Montreal November Interviews

[Peachey 10]

Hey November 13th, I'm going to look for a nice (but not too expensive) restaurant on Sherbrooke St where we can have dinner.

Everyone's hotel in walking distance to that street?

Edit: I'll find one near the consulate, that way we'll know where we're going the next day!

Edited October 27, 2009 by Peachey

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Hey November 13th, I'm going to look for a nice (but not too expensive) restaurant on Sherbrooke St where we can have dinner.

Everyone's hotel in walking distance to that street?

Edit: I'll find one near the consulate, that way we'll know where we're going the next day!

I havn't booked a hotel yet, but I don't mind walking.

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Got my P4 today...I was kinda holding my breath until I got the letter, now we can actually plan a little.

I too laughed at the "prepare to spend the whole day at the consulate".....jeeze, I hope not!!

[Persona 0]

Ok i dont understand why did you guys bought the vaccine before ?? where do you keep it ? i would be scare to keep it lol and have them inject me ###### because the temperature droped too much or the other way around

[CanAmerican 0]

Ok i dont understand why did you guys bought the vaccine before ?? where do you keep it ? i would be scare to keep it lol and have them inject me ###### because the temperature droped too much or the other way around

It depends on the doctor b/c they might not have the vaccine in stock. I had to buy my Gardisil from the pharmacy after he wrote me a prescription. It's sitting in the fridge and I'll take it to my next appt with the family doctor before the physical.

[Peachey 10]

Yeah you just keep it in your fridge... it has an expiry date on it.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Yup, mine's in the fridge.

I'm kind of surprised they let people walk away with that pointy thing, but I think they know most of us dont want to do it ourselves.

Be prepared to spend almost 170 to 180 depending on where you go.

Try walmart if you can before anyone if you have to just straight out buy it without insurance.

Edited October 27, 2009 by Rhiann

[Sam and Ben 2]

Yup, mine's in the fridge.

I'm kind of surprised they let people walk away with that pointy thing, but I think they know most of us dont want to do it ourselves.

Be prepared to spend almost 170 to 180 depending on where you go.

Try walmart if you can before anyone if you have to just straight out buy it without insurance.

There's a pointy thing sitting in my fridge right now?

I was too scared to look in the Rx bag, haha.

[KnJ 0]

I met darkchilde794 today, we had some eats and a good chat! And I got my giant xpresspost mailer. Wooo. Next business day, baby.

Which leads me to thinking.. It isn't the mail that makes the visa take so long, it's Montreal actually getting the ####### together to send.

ETA i'm glad I'm old enough to not need Gardasil.

Edited October 27, 2009 by KnJ

[Tina&Roland 4]

ETA i'm glad I'm old enough to not need Gardasil.

Ditto to that!

[darkchilde794 5]

I finally got P4. Those DOS liars, claimed P4 was sent on the 19th. Well, it was sent on the 23rd!!!!!!!! I knew I wasnt making up this "its only 2 business days from Montreal to Toronto" business

I say all the 13th VJers meet up. Met KnJ today and we had some major moral support session and lots of fun. Peachey, wherever you pick would be awesome. We will be in Old Montreal but we are walkers.

So is the vaccine good for 6 months in your fridge? Or is it a one-application use? Because if its the latter, the university health centers (Ryerson, UoT, York) and Planned Parenthood in Toronto will admister the shot. They carry the vaccine.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

Yup, mine's in the fridge.

I'm kind of surprised they let people walk away with that pointy thing, but I think they know most of us dont want to do it ourselves.

Be prepared to spend almost 170 to 180 depending on where you go.

Try walmart if you can before anyone if you have to just straight out buy it without insurance.

There's a pointy thing sitting in my fridge right now?

I was too scared to look in the Rx bag, haha.

Yeah, I opened the box and inside a plastic case there's the syringe and the needle has to be attached to it by the doctor.

There isnt much liquid either, which is nice.

[KnJ 0]

I finally got P4. Those DOS liars, claimed P4 was sent on the 19th. Well, it was sent on the 23rd!!!!!!!! I knew I wasnt making up this "its only 2 business days from Montreal to Toronto" business

Ok but the letter is dated Oct 19. So DOS has on record the date that MTL produced the P4 package.

Say it got printed that Monday, and it took til Tuesday to get it to the mailroom. The mailroom could've had it til Thurs/Fri. I worked in a mailroom at a large corporate State Farm office. The mail room is crazy, and I bet it's not even 10% as crazy as MTL.

Mine was printed Oct 19, and postmarked Oct 22. That is when their postage machine ran the envelope through, but it could've sat another day or so in a bin before actually getting to Canada Post in Montreal.

Yeah I duno. But I really think this does point to a possible delay in how long MTL takes to send out the passport and visa package.

[ashenflowers 5]

ETA i'm glad I'm old enough to not need Gardasil.

Ditto to that!

[darkchilde794 5]

I finally got P4. Those DOS liars, claimed P4 was sent on the 19th. Well, it was sent on the 23rd!!!!!!!! I knew I wasnt making up this "its only 2 business days from Montreal to Toronto" business

Ok but the letter is dated Oct 19. So DOS has on record the date that MTL produced the P4 package.

Say it got printed that Monday, and it took til Tuesday to get it to the mailroom. The mailroom could've had it til Thurs/Fri. I worked in a mailroom at a large corporate State Farm office. The mail room is crazy, and I bet it's not even 10% as crazy as MTL.

Mine was printed Oct 19, and postmarked Oct 22. That is when their postage machine ran the envelope through, but it could've sat another day or so in a bin before actually getting to Canada Post in Montreal.

Yeah I duno. But I really think this does point to a possible delay in how long MTL takes to send out the passport and visa package.

Ugh... now not only do I have fears of my package not arriving on time, but also fears of some mail person stuffing my information in the wrong envelop or missing a page or two because of the mail room chaos. SIGH.

I think I will just expect to come to the US by 2012.