Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Who's going to light the Olympic tourch?	*emotes HUGELY* *thumps self on chest* Shoot me now if it is!! lol	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 16:39:00
Canada	Who's going to light the Olympic tourch?	LOL!!! As long as topo can sing at the opening ceremonies, I have no problem with this.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 16:31:00
Canada	Who's going to light the Olympic tourch?	I just saw this -- I totally guffawed! Hilarious! Can you imagine, frog jumping it up to the big ole light! *flicks bic* I think it should be lgg.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-12 16:10:00
Canada	Family Day!	Dear Sprails... The word wiener makes me laugh a lot!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-15 10:35:00
Canada	Family Day!	Man, I have to say, I am really appreciating Family Day! It's a statutory holiday implemented by the province of Ontario. It was really nice not to go into work today! Oh and that also means I only have 4 days left at my day job and then I am done! Holy. Moly. Hope you all had a good weekend! I am not around much lately as I am busy packing, organizing and hanging out with my friends and such before I make my P.O.E.... Hope everyone is doing well, forms are being sent in and approved and that you're all doing just great. I plan on spamming the board again soon once I'm at home, settled in the US. LGG	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-15 09:37:00
Canada	Envelope. Expresss	Yep, we get one but it does NOT mention this envelope at all... Red - They put the information in the interview letter for K1s. Do CR1's get an interview letter?	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-12 11:12:00
Canada	Envelope. Expresss	Merci Beaucoup, T.M.... I also figure that with all the other people who got interviews, they'll want a refresher in this as well. I didn't get this info in my interview letter, either. .	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-12 10:50:00
Canada	Envelope. Expresss	yeah, yeah, I know, I know... yet another Express envelope question but I have a real, honest question!!! So, I'm to buy an Express envelope from Canada Post in what size again? And am I just paying for the envelope or am I actually paying for the postage that it w ill require to have everything sent to me? Thanks and sorry for the NOobish question... :}	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-12 10:47:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	Much relieved to hear/read that, Wyatt... Happy Sunday! *sigh* Sorry to disappoint, Froggie, but the truth is that I never had a shag carpet, nor did I ever sacrifice a goat. Yep, I'm pretty straightedge. My family's cabin has multi-coloured shag carpet in the bedrooms though. THAT'S no joke.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-31 10:02:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	Brilliant. but now I have more concern about the fact that you owned a red, shag carpet. Hope it went well with your lava lamp! I had a red shag carpet. You couldn't really notice after a few weeks.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-27 22:10:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	You sacrificed a goat????? wasn't that messy? It's funny -- well over a year ago, my wife proposed that we should create a "Zombie Contingency Plan", pinpointing a location where we should meet if there's a major world catastrophe. So I cross referenced an atlas, Google maps, scrawled a pentagram on the floor, sacrificed a goat and threw some runes to determine that Jamestown, North Dakota would be the statistical halfway point between D.C. and Vancouver. So that has always been our proverbial "disaster meetup" location. Ironically, Jamestown is home to the World's Largest Buffalo. It's ironic, because my wife was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. The more you know...	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-27 22:01:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	I think it sounds amazing, to be honest. If I had time to stop and stay places and check it out, it could be super fun. I would LOVE to see Deadwood too and Montana... You're going to have such an adventure... Good luck at the interview tomorrow, hope they don't man handle you too much! Thanks! Yeah, I'm literally the ONLY person I know who has thought that driving across the continent is a GOOD idea. I'm seriously looking forward to it. I'm aiming to drive from where I live near Vancouver to Billings, Montana on the first day, Billings to Madison, Wisconsin on the second day, and Wisconsin to D.C. in the third day. It's a challenge, and I love challenges! I know I can do it. I relish the idea. It has sort of a Vanishing Point feel to it, minus the methamphetamines, of course. When's your medical little Miss Mouse? Sorry to hear that you faint -- are you bringing someone with you to help you get home? Once it's done, you'll be fine... one more step closer, my dear... I am quite lucky... I could walk to Medisys and to the consulate from my place I'll take the bus, because it's a long walk in winterland. So, as much as I hated the wait, I still feel lucky about the easiness for the consulate and medical part. The worst part will be the blood test - I always faint I'll have to go back to Vancouver one day to see more than the airport. Oh, and about Deadwood and South Dakota, lucky you!