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03-17-2020, 01:31 PM
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#1726 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Shades  Can we still cross the border? | Yes. Borders remain open at this time. Assuming you are CDN/US citizen or CDN PR. If you or any of your group is a visitor on visa, they would technically not be allowed to come back into Canada unless they are immediate family of CDN citizen (google that in case you aren't sure what qualifies as immediate family)
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03-17-2020, 05:23 PM
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#1727 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
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So has anyone crossed to Blaine and back since the Pm made the anouncement Monday? Any issues getting to Blaine and back into Canada? I have a package that arrived at my PO box to pick up.
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03-17-2020, 06:12 PM
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#1728 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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I'm wAndering if places like 24/7 Parcel would waive the overdue/storage charges and fees. That business has a parcel forwarding service. I might have to look into that when a pack my son ordered arrives in a few weeks.
EDIT: Actually, before I sent the above................. answered my own question. 24/7 PARCEL - Ship it here - $3/parcel & 24/7 Pickup & No Annual Fee
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03-18-2020, 08:51 AM
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#1729 | | S12 King
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I emailed 5dpackages in blaine earlier this week before the original travel ban about any fees or if they were still keeping to their 30 days pick up requirement and they told me that there would not be any additional fees and that they would extend the pickup period indefinitely.
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03-18-2020, 08:55 AM
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#1730 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Buddy rode his motorcycle to Blaine Yesterday to pickup a package. Should be all good.
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03-18-2020, 09:34 AM
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#1731 | | Say NO to blade grinders!
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^A lot has changed in 24 hours.
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03-18-2020, 10:30 AM
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#1732 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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As of 5 hours ago March 18 6 AM PST / 9 AM EST
The U.S.-Canada is the world's longest border between two countries. ... “Travelers will no longer be permitted to cross the border for recreation and tourism. In both our countries, we're encouraging people to stay home,” Trudeau said.
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03-18-2020, 02:05 PM
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#1733 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Ship parcels to Canada now. Shipping is not that much more expensive for smaller boxed items.
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03-18-2020, 02:20 PM
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#1734 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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wrong thread.
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03-18-2020, 09:29 PM
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#1735 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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border closed.!!!
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03-19-2020, 07:24 PM
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#1736 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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24/7 parcels has a package forwarding service. depending on weight and size of package. Its shipped through USPS.
my package came to be $20 USD + $5 service fee.
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03-19-2020, 08:35 PM
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#1737 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by forsberg5 24/7 parcels has a package forwarding service. depending on weight and size of package. Its shipped through USPS.
my package came to be $20 USD + $5 service fee. | Fuck sake, why can’t Hagens offer that.
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03-19-2020, 09:54 PM
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#1738 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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^ i gave up on Hagens years agooooo
1) yearly fee... 2) higher price to pick up 3) specific operational times..... fuck it.. i left them.
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03-19-2020, 10:57 PM
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#1739 | | I STILL don't get it
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Can someone please confirm if the border is closed? I read that it will close Friday night or Saturday morning. Should I risk going to pick up a package?
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03-19-2020, 11:52 PM
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#1740 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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even if it's in effect after you cross into USA, you are able to return but you have to self-isolate for 14 days
doesnt seem worth it
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03-20-2020, 12:14 AM
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#1741 | | Performance Moderator
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I have 2 packages at P2P in Point Roberts and called them Thursday afternoon, buddy said people had been coming down all day to pick stuff up.
It will close like everything else midnight Friday I guess, but given that it’s land locked to Canada not so sure I’d feel the need to self isolate from going down there. That said, I am basically self isolated nowadays anyway so... blah
Blaine is a different story completely, well warranted.
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03-20-2020, 12:43 AM
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#1742 | | I STILL don't get it
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So right now before the new rules are in effect, I don't have to self isolate when I come back from Blaine?
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03-20-2020, 01:10 AM
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#1743 | | Performance Moderator
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Incorrect, you are supposed to.
When the new rules come into effect you won’t be able to cross at all.
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03-20-2020, 04:26 AM
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#1744 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by 68style I have 2 packages at P2P in Point Roberts and called them Thursday afternoon, buddy said people had been coming down all day to pick stuff up.
It will close like everything else midnight Friday I guess, but given that it’s land locked to Canada not so sure I’d feel the need to self isolate from going down there. That said, I am basically self isolated nowadays anyway so... blah
Blaine is a different story completely, well warranted. | I go to p2p. I feel it’s no different than tswassen. My trips are a *total* of 8 minutes including interaction with 1 civilian and 2 border security. I would not self isolate.
Blaine I 100% would
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03-20-2020, 06:00 AM
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#1745 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Blaine? meh
you come across what 1 person at the package place?
even if you get gas, pay at the pump
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03-20-2020, 08:29 AM
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#1746 | | Performance Moderator
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Originally Posted by blkgsr Blaine? meh
you come across what 1 person at the package place?
even if you get gas, pay at the pump | The problem there is anyone from Belligham or elsewhere can work there... and they could easily be carrying/infected.
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03-20-2020, 11:02 AM
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#1747 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by 68style The problem there is anyone from Belligham or elsewhere can work there... and they could easily be carrying/infected. | Legit no different then going anywhere here.
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03-20-2020, 11:04 AM
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#1748 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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put a mask on and sanitize your hands.....you go into the grocery store here and the person could have it too.
you wearing a mask when you go get groceries now?
just because it's "over the boarder" doesn't make it 1000 times more dangerous
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03-20-2020, 01:08 PM
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#1749 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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WA pop'n 7.5M
case load is 1400 and test kits are severely backlogged
BC pop'n 5M
case load 300, not great testing but better
the closest trauma centre south of the border is seeing steady amounts of covid symptoms
if your parcel isn't essential (ie. medical equipment) let it sit you wont get dinged by the receiver
if youre really impatient go fetch it in blaine/bellingham and isolate yourself for a fortnight
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03-20-2020, 03:04 PM
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#1750 | | Performance Moderator
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I went to Point Roberts this morning, US border guard seemed to be evaluating how “essential” my travel was and was talking like I was in the middle of Seattle or something, but ultimately let me through... place was a ghost town.
Grabbed my packages and left, Canada Customs just asked where I’d been recently and if I felt sick. He said self quarantine would be considered elective given the nature of Point Roberts not being land locked to the USA and seemed much more common sense than the USA border guard.
Driving away it was closer to lunchtime and I saw a pretty big steam of cars headed toward the border crossing.
Goodbye for now USA, I’ll miss your Scoops Doritos.
FWIW P2P was telling another customer they don’t intend to waive their pickup period *yet* but were suggesting he do freight forwarding to avoid late charges. Me thinks they’ll get a lot of complaints if that’s going to be their approach...
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