Reply #4: I went up to Toronto a few days after the terrorist plot...

[terrya]

was revealed in London. You remember...the one where several planes from London to the United States were supposed to be blown up in mid-air. Resulting in not being able to take shampoos, hair gels, etc on planes anymore.

Well, I was going to Toronto via Greyhound bus. And...right after this terror alert....the Canadian customs officials asked me my purpose going to Canada. Glanced at my birth certificate and drivers license.

On my way back, the United States customs official barely glanced at my documentation. Just asked me how long I'd been in Canada and...that was it. No examination of my bag, nothing. It was almost like the custom official could barely be bothered.

It wasn't an airplane, granted. But I thought the security along the border would be tightenedno matter what mode of transport...particularly after a terrorist plot was revealed. I was astounded, quite frankly.