My goodness. How difficult would it be for the US and Canada to sign a treaty and redraw the border by a few yards? Let the pumps fly the Canadian flag, and if'll make the U.S. happy, let them build their fences and their watchtowers behind the filling station. And if the US is concerned about losing territory, maybe they can get a few hectares of land in the Yukon annexed to Alaska, and then it's all even-steven.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't ordinarily have an issue with our respective governments trying to enforce a border, but this is ridiculous! Incidentally, that makes me wonder...how is the gas station itself able to conduct business? Must it file U.S. and Canadian tax returns? What if the cash register is on the Canadian side of the line? Does that mean customers then pay both Maine sales tax and the Canadian GST? Is there a huge painted red line in the middle of the station's parking lot that says "Caution: US Border, cross at your own risk"? And if our government is willing to do all this for a gas station, what might they do if a "Shopper's Drug Mart" occupied the same space? Oh, the ideas that abound... /Sandy/ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
