Nexus

Sorry I haven’t posted anything in the past several days.  I’ve been travelling for work.  At the end of last week, I was in Traverse City and this week I’m in Washington, DC.  No not to measure for drapes at the White House or meet with Obama’s transition time, although that would be terrific, for a conference on training the trainers.

But yesterday’s crossing using my Nexus pass was interesting.  I’m in the car and reach the US Custom’s booth.  The officer asks me how often I cross the border.  I respond everyday.  He looks confused, “Really, he says?  Do you always drive this car?”  I responded with as few words as possible, “No.”  “OK, he says, have a good day.”  I really didn’t have the heart to tell him that my other car was the Tunnel Bus!  So what exactly do US Customs/Immigration/Border Patrol track when we cross the border?  Couldn’t he see that my passport gets swiped on daily basis?  It is the same computer system — Nexus and the passport scanning?  Right?  The US Government spent how much on all their new technologies and the officer couldn’t tell that I cross the border on a regular basis?  At this point, I just want to raise both hands and go “Arg!”

Maybe while I’m in Washington the next couple of days, I’ll go to the head office of Homeland Security and tell them about the border procedures in Detroit.  On second thought, maybe not!

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