Two for the Price
ISHAAN JOHAR THOUGHT it’d be fun to live simultaneously in two countries. A software ace, who worked from home, he could live anywhere. Accordingly, he bid on a house that straddled Beebe Plain, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec.
Not surprisingly, his offer, which was 10% over the asking price, made him the building’s new owner. Immediately, he SMSed some of his research buddies in Palo Alto, Boston, Saskatoon, and Montreal to invite them for a housewarming weekend.
The trouble began when those colleagues arrived. His pals from the States had erroneously stepped on the part of his yard located in Canada. Observant border patrol officers in Stanstead insisted that those visitors report to their office, get their passports checked, and then return to Ishaan’s house through
