yuna628

it's glorious. We need snow especially to protect the plants from the temps and we are still in a major drought. The last official blizzard was 2016, and that is too long. Forecasts continue to get worse for this area. Went for a doctor's appointment last afternoon which is quite far away and then needed to get back down here to do the weekly basic grocery shopping. Got stuck in traffic and had to take a two hour detour just to get home. By the time I got to the store the mass panic had set in. Four different locations.... all cleaned out, and not just the basic essentials either. Lines were going out the doors! Man I lived through the great blizzard of 96' when the entire state was a ghost town for weeks... you would think it was going to be the apocalypse out there.

Except that isn't true either. And the media sources I mentioned before did in fact look at this story. They investigated to see if a sex offender had lived in the house. They investigated to see where any allegation like this had come from. The best AP could come up with perhaps an ex-husband of a family member that had briefly stayed there but does not seem to be either of these men but may have known of them? Furthermore, one of these individuals they were supposedly searching for has been in jail and is still in jail for several years! Did they have a judicial warrant, or are we okay with 4th amendment violations? Are we okay with dragging an elderly man in his underwear out in the street and then dumping him back at the residence after causing destruction to the residence? If you are okay with that, well that's you. I think that the government should be able to own up to their mistakes and do better.

There is no way you'll be able to make a name change until she has an actual status such as an EAD or green card because they are unable to verify anything until that time. Once you have those you can return to the SSA. You'll need to update with the SSA every time her status changes. The same thing will happen if you need a ID or DL at your DMV. Any name change experience you had at the DMV is irrelevant unfortunately, because you are a citizen and that is a state process not a federal one. You can certainly add your new spouse to your bank or health insurance without having a name changed on her SSN. Most of us with immigrant spouses did so. It's important to do it sooner rather than later.

Hearing anywhere up to 28 inches of snow, coating of ice, and high winds with windchills -0. I don't hold out hope for the electricity staying on because we'll be dealing with these conditions for 48hrs and no end to the brutal cold anytime soon. I'm sure the panic buying in the stores have started. We struggled a bit on day two of the faucet replacement job, but ultimately got it done and we now have a nice new fixture. There was no information in the store about how long the pipes were and no employees were to be found. Stood around for 15 mins googling to see if anyone knew the specs and was happy that our first choice was adequate enough.

A glorious 23 degrees today, snow still on the ground, and rumors that "the big one" is coming for the weekend. 😆 Last night was supposed to be a nice evening with movie watching. Instead I noticed that there was water coming into the basement and above in the ceiling a suspicious green stain of something leaking on the copper pipes. Above is where the kitchen sink sits, so I go up there and open the cabinet and.... we've got a problem because everything under there is now 'swimming' and the gunky water is just draining along the copper piping under the floor boards. I know this stupid house isn't built to code and we've had multiple leaks there before. I get everything cleaned out under there but the space is so tight my husband is contorting himself in all sorts of positions, and me with flashlights to see what's going on. The leak seems to be coming internally from inside the faucet itself or at least somewhere up where the not to code copper pipes (you're supposed to have those more silver coated flexible pipes now) run up into the faucet. Anyway we're both up in there struggling with it when BAM! One of the heavy metal flashlights he'd clamped to the cabinet drops and conks me straight in the skull. Oh man, there was blood and dizziness, and did I see stars. I was done after that. Shut the water off for the night and I suppose we'll have to take a trip over to hardware and see what we can buy to replace everything.

They might be wasting their money but... According to the memo everything is to proceed as normal, as in you are still supposed to have an interview. But that interview will basically be a sham anyway, as they will deny the applicant under the terms of the memo. I will assume if you show up without having completed the medical they would refer to the other portion of the memo which is to 'find another way to deny the applicant' first.

Can the US government ever admit they have done something wrong and most importantly can we ever do right by people when we do? I hope that everyone can take the time to have a look at this man's story. They are likely going to sue, as they should. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chongly-thao-ice-detained-gunpoint-underwear-frigid-conditions-what-did-i-do-wrong/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=900092261&fbclid=IwY2xjawPceupleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe3uPQt1iLwOzs2_vA7F7v5Cf6OZFysPFZxyCE1KqJVsjKHi-_JfDC_wnNP2Q_aem_3hXO-UiqC9dc-tcdrrfrMw Reuters has a similar article, in it they believe it was related to someone's ex-husband that briefly lived there many years ago and haven't associated with since.

Don't care really, don't drink milk and never did. I hope kids are offered alternatives when they cannot drink cow's milk.

The document does not elaborate further unfortunately. I agree that the whole thing is a mess and is completely unnecessary. But this behavior is not unexpected for this current administration.

That's what I figured. Thanks for removing it as I wasn't sure. I hope paraphrasing the contents of the memo is okay, but again feel free to remove if that is needed too. I imagine that is why the document has been reviewed by many news organizations but they aren't being very detailed as to the contents.

I have reviewed the cable which has been leaked. That document states that officers must refuse all immigrant applicants. They may still conduct interviews and are not instructed to cancel them, in order to assess if the applicant may be denied under some other ineligibility. Exceptions to this new determination will be limited in nature. If the officer can find no other reason to refuse them, they are instructed to refuse anyway, while the department basically 'figures out additional vetting regulations'. There is no instruction as to what those are or when they will ever happen. They are instructed to refuse even if the applicant has all proper evidence and can overcome any public charge concerns. Dual nationals that have a passport that is not subject to this 'pause' are allowed to be processed as normal. If the visa has been approved but not yet printed the applicant must be informed that they will be denied. If the applicant's visa has been printed but not left the consular section yet, they must still be refused. Visas that have been issued previously will not be revoked.

One lawyer I spoke to believed this would apply to both spouses and K1s.

The list of countries as follows: The AP article describes it as That of course leaves questions... do K1s get a pass because they are non-immigrant visas with immigrant intent? And I guess spousal visas are dumped in the trash?

HOAs are terrible and one should never move to a place that has one. Might be good to get a general consensus from Ex-Mrs and Mini on what color they think the place should be? Well as someone that has found the dryer broken every few years, my husband has always been able to fix them. If you can look up your make and model and some googling will get you the right idea of what's gone wrong. There will be videos online of how to access the insides. You might also need to do some testing with a multimeter. There's limited amount of parts inside, so when it does break you don't have to always replace it unlike a washer. If it won't turn on at all start with: check the circuit breaker, it seems dumb but you never know. also check the outlet by plugging another item in and seeing if it runs. clean that dryer out completely (the hose, the vent flue, the back panel, the floor around it). when it's full of crud in there, it'll overheat and shut off for your protection. a thermal fuse is gone or the start switch (if you hear a hum but nothing is happening it is not the start switch), could also be the motor. There's only one or two parts that at cost might just be worth purchasing a new unit entirely. We've always gotten OEM parts for ours but so far each repair hasn't been too costly and about an hour of work. Always get new hoses for the new dryer if you decide to replace it.

Up is down and down is up.🙃