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-27 21:29:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	Well, they had an area where they would take things not allowed and and then give you a ticket to reclaim it afterward. So you could, but I think it was for stuff that people forgot to leave behind not as a storage facility. He gave us a claim ticket for the 3 timbits we had left... Our hotel, Le Square Philippe had a storage safe AND the stored our stuff for us when we checked out today. They were great and most hotels have storage facilities for you... There are signs everywhere at the consulate stating what you CAN NOT bring in with you so... I have a question re security screening at the consulate. My interview is not until feb 24th but in preparation process, I was thinking about car keys and cell phones. I know they are not allowed in the consulate. Do you just leave them at the hotel? I somehow dont feel safe leaving them at the hotel. Can you bring them with you and deposit them at the consulate and get them back when you are done? I remember reading in a review about this but cant seem to find it. Does anyone know? Edited by lgg, 26 January 2010 - 11:07 PM.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-26 23:04:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	Wow... that was a brain fart, eh? Whoops. Well, regardless,I'm sticking around here so there I'm off to catch my train in a bit, not so nervous as we got the pay stub thing totally worked out and everything else is in order. The cool thing? That Montreal is going to be surprisingingly temperate for end of January. LIke plus 5 or something like that! that rocks. anyway, am off, am actually looking forward to it all and will post a review and such when I can. have a good day, all... LGG LGG?/ perhaps you meant you were the last in JAUARY????	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-24 07:12:00
Canada	February/March CR-1 / IR-1 Interview Discussion Thread	Woo!!!! Can't exclude the Febs, Wyatt! How RUDE!!!! yeah, yeah, I know... i'm the last one but STILL! Okay, I'm feeling a bit better now about all our stuff -- we'll be getting some more recent paystubs but I won't fully relax until they are in hand!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-01-23 13:51:00
Canada	Networking	If I may chime in here... Wouldn't it, uh, make sense if all of is immigrants and such here on this site networked? I mean, Wyatt and I are going to be neighbors, perhaps we could help each other get jobs at the chocolate shop and such. Ya know? just sayin'....	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-12-02 13:27:00
Canada	Networking	Dear Krikit... . I AM sweet! As my friends. Oh wait, don't ask them!!!! Just take my word for it. and re: the horseshoe bay cycling summer, I was in shape as well as a touch insane. Looking back on that now, it was HARD! I doubt I could do it now.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-12-02 13:06:00
Canada	Networking	This would explain why I am so damn sweet, right???? QUOTE (Varba @ Dec 2 2009, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lgg @ Dec 2 2009, 12:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OH also agree with the mainland/island thing. I lived in Nanaimo for about most of my childhood/teenager-hood. I lived in Vancouver for a couple of summers on break from Uni in Montreal and I used to ride my bike from downtown Vancouver to Horseshoe bay ferry terminal. What I think about that now? #######, I must have been totally insane. All uphill, windy roads and long and terribly difficult. Geez. You lived in a desert for most of your youth?! WOW!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-12-02 12:54:00
Canada	Networking	OH also agree with the mainland/island thing. I lived in Nanaimo for about most of my childhood/teenager-hood. I lived in Vancouver for a couple of summers on break from Uni in Montreal and I used to ride my bike from downtown Vancouver to Horseshoe bay ferry terminal. What I think about that now? #######, I must have been totally insane. All uphill, windy roads and long and terribly difficult. Geez.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-12-02 12:34:00
Canada	Networking	Do you mean work or social networking? I read this as social networking but I do find that the two are pretty well linked so... I, to be honest, have no ideas for you but I plan to volunteer once I get to the states, volunteer and take a couple of classes. I'm hoping to get into some sort of environmental type design/web/marketing work. I may have to go pro-bono for awhile, dunno... But good luck to you. LGG	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2009-12-02 12:31:00
Canada	Swiss Chalet Closing Restaurants	No offense but Swiss Chalet is gross to me! I LOVE chicken and such but hate Swiss Chalet, that sauce tastes weird to me. There... I said it. Carry on.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-22 22:31:00
Canada	Why Do Canadian Fast Food Restaraunts Serve Fries With EVERYTHING!	I have never, not once, been offered fries with my salad or pizza anywhere! My fave? Going to a pub or somewhere, where you can have a burger with half fries half salad! Makes me feel like it's not THAT bad. Love places that allow that -- more often in the US than in Canada, from what I've seen.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-25 10:12:00
Canada	Why Do Canadian Fast Food Restaraunts Serve Fries With EVERYTHING!	I have never eaten at taco bell! If I am going to eat ####### junk food and go whole hog, gimme a Big Mac extra pickles and a fries and an apple juice. Not kidding. My fave fast food treat. Can't do that more than once or twice a year.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-24 23:26:00
