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Sorry we tried, we even tried some local colloquialisms and it didn't work. The only thing that worked was "rubbish" which was what he thought of it.

Car broke again last week. Husband took it to the local shop. Guys worked on it for hours, but the problem is mysterious apparently, and they recommended he take it to dealer. The dealer had the car captive for four days, called to say it's all fixed. So much $$$$s. I was angry, but husband paid it. I said I know I'm just a simple woman but my grandpa could fix anything with an engine and there is no way what they claimed was wrong could be it. He drove down the street - car still broken. So he returned it to dealer. Most ignorant mechanics there, absolutely nuts. Rude, dismissive, arrogant, and condescending. Two more days went by and we heard nothing, called multiple times, got passed to five departments and hung up on, so we just came and demanded the car back. They hadn't even done anything to it! Guy at local shop said I am right (thanks for vote of confidence bud). He will supposedly try again to look at it. Meanwhile I'm like... how many men does it take to fix something these days? I hate this car, but my husband loves it. He'd rather have the rusted hunk o' junk and pour money into that than get a giant car loan. Which okay, I know his guy math logic works, but... where do we have this much money to dump into a car every year? There are not many parts left to replace.

Not watching it because I think I know what's going to happen. 🤮

While the King begins treatment for cancer, let's not forget all the people in the UK that have cancer and are waiting for months to be told, those who cannot get screening, and those that are on waiting lists for treatment for that cancer on the NHS and will die or have worse outcomes before they ever receive help... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/05/less-than-3-of-nhs-england-trusts-hit-key-cancer-waiting-time-target

You'll need to either A) pay for an officiant or B) go to another county or state Getting married is an important part of this process, and you should be prepared to budget those factors in beforehand. If you have not, then you will have to find the money from somewhere if you want this to work. There are small venue and even drivethru wedding ceremonies in Akron, Ohio that is certainly cheaper than what you've been quoted and there are officiants in Warren that are cheaper too. If you already have the license from Warren, then you'll need to find something that works there.

Heard they arrested someone that may have been helping the fugitive. https://news.sky.com/story/clapham-manhunt-abdul-ezedi-latest-chemical-attack-live-updates-13061433

In general they will take your word for it.

My husband naturalized within a year of needing to renew his DL. We inquired if it was too early and they said come in anyway. We updated his status with SSA first before doing so, then headed over to the DMV. They took a photocopy of his certificate and issued a new DL. It's always a paper document first, as the real one comes in the mail a week later.

The asylum statistics have been part of a larger debate, particularly about extreme backlogs, and accusations of the government intentionally sending cases into a black hole of no decisions being made for years at a time. It makes no sense why someone would be denied twice, and convicted of serious crimes, remaining and succeeding. It sounds as if family that live in the UK seem to be doing much better off than this homeless waste of space. This site shows some statistics currently.. https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/the-uks-asylum-backlog/#:~:text=Of the 132%2C000 main applicants,when it stood at 9%2C871. There are many more caseworkers but no decisions, so I guess a lot of Candy Crush time at the office. There are lots of good people that profess to be Christian and have fled these countries, are legit, and need help, and it is terrible that a church would actively be participating in what appears to be a scam.

Very odd story, but some things don't make a ton of sense. He arrived in 2016. It took that long (around 2022) for the UK government to make a decision about his status. UK Gov says he's from Afghanistan but a social worker says he's Iranian. He has a brother in the UK. What relation is the mom and kids? He doesn't seem to have a fixed address in Newcastle, somewhere in Byker he's been living homeless for years. Where did the car come from? Was convicted of the sex offenses before his asylum was granted and I would assume was a reason for multiple denials, so why wasn't he removed to begin with? I have heard that what saved him was claiming he had converted to Christianity and wanted to be a priest. A priest provided letters on his behalf. I'd like to know more about that. If those injuries are also from his attack... well he won't last long.

The RSC and the Globe take the position that productions can still be done the old way - with men playing women (you guys do love panto afterall). But they are also free to use women in men's roles as well, and they do in many updated versions. This is also done in other non-Shakespeare productions.. there's a reason why Peter Pan was also played by a woman in theater productions.

I don't really understand why we need to pay for biometrics if they end up never actually using new biometrics. But what do I know, they never make sense.

It is tradition for men to play women roles in these plays and women are placed in male roles at the RSC all the time. Tamsin Grieg was very acclaimed in Twelfth Night. The overall tone of the plays are sometimes modernized with artistic changes made. https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/archive/women-playing-male-roles

Well, they never took new biometrics on my husband.

Ouch am I glad we're done with the USCIS. I was wondering if the free filing in that package would be removed and looks that way.

