel a lot and like to take lots of vitamins, Cold FX, tylemol, anti-inflammatories, allergy pills and one prescription med.
That’s a lot of bottles. So I generally just count out what I need and dump them together into a couple of plastic pill containers. I have NEVER been asked anything about them, and in the last 3 years I’m guessing I’ve been through airport security more than 40 times. I don’t think it’s a worry unless you are carrying huge amounts of tablets or capsules.
I DID?!?? Seriously … I don’t remember.
My memory is … well, I don’t think I have one anymore!
But, again … thanks very much, AL.
Thank you Ron and AL and all for the info!
I think where you cross the border makes a difference. I cross usually at Jackman ME and get LOTS of questions each time, and once had my trunk superficially searched. I had a French exchange student with me with a French passport (with a notarized letter from his parents) and I think that is what threw them off.
I am always asked my destination, where I will be staying, and how long I intend to be in Canada and the purpose of my visit. The border guard sometimes walks around the car to look it over. Once I actually had to pull over and get out of the car and go into their little building for more questions, because the Virginia drivers license at the time was a pouch with removable cards, and they definitely did not “get” that, which made me realize how seldom Virginians go to Canada through Jackman ME! If I didn’t speak French I might still be there, they were pretty unfriendly at first…but then they were so amused by an American who spoke French, wanted to know where I learned it, who else in my family spoke French, etc. etc. My husband was with me and had sense enough to not say anything, I think they would have gotten more interested (not in a good way) if they realized that he could not speak a word of French. But I get that everywhere, apparently Americans are infamous for being incapable of learning to speak French, and I feel a little bit like a trained monkey as people call to their friends to come listen to the American, she can speak French…
Another question – what is the speed limit on the “not-so-super” highway 401?
I’m a “pedal to the metal-balls to the wall” driver when going long distances.
I know a number of people who live their lives that way and that’s because all of them were born on the side of a hill.
The signs along the way will read 100 but that’s kilometers. That translates to 60 miles per hour.
Arkansas ridgerunners
Ok – gonna be getting
good gas milage.
Ron probably has a point…about answering with a question, oh and also about taking your sunglasses off. That’s a must.
But when they ask you where you’re going and why, just tell them the truth. When I went to Adam’s Albany and Cleveland concerts, driving from Canada, I had a 8 x 10 inch photo of Adam’s head, and the photo was mounted on a stick. “Where are you heading today, ladies”, the customs office asked us. “We’re going to Albany to see Adam Lambert in concert”, we say proudly, and after a nannosecond pause, I hold up the photo of Adam, and the customs officer breaks out laughing. Never fails! They get a good chuckle out of this. One guy even broke out singing “Whatdya Want from Me”, and never stopped smiling the entire time. One customs officer even motioned to me to hand over the photo so he could show his buddy in the other booth….but then he thought better of it, but before he let us go, he said “too, bad, you missed Lady Gaga. She passed through here an hour ago.” True stories. The other point of doing this, you see, is to get them to forget all the other questions they meant to ask you
We did this for Monte’s concert, too, when we went to see him in Cleveland. But remember, you are crossing the border and they have a right to pull you over for just about anything. Put a smile on their face, and they’ll likely let you through. Didn’t work our first time over, though. We had someone in our car who was a Canadian, but with a Portuguese passport. Two hours later, after we waited for her to get a visa, we were finally on our way to Cleveland…..errrr
jlurksacto, I tend to hit the peddle, too. You should be okay going 10-15km over the speed limit. When in doubt, go the flow rate. Hwy 401 is 100km, but most people go 120kph (75 mph) on it, or even 130kph, near Toronto. Smaller highways will be about 90 kpm (55mph). City streets are usually 60kph (40 mph). School zones: 50 kph (35 mph).
Ceddies, I rarely take pill bottles with me, even those that are prescription. I just count out what I need for the duration of the trip and put them in little baggies. If you’re worried about the prescription ones, maybe go to your pharmacy and ask them to print you out another prescription label so you can take it with you.
There really isn’t all that much difference between travelling in the States and in Canada. One thing I have noticed, though, is that in the states, when I want to fill the car up with gas, I quite often have to go to the cashier and leave my credit card or pay for the gas in advance. We normally don’t have to do that here, but we’re just starting to see that now in Toronto. People are gassing and dashing.
If you see an emergency vehicle (police, tow truck, ambulance) with lights flashing at the side of the road you must slow down and move over to the left lane, if you’re in the right lane, but only if it’s safe to do so. Slowing down is a must.
If you’re travelling at night, watch for deer and maybe moose
Heck, the States is not that much different. I’ve never seen so many dead deer on the road as when I travelled through Virginia last year.
There shouldn’t be problems finding gas stations.
Kradamour must have been out shooting next week’s dinner.
ETA: No. For some reason the imagery there is all wrong! Doesn’t compute.
NS!!!
Do I EVER owe you an email!!! I can’t thank you enough for the email you sent me last night but … I’m going to try!
Jeez, I’m running so late again today, here is the anniversary thread from the 7/10/10 show in Louisville, KY:
http://www.adamlambertlive.org/2011/gnt-louisville-ky-071010
We have a full set of HD videos for this show courtesy of indybeck71!
Mils, I’ll have to check out your question about printing when I get back home next week. I’m on a friend’s PC and just have enough time to update with the new recap.
NorthernSpirit..you said “there should be problems finding gas stations”. Did you mean there should be NO problems……? LOL I’m obsessed with the gas situation!
The only note I had in my little book about Louisville was “great crowd”.
oops, I will go and edit that to say “There shouldn’t be problems finding a gas station”. Thanks, luval. BTW, where were you travelling that you had difficulty finding gas stations?
Ron, you don’t owe me anything… and I meant what I said! (I hope I sounded coherent. Had two glasses of wine by then
)
NS…immediately after I left Toronto heading for Buffalo…can’t remember the name of the highway (4 huge lanes…lots of “industry” on both sides). Seems like it went on forever.
oh, ya, the QEW. Yes, not many gas stations on the highway, but you can most certainly find them if you venture off an exit anywhere. There are definitely three stations, though, before St. Catherines, and they are on the highway. You must have had Adam on your mind and missed them
If I may say one other suggestion to you all, if you are crossing the border with other glamberts in your car, make sure you know their real names. Sounds silly I know, but there we were waiting for our Portuguese-passport-bearing passenger to get her visa and we realized that we didn’t know everyone’s real name, for god’s sake. I can just see an officer raising his/her eyebrows if they found that out…”what do you mean you don’t know the names of the people travelling with you…?” In this Adam fandom, we so often just call each other by their twitter or AO names. Try explaining that to a customs officer.
I don’t think that’ll be clear, NS.
Translation: Queen Elizabeth Way
That’s it! QEW! I did go off one exit but never found a gas station and then couldn’t find my way back to the Q. That was the only time I was ever lost going back to USA.
That’s funny about peoples real names. Can just hear it now..nkd. Yes, nkd. Got a problem with that Mr. Security guard?
I don’t hunt, Ron, and I appreciate that you ETA’d your comment. But I was on the county rifle team in high school. Did quite well. Targets only. Not deer.
Kradamour, what exactly haven’t you done? Seamstress, marksman, lawyer, french teacher, ….
So, I’ve been going through a bit of Adam withdrawal and spent a bit of perusing my favorite youtubes. I have several vids of Adam’s interviews in Finland. I have to say they are among my favorites. Here is one that I don’t think I’ve shared recently. Love how he gives his opinion on how to improve upon the treat given to him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhbdiqQTZc&a
I thought this was funny.
I was a little envious of the road trip group driving to Canada, but maybe things worked out for the best!!!