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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.

Comments

[beachlass]

The last time I crossed the border was coming home from NYC.

I declared yarn and lego, and was similarly dismissed.

My yarn was from Habu, and the Lego was the kit for Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house.

So yeah. Probably more than Customs assumed.

[visual_syntax]

I had not heard of Habu before reading this post.

My wallet is now hiding in fear.

[cme]

Habu is wonderful stuff.

Based on my example and yours, I'm leading with the yarn every time I cross a border from now on. :)

[rainne]

Mental note. I've never left the country before, but like cme, I will remember to lead with yarn if ever I do.