ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
CanadaCrossing the border without activating the visa?
Its 100% going to depend on the border person you encounter.
Ive heard of many instances where the person was told, if they cross, for whatever reason, they MUST activate the K-1
I was actually told the same by my interviewing officer "If you cross the border you will need to activate it, and there will be no back and forth"
I booked a flight right into Toronto for my Fiancee, I normally use Buffalo, but I simply dont want to risk being denied when I need to cross to pick her up
It might be better to get a friend or family member to pick him up for you :)

Edited by SupportGeek, 02 June 2010 - 10:16 AM.

SupportGeekMale02010-06-02 10:14:00
CanadaApproved K-1 Visa
Thats pretty nice.
Considering it took them almost the whole friggin 2 weeks to put mine in the mail *grumble*
SupportGeekMale02010-06-02 13:57:00
CanadaApproved K-1 Visa
Congrats!!
I knew you would do fine if you were organized like I said :)
Sounds like you might have had the same interviewer I did, lady with long reddish brown hair, she had a wrist brace on the day I was there.
SupportGeekMale02010-06-01 11:50:00
CanadaAnimal Crossing (for the DS)

What GEEK said (appropriately... har har). You need to change your settings to WEP. I had to do that too. It's still protected, and secure w/ password and all... just a different type ? I dunno why, but yeah.


Yea, my nick has a bit in common with where my strengths lie Posted Image

At risk of putting everyone to sleep, WEP is more or less the first generation of wireless encryption standard, still very widely used, and at this time, fairly vulnerable, with the right tools, I can break through it in about 30-40 seconds. WPA is more secure, and WPA2 is the most secure standard currently commercially available, its just not supported by most wireless devices...yet. Posted Image




SupportGeekMale02010-06-03 00:19:00
CanadaAnimal Crossing (for the DS)
Id have to go dig up my DS, but I bet your wifi security is a protocol not supported by it.
I THINK it only supports WEP encryption, likely you are (and should) be using WPA or WPA2
SupportGeekMale02010-06-02 21:38:00
CanadaHow & When to pay departure tax once u leave Canada
I read over the materials for emigrants, the only tax you pay is whatever your income taxes would be for the year you left till the day you were classified as non resident.
In the case of CR1 its the day you do PoE
SupportGeekMale02010-06-04 20:40:00
CanadaCost to bring my vehicle to Canada?

The Canadian website info for importing your vehicle to Canada is pretty good, it's here:


Registrar of Imported Vehicles

Couple of other things, beside what Neiks mentioned:

You must fax the car documents to the US Border Services (at the port of entry you are crossing at) at least 48 hours before you go to enter Canada. Then you stop on the U.S. side and basically 'export' your vehicle.

So aside from the fees you pay at the Canadian border ($205) and the inspection, which is included in that cost (a short inspection that you have to have done at Canadian Tire) - in Alberta our vehicle also had to have a provincial inspection.

It all adds up - they check every single little thing. For instance one of our windshield wipers didn't sit quite right when it was turned off, so we had to have that repaired before they would pass it. So unless your vehicle is in tip top shape - honestly, it's probably not worth importing. However, check the Ontario rules for imported vehicles.


This is the kind of things they will check in an Ontario vehicle safety inspection.

The following items shall be inspected, and the motor vehicle shall be denied an SSC if:

In the body and interior:

a) any bumper, fender or mudguard has been removed or is mounted insecurely;

b) any body part has protruding sharp edges that could be hazardous to pedestrians or passengers;

c) any hood latch or passenger door does not operate as intended;

d) the driver's sun visor does not operate properly;

e) any occupant seat is insecure or fails to maintain its adjustment;

f) the inside and/or outside rearview mirrors are loose, cracked or have any significant reductions of the reflective surface, or the inside mirror (where required) is missing;

g) where required, the seat belt assemblies are missing, insecure, damaged, inoperative or do not function as intended;

h) the frame or any structural unitized member is broken or cracked; has any loose or missing connecting fasteners; or is perforated with rust that could downgrade the safety of the vehicle; or

i) The underbody, including the trunk floor pan, is perforated by rust or damaged or has any opening that may allow entry of exhaust gas.

Glazing

a) any glass, where required, is other than safety glass;

b) any glazing material has exposed sharp edges, a missing part or is insecure;

c) any safety glass in the windshield, or to the left or right of the driver, has been replaced with any vision-obstructing material, or is clouded or fogged so as to affect the driver's vision;

d) the windshield has any star, crack or stone chip in the area swept by the driver's wiper blade that could affect the driver's vision; or

e) the driver's window does not open freely.

