Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Where are the Canaliens?	QUOTE (Sam and Ben @ Dec 3 2009, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All solutions would require logging in of sorts, as I lack the skills to code something from scratch. But with google maps, users could edit without giving them access to all of the main page details. And we could embed it into a nice looking layout, too. I have to laugh, though. I added my location here about three times and kept wondering why it wouldn't save it. ...I didn't press "Save It!". Oi. I Google. I'd totally be willing to set up a google map for us if the other one isn't working. I just have to wait til I get home this evening	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 12:06:00
Canada	Where are the Canaliens?	So, should we put just our 'current' location, or the location in the US that we will be in?	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 10:55:00
Canada	Where are the Canaliens?	QUOTE (Krikit @ Dec 3 2009, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe it's case sensitive? VJ Canada uscis ooo!! That worked!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 10:50:00
Canada	Where are the Canaliens?	I maps! Like I've said, screw GPS... just get a map lol	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 10:05:00
Canada	Where are the Canaliens?	You can create maps on Google maps too. It does look like you have to sign up in order to edit though but still... they're quite versatile.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-12-03 09:30:00
Canada	Travelling With Cats	I drove with my cat from Ontario to So. Cal. The experience depends on the cat, and on what you're comfortable with. We were in the car for 4 and a 1/2 days, and stayed at hotels along the way. The first day I was really concerned and she was meowing a lot, so a couple of times I held her on my lap to calm her down for an hour or so (when I wasn't driving). I kept her in a carrier with a towel/blanket mostly, and eventually she got used to what was going on and slept. She did tell us when it was getting time to stop for the day though. She is generally NOT a fan of the carrier anyways and whines and meows like I'm killing her, so I had already been kinda used to her meowing in the car. lol I would usually just stick my fingers through the opening and scratch her ears and she'd calm down. I really suggest keeping them in a carrier rather than letting them loose in the car. Bring their favourite toys or posts or blankets or whatever you can with you. Your cats will probably be irritated the first few days at their new place as they get used to their surroundings. I don't know if you have indoor/outdoor cats or just keep them indoors (I keep mine indoors), but if you let them outside, I'd wait a week before doing so. My cat also found a hidden nook in our kitchen cupboards the first day and I couldn't find her for 3 hours. Almost had a heart attack cause I thought she'd gotten out during the move. lol Jerk.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-05 16:39:00
Canada	What Are You Reading?	Slightly off topic, but is there also a thread for 'what are you watching?' i.e. tv/movies? Cause I think that'd be fun.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2010-08-05 15:59:00
Canada	What Are You Reading?	Currently reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, the last part in an absolutely awesome series. Sad to see it coming to an end. ooo. I keep hearing such great things about that series. I think I might pick it up after I'm done with what I'm reading now.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2010-07-30 13:17:00
Canada	What Are You Reading?	Marylin, you could check out the His Dark Materials series as well. The movie (The Golden Compass) was HORRIBLE, but I really enjoyed the books. Sorry if that's already been mentioned here somewhere. I haven't been in this thread at all, but I finally started reading again so I might pop in more often! Right now I'm enjoying finally diving into the Sookie Stackhouse series, which the show True Blood is based off of. I haven't watched any of the show yet, and have only read 3/4 of the first book, but so far it's great!! I just bought books 2 and 3 today!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2010-07-30 00:27:00
Canada	Any VJers from South Western Ontario?	Just curious if there are any "neighbors" out there going through this and where you're headed in the US. I'm from Chatham, but living in London... going to KY I'm from Tilbury! Spent many a fun day/night in Chatham. lol And I lived in London for about 8 years before making my way over to California	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-05-28 00:33:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	awwww.... I love kitties/cats/fuzzy animals. lol So cute!! yay for kitty hugs! In good news, I made muffins today, and they were awesome, and they didn't stick to the pan... LOL	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-09-24 17:29:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	Hi everyone! I don't often come to this thread... not sure why. I think because it's hard to keep up But, I've noticed myself ranting a lot on here lately, so wanted to be HAPPY... I have nothing 'good' to report though... LOL	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-09-23 18:37:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	QUOTE (Emancipation @ May 14 2009, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You just learned a new skill.. or at least the beginnings of a new skill.. learning html and updating website stuff for work.. Learning's fun! oooh.. learning HTML is fun because each time something new works, it's a little victory! lol My good news is that less than 10 minutes ago my fiance said he is leaving! On his way here!! #$)&!#)$! YAY! I will see him in 12 hours! lol	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-05-14 15:56:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	The weather finally starts to cooperate, and the wildfires in Santa Barbara are starting to get under control... my fiance's house is no longer under 'mandatory' evacuation order, and they are going home today (this is bittersweet, I'm still a bit freaked out about them going home already.. lol)	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-05-10 12:16:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	QUOTE (Cassie @ Apr 17 2009, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...when you are on the verge of paying off your student loans that you have had in your life for almost 20 years!!!!! woooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!! yay for that! Don't put yourself back in debt when you pay for the celebration lol My 'good news' is just watching the tickers in my signature, and seeing the butterfly at the bottom race past the one on the top... slowly but surely... It's making me happy	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-04-17 23:21:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	... when your boss approves a one month long leave of absence so you can go visit your love this summer??!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-04-13 17:50:00
