DO NOT TAKE FIREWOOD TO CANADA Ask me how I know!
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Replying to @patr0ck
So like I have had this prepackaged firewood in my car. Earlier today, they let me into Canada with it. Apparently, they weren’t supposed to do that. When we came back over later into the US, I got holy hell about it, and was sent to secondary check.
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If that firewood wasn’t prepacked, wrapped, and had the whole “causes cancer in California” label on it, they would sent me back to Canada to “dispose” of it, then get back in line.
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Firewood, Patrick. Firewood.
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Firewood is a vector for the spread of invasive stuff like beetles and fungus. It's generally good to buy it near where you're going to use it.
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Invasive beetles have become a real problem
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Noted! I take your points. What is frustrating ultimately to me in this scenario is that had the firewood been beetled, their border directive would have made the problem worse, not better, as I bought the firewood at a gas station in Ballard (not Canada).
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Replying to @brennx0r @JeremyMorrell and
The CBP’s overall initial talking points to me was, “shrug, it’s the Canadian’s fault for letting you in with it. It’s their wood now.” The lack of trust and bureaucracy was dialed up to 11.
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I did this once coming back from camping in BC without remembering I had spare firewood. Entered bureaucratic bardo until the ag inspector finished lunch but they didn’t give me attitude.
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