My question for you is can the Canadian Fella call up the American Fella, to throw him the wrench (across the border)?

 

Rob

 

Yes, International call rates though - just for a call travelling about 1/3 of a mile! :lol:

 

EDIT:   Hook beat me to it!

Anyone else notice that photo had a splice in it? And two watermarks, lower left and center? Any idea what's with that?

 

The pic is a direct screengrab from Google maps. :smile:  I cropped the photo at the bottom because it had a huge 'Google Streetview' marking saying "0 Avenue" on it - which slightly gave the game away!

Neat post Dave.

 

I was in San Diego a few years back and was mind blown at how just a fence defines the boarder from Tijuana, it looks much more like a prison than it does with our "lines" with the USA of course. A truck watches over the water there as you only need to swim out a bit to get around the fence. (You can see it on Google Earth to see what I am talking about)

 

The big bullfighting ring was cool too (although I did not go to the Mexico side while there).

 

While in Key West I also seen the big blimp that looks for Cuban folks trying to make a run/swim/sail/float for the US boarder too.

 

We always say here, USA/Canada has the largest unprotected boarder in the world. not sure if that is still true..

We always say here, USA/Canada has the largest unprotected boarder in the world. not sure if that is still true..

 

I wouldn't be surprised if that's true, Al.  

 

Although a possible contender could be the southern border of Russia.  But that border doesn't divide Russia from just one country; but many, including Kazakhstan, Mongolia & China.  

 

Most of that is unprotected on the basis that Russia used to be 'in' most of those countries in one way or another (either as part of the Soviet Union, or as an occupier in the case of Mongolia); China being the obvious exception.  

 

There are many protected checkpoints for the Russia:China section but also miles of unprotected sections including river borders (Amur etc).

 

Here's a nice pic of one section of the Russo:Chinese border, from Wiki:-

 

 

But yes, I think if the whole US/Canadian border (including Alaska) is taken into account, it's probably the longest.

 

 

We always say here, USA/Canada has the largest unprotected boarder in the world. not sure if that is still true..

 

It is slowly changing, though still nothing as drastic as with the Mexican border. The US is more actively patrolling now with both helicopters and drones these days. My uncle has property near the Alberta/Montana border, and he regularly sees Blackhawks flying back and forth.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-launches-another-drone-plane-to-patrol-canadian-border-1.777926

 

Unfortunately there are many that take advantage of the relatively low level of security on the border for smuggling and other illegal activities. Plenty of marijuana in the US comes from up here, and more than a few guns on our streets originate from south of the 49th.

 

For another border tidbit, did you know that that there's an international shipping lane between Waterton and Glacier National Parks? There's a boat ride with plenty of great scenery to look at while the way to visit some US Customs offices sitting in the middle of the forest.  :smile:

You get a few more shared border towns between Quebec and Vermont as well, most notably the Haskell Free Library and Opera House which has the international border running straight though it.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Free_Library_and_Opera_House