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   JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:27:14 JST JNL

   Uh, wanna hear a wholesomely horrifying story of crossing the Canadian border today 😱 😂

   (Everything is fine. Because Canada.)

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:43:54 JST JNL

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     I finally pounce and step on it because FML you have got to be kidding me.

     In front of two cop cars, 2 lines of people, and god knows who inside the building (are they replaying the video on this as entertainment? Maybe.)

     And then do the walk of shame back to my car, which I have to SQUISH INTO BECAUSE YOU ARE ACTUALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO EXIT YOUR VEHICLE ADJACENT TO THE ACTUAL BOOTH

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:43:54 JST JNL

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     I reach out again, VERY FIRMLY this time, to hand my permit to the agent who is trying very hard not to laugh.

     Who then says, we used to staple these into the passports.

     Maybe we still should.

     Have a good night.

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:43:55 JST JNL

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     It has disappeared from view and I'm sort of having a slow motion heart attack but then I see it. But then as I approach it it blows. But then I catch up to it. But then it blows ... anyone who has ever chased paper in wind knows how this goes.

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:43:56 JST JNL

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     THEN, OUT OF NOWHERE, A HUGE GUST OF WIND COMES AND RIPS IT OUT OF BOTH OF OUR HANDS.

     MY STUDY PERMIT **BLOWS** **AWAY** AS WE BOTH STARE AT IT, HORRIFIED

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:43:56 JST JNL

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     And then we both look at each other. Silently.

     And then I am like ... Can ... I go get that?

     And he goes, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:43:57 JST JNL

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     So, I'm in my car at whatever the Quebec crossing is called that is Highgate on the Vermont side, and doing the whole interview thing, and bro is like, Do you have your study permit, which is my visa to live in Canada and thus this is a normal and expected question.

     And, semi prepared person that I am, I said yes, and grabbed the file where I keep it, leafed through to find the one that is mine, and reached out with it to hand it to friendly border agent.

     Who reached out to grab it.

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 08:53:03 JST JNL

     • Flash Mob Of One

     @FlashMobOfOne that's good because it was not a good time

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     JNL (jnl@hcommons.social)'s status on Sunday, 16-Mar-2025 10:38:19 JST JNL

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     My cheeks were red, for real, halfway to Montreal- I do not know why exactly (I don't even think it was mostly my fault) but omg it was EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING.

     Anyway, thank you Canada for having a sense of humor and basic humanity so this can be funny instead of a thing that makes us all question the meaning of life.

     Borders are a questionable invention but I swear to you the experience does not have to be terrible even when it goes somewhat poorly.

     It is a CHOICE to make things terrible when accidents happen.