Lighting and Electrical

a) any prescribed lamp fails to operate or interferes with any other circuit;

b) any turn signal indicator lamp fails to operate properly;

c) any lamp or reflector is loose or missing in whole or in part, or is discoloured;

d) any headlamp is covered with a coloured lacquer or is fitted with any device affecting brightness (e.g. headlamp shields);

e) any headlamp shutter or retracting headlamp fails to operate properly or is not secured in the fully-open position;

f) any headlamp is aligned incorrectly;

g) the headlamp dimmer switch or high-beam indicating light fails to operate as intended;

h) the horn fails to operate or is insecure on its mount;

i) the windshield wiper/washer assemblies and the heating and defrosting systems do not function as originally intended;

j) where originally fitted, the neutral safety switch has been removed or allows the starter motor to operate in any other than the neutral and park positions; or

k) the speedometer is not in good working order.

"Prescribed Lights" is the phrase used to cover the lighting requirements of vehicles for the purposes of the HTA, and applies to all vehicles, including passenger cars, light and heavy trucks and trailers. "Prescribed Lights" vary with vehicle dimensions and include the lights listed below:

Headlamps: no more than four, and shall be white or amber in colour;

Turn signals: shall be self illuminating;

Stop lights: shall be red or yellow in colour;

Tail Lights: shall be red in colour;

Licence plate: rear plate must be illuminated by a white light;

Reflectors: shall be red in colour, located at the rear and as close as practical to the outside of the vehicle body (most tail light lenses incorporate a reflective lens in their construction); and

Side markers: one on each side near the front, green or amber in colour, and one on each side near the rear, red in colour.

NOTE: Although side marker lights are not required for certification of a motor vehicle with a length of 6.1 metres (20 feet) or less, the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) requires all vehicles manufactured on or after January 1, 1971, to be equipped with side marker lights.

Engine and Controls

a) with the engine running, there is any visible leakage in the fuel system (the fuel tank does not have to be filled before inspection for leaks);

b) any attachment or component of the fuel system is insecure or missing, including a proper fuel filler cap;

c) the accelerator linkage fails to return the engine speed to idle when the pedal is released; or,

d) the power steering belt is defective, incorrectly adjusted or missing.

Exhaust System and Manifolds

a) any exhaust component is missing or mounted insecurely;

b) any exhaust leakage is present, other than from the manufacturer's drain holes;

c) any exhaust component is within the occupant compartment, or is so located or unguarded that any occupant may be burned by entering or leaving the vehicle; or

d) the exhaust system has been shortened or modified from original, so as to fail to direct the exhaust beyond the underbody of the occupant compartment or luggage compartment.

NOTE: Although emission control devices are not required to be inspected for the purpose of issuing an 550, the motor vehicle will be in violation of the Environmental Protection Act if any component of the emission control system is inoperative, defective, has been removed, or fails to function as intended.

Trailer Hitch

a) any trailer hitch or attachment is damaged, excessively worn or insecure as to affect its proper operation; or,

b) any trailer hitch lock assembly fails to operate as intended.

Steering and Suspension

a) any visible leakage of fluid is present in the power steering system or the reservoir fluid level is too low;

b) the steering column, box or couplings are excessively worn or loose on their mountings, or parts are missing or loose;

c) any steering linkage joint is worn or loose;

d) any steering system, or suspension locking device or clamp is missing, loose or worn so as to affect its proper operation;

e) the front wheels are visibly out of alignment;

f) the front wheels fail to turn from full right to full left freely;

g) free movement of the steering wheel exceeds manufacturer's limits;

h) the power steering system does not operate as intended;

i) any component, or attachment of the suspension system, or its supports, is excessively worn, corroded, broken, bent, cracked, loose, disconnected or missing;

j) the front or rear axles are tracking improperly so as to affect handling the vehicle;

k) any ball joint is worn beyond manufacturer's limits; or

I) any wheel or axle bearing is excessively worn, loose or damaged.

Wheels and Tires

NOTE: Only those wheels/tires installed on axles are inspected.

a) any wheel-retaining device is worn, defective, loose or missing;

b) any wheel is cracked, excessively bent or has been repaired by welding;

c) any wheel spoke is loose, broken or missing;

d) tire shows any exposed cord;

e) any abnormal bump, bulge or knot is present;

f) any tire makes contact with any vehicle component;

g) any tire bears the markings "not for highway use" or "farm use only";

h) any tire is worn beyond the minimum allowed tread depth; e.g. built-in wear bar indicators are showing on two adjacent major tread grooves at three equal spacings around the circumference of the tire;

i) any tire is of a smaller size than vehicle manufacturer's specified minimum size;

j) any mixture of 50 to 60 series are installed on the front axle and any other series on the rear;

k) any tire differs in construction type from any other tire on the same axle; or,

I) except on a vehicle fitted with dual rear tires, any mixture of radial tires are on the front axle and belted-bias or bias ply tires are installed on the rear axle.

