Sometimes I can’t believe where I work. Border Patrol is discussed as animatedly in the kitchen as the latest cricket match. Speaking of Border Patrol, when H and I got back from our vacation last month, there were signs up in customs warning that Border Patrol was filming and we could be on camera. Very sadly we passed through customs only to find that no cameras were filming.
If they were, they would have found us with our bag of potential contraband. We had to declare our wooden board game, made in Norway (serious high risk of pests), a chocolate bar, and two granola bars that we had purchased in Australia. There must be a million other things that would be a better use of the Perth customs agents’ time.
The agent inspecting our items asked us if we’d been to Australia before. What did he think, that we normally keep a bag of wood and food at the ready for customs checks? He also could have read our customs form where we checked the box that reads, "resident returning to Australia."
If they were, they would have found us with our bag of potential contraband. We had to declare our wooden board game, made in Norway (serious high risk of pests), a chocolate bar, and two granola bars that we had purchased in Australia. There must be a million other things that would be a better use of the Perth customs agents’ time.
The agent inspecting our items asked us if we’d been to Australia before. What did he think, that we normally keep a bag of wood and food at the ready for customs checks? He also could have read our customs form where we checked the box that reads, "resident returning to Australia."
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