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From: Dillon Pyron on 13 Jun 2010 20:43 [Default] Thus spake Ari <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com>: >On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:56:31 -0400, Charles wrote: > >> In article <9ch316pctbqauee5019du1ssha3h9odafb(a)4ax.com>, Jack Hamilton >> <jfh(a)acm.org> wrote: >> >>> Also Bermuda and some Caribbean islands. Oddly, the passport card isn't >>> valid for sea entry into France even though France is closer to the US >>> than are some of the Caribbean islands for which the card is valid. >> >> It seems odd to you because you misunderstand the purpose of the >> passport card. > >Which is...?Let me help you. > >The U.S. Passport Card can be used to enter the United States from >Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or >sea ports-of-entry. it is a matter of it being more convenient and >less expensive than a passport book. > Sadly, athough it's touted as being "less expensive", that's only if you get it once and don't renew at any time after it expires. Over the course of ten years, they cost exactly the same, but the card is so limited in use as to be worthless. IMnsHO. >You're welcome. -- - dillon I am not invalid Toby (Tri-Umph That's the Sweet Truth) March 1998 - June 2010 What a dog. What a dog!
From: Bill on 13 Jun 2010 21:38 On 6/13/2010 8:43 PM, Dillon Pyron wrote: > Sadly, although it's touted as being "less expensive", that's only if > you get it once and don't renew at any time after it expires. Over > the course of ten years, they cost exactly the same, but the card is > so limited in use as to be worthless. IMnsHO. Why do you say that? According to the website, the initial cost is $45 and it is valid for 10 years, same as a normal passport. The only time it would be more expensive is if you decide that you need a real passport during those 10 years, and even then, as many people have said, it's good for 10 years. http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html Bill
From: George Leppla on 14 Jun 2010 08:15 On 6/13/2010 7:39 PM, Dillon Pyron wrote: > [Default] Thus spake Lee<no(a)2.spam>: > >> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:36:41 -0500, Dillon Pyron>Okay, this doesn't >> apply anymore, but back around 98 Continental ran a >>> special. $99 each way Houston to Paris. >> >> Paris, Texas? > > Yeah, and then on to Athens and finally Palestine. You missed Moscow. Population 170 including one cop who can be found patrolling the one mile of Rt. 59 that lies within his jurisdiction. "You ain't from around here, are you, boy." -- George Leppla Countryside Travel http://www.CruiseMaster.com Blog http://cruisemaster.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CruiseMaster
From: Ari on 14 Jun 2010 13:24 On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:38:17 -0500, Dillon Pyron wrote: > [Default] Thus spake Ari <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com>: > >>On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:28:12 -0500, Dillon Pyron wrote: >> >>> [Default] Thus spake Stu <info(a)foodforu.ca>: >>> >>>>On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:20:45 -0500, AZ Nomad >>>><aznomad.3(a)PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:00:42 -0400, Ohioguy <none(a)none.net> wrote: >>>>>> My wife was getting on me about getting a passport. I've never >>>>>>needed one before, because when I went to Canada you still didn't need >>>>>>one, and most of my travel is inside the US. >>>>> >>>>>why don't you read the documentation handed to you by the company >>>>>you're cruising with? >>>> >>>>If you're crusin you need a passport, if you come to Canada next time >>>>you'll need a passport. >>> >>> Not in any way correct. None whatsoever. Nowhere near. >> >>We'll see as the Real ID Card was to be the cross-Canadian identify >>and travel tracking verification card. It's behind schedule so... > > But the Passport Card (or whatever name DHS has chosen this week) is > out. And one can still cruise with government issued photo ID and an > official birth certificate (or naturalization papers or other "proof") Sure can but it isn't DHS/DoD's version of the future. The Real ID Card is. -- Ari's Fun Times! http://tr.im/hrFG Motto: Run, rabbit, Run!
From: Ari on 14 Jun 2010 13:25
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:39:10 -0500, Dillon Pyron wrote: > [Default] Thus spake Lee <no(a)2.spam>: > >>On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:36:41 -0500, Dillon Pyron >Okay, this doesn't >>apply anymore, but back around 98 Continental ran a >>>special. $99 each way Houston to Paris. >> >>Paris, Texas? > > Yeah, and then on to Athens and finally Palestine. Careful with any flyover Israel, the Jews are feisty. -- Ari's Fun Times! http://tr.im/hrFG Motto: Run, rabbit, Run! |