Anybody live in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY area?

[ISLANDER1089]

I live in Ontario, Canada. I have ordered a trailer hitch, wiring, cover, helmet, and brakeaway throttle control and it's all waiting for me at a postal service in Niagara Falls, NY.
I am wanting to drive my bike down there, stay for 24 hours while I install these accessories and then return. What I was wanting was to stay one night with a forum member to accomplish this. It would be a nice way to meet a fellow forum member and save me some duty, tax and hotel room.
I wouldn't normally ask for such a favor except that I would certainly return the favor if someone wanted to stay here at my place.

[Steve 0080]

Why don't you want to help support your country? After all it is so much better with no guns and all.....

[BIGLRY]

:stirthepot::icon_lol:
Why don't you want to help support your country? After all it is so much better with no guns and all.....

[stepbill]

Why don't you want to help support your country? After all it is so much better with no guns and all.....

I am guessing that you must know each other cause if not I would take offense to that. Wasn't called for in my opinion.

[stepbill]

I live in Ontario, Canada. I have ordered a trailer hitch, wiring, cover, helmet, and brakeaway throttle control and it's all waiting for me at a postal service in Niagara Falls, NY.
I am wanting to drive my bike down there, stay for 24 hours while I install these accessories and then return. What I was wanting was to stay one night with a forum member to accomplish this. It would be a nice way to meet a fellow forum member and save me some duty, tax and hotel room.
I wouldn't normally ask for such a favor except that I would certainly return the favor if someone wanted to stay here at my place.

Not to change the thread but my wife and I just returned last week after spending a week on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Had a fantastic time. Saw the falls from both sides. Just wish we would have ridden the bike instead of driving the car cause the drive up and back was beautiful!

[ISLANDER1089]

I am guessing that you must know each other cause if not I would take offense to that. Wasn't called for in my opinion.

What can I say, we are not friends and thank you Stepbill for your support.

[RickJ]

Why don't you want to help support your country? After all it is so much better with no guns and all.....

you know something about the OP that we don't? I live in a state run by azzholes, and a country run by fools- I'd take offense if someone assumed I agreed with these numbnuts simply because I live here. Re: taxes, it is perfectly legal to avoid taxes (at least here in America...evasion is illegal. Islander seems to be avoiding...not evading.

[Steve 0080]

I send packages all over the world.... it just seems funny to me that some folks want to avoid,evade, side step...any term you would like to use to not pay their countries vat taxes ...and in the same breath kick the USA for not being like their country. A lot of folks from Canada have P.O.Boxes here in this country to accomplish this... I have been asked to mark a item used, or rebuilt for some to avoid vat in the UK.

Now if you want to climb on and starting kicking at least wear spurs.....

[Steve 0080]

you know something about the OP that we don't? I live in a state run by azzholes, and a country run by fools- I'd take offense if someone assumed I agreed with these numbnuts simply because I live here. Re: taxes, it is perfectly legal to avoid taxes (at least here in America...evasion is illegal. Islander seems to be avoiding...not evading.

I think they call that "tax evasion" and unless you are Al Sharpton, you go to jail....

[Steve 0080]

I am guessing that you must know each other cause if not I would take offense to that. Wasn't called for in my opinion.




A little confused here...now you wore our countries uniform long enough to retire, but not long enough to be proud of it? Just a question, no accusation , just a thought...and you are right it was not called for...just taking up for Canada!

[DaWadd]

I send packages all over the world.... it just seems funny to me that some folks want to avoid,evade, side step...any term you would like to use to not pay their countries vat taxes ...and in the same breath kick the USA for not being like their country. A lot of folks from Canada have P.O.Boxes here in this country to accomplish this... I have been asked to mark a item used, or rebuilt for some to avoid vat in the UK.

Now if you want to climb on and starting kicking at least wear spurs.....

I generally will buy local or online from some good reliable Canadian sources if available. I do try to support these businesses. On occasion if shipping is too much (from the US)I will have it sent to an address just south of the border and pick it up there. Most of the time I still have to pay taxes when coming back into Canada. Don't think there is anything wrong with that. Sometimes the border officials just wave me thru.

[RickJ]

I'm not a tax lawyer, I do know that there is a huge difference between "avoid" and "evade" taxes...one is legal. Sharpton evaded and is a piece of shit for what he has done...re taxes and more. The avoid evade is axiomatic in tax world. As to your comment that " ...and in the same breath kick the USA for not being like their country" that was exactly what I meant by asking if you know something we (or I) don't. If the OP was lauding the virtues of a gun free, socialistic state and then posted what he did, well, that would be hypocritical and your original comment would be totally warranted.

[Steve 0080]

My mistake was to put all Canadians in the same ilk ...for that I apologize to the OP, please accept my apology! .notworthy.

[RickJ]

My mistake was to put all Canadians in the same ilk ...for that I apologize to the OP, please accept my apology! .notworthy.

THAT'S a man!

NOW...let's talk about that effed-up country to the north!

[RickJ]

THAT'S a man!

NOW...let's talk about that effed-up country to the north!

damn- incase I've offended a gender promoter...your apology was the marki of a truly evolved HUman

[ISLANDER1089]

My mistake was to put all Canadians in the same ilk ...for that I apologize to the OP, please accept my apology! .notworthy.

Steve, I accept your apology and couldn't help but wonder what I had said that caused you to be down on Canadians. I lived for 28 years in the US paying my taxes just like you. I even owned a couple of handguns. I retired and came back to Canada to spend time with my aging parents before they passed a few years ago.
Some Americans don't realize how lucky they are. When I returned to my home up here I very soon realized just how much more it costs to exist here. In Ontario sales tax on everything is 13%. We pay $38.00 for a case of beer, $58.00 for a 1.75 Litre bottle of vodka and don't get me started on the price of gas. My insurance for my F6B is $917.00. The list goes on...............
If I spend 48 hours in the US I can bring back $800.00 duty/tax free legally. That's the law. Every one of us likes to save a buck and I'm no exception.
We are both fortunate to live in two of the greatest countries in the world.

[wjduke]

Now to find someone to take you up on your offer!

[stepbill]

A little confused here...now you wore our countries uniform long enough to retire, but not long enough to be proud of it? Just a question, no accusation , just a thought...and you are right it was not called for...just taking up for Canada!

I am proud of my uniform and for what it stands for. It stands for the right to stand up for all people, not just americans. I have been assigned to NATO units where I worked side by side with military from other countries and appreciate their help. I'm sure that you don't feel this way but it really bothers me when americans give off the air of being superior to people from other countries. I don't think that we do it intentionally but it is perceived that way. Just my thought for the day.