Yesterday Wilf Alexander and I had to miss the OMVA show and make a quick 18 hour trip to New Jersey to look at an M1010 Chevrolet. We left at 4:00 am and headed for the border where we made a stop in Canada Customs to get clarification on a few items. Wilf fell in love with the cute little blonde Canada Customs agent. When we approached the US Customs lane the light was green but there was a pylon in front of the kiosk and not a soul was in sight. What to do? After a couple of minutes a lady came out of the kiosk and waved her arm which to us meant proceed. Then she waved her arms frantically telling us to stop. After 5 minutes she let us proceed to the kiosk and was she ever pissed. Can’t you guys read!!! That is called not getting off on the right foot.
After some hard question she sent us on our way to Jersey. It was now my turn to drive and for the next 2 ˝ hours we had a typical upstate New York blizzard. Unbelievable the cars and vans in the ditches. When the roads were better it was Wilf’s turn to drive and only once did he disobey the GPS and we had to backtrack, which once again confirms his nickname of “Wrong Way Willie”. We found the truck to be as described and a deal was struck. The next challenge will be the trip back to New Jersey for the retrieval. We made our way back to Canada and it just happened to be my turn to drive when we got to Scranton PA and the blizzard started again for the rest of the way to the border. As on the trip down the ditches were littered with vehicles. Another stop was made at US Customs to drop off the title and fill out the forms to have the vehicle checked for export from the US. It was a quick but satisfying adventure.
Barry