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[cme]

When you cross from Canada to the USA by rail, you have to fill out a form saying (among other things) how much money you spent on stuff you're bringing with you. Today I had the following conversation:

Customs Agent: Okay, you got 200 big ones. What'd you spend it all on?

Me: Well, yarn, and yogurt-

CA, incredulous: YARN?! What kinda yarn you BUY?!

Me, slightly guilty: Well, silk-

CA: OH. Wow. I was thinkin', how you spend $200 on yarn?! Okay, you're just fine, you go ahead now!

Me, to myself: Wow, he sure doesn't know much about yarn.

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[cynthia1960]

Dear Customs Agent: d00d, you have *no clue*. I'm pretty damn sure I dropped at least $200 USD/CAD back in '09 on Canadian yarny goodness when I went to Montréal.

[cme]

The funny thing is that this time I ponly spent about $60 on yarn and $10 on a Berroco booklet. I spent at least that much again on yogurt and chocolate (each!), but since I led with the yarn he didn't care. :)

The last time I went to Montreal I spend about the same as you did. :) Handmaiden is amazing stuff.

[cynthia1960]

Oh, yeah, a goodly portion of that haulage was Handmaiden.