Shafted by the Transport Canada?

Skywise wrote:

That reminds me of the plan I have if I am ever forced to
pay something 'totally bogus', like the next undeserved
parking ticket. I'll show up with the payment in the form
of roles of pennies.

Which they can legally refuse to accept, just as they can refuse to accept
large bills, and you are still liable for the debt in reasonable-sized
currency.

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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That reminds me of the plan I have if I am ever forced to
pay something 'totally bogus', like the next undeserved
parking ticket. I'll show up with the payment in the form
of roles of pennies.

Why make it convenient for them by putting the pennies in rolls?

I'm assuming you meant "rolls", not "roles"... Otherwise, there's
something
kinky probably going on...

Role playing.

Don't pay-em. The *******s got off easy not standing next to us in
Iraq.
God Bless the Brit's and Australians. ( and all the allied countries)

"cavedweller" wrote in message
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MaulePilot wrote:
Don't pay-em. The *******s got off easy not standing next to us in
Iraq.
God Bless the Brit's and Australians. ( and all the allied countries)

....and on 9/11 all your inbounds were diverted to London and
Melbourne, eh?

And that's relevant...how?

Matt Barrow wrote:
"cavedweller" wrote in message
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MaulePilot wrote:
Don't pay-em. The *******s got off easy not standing next to us in
Iraq.
God Bless the Brit's and Australians. ( and all the allied countries)

....and on 9/11 all your inbounds were diverted to London and
Melbourne, eh?

And that's relevant...how?

Well, you could refresh your memories about how a bunch of *******s
took in passengers from aircraft diverted into, say, Gander. But then,
that doesn't count, does it?

"MaulePilot" wrote:

Don't pay-em. The *******s got off easy not standing next to us in
Iraq.
God Bless the Brit's and Australians. ( and all the allied countries)

Actually, the Canadians have one of the largest military groups now serving
in the middle east. You are unfairly criticizing them.

Just yesterday, one of their soldiers was killed in an ambush in
Afghanistan, alongside a US soldier.

The reason they have a large presence is that not only did they send
soldiers to support the fighting in Afghanistan, they also sent warships to
the Gulf to support the blockade, and I believe they are still there
supporting continuing Naval operations. They also have a base in
Afghanistan, and their officers have a presence in Iraq through the
military officer exchange programs with the US.

Overall, numerically they are one of the larger coalition military groups
in the area.

Grumman-581 wrote:
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Anybody have any ideas on how to
dispute this or had a similar experience?


Do you ever plan on going to Canada again? If not, tell 'em to **** off...
It's not like they can extradite you, right?

No, just seize your plane if you ever set down in Canada again...have a
nice day :-)

....Ken

wrote:

This morning I received a letter from Transport Canada informing me I
am being fined $250 for not filing a flight plan. I had flown from
Minot, ND to Regina, Canada on July 30, 2005. I had meticulously
planned the flight using the AOPA webpage on the subject (got all the
radio station permits, customs decal, etc.). I am absolutely sure that
I had filed and activated a VFR flight plan for that flight. I had a
squawk code and was getting flight following, but when I landed in
Canada the FSS couldn't find my flight plan to close it. I was
informed of the investigation by a phone call about a month after the
flight. Conveniently for Transport Canada, Minot ATC erases their
tapes after two weeks according to the manager of the Minot FSS. I
submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Great
Lakes Regional FSS as soon as I heard of the investigation in September
2005. As expected, Great Lakes said they don't keep records long
enough to fill my request. BTW, they were terrible to deal with. The
FOIA woman never answers her phone and never returned any of my calls.
The only response from Great Lakes FSS was a letter in February 2006
saying they no longer had records for that time period.

So, basically Canada says I didn't file a flight plan and I don't have
any way of proving that I did. Anybody have any ideas on how to
dispute this or had a similar experience? (AOPA Legal was no help.
Their only suggestion was the FOIA request.)

Thanks,
Bob

Well Bob I'm sorry for you, but it doesn't sound much to me like you
are being shafted by Transport Canada more so by Minot FSS, Great Lakes
Regional FSS and the "FOIA woman" who won't answer or return your calls.
What do you expect Transport Canada to do...take your word for it ?
They have no record of your flight plan...considering the level of
service you've received from you own FSS people so far I'd speculate
that it probably wasn't passed on to NavCan...and now your own FSS
people can't/won't confirm that you actually DID file one...from
Transport Canada's perspective you NEVER DID file a flight plan...

....Ken

"Grumman-581" wrote in
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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That reminds me of the plan I have if I am ever forced to
pay something 'totally bogus', like the next undeserved
parking ticket. I'll show up with the payment in the form
of roles of pennies.

Why make it convenient for them by putting the pennies in rolls?

I'm assuming you meant "rolls", not "roles"... Otherwise, there's something
kinky probably going on...

Yes..."rolls". I forget how to spell from time to time. It also
doesn't help when I can't type but maybe 1/10'th as fast as I
can think. My fingers start tripping all over each other.

But, you do have a point. Why put them in rolls? How about a
bunch of dirty old socks?

Brian
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James Robinson wrote in
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Skywise wrote:

That reminds me of the plan I have if I am ever forced to
pay something 'totally bogus', like the next undeserved
parking ticket. I'll show up with the payment in the form
of roles of pennies.

Which they can legally refuse to accept, just as they can refuse to accept
large bills, and you are still liable for the debt in reasonable-sized
currency.

Oh really? Then I guess I'll have to make sure to have a video
camera with me so I can document the whole "discussion".

I can understand the large bills argument. They may not be
able to make change. But that wouldn't apply to the pennies.

Brian
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http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
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