Attention Southern Ontario Seller (re shipping to USA)
Summary: recped reports that all international bridges in the Niagara Falls area were initially closed due to an incident on the US side, affecting traffic in both directions. The situation evolved, leaving only the Rainbow Bridge closed while other bridges resumed operation. There are minor shipping delays anticipated for packages handled by Stallion, particularly those dropped off on Tuesday. reallynicestamps and other participants engage in a light-hearted exchange regarding a possible connection to a KISS concert, suggesting humorous motives for the incident's cause. lotzofuniquegoodies and hansatrade join the banter with speculative theories ranging from finding a restroom to avoiding tax withholdings on casino winnings.
Breaking news:
All International bridges in the Niagara Falls area have been closed due to an "incident" on the US Side. This affects BOTH directions.
Latest Status Report
https://www.niagarafallsbridges.com/
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoWhy they were in such a hurry to get to a cancelled KISS concert is unknown.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·2 years ago@reallynicestamps
Maybe they were in a hurry to find a washroom. They're becoming harder and harder to find unless you order food. When ya gotta go...ya gotta go!!! (Taking a run to the border?)
-Lotz
recped
OP2 years agoApparently the vehicle was a Bentley! Although you can buy a used Bentley for less than $50k a new one will set you back $300 - $400 THOUSAND CA Dollars.
My theory is that they actually won money at the US casino and then were P'd when told that there would be tax witholding on their winnings.
Add that to missing a Kiss show and I can understand the erratic behaviour.
hansatrade
·2 years agoI accept this explanation as the only valid and ultimate! 😄
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoWe see a lot of mentions of chitchat and Stallion here, is CrossBorder Pickups a useful competitor for them?
Not that it does me any good on Vancouver Island.
recped
OP2 years agoUpdate from Stallion, packages dropped off with them on Tuesday did not make it across the border today (Stallion truck is in gridlock). Packages dropped off today were not planned to be shipped over the border until Friday due to the US holiday.
If their truck gets over later today or tomorrow it can get back in time to take the Wed/Thur packages over on Friday.
Given the circumstances I doubt there will be more than a 1 or 2 day delay with the worst affected being things handed over to Stallion on Tuesday.
The link I posted is no longer working, seems like their site got overwhelmed!
Current status is that only the Rainbow Bridge is still closed, Lewiston and Fort Erie (Peace Bridge) which handle almost all the commercial traffic are operational.
I've heard nothing from ChitChats, I did get a notice from CrossBorder Pickups who also move packages southbound.
Disruptions for Canada Post should be similar 1 or possibly 2 days
snoopwiz
·2 years agoHello. I dropped off my packages to their Markham location on Tuesday at noon and all my USPS and Fed-Ex parcels actually (just) made it across the border before the flying Bentley incident.
reallynicestamps
·2 years agohttps://www.cnn.com/2023/11/22/us/niagara-falls-rainbow-bridge/index.html