# Meet in Montréal Sat 15th/Sun 16th June? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724 "2013-05-30T16:41:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/1 "2013-05-30T16:41:41Z")
Salut, everyone! I’ll be passing through Montréal on the weekend of the 15th of June, returning from French immersion in Jonquière, to Oshawa. Any chance that some of the Montréal Dopers would be up for a meeting? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/2 "2013-05-30T22:50:09Z")
Yes. Yes I would. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/3 "2013-05-30T23:23:09Z")
Très bon! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/4 "2013-05-30T23:59:40Z")
Wish I could, but I’m working that weekend. ☹ I’ve been looking for a good excuse to pop up to Montreal. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/5 "2013-05-31T00:46:19Z")
So, last time we had an Ottawa Dopefest it turned out to be the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Guess what June 16th is? I have my kids that weekend. It’s probably the worst weekend all summer for me to make it to Montreal. Oh well. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/6 "2013-05-31T00:46:27Z")
This is a possibility. I’ll be in the area visiting family that week so I could go up to Montreal for a day. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/7 "2013-05-31T02:51:34Z")
Of course I’ll be there. It’s late and I can’t think of a place to go right now but we’ll come up with something fabulous to do. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/8 "2013-05-31T02:53:06Z")
Leaffan, that’s what happens when youndon’t have parents anymore and you’re not one yourself, you forget those special days. We’ll have to organize another dang! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/9 "2013-05-31T02:58:19Z")
I’ve only been to Montreal once. Been meaning to visit again, and it’s a manageable drive. What are the entry requirements from the U.S. these days? Or is this a Canadian-only thing? If it helps, I curl. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/10 "2013-05-31T03:28:05Z")
The more the merrier. I must defer to actual Montrealers about appropriate places for said merriment, though. 🙂 It looks like I’ll be arriving at the central bus station at 15:45 Saturday afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/11 "2013-05-31T03:45:23Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ve only been to Montreal once. Been meaning to visit again, and it’s a manageable drive. What are the entry requirements from the U.S. these days? > Or is this a Canadian-only thing? If it helps, I curl. You’ll need a passport or your birth certificate. Once you have all those things assembled, you’ll never be asked for them until they’re not at hand. Also, the correct response to Border Patrol’s asking, “Any drugs or guns?” is not, "“What do you need?” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/12 "2013-05-31T03:51:32Z")
They searched my Volkswagen bus once and found a gas mask that I forgot was in there, but that was years ago. My passport is expired, which is why I asked. Think I’ve got a certified copy of the birth cert. around here somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/13 "2013-05-31T05:36:21Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > Also, the correct response to Border Patrol’s asking, “Any drugs or guns?” is not, "“What do you need?” The first time they asked me, I picked drugs. Apparently that wasn’t the correct answer. So the next time they asked, I picked guns. Turns out that was wrong too. I’m starting to think it’s a trick question. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/14 "2013-05-31T12:03:13Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > You’ll need a passport or your birth certificate. Once you have all those things assembled, you’ll never be asked for them until they’re not at hand. > Also, the correct response to Border Patrol’s asking, “Any drugs or guns?” is not, "“What do you need?” Because of [WHTI](http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/whti-ivho/) a birth certificate won’t cut it I believe. A U.S. citizen will need a passport for land crossings. I believe G.Bush was stuck in Canada not long ago when he was over for a speech, and forgot his passport then had a hard time getting back home. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/15 "2013-05-31T16:49:35Z")
According to what I can find online, proof of identity and citizenship are required; so a driver’s license and birth certificate are acceptable. However, I can’t find my birth certificate. Could y’all just drive down to the border and we can wave at each other through the fence? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/16 "2013-06-01T16:19:22Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > The more the merrier. I must defer to actual Montrealers about appropriate places for said merriment, though. 🙂 > > It looks like I’ll be arriving at the central bus station at 15:45 Saturday afternoon. Maybe whichever Dopers are going to be around can meet you somewhere at/near the bus station. There are some cool things to see/do around that area, or we can take the metro somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/17 "2013-06-03T07:41:51Z")
As Leaffan pointed out, Sunday is Father’s Day so I’ll most likely be spending it with my father. Therefore, a Saturday meeting would be much better if it’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/18 "2013-06-04T01:52:56Z")
I was thinking of Saturday afternoon/evening anyways, since I will be leaving on Sunday morning anyways. I need to be back in Oshawa on Sunday evening. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/19 "2013-06-04T11:32:00Z")
Ouf it never even crossed my mind that it could be Sunday lol Depending the temperature we could go to old Montreal and stop somewhere for drinks and dinner! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724/20 "2013-06-04T18:45:31Z")
Sunspace, when will you be settled in from your arrival and want to meet? Somebody local needs to suggest a location. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-in-montreal-sat-15th-sun-16th-june/659724.md?page=2)