Brakes

a) any fluid or vacuum leakage is present in the braking system;

b) the brake fluid in the brake master cylinder is below the manufacturer's recommended minimum level;

c) any brake tubing has heavy corrosion scaling;

d) any vacuum or hydraulic hose or tube is damaged, insecure, missing or chafes against any part of the vehicle;

e) with the foot brake applied, the brake pedal moves toward the floor;

f) the brakes, including the parking brake, are not adjusted properly;

g) any brake, including the parking brake, fails to release immediately when the pedal or lever is released;

h) any mechanical, vacuum or hydraulic component is missing, cracked, loose, badly worn, seized or damaged so as to affect its operation;

i) any hydraulic component is leaking fluid;

j) with the motor running and the brake pedal applied, the brake failure warning light comes on;

k) with the vacuum depleted from the power brake (by depressing the brake pedal three or four times), the motor shut off and the brake pedal depressed, the pedal fails to move momentarily towards the floor when the motor is started;

I) any brake drum or rotor is worn beyond the manufacturer's limits, or the friction surfaces

are damaged mechanically other than from normal wear;

m) any brake rotor cooling fin is cracked or broken;

n) any bonded brake lining is thinner than 1.5 millimeters (1/16 inch) at its thinnest point;

o) any riveted brake lining is thinner than 0.8 millimeters (1/32 inch) at its thinnest point;

p) any brake lining is broken or loose on its shoe or pad;

q) any brake lining is contaminated;

r) any wheel hub seal, axle seal or oil retainer is missing or leaking;

s) the parking brake does not hold properly and release fully;

t) where originally fitted, the dual-circuit brake warning lamp fails to operate as intended; or,

u) on the road test, the braking system does not brake evenly or stop the vehicle within the required distance.

Some of the standards contained in this PAGE rely on the mechanical experience and sound judgment of the inspection mechanic, based on the inspection standards as set down in the Highway Traffic Act.
SupportGeekMale02010-06-05 17:08:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois
Sprail, I really cant blame you at all for refusing the "friend". NO was the right answer. You built your life, matured, and left behind a group that were moving towards a dead end. It was awfully selfish and presumptuous of him to even ask you for a favour of that magnitude. Hes basically asking you to put yourself and family at risk because he wants to be a drifter, what a selfish a$hole.
You shouldnt feel bad at all, he simply wanted to take advantage of you.

It took me a while to realize that some of my friends were dead ends too, happy to party it up, blow your whole paycheque at the bars in 2 nights, then work the week at a min wage job to do it again. I moved away from them to Ontario at 26, forced me to grow up finally, Im not proud it took so long, but at least I did, they still havnt.

Huggles, if its not bothering anything, maybe leave it be for now, worst case it will move on as weather changes, but more likely it will get bored before that. If its bothering you a lot, call animal services, it will go to a pound, but they will also check it for a chip, which you cant see, and that would have owner/address information on it. I dont know how long they keep them for though, but I think eventually they do put them to sleep. Dont feed it though, it wont ever leave! If its real hungry it will go find food, home or elsewhere.

Edited by SupportGeek, 05 June 2010 - 11:38 AM.

SupportGeekMale02010-06-05 11:37:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

soylent green! :devil:


That seems like it would be high in calories and saturated fats :huh:
SupportGeekMale02010-06-03 15:15:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

to know what our ingredients and calories per serving are? :unsure:


Of people?!? :o
SupportGeekMale02010-06-03 08:33:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Not my problem. If she gets canned and sued thats her issue.


Then you get to be the boss! Right? Right? :D

Oh and I don't tell on anyone nor do I let things slip... it always comes back to somehow bite me in the butt. :lol:


My mind is in the wrong place when people say "Bite in the butt" :blush:
SupportGeekMale02010-06-02 14:42:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Yes, but if someone let it slip to the target of her insults and it was corroborated, it would be a hefty lawsuit, or at least the threat of one to secure her termination.