Canada	Don't you love it when...	So I apparently missed this whole thread and started a different one... lol Sorry. don't know how to delete it and it's too late to edit. lol Anyhoo, my good news was that despite the fact that I'm the only one stuck here at work on Good Friday, there are Easter chocolates in the kitchen here, as well as pizza and pop left over from a meeting we had on Wednesday. Yay free lunch, and CHOCOLATE	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2009-04-10 13:29:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Finally got my 10 yr GC in the mail last Saturday   SOOO glad that's over!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2013-06-10 16:24:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	As expected, got an RFE in the mail today...	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2013-01-08 03:02:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	lol Ashen, only you are as pessimistic and cynical as me when it comes to immigration Hopefully your green card will just mysteriously show up in the mail one of these days. But i hear ya..i barely sent enough evidence ( in my mind at least) as well i think le sigh. i only sent like 4 bank statements, and only the first page with each of our addresses listed..not the whole dang things. no affidavits, no pictures cuz we are lazy and never take any. no cards..cuz well no one sends anything to us or they forget to even put our names on em. since the day after i mailed it i'm sure i'm getting an RFE. oh well, worse case..we move back to Canada and rent this place out. Pssh.. you do recall the things that have happened to me along this journey right? No I-94 at POE, misplaced my medical, a year and a 1/2 of unemployment.. etc (though I don't think I've mentioned that last part). lol I could go on, but I'm keeping some of the issues personal. But I'm just ready to move on with my life, and this is holding me back. That's all I'll say about that. hah	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-12-30 17:12:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Why do you think you'll get an RFE? They are slow... Just from what I've seen, it feels like I didn't send enough evidence. Only sent a couple bank statements instead of 31945715 years worth.. lol .. didn't send pics, or affidavits, that kind of thing. Also, I'm pretty sure the photocopy of my green card somehow got lost in the shuffle and didn't make it into the envelope, though I double checked (I was going through finals at the time so might not have been focused). Oh well..	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-12-28 19:00:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Past 7 months processing now... Getting pretty anxious and annoyed. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get an RFE, so I wish they'd just get on with it... I have to move in 2 weeks also, and was really expecting to have this done by then, but now that's doubtful. I'm sure things will be lost in the mail. Edited by ashenflowers, 28 December 2012 - 02:47 PM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-12-28 14:45:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	It seems no matter which office you filed at its at least an 8 month wait atm. Last i knew they were working on March at CSC and vermont was a month or two slower April filers at CSC are more than 60% approved. They're about the 6-7 month mark, so average I guess. No May approvals yet though, which is worrisome.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-11-14 00:48:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	I just wanted to pop in and say I HATE WAITING. That is all.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-08-30 00:13:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	I would just have your greencard out and show that but bring the original letter in case they ask you (i can see them asking) about the extension/expiry. Treat the extension letter with the care and respect of your passport/greencard so you don't lose it. If you get stuck in Canada longer, you would need it to get back in after the expiry of your card. If you are flying through Pearson, def leave extra time to go through customs. When I went through on my extension letter they made me go to secondary and I spent an extra 45 minutes in there waiting my turn. Good points. I know I won't be stuck in Canada longer since I have to get back to my job the next day, and also can't afford to change flight plans really, but you never know. And that's good advice for anyone else traveling close to their GC expiration anyway. For me, I fly into Detroit, and my parents come pick me up and we go across at Windsor via car (it's just under an hour's drive for them). It saves hundreds in airfare, literally, since the flight is within the US.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-07-16 22:11:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Here's a question. My green card expires 8/9 and I'll be returning from my trip on 8/1. Should I bother bringing the extension letter, or will I be fine anyways? Will they let me cross back into the US since it's within the expiry anyway? If I do bring the extension letter, is a copy of it ok, or do I need the original? Just seeing the potential to lose it while I'm in Canada, and if I could just not bring it that would help. haha Also zenaxe, I'm going to Southern Ontario Splitting time between a small town called Tilbury, and London, and Mississauga/Toronto.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-07-16 11:39:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	I had my biometrics done this morning, as scheduled. Was in and outta there within a 1/2 hour! Love that. Now I wait. Good to hear that people are having good luck crossing the border in the mean time. After a year and a 1/2 since my last visit, I'm finally heading home again next week! EEEEEEE!!!!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-07-09 18:43:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Ashen, do you mean for once things are going good in your immigration process? lol bout time things finally went the right way for ya. You have had entirely too much BS with the whole process. Oh god, I know right? Missed my stamp at POE, lost my medical, etc etc. And this time I'll probably get an RFE for missing a copy of the green card though (at least this one is actually MY fault... lol). There's been a lot of BS going on overall really... haha I'm about over it! Crossing my fingers I at least get a 10 yr card in time for Christmas. That'd be a nice present.