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You’re an American and she’s Canadian, you’re not going to be happy up here and she’s probably not happy going down there and then there’s your living situation to consider. ;)

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She wants to live there. Only thing keeping us is the money the US govt charges and my lack of income of an appropriate level.

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Sorry Jsmth, but - what do you mean by 'the money the US govt charges? For what?

Your income isn't stellar in Canada from what you have mentioned, would you be much worse off financially, especially if you weighed it up with your sense of well being happiness and self confidence?

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Does he have to have a certain amount to sponsor her to live in the US like we would if we were taking a Canadian spouse back to the UK?

May Js you have to go back first and get the better job if that's the case?

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The immigration fees the US charges.

There is also the income requirement as there is a minimum amount needed to sponsor which I dont make and may not be able to.

Current min is 20,025 USD per year which might be doable if I am working in the US.

I have been applying to jobs in the US as our plan would be for me to move first. However I cant move until I had a job and so far all I have gotten is contact us once you move.

I am not a skilled worker and the jobs I can get have no interest in doing skype interviews and hiring someone who lives a thousand miles way and needs a few weeks to relocate.

I am also applying for jobs in Bellingham which ai can commute to from Canada.

Its something I have been working on for much of the year.

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Do they not do like Canada and apply the minimum only to non marrieds and waive it for marrieds?

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No.

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My sister just celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary.. that's quite amazing!

:D

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Congratulations to her:thumbup: nowadays 5 years seems to be quite an achievement:o

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I love Banksy as an artist and social commenter but these are actually better art


https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/things...re-mural-trail

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Yes, nice murals. Heaps better than Banksy.

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Bloody packaging!!! I want to clean the oven, but I've been trying for the last ten minutes to get the top off the spray...I just can't do it...I'm exhausted and feel pathetic :(. And cross :confused:

...and was responding cos I like the murals very much...I like Glasgow too....

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Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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I had a hard time getting a new tube of toothpaste out of its box last night. :nod:
I crumpled the box before I could open it.

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I dislike when email is used as a means of communication for interviews.

Much prefer a phone call.

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I give you Douglas Adams' theory that bloody packaging accounts for all the missing matter in the Universe.

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I just received an email from the New Brunswick newspaper group.
They've never done this before. Not even for Canada elections.

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It's the chads, you know the hanging ones.

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Inspired by another thread, does anyone on here use a dash cam and if you do which one?

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I too would be interested in this. I have been thinking of getting one sometime next year.

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When you go to the trouble of inviting friends for dinner and cooking a 3 course fancy shmancy meal (including chocolate mousse from scratch - a 5 step recipe) and one guest turns up an hour late and informs you they've already eaten - you have no idea how hard I had to bite my tongue. Then said guest dominates the conversation throughout and refuses to listen to anyone else.. sigh. Night ruined.

#pissedoffcompletely

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How annoying is that !!

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So that's where my mum went.

On the bright side, there was maybe some left over for breakfast? ;)

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Never to be seen again guest I hope...come and make me chocolate mousse Siouxie...I won't be rude!

What do you do with a dash cam in the front of your car? I can see it for off roading or if you were planning on reversing the trend and beating up a US policeman before he gets you:unsure:

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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There was one general article about the GOP battling for House control for two more years, another about how the campaign went - both could have been written days ago - and another about line-ups at some voting stations.

There was one report about the actual voting that was taking place yesterday (the third of four stories on the front page, so not exactly a priority) and it was about as up to date as about 10.00 last night. :frown:

In fact, it was an Associated Press report published 9.00pm my time. :nod:

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Would it be safe to say this person is no longer on your Christmas card list? He/She appears to be a rude, inconsiderate jerk.

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I'd have been hacked off too. I would also not bother with them again. They are not your friends.

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I find this behaviour to be quite common. Basically it is rude and to me it shows that the offender is not showing you with much respect and is a narcissist. Ditch them.

Quick question...I assume that the offender was aware that you were making a meal for everyone and that they knew the time to arrive.

Did they drink all of the booze you provided as well?

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Extremely! I toiled for an hour making that bloody mousse!

She (and you) would have been most welcome!
No, sadly she picked at it enough to need to throw away most of it and give the dog the chicken.

I'll make it for you any time! It was (though I say it myself) absolutely delicious! My (proper) friend said it was 'restaurant quality', which made me feel quite chuffed!

Dippy, I think more than meaning to be rude, but still damned annoying!

She is going through a very tough time right now, so I'm trying to be lenient in my thoughts, lol.

She did know, but as mentioned above is a bit dippy at times. She reckons the GPS took her miles out of the way and (despite being given very clear directions) she couldn't find the house. Bit strange when it's on a main road, right by a well known intersection - but what can you say?

No, she drank 1/3rd of the (very) large glass of wine poured and left lipstick all over the glass.

To be fair, as mentioned above, she is going through a very tough time at the moment - without going into detail - and she's at the end of her tether. I'm probably being a bit harsh when I complain, but it just ticked me off.

But... no, I won't be inviting her for dinner again!

:)

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I think even JS knows what chuffed means now. :lol:

I made something in the early days of visiting that made my (at the time, very cute) stepson say I should open a restaurant. :starsmile:

In later years they used to joke about me going on one of those chef shows on the telly. As if.

I use too many 'cheats' for that sort of stuff.:o

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Cold (but cooked) cabbage is rather delicious. :thumbsup:

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+1. IMO cabbage is one of the great vegetables. Cooked with salt, pepper & butter. Raw as coleslaw, cooked into Bubble and Squeak, and, of course, just raw as a snack.

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Well that was a busy morning on here and now it's all gone quiet again.

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I was on a bus in South London a few days ago. It was crowded (morning rush hour). A young person offered me her seat.

Oh well.....:(

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:lol:
I've not had that yet. I ask in Lawtons if I need to show ID to make sure I get the 20% discount for over 55s and they tell me No. :(

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I'm only 53. I look older, I admit.

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You know, for quite some time when I've been doing my shopping at Waitrose they ask "would you like some help packing" and I've been assuming they're just trying to provide superior customer service. But it dawned on me this week, that they might be assuming I'm in the age bracket where I could use a hand. How very dare they! Hopefully I am just imagining things.

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Safeway always asks me if I need help out, and being only 37 I can't imagine its because of looks, so I assume they ask anyone as part of their process.

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In Britain checkout staff are usually a bit miserable or robotic.