This pisses me off. It also makes me want to get a burner phone for that very purpose.

But I am worried that if I go over the border with a burner phone I might get suspected of something and arrested. How likely is that?

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    I’ve owned a franchise business, which is HQ’d in Canada for 14 years now, and it’s been a great experience, in no small part, due to the great colleagues up there. There have been annual seminars/conferences the entire time, held in various locations throughout the US and Canada, so nobody has to travel excessively far. I’ve enjoyed the break of a solitary road trip for several of them. This year it’s only up in Canada or via Zoom. I was actually planning on visiting some friends in Western VA, then seeing some family in PA, then more family in SD - and to drop off some (too big/expensive to ship) stuff, followed by a visit to some family in ND, then finally to the conference in Calgary.

    Based on how troublesome things have gotten with the “47 shades of orange” guy, I guess it’ll be better to just stay home, and certainly cheaper. The only thing worse than having to live under the shadow of a talking Orange Julius, would be to become the victim of a crime in Canada due to my VA tags (probably not that likely), or to have difficulty returning to the US.

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      would be to become the victim of a crime in Canada due to my VA tags (probably not that likely),

      Vanishing unlikely, unless you have a MAGA bumper sticker.

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        LOL! Other than in here and in person, I keep my political views to myself. I can’t believe the number of business people with political stickers on their trucks.

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        I argue increasingly likely. Still low, but rising.

        And fingers are fully on the table. Every fucking license plate.

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      victim of a crime in Canada due to my VA tags

      you’re more likely to be revered in calgary for vet tags than anywhere else in canada

      have difficulty returning to the US.

      if you’re a US citizen, esp by birth, you will always be admitted back to the US. your concern as a US citizen is getting IN to Canada. this is a low risk issue.

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          Same same Calgary loves America right now so if you’re from Virginia you’ll still be welcomed 😁