Woolner Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I'm taking a greyhound bus overnight tonight and i was wondering if anyone knows how thoroughly they search you? and also what kind of credentials they look for. Thanks Woo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Ok, first off. Dont carry anything over the border, it aint worth the risk. As soon as it is apparent where you are heading, you are getting searched. DONT CARRY! I usually take a drivers licence, and that seems to be enough to get me over and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolner Posted February 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Hmm..i guess you're right. I shouldn't be so silly as to carry anything over the border. I guess I'll need to ask around. Im guessing it wont be hard to find anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 hope not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 I went over on a bus thru NY for string cheese in july, first you get off the bus, put your bag in front of you and a dog sniffs it then you go into an immmigration building and they ask for your ID, you better not have a record or you will be shut down. they tried to shut me down there but im half a yankee so they cant. then after the ID is a luggage ceck. i never had to go thru that, i was deported somewhere else. but its tougher going on a bus then in a car i find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Personally, I'd recommend having something in addition to a drivers licence - passport or birth cert. are best. Sometimes they'll give you a hard time 'cus a licence technically doesn't establish nationality since people from outside Canada can get a drivers licence here. Usually at the border they're not as picky, but these days I'd be safe rather than sorry - particularly if you're, shall we say "off-white", like myself. Sad but true - ask Rohinton Mistry. Peace, Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 on top of everything that has been said, as i've taken the bus as well, have a BIRTH CERTIFICATE, and NO DRUGS. As they WILL have dogs search your stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Bus bad, car better. And secondtube is right, they want Birth certificate first, picture id second. Best if you give them to the person at once. No drugs on the bus. Risky enough in the car. I have taken the bus across the border on one occasion and YES, they did search my shit. Be careful and safe dude. And always tell the truth. The border people above all else are trained to spot people who lie. When you lie you twitch, stutter, squirm etc. Be relaxed and tell the truth when you cross and you're in the clear. Also know all the facts of your trip and be able to tell the border guy/girl exact details. they like that. Oh ya, one more thing. Dont tell them you are going to Phish. Tell them you're going to see the Everyone Orchestra. They will ask you who that is and so you drop names like ekoostik hookah and Leftover Salmon but say it confidently. They will seem confused because they have never heard of those guys but if you are confident enoough, they will wave you through. Condident but not snotty. These are a few things i have learned on my at least 200 border crossings over the past 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 If you are going to tell the truth, tell the whole truth. I would never lie about who I'm going to see. What's the point? Do you know that if you have tix on you, and they ask where you're going, search you, find PHISH tickets....what do you think is going to happen then? It probably wouldn't be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 true, very true. just my strategy thats all. Its worked pretty well so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 "you godda HOOP dee half ounce" kidding... a line from a buddy's song... above advice is good... cross over sober and smiling... don't take chances on the bus especially... you can hook up around the show... "you going to be taking any drugs at this Fish concert?" "no sir, they're one of the greatest bands in the world and I've always wanted to see them play." *big genuine smile* answer questions short and to the point have a phantastic weekend one and all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Yeah birth certificates, no drugs, smiles, no reek of pot from the to-the-border-last-of-the-good-shit-for-a-while-doobie in the car when you roll up. ive had weird luck though,, crossed with 2 garbage bags full of clothes on the back, but they were green garbage bags, i thought we would be there for hours while they looked thru the bags, but they didnt even want to see my ID. when they asked where i was going on the bus, i said string cheese, they had no clue whatsoever who that was. for me its not only my birth certificate its my american mothers passport as well,, to prove im half american,, what a fuggin hassle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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