Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (thetreble @ Oct 20 2008, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Laura, Mine took 13 weeks. I'm sure I did mention that NJ is probably one of the most backlogged states because of the sheer number of immigrants. Most other states its like 2 weeks. Sorry it is taking so long but you are going to have to get used to a lot of shitty things in this state that involve waiting. Like the DMV...it took me 2 hours of waiting there just to be able to write my test. After all was said and done, I had been there for almost 4 hours. I know...I just think it's so ridiculous. On a good note, I got my biometrics appointment today for Halloween. Also, our fixed marriage certificate came in under 5 days after sending it to be fixed...so that's a plus.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-20 13:44:00
Canada	The Vent	I STILL haven't gotten my SSN!!! It's been 9 weeks. Nick called (because I can't get through to talk to an actual human being unless I have a SSN...DUH! ) and the man told him that they don't have access to that information and we'd have to actually go to the SSN office....sigh. He also said it could take up to 3 months...when they letter they gave me said 2. Whatever. We'll go sometime this week I guess. Just getting so tired of all of this.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-20 13:03:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Oct 14 2008, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> someone suggested I try lactose free milk.... Silk soy milk is the closest thing to real milk. I never liked soy at all but I love silk. Nick is lactose intolerant. mmm it's so good.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-16 10:23:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Oct 7 2008, 11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 7 2008, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Krikit @ Oct 6 2008, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Steam radiators are wonderful. It sounds like yours need bleeding, though. That's what happens when air gets into the lines..... they tend to bang until you bleed them (let the air bubbles out). Thanks Krikit...Our landlord STILL hasn't called Nick or I back...I'm going to call again today. On a funny side rant, my beautiful and darling kitty Mojo got a whole roll of papertowel and ripped it to SHREDS in his room (the guest bedroom is his play room) I woke up and saw some sheets in the hallway and was like..."#######..." Turn the corner and bam...shreds of papertowel all over the carpet, in his little house, on his scratching mouse thing...EVERYWHERE. He just looked at me like "What Mom"? LOL What a goober!!!! kind of like this ?? Kind of .... YES! Exactly like that! LOL	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-07 10:26:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (Krikit @ Oct 6 2008, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Steam radiators are wonderful. It sounds like yours need bleeding, though. That's what happens when air gets into the lines..... they tend to bang until you bleed them (let the air bubbles out). Thanks Krikit...Our landlord STILL hasn't called Nick or I back...I'm going to call again today. On a funny side rant, my beautiful and darling kitty Mojo got a whole roll of papertowel and ripped it to SHREDS in his room (the guest bedroom is his play room) I woke up and saw some sheets in the hallway and was like..."#######..." Turn the corner and bam...shreds of papertowel all over the carpet, in his little house, on his scratching mouse thing...EVERYWHERE. He just looked at me like "What Mom"? LOL What a goober!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-07 10:15:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (thetreble @ Oct 6 2008, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Welcome to the world of steam radiators! That sound it makes...can't do anything about it. I lived with it in apartments for years. To be honest though, it is the cheapest and most hot kind of heat in my opinion that you can get. I know it can be loud but it gives off a lot of heat when it gets going. I'm not sure what causes the noise, I would assume is it the pressure. Some days are worse than others though. Yeah. We don't pay for it, they just crank it up and bam...you got heat. This is more than noise though hon...it's horrible.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-06 10:21:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (trailmix @ Oct 6 2008, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Oct 6 2008, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> THIS BLOWS!!!!!!! I don't know WHAT kind of heating we have in this DUMP, I think it's steam radiators but at night when it's turning on, yeah...it sounds like someone is coming through the floor with a metal sledgehammer! It literally shakes the walls and the bed!!! Is this going to be like this ALL DAY when the heat is on all the time??? Flipping 11pm, 1am, 3am, 5am.....it's absolutely RIDICULOUS. SO LOUD! BANG BANG BANG!! I'm calling our landlord now. Oh dear. Not good having stuff interrupting your sleep Laura! Hope they sort this out for you Thanks. I left a message. Some noise when the heat first turns on is fine but this is more than noise. I should record it. It's insane.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-06 09:50:00
Canada	The Vent	THIS BLOWS!!!!!!! I don't know WHAT kind of heating we have in this DUMP, I think it's steam radiators but at night when it's turning on, yeah...it sounds like someone is coming through the floor with a metal sledgehammer! It literally shakes the walls and the bed!!! Is this going to be like this ALL DAY when the heat is on all the time??? Flipping 11pm, 1am, 3am, 5am.....it's absolutely RIDICULOUS. SO LOUD! BANG BANG BANG!! I'm calling our landlord now.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-06 09:11:00