Hi Tiff, So you both are really young, and you're probably tired of hearing about that aren't you? So I'd like to give you some perspective of what was once another young couple, and by that I mean me and my husband. See long ago, I met my best friend, and eventually he was 18 and I was 19 and he was all the way across the pond. He always promised he'd visit me though and so the crazy guy flew out here to meet up. Of course we hadn't a clue about immigration, and boy oh boy did they grill him up and down. I honestly don't know why they let him in, but for every question they had, he had an answer so they just couldn't find a reason to deny him or maybe they were feeling charitable or we were just lucky. We knew that first week that one day we were going to get married and go through the immigration thing, but he was a student going into college soon, and I had a tiny bit of money saved, but had a lot of responsibilities at home. So we made the decision to wait. Years of college, and employment and saving. Life got in the way at times which caused delays, but a lot more visits were possible. By the time we'd studied up on immigration, had our co-sponsor and saved what we thought was enough money (it's never enough money btw) - we had nearly left our 20s behind. Now that's a long time to wait. It's not the norm I'd say for a lot of people, and I would not suggest that for anyone. We also chose a K1, and would I recommend that for anyone knowing what I know now? Well... no... or maybe. It depends on the circumstances. Respectfully, K1 leaves you as a couple financially unstable for a significant period of time and I think those couples that have not built up a lengthy resume or educational experience can create even more problems. You may have a lot of savings - we had about 15k, with an additional amount put aside for our wedding (something I don't recommend planning at the same time as a K1 either), and honestly? We had a co-sponsor and a whole extended family to support us. We had a car. That was not enough. Why? Health insurance, car insurance, and other bills. A K1, once married, must adjust status - that means they cannot work or travel until authorized. That authorization is increasingly becoming slower than it was before - and back then it was still too slow. So let's say you get the authorization. Do you have the skillset to find a job, a good paying job with benefits, and fast? I figured my husband wouldn't have a hard time - he's a very educated man with skills. But everywhere in every state is different - job markets are different. No one wanted to hire him, and eventually he was so frustrated he considered low paying jobs anywhere. They didn't understand what an EAD was vs a green card. This town also prefers unskilled labor vs skilled. We had medical bills to keep paying all this time and the funds were draining. He felt embarrassed and worthless, but eventually after an even longer wait, the green card came. Suddenly, lots of jobs were interested, but all were not for full time with benefits work and late hours. Everyone has to start somewhere though, and a very nice person took a chance on him. The money helped but it was a struggle with still paying for benefits - six more months and he finally went full time. By then we were so close to losing our health insurance because we could no longer afford it and as luck would have it, it wasn't long after both he and I ended up in the hospital. Over the years here I have encountered many K1 couples that have no idea the struggle that the cost of health insurance can cause or the pain that is suffered by not having it. Most Europeans do not understand because their system is fundamentally different and as Americans in the relationship we have to try to protect them. Most younger Americans will not understand either, because they are usually covered by their parents insurance. For a poor person like me growing up, we were always financially insecure and didn't have insurance, and health suffered because of it. Some immigrants in America may believe that it will be very easy to find work when they want it (we are the land of opportunity and we are... but it isn't always fair) - and bless them I hope they do. They believe illness won't hit them because they are young. I hope not, but we are in a pandemic now, and the likelihood of severe illness is high. We are not as immune from accident, injury, and illness as we like to pretend. If you see some people here that tell you bluntly to take a step back, they've been through it. They've had their own struggles with the immigration process, felt the strain, and maybe can't imagine why someone that is young would try it without more preparation. No disrespect is intended, because even when you are prepared you will go through it too. If I had chosen a spouse visa, we'd need to change a lot of plans we had and take a different approach, but my husband would have had his green card and we'd have hopefully reached a starting point without draining our entire savings. Knowing what to do with the forms is only one part of the struggle. As for visiting a lot, I'd encourage as many as you can afford, if you can afford them. That doesn't guarantee you'll successfully visit though. Just never ever overstay. VWP is not a thing you want to abuse either. If you have concerns about not having strong ties, I'd point out that your fear over that isn't an unrealistic thing. Having employment will help you both financially in the future. It gives you experience you can use in the US, and it gives you money and boy are you going to need it. How do you prove you don't want to live somewhere? No matter how much proof you give it will always be up to the officer to decide. K1s are fine. We did it. We made it like everyone else that uses it. It's more appropriate for those that cannot get married in the US or in another country for some reason and it is useful for a couple that really is done with their home country, is very financially secure, and for a couple that absolutely does not wish to be separate once they've said vows. Because I get it, it's hard to be apart. But life and the system as it is in the US is increasingly making using this process harder. Whichever way you choose, tread carefully.

