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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.🙃

What do you do when one officer shouts get out of the car and the other shout to move the car and another points a gun? Again, I'm pretty certain we'd each know what we'd do nor do I think we'd put ourselves in that situation to begin with. But this doesn't seem to be a very bright individual, way over their head. I don't disagree that the officer may have felt his actions reasonable, but I don't know if the evidence supports those feelings. We will only know that in court eventually, long after the screaming on TV stops. I don't know that any of us believe that she was intentionally trying to run him over nor do I think evidence supports this. There is however training, and that training and burden is on officers to not place themselves in front of a vehicle (though they may place themselves at various safer angles) because of various case precedents that have come to court. This is different from situations where an officer is dragged in a window (which is what happened to him previously) or is very clearly and maliciously struck. Officers in the city have been in these situations, and there are many where it hasn't gone favorably for them in court. He may have felt he was going to be struck, but that doesn't mean he was struck. We will certainly know in court. I would like these officers to sometimes handle situations better and be safe while doing so. I would also like protestors to handle themselves better as well, it is clear many are naive and are shocked at results. A small example for you guys. My husband was stopped at a red light yesterday. He observed someone blow through the intersection from the right, high rate of speed, running that red. His light had turned green so he proceeded with the rest of the traffic into the roadway, and had to make the quick decision to slam on the brakes (and of course so did everyone else) when the vehicle which had been behind the light runner, was an undercover cop (put on lights but not sirens) and then barreled into the roadway. He certainly did not want to hit anyone, but the officer made a decision which could have caused a T-bone multi-car accident in order to chase the guy. He could have seriously hurt himself or others. Maybe the officer was not thinking about that at the time, but it was a decision that was risky.

There are several, not the best quality imo. There's been a few media outlets that have analyzed the videos and cannot conclude she struck him. There have also been faked videos, sadly. There are some that have attempted to speed up or slow down the videos to give it whatever 'favored' outcome. I don't feel this gives us clear 100% beyond reasonable doubt in the matter. Some might hedge the line to say the car may have potentially brushed him, if only because he put himself in that scenario against training. But it is not that I am being unsympathetic to the officer, who had been struck by a vehicle in the past and that experience may have weighed his decisions. He may have felt he was going to be run over (why did his colleague give a contrary command for her to move then?) and there may be people that would find his split second conclusion, reasonable. In either case there is still no evidence to suggest that he was injured in any way. He was not crushed, killed, laying on the ground, or had any noticeable injuries. He was not sent to the hospital. He walked away from the scene. I find claims and hyperbole of him being viciously run over a little insulting to those officers, including one that died just this week who were killed in the line of duty from genuinely being struck by a vehicle due to negligence or intent.

Those claims were not correct and it would be helpful if officials could stop making things up. I'm just not seeing anyone struck whatsoever. One officer screams for her to get out of the vehicle another is telling her to move the vehicle. Another points a gun? I know you know what you'd do in that situation, but there's a lot of people that wouldn't know what to do. Of course neither of us would put ourselves in that situation to begin with. But as I said to my husband this morning, people should not think that they can protest, agitate, get themselves into situations or whatever and expect everything to turn out like the Andy Griffith Show. I've seen it happen so many times in the city, and there's a lot of times the officer in question loses the case. The city ends up paying out. Don't know what will happen here. Got to feel for him if he thought she was going to hit him, but I don't see the evidence of it. It's a split decision he made.

Was it justified? Hard to say. I see no evidence that the officer was run over or struck in any way. That does not mean he didn't feel as if he was going to be run over or struck. I don't know if the facts support his feelings however. I do see many things in video that made the situation almost certain to happen, and in fact it will likely happen again. There was some information that this officer had been struck before, and well I'd imagine some PTSD might be at play here. Still, as someone that once lived in an inner city, these sort of situations happened with our PD all the time. Some were justified and some were not - but all were complex cases. Could the family sue? I imagine they will try.