Canada	The Vent	I want my SSN I tried calling the office yesterday and I can't get through to talk to someone until I enter in...guess what...my SSN...I DON'T HAVE ONE! HELLO!!!! Me=super bummed.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 09:27:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (autumnchik @ Sep 23 2008, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have FRICKING PNEUMONIA!!!! Had a chest x ray yesterday which confirmed this. Either the bronchitis turned into this or I was misdiagnosed. At least now the doc prescribed an antibiotic, so hopefully I will feel better soon. The worst part is missing work. By the time I go back, it will be 2 weeks off without pay, not too good now since hubby does not yet have a job. Get better hon!!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-23 22:56:00
Canada	The Vent	GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I'm almost done this stupid AOS ####### and the last thing I have to do is print off the G325A...well we all know it has 4 pages..... The first page prints out fine but the next one the bottom is cut off by just a BIT but it's enough that you can't see what page it is!! I have a mac and I don't know if it has anything to do with it but...GRR!! Also...it doesn't auto-fill so I have to type in each of the 4 pages separately! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Now I'll have to go somewhere to fill it in and print if off!!! What a kick in the pants!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-22 19:02:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (Len_and_Bren @ Sep 9 2008, 02:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> #######!!! What about me?????????????????? I love you granny	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-09 13:32:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (Mephys @ Sep 1 2008, 12:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Krikit @ Aug 31 2008, 09:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can't say it any better than Catt did. Poor Mephys. Poor poor kitty. Thank you all. I had to meditate a little over that and I took a nap to pass my headache. It's so hard because I keep seeing it in my head. Anyways I called later at work to see if she had woken ok. I'll see how she is tomorrow. Love you Marie <3 I'm so sorry that you had to experience that....poor Torri.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-02 08:35:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (IR5FORMUMSIE @ Jun 12 2008, 12:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jun 11 2008, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jun 10 2008, 09:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jun 9 2008, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (flames9 @ Jun 9 2008, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Jun 9 2008, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wait wait wait!! have you already been beating him??? What the beep is that that is my hubby after I beat him for taking too much of my Cheese Whiz.... It looks like you really beat the Cheese Whiz out of him. Bahahaha!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-06-11 23:34:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (Necrotica @ Jun 9 2008, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sheryl at Human Resources called me today. She basically told me that "if the job is not a good fit for me anymore, they would accept my resignation". *rips hair out* I WOULD NOT HAVE TO QUIT IF YOU WOULD HAVE JUST GIVEN ME SOME SIMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE TO PREVENT ME FROM BURNING OUT!!! I actually showed some balls for once and told her right over the phone that I'm filing a complaint with the EEOC because this whole situation is ridiculous and never should have happened. She then asked for another doctor's letter stating my restrictions so that they could grant me accommodations. HOW?! I don't have insurance anymore! Plus that is not required to make accommodations! You only need to turn in documentation that you have a disability, which I did in SEPTEMBER. I HATE THIS SH*T, and I HATE MY LIFE. Why couldn't I have impairments that would actually KILL ME instead of ones that aren't going to kill me but will instead ensure that I have a very long, miserable life? I've dealt with struggle after struggle after struggle after struggle IN-F*CKING-FINITY since I was 11 years old. I am going to turn 27 in 13 days. IT HAS BEEN 15 YEARS OF CONSTANT STRUGGLE. I AM SO TIRED OF IT. I AM SO F*CKING ANGRY RIGHT NOW. I am so so sorry hon	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-06-10 23:21:00
Canada	Ridiculous!!!!!!	So hi... I moved here in July. I applied for my SSN on August 14th. Today is now December 2nd and I still had not received my card. Now you are probably wondering why I waited to long to go in and say..."Hey, what's up?" I only waited because others had said it took them blah blah blah amount of weeks...so I waited like a stupid idiot. So I went on in today to see what the heck was going on.... Well, they issued me a number and they even mailed out the card on the 18th of AUGUST! So, why didn't I get it???? Because our address is under Nick's name and not mine......... We should have had a c/o under my name and address on the application....... WHAT?!? THANKS FOR TELLING ME! You'd think that these people who work at the SSN office would see...."Oh hey, this girl is applying for a SSN under a K1 visa...That means she has to be married!!! OH! maybe I should ask if her address is under her husbands name, or if there is a c/o that should be on here"....??? YA THINK?!? BUT NO! So I've been sitting here for the past 3 months with a SSN that I didn't even know I had. Now since my I-94 is expired, I have to wait till I get my EAD to go in and apply for a new card. That's fine since I would have had to anyway in my married name...but still. I could have been under Nick's health care...I could have....sigh....done so much more right now. The lady gave me my number so at least I have it now......Just a warning to those in the future... Make sure that you give a c/o if your name isn't on the address or they won't deliver it.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-02 10:55:00
