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Jan 19th 2004, 8:07 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 802
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Re: California Service Center Delays.

My I485 receipt date is in August 2002 and the current processing date for I485s is December 2001, they have done about a month in the last year, so I guess that means I have about 8 YEARS to go at...
Forum: USA
Nov 27th 2002, 12:18 am
Replies: 36
Views: 3,257
Posted By idiotnonsavant

RCE works by saying the disk is from another...

RCE works by saying the disk is from another region, if that plays then the rest of the disk doesn't. The error handling takes you to the real content.

So what you want is multi-region rather...
Nov 27th 2002, 12:09 am
Replies: 4
Views: 593
Posted By idiotnonsavant

England, or United Kingdom for their purposes.

England, or United Kingdom for their purposes.
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2002, 2:44 am
Replies: 8
Views: 12,355
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Re: I don't know what you read?

Well that's states, not countries. They didn't touch my UK license.
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2002, 2:37 am
Replies: 57
Views: 8,594
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I got credit for buying my crappy Ford from a...

I got credit for buying my crappy Ford from a Credit Union associated with the company, many companies have this sort of arrangement.

I solved my first plastic problem by transferring my AMEX...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2002, 2:23 am
Replies: 36
Views: 3,257
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I was talking to a guy who makes the innards for...

I was talking to a guy who makes the innards for DVD players the other day, there are actually differences in the digital content which are specific to PAL and NTSC. A gentlemans agreement prevented...
Nov 21st 2002, 4:26 am
Replies: 4
Views: 593
Posted By idiotnonsavant

My AP came through in 3 weeks, the day before my...

My AP came through in 3 weeks, the day before my fingerprinting appointment. Got printed exactly 1 month. Finger print results were in the system three working days later. Now waiting on the AOS for...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2002, 4:32 am
Replies: 57
Views: 8,594
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I am with Mercury Casualty and they took account...

I am with Mercury Casualty and they took account of my British no-claims letter and gave me a discount for being an engineer too. I asked who else got discounts, "just engineers". May have changed...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2002, 4:29 am
Replies: 2
Views: 478
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Try www.british-expats.com as their discussions...

Try www.british-expats.com as their discussions are more social than here.
Forum: USA
Nov 7th 2002, 1:04 am
Replies: 12
Views: 853
Posted By idiotnonsavant

For what it's worth the renewal is less painful....

For what it's worth the renewal is less painful. About three years after I got my license I was sent a new one with a letter of explanation, it said the DMV had given up checking that a license...
Nov 6th 2002, 2:29 am
Replies: 35
Views: 1,297
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Re: To All Legal Immigrants, something to think about...

I have never supported illegal immigration anywhere. I obey almost all laws (so I drive fast sometimes, so shoot me) and I expect others to do the same.

But this "stealing our jobs" crud? That's...
Nov 5th 2002, 1:14 am
Replies: 6
Views: 707
Posted By idiotnonsavant

My first one was deliverd to me towards the end...

My first one was deliverd to me towards the end of February 1998 but was dated Janyary and expired on 1/1/01. My second expires 1/1/04. I arrived March 98, they didn't give me the odd months back.
Forum: USA
Nov 3rd 2002, 2:35 am
Replies: 57
Views: 8,594
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I got an international license the first...

I got an international license the first (Chicago), second (Boston) and third (Atlanta) times I came over. In Chicago I didn't offer the UK license, in Boston they asked "don't you just have a UK...
Nov 1st 2002, 8:48 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 956
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I think this is on a case by case basis. ...

I think this is on a case by case basis.

For me I was one of the best paid engineers in the UK, so I had a fair idea it would be easy to get a job here. I was in a bad relationship, when I found...
Forum: USA
Oct 31st 2002, 1:42 am
Replies: 7
Views: 779
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I used the following search term in...

I used the following search term in www.google.com

multiregion dvd pal ntsc -.co.uk


And the first hit was www.dvdshippers.com, I think that's where I bought it. Suddenly these are easy to...
Oct 30th 2002, 9:11 am
Replies: 0
Views: 323
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Real processing times for I485 in CA

When I received my various receipts they had processing times in the multiples of months. Now that didn't match reality. Three weeks after the receipt dates I got the AP and the fingerprint...
Oct 30th 2002, 8:52 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,125
Posted By idiotnonsavant

I'm not sure those I-94 are all that well...

I'm not sure those I-94 are all that well policed. I could hardly force mine on the US guy when I returned from getting my H1B renewed. He just wanted to see a current one and there was one in the...
Oct 30th 2002, 8:43 am
Replies: 18
Views: 969
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Sorry, you have to build a credit history. They...

Sorry, you have to build a credit history. They have to get to know you. They didn't get serious about sending me credit cards until I had paid off my first car at $450 a month for 3 years. Credit is...
Oct 30th 2002, 8:35 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,108
Posted By idiotnonsavant

It took me six months with an SSN. In the end it...

It took me six months with an SSN. In the end it was down to the guy who called me, he effectively had to decide if he thought I was a good risk. My first was with MBNA, when he was sounding...
Forum: USA
Oct 30th 2002, 8:23 am
Replies: 7
Views: 779
Posted By idiotnonsavant

Well, I just splashed out $350 and bought a multi...

Well, I just splashed out $350 and bought a multi region DVD player then ordered season 1 and 2 of Allo Allo from Amazon.co.uk.

When they arrived I had three very late nights, it's a 3 DVD set...
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