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Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Topic!Cindy - Aug 16, 2020 9:37:11 am PDT #24913 of 30019
What is even happening?

I'll be honest, I'm getting all of our paperwork ready to move to Canada if necessary. M & Peanut are both fine, they're both Canadian citizens, it's just me that might have difficulties. But I finally got my passport back (after sending it in on March 1), so I've got that going for me.

I don't blame you a bit, juliana.


Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2020 9:47:32 am PDT #24914 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

juliana, I don't blame you a bit, either; I wish I had that option. My grandfather was Canadian but I don't think that gets me in. I can't leave my sister anyway, and I doubt she'd be willing to uproot her life to go anywhere.


Dana - Aug 16, 2020 10:02:14 am PDT #24915 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I also wish I had that option. My family came from Canada at one point, but I'm guessing the 18th century is a little too far back.


-t - Aug 16, 2020 10:25:19 am PDT #24916 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So, I did forget a bill - my water bill is due bimonthly so it's easy to forget. Actually looked at the bill to confirm the due date and noticed that my water usage for April-June was 0, which somehow makes my bill $150. Ain't that a thing?


Jesse - Aug 16, 2020 10:41:59 am PDT #24917 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

None of that sounds right!


-t - Aug 16, 2020 10:56:19 am PDT #24918 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It could be that they aren't reading meters and that's just some standardized charge. Looked weird, though.


meara - Aug 16, 2020 11:03:30 am PDT #24919 of 30019

Juliana I would do that if I were you!! Sadly I have no Canadian connection.


Topic!Cindy - Aug 16, 2020 11:33:09 am PDT #24920 of 30019
What is even happening?

My mother's parents are from Canada, and her second oldest brother was born there. When I looked into it for her, it did not seem my mother could claim her citizenship.

My cousin's father (the 2nd oldest brother mentioned above) was born in Canada, but eventually became a US citizen, along with our grandmother.

That cousin said she's looked into it, can claim her citizenship, and says my mother can, too. I don't think she's correct in what she's told my mother, but I can't be arsed to argue or look into it further.


Zenkitty - Aug 16, 2020 11:50:36 am PDT #24921 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Granted I looked into it three years ago and things may have changed, but my understanding was that grandparents - but not parents - being born in Canada did not get you Canadian citizenship. I'd love to be wrong; if I could get Canadian citizenship I'd hunt down my grandfather's immigration papers with a quickness.


aurelia - Aug 16, 2020 12:34:26 pm PDT #24922 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I think I'm going to do in-person early voting. I'm also considering being an election judge. I don't want to expose myself to all that, but if this is the way we have to fight I might. And it's not like my job will conflict.

My best chance with Canada is to survive long enough for Canada to annex the Great Lakes states.