Canada	Alright! We have a fan!	OMG Finally someone who understand what Canadians are all aboot! Hockey...fishing....hunting...damn. She's good! She should run Canada or something!!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-09 23:47:00
Canada	Breaking News in Central FL - The Case of Caylee Anythony	QUOTE (thetreble @ Dec 12 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (trailmix @ Dec 11 2008, 12:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Someone please make this story go away Thank you. Nancy Grace and the whole wack of TV sensationalist news casts need to drop this story. What..6 months now? I mean I feel bad for the kid obviously but I'm just tired of hearing this particular story. I know! Night after night after night Nancy idiot Grace has this story running....get those ratings up there Nancy! How about the hundreds of the other children who are missing...what about their stories???? So sad	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-12 14:29:00
Canada	So THAT'S why coke tastes different in the USA	QUOTE (Ontarkie @ Nov 1 2008, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The kids and I miss marble cheese too Laura, they also dont like the lunch meat here either. We are not big pop drinkers but I am addicted to kool-aid hehe good old sugar is what i add. I do try to avoid the HFCS but its so hard. We do tend to notice if something has that ####### in it kinda ruins it for us. I have a list for my mom to bring us our goodies and a bigger list for when we go back. We buy our lunch meat from a local market and it's made there, pretty good.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-01 17:18:00
Canada	So THAT'S why coke tastes different in the USA	QUOTE (trailmix @ Nov 1 2008, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I ate activia yoghurt in Canada and eat it here too, no HFC's and it tastes the same to me Activia is great here....that's what we eat too. Ketchup, I have enough of Canadian Ketchup for a year...my best friend Kristie made me a ketchup gift basket before I moved....I'm set with ketchup!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-01 17:00:00
Canada	So THAT'S why coke tastes different in the USA	QUOTE (PlatyPius @ Nov 1 2008, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Marble cheese? Is it Colby-Jack? I always brought back as much as I could hide when returning from my trips to Canada. The food there just tasted so much better. At the time I didn't know why that was, but it was obvious that there was something different. Of course, I usually brought back a few cartons of Player's Lights (or ExportA lights), too.... Nope, not Colby Jack....Bought some with wishful thinking but I was very disappointed. It's different in Canada...white and yellow cheese curds, it's milder and just tastes...better. I miss it bad.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-01 12:02:00
Canada	So THAT'S why coke tastes different in the USA	QUOTE (trailmix @ Nov 1 2008, 10:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I bought a bread maker this week, it's on its way - can't stand to eat packaged bread here (except for a few loaves I have found in bakeries). Good for you on the bread maker. I make bread too but when I can't, Nick and I buy Arnolds Brand bread. It even advertises "No High Fructose Corn Syrup" right on the package. They have some great varieties, Health Nut, 7 Grain, 12 Grain, even a 15 Grain. We both enjoy it a lot.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-01 09:37:00
Canada	So THAT'S why coke tastes different in the USA	We've had several threads here in the Canada forums about HFCS, lists upon lists of foods containing HFCS and how to avoid them. My parents have been bringing down/sending many different products from home because I simply cannot stand the taste of half the ####### down here. Cereal, bread, pop, juice, jam, granola bars, soup, pickles..it's in EVERYTHING!!!! Blah. Even most of the chocolate tastes so gross. I had my friend bring me so much stuff when she visited...tons of good old CANADIAN campbell's tomato soup, bread and butter pickles, granola bars, cereal...etc. etc. Even the toothpaste down here has it and tastes like poop. I'll be stocking up when I visit, that's for sure! This is just a side note...I miss marble cheese so much...they don't have it here in Jersey for some odd reason... They have this weird Monterey Jack/Cheddar mix but it tastes NOTHING like good old kraft marble cheese from back home. I'll be bringing some with me when I visit after Christmas.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-01 09:32:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	WOOOOOO!! My EAD and AP were approved today!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-11 20:01:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (charles! @ Nov 12 2008, 08:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> good morning canada! Good Morning!!! I'm so thrilled...my AOS case was transferred to California!!! WOO!!!! Now if I could only get my EAD, AP ....oh and my SSN!!! LOL Happy Hump Day all!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-12 09:01:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Flames, just put it on the front porch in a bowl with a sign.."free candy"...	