What he said ^ :unsure:
SupportGeekMale02010-06-02 14:06:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

My boss doesn't have very good tact or anything. A new food and beverage manager arrived today for her first day and instead of calling her by her name she prefers to call her a "fat cow". "Where's that fat cow?" "did you tell the fat cow how to do that?"

If ignorance is bliss, my boss is on a permanent vacation.





:wow:, your boss sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen
SupportGeekMale02010-06-02 11:50:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois
Ive known friends that worked in Wal*Mart at the returns desk, they basically said they would accept anything as a return if you start to make a scene, receipt or not.
Even stuff from other stores(Non Wal*Mart), and even stuff thats CLEARLY been used a lot.
SupportGeekMale02010-05-31 20:47:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Is TJ Maxx like Winner's in Canada?


Pretty Similar
Both Winners and TJ Maxx are owned by the UK company TK Maxx
SupportGeekMale02010-05-28 11:11:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

We have Netflix but I find we don't use it much. When we first signed up we would get one movie after another, but this last movie we got we've had for like 2 weeks and still haven't watched it. Streaming through the Wii is a nice feature but it seems like there's never anything on there I really want to watch. I should probably check back more often because apparently they add things all the time. It's also not in HD, and I've got spoiled with the Blu Ray player.


I got my fiancee a ROKU HD Player last month, works great with Netflix streaming, supports the HD streams, wired or wireless, Also got a $20 Amazon on demand credit so she can rent new movies for it to play, she LOVES it. I love toys like this :)
SupportGeekMale02010-05-22 13:19:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

It worked! Thanks so much. Now can you do something about my cats? They keep turning on my laptop and then surfing really inappropriate sites when I am not closely supervising them...Posted Image


Teach them how to use incognito mode Posted Image
SupportGeekMale02010-05-20 20:50:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois
Hm, havnt seen those...
Have you been surfing on General Mills website or something? Could have extracted a cookie that its using to tailor your advertising.

Some webpages did that to me, I looked on googles website at the Nexus One the other day, now the ads on 95% of all pages I go to have Nexus One ads, I feel like the new advertising tactic is to just wear you down lol
SupportGeekMale02010-05-19 11:44:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

I've actually never touched a pregnant woman's stomach, ever.
I wanted to reserve that feeling for my own pregnancy... if it'll ever happen. Dunno if it will, my husband's being real immature about his debt and hasn't paid any for 7 months and I swear if it's not paid off by our 5th anniversary we're not having kids. He's already had the debt for 6 years!
Ugh.


I often think that being an adult pretty well inevitably involves being in debt for a long time. Bleh.
SupportGeekMale02010-05-12 14:59:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois
You can edit for 5 minutes, that's all! So you have to type madly and proof read everything you say 15 times before posting :hehe:
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Ugh, that seems.....inconvenient

I think my only other real complaint about the new boards is that everyones story in their profile seems to have vanished, I used to like reading them and seeing that my fiancee and I arent the only ones to meet online in an MMO initially :D
SupportGeekMale02010-03-19 10:37:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Then you have made a mistake!!

Ok, I see that it does it on an individual post basis. Well, that's interesting and thanks to whomever voted my comment above down. :hehe:


I always make mistakes darn it! :(

On another note, I think its odd that I cant edit any previous posts.

Edit: Ok, it seems you can edit the post as long as you JUST posted it? but after you leave the thread and come back, the edit button isnt there anymore

Edited by SupportGeek, 19 March 2010 - 10:32 AM.

SupportGeekMale02010-03-19 10:31:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

I think they have disabled it anyway? I see everyones as zero now.


Nope, I just made Rob and Mel a +2 :D
SupportGeekMale02010-03-19 10:19:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

you got a +1 for this post. :thumbs:
reading through off topic, you'll see a bunch of minuses next to some posters and their post isn't offensive at all - it's like this is high school again.


I clicked on a +1 on a post further up the list here...but the button is so small I hit the minus instead, and now I cannot change it :(
SupportGeekMale02010-03-19 10:12:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre
Hm, Whats an American bathroom?
I thought they were sorta the same as Canadian ones? Posted Image
SupportGeekMale02010-06-05 08:14:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

I'd tap that.


Posted Image
SupportGeekMale02010-06-05 06:58:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

They have debit cards here as well


I worked for a company that wrote transaction software for the US Credit and Debit systems, unless its changed, at the time, all Debit cards were a dual use Credit/Debit card. You could only tie one account to your debit card, not all the accounts you like, and it was a special Debit account, higher fees, zero interest. Also the ubiquity of the debit system down there cant even touch the penetration of interac. Its similar yes, but nowhere near the same :(
SupportGeekMale02010-06-04 18:31:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

aww.. what a great birthday LGG :D

And LOL at the $2 bill. I miss loonies and toonies so much, it's not even funny! lol


Yea, Im not even there yet (PoE June 30) and Im sure the money is gonna make me miss our bills with colour.

