Over the border

This long weekend, I went to Seattle over the board. As it was Labor Day, Highway 99 was very congested especially before the border gate and I had to waste about an hour to pass it. This picture is the one which I took minutes before entering the U.S. This man was selling ice-cream on the road between car lanes. On the lawn beside the road, there were some people playing Frisbee waiting for the immigration procedure. They looked like waiting for a popular attraction in a play land. There was no nervous atmosphere around the custom and I thought all those procedures at the custom are mean less. The border between Canada and the United States is so long that if anyone tried to cross it secretly it would be easy. In fact I often enter the United States without my passport when I fly a Cessna or sail a boat. It must be easier for some guys who are thinking about doing something illegal entering the United States. I think the custom procedures are only disturbing quite a few good people like me and does not work as a filter for bad guys.

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This long weekend, I went to Seattle over the border. As it was Labor Day, Highway 99 was very congested especially in front of the border gate and I had to waste about an hour to get through. This picture is the one which I took minutes before entering the U.S. This man was selling ice-cream on the road between car lanes. On the lawn beside the road, there were some people playing Frisbee waiting for the immigration procedure. They looked like they were waiting for a popular attraction in a playland. There was no nervous atmosphere around the customs and I thought that all those procedures at the customs were meaningless. The border between Canada and the United States is so long that if anyone tried to cross it secretly it would be easy. In fact I often enter the United States without my passport when I fly a Cessna or sail a boat. It must be easier for some guys who are thinking about doing something illegal to enter the United States. I think the customs procedures are only annoying quite a few good people like me and don't work as a filter for bad guys.