Canada	Good Luck, Froggie!	ha! That's right eh? That's cool! Can't wait to be honest with you! I am so, so, SO eager to get my but settled in maryland. Welcome to the neighborhood!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-24 11:43:00
Canada	Good Luck, Froggie!	Awwww! Thanks guys! You're super sweet! I think I have everything under control but of course the weather's supposed to be iffy-ish. I'm just worried about my poor kitty who'll be freaking right out. I'm hoping that any delay will not be too bad and that they don't cancel. But so far, Friday's supposed to be between 3-8cm -- we can do that, right??? I had my first minor meltdown this morning because of it. But with all the stuff going and stuff to be done, that's been my only real one so far -- I consider myself and my husband lucky as I tend toward the loose cannon when things get rangy! The POE itself, am hoping that'll go without a hitch. I'm giving myself 4 hours before my flight to get it all done and go through the last hoops. My moving POD was picked up yesterday and it seems like it's all good to go. Thanks a lot you guys and thanks a lot to VJ in general for the valuable assistance. I also signed up for EI benefits yesterday which was something I would never even thought was a valid option for me without VJ. I will let you all know how it goes.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-24 10:13:00
Canada	We got the IR-1 visa!!	Yayayayayay!!! Congratulations!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-26 21:21:00
Canada	People? I POEd...	I want say, bad weather or not get there early, I had oodles of time but customs line was HUGE and security is painful and long and everything. You could and might end up sitting awhile in secondary and whatnot. Better to have to much time to kill than miss your flight. If you miss your flight, it's up to you to take care of it. Reading the good luck thread, it IS kinda nice that you all were thinking about me and sending good wishes, as I do you when you're all going t hrough your stuff. It's pretty cool. aaaaaaah... I am VERY relaxed right now. This rocks. PS... We did sit on the tarmac for a bit getting deiced and I think I arrived like 40 minutes late but I never care about that as what counts is that the plane gets into the air.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-26 19:26:00
Canada	People? I POEd...	Oh my god, I almost freaking out when I woke up at 6am this morning and saw 8" of fresh blowing snow! The cab ride was a shztshow as the guy wanted to charge me an extra 10$ for my cat. I pretty much told him to ** off as I'd booked this taxi the day or two before and told them about the cab adn they quoted me my regular rate. he was a rude hack of a human being. nice start to the POE. Then... I had to wait in line to check in because I had my cat and as soon as I walked up the counter, Whoopi Goldburb (thats' what she looked like) said, "what's that stink? Is that your cat that stinks like that?" I BEG your pardon? My cat smells like Bounce from sleeping on the laundry. So... that's that. I wait in line at Customs and then get to the counter and say I want to activate my Visa and then go to Secondary. This really nice woman takes my passport and my big manila envelope and then she takes my finger prints and a retinal scan? I dunno, she shone something in my eyeball. Then she said, let's get you processed so you and your kitty can catch your flight. she called me up like 10 minutes later, I signed a couple of things and she gave me back my visa with the stamp in it and said, welcome to american, hope you have a good day. Totally easy. Not a single question about anything or whatnot. My cat? No drugs or anything at all was the biggest sweetie of life. I told Wyatt already, she was so quiet and calm that she was more like a travel buddy than anything. I love her more for being so easy going and awesome today and kitty has never been on a plane or in an airport. It was a good day -- the weather freaked me out a TON but the flight wasn't even delayed at all -- we sat for 15 minutes on the tarmac waiting for deicer but that's it. I am home now with my husband. he met me and kitty at the airport with lattes and we drove home and then went out for dinner to celebrate POE. Kitty is afraid and hiding and I hope that she and my husband's cat will make friends... Thank you everyone for you advice and support and all the help along the way. I am home finally. It's nto really sunk in yet as I am really dazed and tired. xoxoxo LGG	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-26 19:16:00
Canada	HELP NEEDED in moving stuff from montreal to new york at POE	Hmmm.... Kat... you said that one has to cross the border and activate the visa and THEN move the stuff? I'm curious, as i sent my stuff ahead of me, hadn't activated the visa yet. I did the upack thing, used a POD and gave them a copy of my visa page in my passport... anywhoo.... just wondering about that.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-01 21:25:00
Canada	Canadian VJers Commentary on Winter Olympics 2010...	Me too!! Don't shzt the Shat!!!! I love William Shatner!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-01 08:55:00
Canada	CR1/IR1 interviews in Montreal this week	Good job, sdman! GOod news and congratulations!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-24 10:37:00
