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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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18 hours ago, Asia said:

Happy Birthday! :) 🥂 🎂

And where have YOU been, young lady Commie-babe, oj huh huh huh?

Absent Asia!  Absent, ABSENT Asia!

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06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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16 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

Fall is upon us. 

Living in Minnesota is a fall risk, obviously man.

Snowfall starts next week, shake-heading we man.

13 hours ago, theresaL said:

We had one of those pop-up storms yesterday afternoon, now the internet and phone are out. I think lightening is the culprit since the equipment on the inside works, but no service. I tried resetting the router still only yellow and red blinking lights.

Powerless TL ma'am!  Powerless, POWERLESS TL ma'am!

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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8 hours ago, cdneh said:

Wow. I've not been in a launderette for years and years. I can safely say I'll take my stuff down to the pond and beat it on a rock before I ever go there again. I took a blanket, so as to use the oversize machines, and two other loads of stuff we had to have. Many.Many thank  you very much. I'd hate to have a bunch of kids and have to go there every week.

 

I am off to Lowe's tomorrow. They have a sale on. I hope to heaven I can get a pair delivered here, and the old ones carted away before the expected date they have online of two weeks.

 

We had a storm last night, and plenty of lightning, and long rolling thunder. The weather radio went off Many times in just a few hours, and the oddest thing was the lights were going off and on so fast in here it looked like a strobe. Thanks to the dog's pain meds, she hardly lifter her head to look, and went back to snoring.

Expenditure and weather-radio frequency precised, see and :bonk: Eh ma'am.

We had to go to a laundromat on March Many'st when we were inbetween warshing-machines, si Eh ma'am.

It also cost us $Many, $i ma'am.

However, we could do Many loads concurrently, boon man.

Let us know what makes/models of machines you get, si Eh ma'am.

 

Edited to add, see man: LPoP and unread, no see we man.

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06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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6 hours ago, SAT said:

They have pots in the fook stores here for Many bucks#

Price of fook pots precised, :bonk: man.

And who would pay that much when they're available at GSs for far less, huh and duh man?

And who would buy pots when one could buy POTSs, order yours today man!

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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We might have to buy our own bank to have a repository for recent POTS receipts, overwhelming the commercial banking system man.

 

Another medium-sized country has agreed in principle to a national contract to be supplied with POTSs, busy we man.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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An interesting exercise might be calculating how much it costs to run your own washer and dryer. I couldn't find a watt meter for the dryer's special plug, but I did figure out my washer at some point. Electricity is expensive here, although gas and water and extremely cheap. 

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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Man I'm totally side tracked today. 

I was gonna come in early, wrap up some ####, leave some directives, and go on vacation. 

But I slept till 8, and I never sleep till 8!

Read the news, #### around with the financial stuff.

Go get a pet carrier. End up at BJs wholesale for an hour.

Finally make it into work. In in the office for 5 minutes, get a call from a friend "let's go to lunch". 

Ok I go to lunch, and 7 more friends show up. 

Now I just back to the office and have no idea what I was gonna do...

 

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8 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

An interesting exercise might be calculating how much it costs to run your own washer and dryer. I couldn't find a watt meter for the dryer's special plug, but I did figure out my washer at some point. Electricity is expensive here, although gas and water and extremely cheap. 

Power bill for the entire house was 87$ last month. Electricity is cheap here. I only use the dryer in the winter.

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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1 hour ago, cdneh said:

Power bill for the entire house was 87$ last month. Electricity is cheap here. I only use the dryer in the winter.

Ours was $120, $99 in winter. 

I use that dryer 5 times a day lately. It is a busy beaver. 

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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1 hour ago, SAT said:

Wow man that's dirt cheap

My house, 4 stories, my electric bill is about 500-600 bucks

Your house is huge. That’s why. 

 

Last month for recycling, garbage, mosquito spray, electric, gas, water, and sewage was $279 total. The highest bill in the last year was $405 and that was after a ridiculously long spell of subzero weather. As in actually below 0 F. 

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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23 minutes ago, N-o-l-a said:

Your house is huge. That’s why. 

 

Last month for recycling, garbage, mosquito spray, electric, gas, water, and sewage was $279 total. The highest bill in the last year was $405 and that was after a ridiculously long spell of subzero weather. As in actually below 0 F. 

 

This house isn't that big...just about 950 sq ft per floor. 

And it's has very modern insulation. 

The water bill for this house is about 350 a month. 

Gas another 300. 

Tax just about 7-8000 a year. 

And I pay NYC income tax (rip off)

 

I go to NJ, pay 15-20,000 property tax, no other non sense. 

And I don't plan on carrying a mortgage. 

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41 minutes ago, SAT said:

 

This house isn't that big...just about 950 sq ft per floor. 

And it's has very modern insulation. 

The water bill for this house is about 350 a month. 

Gas another 300. 

Tax just about 7-8000 a year. 

And I pay NYC income tax (rip off)

 

I go to NJ, pay 15-20,000 property tax, no other non sense. 

And I don't plan on carrying a mortgage. 

 

Just 950 per floor he says. You know that most of the older houses in my town are right around 1000 sq ft total?

 

I'll stick with my $1000 in property tax a year. 💸

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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