No interac makes me grumpy too, I so rarely carry cash here.

Maybe I should just bring a few boxes of Coffee Crisp and Mr. Big, It would be like having cigarettes to trade in a jail Im betting Posted Image
SupportGeekMale02010-06-04 17:59:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

Oh boy, that is not good. And it kinda explains the guy on your deck. Any possibility you can get a dog? Best deterrent in the world, from what I've heard.


German Shepard FTW :thumbs:
SupportGeekMale02010-06-01 13:44:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

I just had my first ever Passion Flakie. I am now wishing that I hadn't. It's going to be an expensive addiction. :rofl:


I like Ah Caramel Better myself, but Flake's are good too :)
SupportGeekMale02010-05-29 11:07:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

The link's broken. Posted Image


Its HERE now, Google had a HUGE demand to keep it around :)
SupportGeekMale02010-05-29 10:47:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

you know what's yummy? Freaking almond milk! Oh my god, the nutty goodness. I, for some reason, don't really drink a lot of milk but I do like soy milk and such in my cereal and to make chocolate milk with. I tried almond milk for the first time and holy man, it's good and it makes some wicked good chocolate milk. I wonder if there are any super good health benefits to it?

It's yummy though.


I know its lower in calories and saturated fat than regular milk, doesnt come with the health risks soy milk does (nor the lingering aftertaste)
It tastes pretty darn good, although I dont taste it to be nutty like you do ;)
SupportGeekMale02010-05-27 13:45:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre
Yea, Im guessing they have some RFID tech in them now.
SupportGeekMale02010-05-26 08:05:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre
Pac Man is 30 today :)
SupportGeekMale02010-05-21 12:22:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

well, I am off to get get my liver biopsy..

I am not really nervous about the procedure I am more nervous about what they are going to find out... :unsure:


I have my fingers crossed for you, Im sending positive thoughts your way.
SupportGeekMale02010-05-19 08:46:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre
Some women do! :P
SupportGeekMale02010-05-14 14:47:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre
Holy Cow! 12?!?
SupportGeekMale02010-05-12 12:12:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

While there in there. maybe they can poke around your liver? Ahh Marilyn....you're having a sucky couple days, waiting stinks when you want to know what's going on.


I think almost all gallbladder surgery is laproscopic (sp?) so there isnt really any easy way to poke around since they only make itty bitty holes exactly where they need em to get to the gall bladder with the tools and not much else. :/
SupportGeekMale02010-05-11 21:22:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

I'm sitting here watching videos of the guy who got tased for running onto the field at a Phillies game the other night, and then I see someone did it the next night. I can't believe people are actually saying that is an excessive use of force. I still remember watching the game about 5 years ago where two drunk idiots ran onto the field and beat up a coach. I know that alcohol + sports is an equation for disaster, but you throw in a philly fan into that equation and it is like a nuclear bomb waiting to happen. :wacko:


There are always those that cry about "excessive force" just because its the police.
Same thing would have been said Im sure if tazers werent allowed and they tackled them to the ground and roughed them up while getting them in cuffs.
Its just nuts
SupportGeekMale02010-05-06 09:53:00
CanadaOff Topic Part Quatre

really? a close friend of mine had a choledoch bypass because she had recurrent gall stones.
It sounded like they enlarged the bile duct.


Friend of mine had the gallbladder removed, was pretty simple, and only 2 itty bitty incisions, all laporoscopic.
SupportGeekMale02010-03-19 16:02:00
CanadaAfter Interview, Before POE?

Hello-
Once you are approved at your interview, is there anything you need to wait for before making your POE? My husband and I would LOVE to drive directly from Montreal to the US, but does he have to stay in Canada and wait for any paperwork to be mailed to him before making his POE?
If he needs to wait, how long does it usually take to receive everything he needs?
Thanks!


Essentially what Trailmix said. It has happened that you can pick up the visa the next day at the consulate, its VERY rare though, but it cant hurt to ask. When he is approved, the Interviewing officer will tell him that his visa will arrive within 2 weeks in the mail (your provided expresspost envelope), and because its affixed to his passport, which he will give them, you cant do much crossing until it arrives anyhow.
Good luck! :)
SupportGeekMale02010-06-08 20:36:00