Canada	CR1/IR1 interviews in Montreal this week	Good luck you guys!! Bring home the gold!!! Oh wait... wrong thread... no, I kid... can't wait to hear all your positive experiences! LGG	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-22 22:33:00
Canada	Here's some fun questions . .	It's just a little sprained. I tape it up to do the unboxing and unloading as i can't stand not able type properly. I want to give HUGE kudos to AFB Upack. they were awesome. I have just unpacked all my glass, pottery and unbreakables. Not a single thing broken or chipped. we'll see how well the PCs survived the ride. I do have to tell anyone thinking of using them as they are great BUT the onus is on you to pack stuff well. I had everything bungee-corded down and if there were any spaces between boxes, I stuffed them full with old blankets, towels and spare boxes so that there was no movement or sliding. Seems to have worked. I'm very happy with the service I got. They did a good job. How well did your stuff ship lgg - nothing scratched or dented? Sorry to hear you hurt your fingers.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-02 13:04:00
Canada	Here's some fun questions . .	lucky 13 foer me! sorry for the bad typing, two of my fingers are taped -- spained it unnpacking my pod -- heay suitcase... grrrrrrr	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-02 12:00:00
Canada	To: Me From: Canada Post	Whoohoo! Brocku00... the tracking was ####### though, mine never said anything and then it said recieved in MOntreal and then it was at my house... so happy for you, Brock... Hey there, When I checked on Monday the internet said it was accepted at Montreal Post Office at 10:25......51 hours later....DELIVERY!!! There were no other updates except for this morning it said (my town) arrived and then when I called the 1-800 number at 10:00 it said that it was sent out for delivery. Congrats and good luck!!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-03 14:34:00
Canada	I will NEVER contact Montreal Consulate AGAIN!!	I do! I'm living in a small town in MD -- we are indeed neighbors -- just google mapping a way to get myself into town as I don't have a car yet. Or a license here. I figure I'm going to go and get me some exercise as well... Hello, neighbour!!! Thangs Lgg!! I noticed you POE'D in Maryland....do you live in Maryland? If so....hello neighbour or should I say neighbor...LOL!! I'll be in Delaware!	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-03 14:30:00
Canada	I will NEVER contact Montreal Consulate AGAIN!!	Seriously? That is some awesome news!! i have been reading your story from the get go and this is the best news I"ve heard all day! NOw go on, get out of here and go with your husband! congats, Brock00.. that is awesome. .........because I have my VISA!!!!! Thank you, thank you thank you!!! I can't explain how happy I am right now....so just believe me!! LOL So, two years and two days later, my family can be a family again! I found out Monday that the package was in Montreal post office and have been checking the progress since. The computer system for Canada post, said "Montreal post office" until this morning when it said that it had arrived in Hamilton at 8:00 this morning. My next thought was....okay it's in Hamilton, now how many more days until they deliver it?? Well, I called the 1800 number at 10:00 and it said, "OUT FOR DELIVERY". WOO HOO!! Then I impatiently sat in my house trying to keep busy and hoping for the best but expecting the worst (normally I don't think about the worst but if you know what I went through then you would know why). Finally at 1:47 pm (not that I noticed the time or anything LOL) the doorbell rang!!! Of coarse with my past experience, I immedeitly looked at the thickness of the envelope that she was holding and could tell that it was thick!!! I sat down and slowly opened the envelope so I could remember this beautiful day and found my passport with the VISA, a letter of explanation and the 'sealed envelope'!! So...I wanted to let you guys know that I am once again a happy camper and thank you for all your help and support throughout this process!! I'll be back on later as soon as I get off cloud 9 to ask a few questions regarding POE. Thanks	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-03 14:18:00
Canada	YAY!	yay!! congrats Mikey777! Good job.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-03 12:04:00
Canada	Good luck to all the Canadians with interviews this week!	Yay! Good luck sdw! You'll be awesome! Good luck to everyone else interviewing! Can't wait to read all your approvals! Made to Montreal safe and sound.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-03-01 08:40:00
Canada	Good luck to all the Canadians with interviews this week!	i am SO excited for you, my friend... Yayayay!!! Isn't it funny how now it's only 5 days away! I'm still not nervous... I wonder why? I don't get nervous very often though, so maybe I won't! I always THINK I'm going to be nervous, and then in the nerve-inducing situation, I'm actually calm, cool, collected and confident. Let's hope the same thing happens on Friday morning! I just sent Hotel Dauphin an email, asking whether or not I could extend my check-out time on Friday. I imagine I'm going to want a nap afterwards, since I'll be getting up at the equivalent of 2:30 AM, thanks to my body being on West Coast time... It's so awesome that they have computers with internet in every room though. That's a MAJOR bonus. If I have time, I'll write up my review right then and there. Unless I'm denied, in which case I might just jump out the window.	lgg	Not Telling	Canada	2010-02-28 11:43:00