I don't know why MD isn't listed as the worst to drive in... but things that often make driving an even worse experience is the out of state drivers that either think they own the road or they wish to take a nap on it. 9 times out of 10 if you see someone erratically driving here, it's from PA/DE/NY, or they are old, drugged out, or on a cellphone. There's also the people that don't seem to know about right turn on red or conversely, those that don't know how to read specific signs that say DO NOT turn on red. In the city, you've got the pothole problem and aggressive driving. In my town you've got the druggies walking in all black at night and the ones that just black out at the wheel at a red light and start slowly rolling backwards... Today on 95 I saw a man on the overpass waving an upside down flag and giving motorists the finger. Hope his day gets better.

Unfortunately no. Everywhere I've asked - nursing homes, library, charity places all stated that they would not accept them or are not accepting anything due to covid or some kind of regulation involving 'textbooks and learning materials'. A few years back they wouldn't even accept a sports almanac and a bible concordance. The guy at the dump took them off me moments before I pitched them. At least he got some use out of it. Even more strange lately when I've stopped at the local goodwill they still claim to accept glassware and other items but when the guys take them they throw them in the trash.

So this location would have huge stacks of ammo loaded on wheelie carts in the middle of aisles, sometimes not even near the guns. The place is overrun with customers but I never saw many employees, and certainly no one watching these carts.

Interleukin 23 is an inflammatory cytokine for your T-helper cells (the good things that COVID and other diseases eviscerates). In English - it's a molecule that T-cells secrete. When your T-cells go haywire, they start leaking out too much of these things and thus your body says "hey dude whatcha doin'?" and causes inflammation.. so much inflammation that you start attacking your own cells. They can even cause neurological and psychological disorders. There are many types of cytokines in both humans and pets. IL23 seems to trigger psoriatic conditions, but may also be linked to seemingly different diseases of the stomach and intestines. These can also trigger severe allergic reactions in the body too. My dog takes a similar injection that targets IL31 which is linked to allergies, and the added bonus that it has positive response to IBS/IBD too - which combined with steroids means my dog goes from chewing his feet raw, vomiting, and refusing all food - to thriving. 🤪 It's big business to promote these drugs, they are very expensive indeed.

Awoke yesterday to discover my FiL had been in a serious hit and run accident. Police cannot find the scum that did this. He's pretty badly banged up. Husband is beside himself. It's a small town and it's the UK where there's cameras everywhere, they've got to find these guys somehow? Met with the friend going through divorce. Implored to seek out lawyer and gave a list of some good ones I think will be helpful. As much as I'd like to take this chick to task for hurting this guy and his child, no sense in me getting too involved. Only keep stressing he needs to stand up to her and get angry enough to fight legally. I'm pretty sure she's got to be having an affair and he doesn't realize it yet. Spent the rest of the day doing housework. The smell of bleach in a freshly clean bathroom gives me joy. Cleaned out fridge... and found a jug of six day old expired milk (I don't drink this but others do and I just... how do you not notice???!!). Then noted all the stuff that needs to be taken to the dump in spring. I don't know where my parents manage to constantly collect stuff but it's crazy. They have a set of encyclopedias from the 60s. No one wants to take them or has some kind of restrictions on taking them, but my parents don't want them to go to the dump.... well what else can I do here?

Apparently this investigation and case has been going on for a while. Cabela's in Delaware sits at the Christiana Mall location, which is one of the busiest tourist malls in America. Over the course of a year the investigators found a scheme to steal over 500,000 rounds of ammo, which was distributed and used in crimes throughout the east coast. This location had all ammo in unsecured areas and routinely looked the other way as a gang of individuals stole boxes upon boxes a day. This made the gang lucrative amounts of money and were surprised themselves with how easy it was. The DOJ has been demanding to documents pertinent to the investigation but Cabela's does not want to show them. It was only after the company was issued a subpoena did they start locking the ammo behind counters. I have been to this location and have seen previously how ammo was stored, unsecured in any way. It was baffling to me. Is this common?

*sigh* I loved the movie. Ryan Gosling deserves that nomination. No other actor could have pulled that off and committed to the role that well. Barbie isn't just a movie about women, it's a movie about men too... and to some degree perhaps there's a lot larger message regarding men (they weren't shy about that as it's even in the taglines). That might be upsetting to some people, but imo it works very well. I'm kind of annoyed that he nearly had to apologize for being nominated. He might not win, it'd be funny if he did though. Tremfya is a monoclonal antibody treatment targeting IL23 cytokine/protein for those suffering from extreme plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. IL23 can be the problem in many different serious diseases including COVID. As it is an antibody treatment it can weaken the immune system, as it's goal is to reduce your immune system from attacking your body. There's risks to that of course.

I would also agree it's a waste of ketchup. 😕 I don't think the failure to clean up anything properly is a gender related issue, more like an idiot related issue.

Working on Chrome now. 👍