Oh ouch, that's awful. I used EarPlanes on my last flight. They did help some of the pain and hearing loss. The pills and sprays didn't do much unfortunately.

Went shopping early. Wished my favorite old ladies there a Happy New Year. Joined about 40 people in an hour long raid in a MMO. Helped out some newbies that kept dying in said raid. Go back to store to pick up an order, chaos inside. People yelling at the seafood counter because they didn't place an order and expected there to be something in the case still. Made dinner for later (punch, sandwiches, jumbo cocktail shrimp, fruit). Saw numerous idiots on the road today, clearly starting the drinking early. Do some late afternoon cleaning. Finally get my annual "hey get your parts squished uncomfortably by a machine scan read by a doctor after waiting two weeks" report. Husband went for a 6 mile run in 25 degree weather. Comes home exhausted and having allergies flare. (Hey did you know that when you're allergic to spruce, that running when people are burning spruce is not a good idea?) Take Benadryl and gets knocked flat out. Has fireworks shot at house by neighbors, despite it being illegal, and having numerous cops on the street. Cops come over to check things, and give stern warning. They stop after that thankfully. Hear rapid fire guns in distance. Goes to bed at 10pm, despite wanting to see how drunk Anderson and Andy get this year, because I'm tired and don't feel like listening to guns. Wakes at 12:02 hearing the official fireworks. Wakes again at 4am with a severe snow squall warning blaring on phone. Wakes once again at 7am with a happy new years text saying "did I wake you? how do you make sauerkraut?" I give recipe and am told that's not the way they want to make it. Hey the power of the internet is at your fingertips, google it then? Get coffee. 😉

Supposedly, at least here, your name is chosen completely at random. Not sure that anyone really believes that, but there's two things that will make 'the system' take notice of you sooner. Voting and updating your ID/DL at the local DMV. Otherwise, nothing for you to do. It'll either happen or you'll be lucky and it'll never happen.

I don't think I've ever felt the need to put ice-cold feet on my husband's back. Interesting mating ritual? 😉

What happens in jury duty and how long you serve is largely dependent on state requirements, but in general at least here, you fill out a questionnaire, are paid money when you show up, and you will be sitting for a week. Any time in that week you may be called as many times as they like (you are usually required to call a number each day to see if you are required), but in my experience it's only once. It is hard to get out of jury duty in our state and particularly my county. You can only delay it, unless completely exempt. Usually it ends up in a plea deal and you get $30 for several boring hours of sitting. On occasion someone for the county will try and coerce you to donate that money. Sometimes you do get as far as voir dire, and you'll be asked a long list of questions that you may or may not agree with or if you know about the case in question. For me I was called to stand before the judge and the accused and was asked questions regarding the overview of the case, my feelings about guns, property rights, and if I had been a victim of a crime. I was not a candidate, based on my answers to serve on the jury, and was dismissed from service. If you serve your allotted time, you will not be called again for a designated amount of time. Like you, soon after he naturalized, my husband was chosen for jury duty. He was actually quite excited about it, but after sitting for three hours the judge dismissed him for the day. There was then an emergency at the courthouse, so court was cancelled for the rest of the week and so was his term of service. The main thing is to always answer truthfully, make sure you know the rules of what you can and cannot bring inside, and of course certain answers don't usually make you favorable to sit on a jury.

Family came over with the sister's new guy in tow on Christmas Eve, and we tried to get through without as much awkwardness as possible. Gifts are opened that day as is the tradition for us. This year I decided to get my husband a big box filled with foodstuffs from the UK, each one individually wrapped inside. I had told him the heavy box was a PlayStation so much he had actually thought I was nuts enough to spend that much money on one. 😉 What I'd done was get out some art supplies and decorated the cardboard box to give the appearance of a PlayStation and then of course wrapped it. Well he absolutely loved it and I hadn't seen him that happy in a long long time.