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-01 09:57:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Good Morning and Happy Halloween! all Off to my biometrics today! Yay. I miss aero bars too	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-31 05:47:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Oct 7 2008, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aww our husbands share bdays! Yes do it! It would be hilarious! The blooming cupcakes on 1-800-flowers.com are only 25.00. They're so cute! I just ordered him this from edible arrangements.com mmmm...pineapple daisies, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes and Granny Smith apples hand-dipped in gourmet chocolate! It's being delivered to his work! WOO Oh and it has a Happy Birthday balloon on it too Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 07 October 2008 - 03:14 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-07 15:13:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Oct 7 2008, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tomorrow is my husbands birthday so I am sending him a cupcake in bloom with a box of chocolates and a few balloons to his work. He's gonna be sooo embarrassed! HAHA he's going to have to carry it home on the train! LOL It's Nick's 30th birthday tomorrow! Maybe I should do something like that! LOL He would kill me!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-07 14:21:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (thetreble @ Sep 26 2008, 11:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah there is supposed to be a huge storm coming up the eastern seaboard. Hope your vacation is still awesome! woot woot, yeah!!!!!!! QUOTE (MissStacey @ Sep 26 2008, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sitting around having a few drinks with friends and watching a storm sounds great to me.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 10:43:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Sep 26 2008, 11:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have a fabulous time Laura! What about the Tropical storms??? I thought NC coastal was supposed to get another storm tonight or tomorrow?? I suppose in a house that size you could all come up with some fun things to do anyway, storm or no storm. I am praying that you get good weather though! OH REALLY!?! #######!! LOL I didn't know this!!! Yeah, it's a huge house, we'll just get drunk and hang out in the basement. LOL	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 10:26:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (MissStacey @ Sep 26 2008, 10:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow Laura- that is lovely!! My husbands ex wife is from North Cackalackee (what he calls it) he has been many times and says it is very nice there. Oh really? lol that's great!!! I hope we find some fun stuff to do!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 09:33:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Emancipation @ Sep 26 2008, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Sep 26 2008, 09:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Trailmix: We are going to North Carolina for a vacation with 3 other couples!!! We rented a house. Click here to see it!!! Whooooooeee THAT's quite the house!! Enjoy! THANKS!!! We have been planning this for months!! Should be super fun!!! Our friends gave us the master "honeymoon" suite with the jacuzzi tub on the 3rd floor...they are so sweet!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 09:24:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Man everyone is getting blood work today! Good Luck!!! Trailmix: We are going to North Carolina for a vacation with 3 other couples!!! We rented a house. Click here to see it!!! We drive down Saturday and drive home next Saturday!! I can't wait. Nick really needs a vacation. I'm sad about leaving our little kitty Mojo at home by himself but Nick's mom will be checking in on him daily. YAY!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 09:18:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Emancipation @ Sep 26 2008, 07:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> morning all!! It's POURING here today.. apparently going to see some "weather" in New England this weekend.. Interesting. I will be very put out if it delays hubbys travel home to me on Sunday!! Happy weekend toute le monde!! It's pouring here too!! Hope your hubby isn't delayed too much!! Carla, best of luck with the blood taking this morning!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 06:35:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Morning Carla!! Morning VJ! We are leaving for North Carolina tomorrow for a whole week!! I cannot WAIT!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-26 06:32:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Sep 21 2008, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He's down there now with a hockey stick going after it. It was part cricket and part spider he said wtfff PART CRICKET/PART SPIDER!! EEEK! Thank God for husbands and sticks!!!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-21 19:31:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Mephys @ Sep 20 2008, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd say give it some time, she will either go find them or they will come back. They can't be that far, and besides, they can look after themselves pretty good at 7 weeks old. Little update on the babies, I gave them a bath today because they were all greasy from walking on each other with food everywhere. It's gonna be easier to keep them clean now that I will do it everyday with a washcloth. Them sleeping on me after the bath....life is so hard AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW MARIE!!!! They are adorable!!! Have fun sweetie!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-21 18:07:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Back to bed for me	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-08-26 07:38:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Eric_and_Corinna @ Jun 8 2008, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jun 8 2008, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Holy storms!!! We are experiencing a huge round of severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Southern Ontario. The lady on the weather network scared me! She was all "IF YOU ARE IN BRANTFORD, GO TO YOUR BASEMENT" Scary!!! We just got another round and more is coming. I love storms but it's scary!! I was flipping thru channels and the weather gal said that it's expected within TO in the next half hour Yep, it is.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-06-08 19:43:00