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-07-06 21:03:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	I got my Bio letter too Appt dated for 7/9. I was a little worried cause I just got a new job (yay!), and was hoping I wouldn't have to take time off. Turns out it falls on what is randomly my day off that week. lol Woot! I have to drive to a different town about 45 mins away to get it done so it's a bit of an ordeal. I think I'll turn it into a road trip since I have to be there at 9am and will have all day to myself afterwards I was also a little concerned because I have a trip planned, but I don't leave til the 18th, so this is perfect. It's nice when things fall into place.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-29 20:23:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	FINALLY received my NOA today. woot! Dated 5/24 of course. lol That's a load off. I'm starting a new job on Thursday and really wanted to have it in my hands before then!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-12 00:01:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Ashen, that is scary. If there is one thing USCIS is great at, it is getting your money LOL! Have you had any luck calling? Update! They cashed it yesterday! haha You're so right. I was getting worried when they weren't cashing the cheque cause they do like their money, but I'd been following the other May ROC filers, and it seemed like there was a big wave of cheque cashing this week. haha	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-08 12:55:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Thanks everyone! Card production email was sent today as I was leaving work. Tomorrow is my 3 year anniversary from the day I moved here. Crazy, doesn't feel like 3 years! Ashen - did you hear back on your application? Nothing Tomorrow is 2 weeks since they received it. Kind of getting annoyed. They haven't even cashed the cheque or anything.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-06 16:59:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Congrats Sapphire!!!! Can't believe it took 10 months... lol No wait, yes I can. I'm glad to see another immigration journey basically complete!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-05 17:22:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	So, they received my package last Thursday, and while I know there was a holiday on Monday, I can't help but be irritated that they haven't cashed my check yet. Take your time guys. Please. I have nothing waiting on this stuff at all, except a much needed trip home to my family that I haven't seen in a year and a half. NBD.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-06-01 13:12:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Wow, why is there a 9-10 month wait for ROC? Glad to hear that the NOA is a 1 year extension of the GC because my husband needs to be able to still work while he waits. Getting ready to send out our paperwork the day after our 2 year anniversary. Unlike the GC, I will not make the mistake of the wrong birthdate for my husband. I still face-palm when I think of the error where I married my husband before he was born. I'll facepalm you for that if you facepalm me for forgetting the copy of my GC on my desk. So essentially I guess we're slapping each other in the face. If you're ok with that. I'm ok with it. I deserve it.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-05-28 00:36:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	thank you both for replying I'll keep my fingers crossed!	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-05-25 00:37:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	I have no idea, but you should find out in a week or so. They cash the cheque and mail the NOA pretty quickly, so while I'm sure the wait is going to be annoying, it won't be too long until you figure it out. Just give it a week or two. Does the NOA include the automatic one year extension of the GC? That's the main thing I'm concerned about.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-05-24 19:46:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Oh hai again, So get this... things have been super shitty in life lately, and this is a fun addition: I get home from a very long day, which included sending my ROC package finally, a week after I originally wanted to since we had to borrow money to pay for it (I've been in school and my husband has been unemployed since he was fired in January-I will stop that rant before it starts)... and I find that the paper with the copy of my green card is sitting on my desk rather than in the f'ing envelope with the rest of the papers. WHY!? I have NO idea, but I'm kinda pissed. So now I'm guaranteed an RFE, which delays this whole thing for god knows how long. Does anyone know if I'll still get an NOA and they'll cash the check anyways? I forget how this goes cause frankly I'm SO OVER immigration ppwk and don't even care. But honestly, I do need to know because I haven't been home in almost a year and a 1/2 and was planning a trip this summer. I don't want to book my flights until I get my NOA, and biometrics appointment, and the GC extension for the year because my GC expires right around when I was hoping to go home and I don't want to run in to any problems (like the bio appt being scheduled during my planned trip home). Thoughts?	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-05-24 02:20:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Well hi there folks!! I'll be sending my ROC package in tomorrow or Wednesday, pending the ability to get my hands on funds to pay the stupid fee. Le sigh. Anyways, really hoping that I get an NOA fast, and the bio appt even faster. I'm planning a trip home (first one in over a year and a 1/2) for a few wks near the mid-end of July and have a scary suspicion that USCIS is gonna mess up my plans some how, like schedule my bio appt during my planned time home. *knock on wood* It would be lovely if they didn't do that Edited to say it looks like bio appts come about a month after sending it in and getting the NOA. So I'm gonna think happy thoughts! Edited by ashenflowers, 21 May 2012 - 09:06 PM.	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2012-05-21 21:05:00
Canada	Fellow Canadian VJers removing Conditions..	Hello folks! This is also my first post here in a LONG time. I haven't been here in over a year! How bizarre. So many things to update you all about! Anyways, I can't file for ROC until May 2012, so I've got a ways to go, but I just wanted to pop in and say hi! I'll be keeping track of this thread in the mean time. Nice to see we're heading towards the 'easy' portions of immigration!! Best of luck to you all, and I look forward to chatting with you again! ?	ashenflowers	Female	Canada	2011-11-20 23:32:00