Nexus Outdoes Itself! More or Less.

After warning us that Nexus renewals required action on our part three months in advance, the chiefs in Vermont who run Nexus have informed us, after only two weeks have passed since we filled out our renewal applications, that we have both been provisionally approved pending an interview.  We are to request an interview within 30 days of receiving news of this provisional approval.  Until we complete the interview, we can use our expiring Nexus Cards.  Excellent Work, Nexus!

Next step is to schedule an interview.  The first interview slot available at Blaine is toward the end of March, some four months from now.  Although, they tell us on the phone, we can just drop in at our convenience in advance of that time and see if they can fit us in.  It's not a viable business model and it's not a viable governing model.  It does seem to be the reigning Global War on Terror model, though...