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Don't forget about those jumbo lumpfin Maryland crabcakes! ;)

you put mayo on that? :huh:

I take it that it has no Idaho potato tho.

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chri'stina Veteran

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Hmm nope, no potatoes in it.

Kenyan chicken is onions, garlic, crushed tomatoes, coconut milk, and crushed red paper flakes, all stewed together and then you add the chicken pieces. I usually add adobo to it too. Rice on the side. *salivating* It's one of our favorite meals. And I have to say, I am a pretty good cook. :innocent: B)

:thumbs: sounds delicious! Ana and i will be sure to stop by the next time we are in your neck of the woods. :yes:

Ana has being dong something similar. Tho with some chili "guarijo" or something like that. Delicious. :D

that too has no Idaho potatoes. :P

Daniel

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Potatoes, patatoes....or patuhtoes?

:D Ok now it's time to start cooking, Sujeet left work a little early. :dance:

One last thing...in honor of the potato, this is a wonderful, heart warming video with inspirational music. You may want to get up and dance. :luv:

(L)Potatoes (L)

:innocent:

Edited by stina&suj

Married since 9-18-04(All K1 visa & GC details in timeline.)

Ishu tum he mere Prabhu:::Jesus you are my Lord

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Don't forget about those jumbo lumpfin Maryland crabcakes! ;)

you put mayo on that? :huh:

I take it that it has no Idaho potato tho.

Daniel

:energetic:

Yeah, you can, people put anything on it. Everyone seems to have their own recipe. Basically some binders and spices mixed with the lumpfin crabmeat and formed into cakes or balls and then sauteed, broiled or baked. What makes it good is the crabmeat, blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay. Y'all got me off topic, it's too close to dinner and that earlier chicken dish sounded like a masterpiece....

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Maybe if the high school drop-outs and career welfare claimants (and don't tell me that neither exist) of Idaho didn't think it was beneath them to pick potatoes alongside "Hispanic migrant labour" there wouldn't be so much of a recruitment problem for these farmers.

But the US entitlement mentality is alive and kicking...

Make sure you're wearing clean knickers. You never know when you'll be run over by a bus.

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Hmm nope, no potatoes in it.

Kenyan chicken is onions, garlic, crushed tomatoes, coconut milk, and crushed red paper flakes, all stewed together and then you add the chicken pieces. I usually add adobo to it too. Rice on the side. *salivating* It's one of our favorite meals. And I have to say, I am a pretty good cook. :innocent: B)

:thumbs: sounds delicious! Ana and i will be sure to stop by the next time we are in your neck of the woods. :yes:

Ana has being dong something similar. Tho with some chili "guarijo" or something like that. Delicious. :D

that too has no Idaho potatoes. :P

Daniel

:eenrgetic:

Potatoes, patatoes....or patuhtoes?

:D Ok now it's time to start cooking, Sujeet left work a little early. :dance:

One last thing...in honor of the potato, this is a wonderful, heart warming video with inspirational music. You may want to get up and dance. :luv:

(L)Potatoes (L)

:innocent:

:thumbs:

excellent Stina, excellent!

Daniel

:energetic:

Edited by AnaAndDaniel

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Ok, serious question.

How much would a potato picking job in rural Idaho have to pay for you to move out there and work at it for 1 year?

2x your current annual earnings?

3x your current annual earnings?

4x your current annual earnings?

5x your current annual earnings?

6x your current annual earnings?

10x your current annual earnings?

20x your current annual earnings?

100x your current annual earnings?

1000x your current annual earnings?

2x my current earnings? You got it!

I'd pick potatoes in Idaho even for 1.5x my current annual earnings, but

I seriously doubt anyone would pay me that much. :P

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Ok, serious question.

How much would a potato picking job in rural Idaho have to pay for you to move out there and work at it for 1 year?

2x your current annual earnings?

3x your current annual earnings?

4x your current annual earnings?

5x your current annual earnings?

6x your current annual earnings?

10x your current annual earnings?

20x your current annual earnings?

100x your current annual earnings?

1000x your current annual earnings?

2x my current earnings? You got it!

I'd pick potatoes in Idaho even for 1.5x my current annual earnings, but

I seriously doubt anyone would pay me that much. :P

you got that right.

Daniel

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Ana (Mexico) ------ Daniel (California)(me)

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Sept. 11, 2004: Got married (civil), in Mexico :D

July 23, 2005: Church wedding

===============================

K3(I-129F):

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~USPS, First-Class, Certified Mail, Rtn Recpt ($5.80)

Nov. 3, 2004: NOA1!!!!

Nov. 5, 2004: Check Cashed!!

zzzz deep hibernationn zzzz

May 12, 2005 NOA2!!!! #######!!! huh???

off to NVC.

May 26, 2005: NVC approves I129F.

CR1(I-130):

Oct. 6, 2004: Mailed I-130.

~USPS, First-Class, Certified Mail, Rtn Recpt ($5.80)

Oct. 8, 2004: I-130 Delivered to CSC in Laguna Niguel.

~Per USPS website's tracking tool.

Oct. 12, 2004 BCIS-CSC Signs for I-130 packet.

Oct. 21, 2004 Check cashed!

Oct. 25, 2004 NOA1 (I-130) Go CSC!!

Jan. 05, 2005 Approved!!!! Off to NVC!!!!

===============================

NVC:

Jan. 05, 2005 ---> in route from CSC

Jan. 12, 2005 Case entered system

Jan. 29, 2005 Received I-864 Bill

Jan. 31, 2005 Sent Payment to St. Louis(I864)

Feb. 01, 2005 Wife received DS3032(Choice of Agent)

Feb. 05, 2005 Payment Received in St. Louis(I864)

Feb. 08, 2005 Sent DS3032 to Portsmouth NH

Feb. 12, 2005 DS3032 Received by NVC

Mar. 04, 2005 Received IV Bill

Mar. 04, 2005 Sent IV Bill Payment

Mar. 08, 2005 Received I864

Mar. 19, 2005 Sent I864

Mar. 21, 2005 I864 Received my NVC

Apr. 18, 2005 Received DS230

Apr. 19, 2005 Sent DS230

Apr. 20, 2005 DS230 received by NVC (signed by S Merfeld)

Apr. 22, 2005 DS230 entered NVC system

Apr. 27, 2005 CASE COMPLETE

May 10, 2005 CASE SENT TO JUAREZ

Off to Cd. Juarez! :D

calls to NVC: 6

===============================

CIUDAD JUAREZ, American Consulate:

Apr. 27, 2005 case completed at NVC.

May 10, 2005 in route to Juarez.

May 25, 2005 Case at consulate.

===============================

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Almost every analysis I've ever read examining the economic "need" for immigrant labor agrees that the one industry that would probably collapse without it is agriculture

it should be noted that there is farm machinery to collect the potatoes.......... :yes:

In your judgement, do you believe the farmers in the article are lying?

No, the machinery "picks" or digs up about 2/3 the crop.. the others come behind with hoes to uncover the rest from the dirt and toss them into back of holding cage on the tractor. But then my father didnt need to hire out to migrant workers.. he had 6 kids :P small farm... only sold excess hay and beef. If they really wanted legal migrant workers, they can find them... they're just b1tchin cause now they would have to pay over minimum wage to get them.

edited to add: and the price of crops wont substantially increase... the Govment already subsidizes much in $$ to the farmer and also to what he can and cannot grow and where.

Edited by Mirorgate

James & Sara - Aug 12, 05

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No more 50 cent biggie size your fries I guess. Boo Hoo.

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