I remember when:

[Hem]

Haha. Same here. I hate monkeys because of that movie.

The original Planet of the Apes scared the daylights out of me...especially the first scene when they rode up on horseback.

 

[mtmuley]

The original Planet of the Apes scared the daylights out of me...especially the first scene when they rode up on horseback.

Yeah. That scene is a bit weird. mtmuley

 

[Hem]

Yeah. That scene is a bit weird. mtmuley

Scary then, but painfully cheesy now.

 

[Straight Arrow]

The original Planet of the Apes scared the daylights out of me...especially the first scene when they rode up on horseback.

First thing came to mind is that we could be there for real ... depending on the guy with the big red button on his desk!

 

[noharleyyet]

First thing came to mind is that we could be there for real ... depending on the guy with the big red button on his desk!

 

[Hem]

First thing came to mind is that we could be there for real ... depending on the guy with the big red button on his desk!

I'm staying clear of commentary for awhile.

 

[SaskHunter]

Those places are ok, but Ontario is truly a North American treasure to the USA.

You okay, Ben?

 

[F250]

i remember riding with my parents in the ‘60’s, driving up to the Canadian Customs booth and the Officer in the booth would just wave you through. if we brought fireworks back, American Customs would tell us to keep them under the seat.

 

[BuckRut]

Bumper surfing down an icy road

 

[Montana_Wanderer]

Mom and dad letting us kids fold the seats down in the station wagon and laying out sleeping bags and pillows for long road trips.

 

[Nick87]

When I personally knew who every landowner was for at least 5 miles in any direction from home.

 

[Dave N]

When I personally knew who every landowner was for at least 5 miles in any direction from home.

Yeah, no kidding!

 

[Nick87]

Yeah, no kidding!

Back home I think my grandparents are the only ones I can think of that are the same people who owned the property 20 years ago. EVERYTHING is owned by an investor now

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

You okay, Ben?

I too remember when it was easy to cross the border. Took a 16yo girlfriend to Niagara once about turn of the century. All we needed was her driving learner’s permit and a note from her parents that it was alright with them if I took their daughter out of country.
You mentioned the border NE states and they’re fine, though I don’t see it as a fair trade to visit. Just that province alone has Windsor, the better falls, Spanish R. provincial park, hot babes of Sudbury, Georgian Bay. You see? I’d much rather drop $ on that vacation than some shitty lobster roll in the snooty Downeast.