'Let this be a lesson to you' said the border officers to ME on Sunday morning... sigh.
My dh and I decided to go to our local (45 minutes drive) Niagara Falls Casino on Sunday morning. Innocent enough we were close to the entrance, when I remembered and stated that I had forgotten my purse, so the buffet would be full price this run. Dh missed the turn listening to ME, and so we had to find a spot to turn around. We were at the entrance to the Duty Free stop, I suggested that it best to do a three point, and not go through the sensor gates.
Dh decided not to listen to me then, and we found ourselves going to the USA with ME sans any ID at all, nothing! The American officer was very nice but stern about that which he could do. Then, directed us to turn around at the first intersection to go back. The Canadian officer reinterated with more emphasis. Mam...sigh we could have sent you to Immigration Detention 'Let this be a lesson to YOU!'
Btw, there were lots of Americans returning home from Canada, must have been after their 4th of July vacations. On a side note later at the casino while at the buffet, and because we had asked for a window seat across from that very Duty Free stop entrance; We observed many cars make the same mistake with a few whom waited for someone to enter, and when the gates went up, turn around to leave that way!