Trav&Shell

Feels like it’s been forever, but interview finally scheduled for July 11th! 5 weeks to go…

7 minutes ago, Rayoflight said:

nice.. I wonder when mine will be scheduled!  I am so nervous about the civic questions.  I am not big into history or politics so I will have to start from scratch! 

 

 

Oh my!! I just logged into my uscis account and my biometrics is for 3/9!!

That's AWESOME!  Congratulations!  One step closer.

I'm not big into history either but I downloaded a couple apps to quiz me on US civics.  I'm starting to do better with them.  The one I use most is called "US Citizenship Test 2023."  It runs you through practice quizzes, it'll show you the questions and will all around help you study.  I recommend it!

On 2/16/2023 at 2:01 PM, Rayoflight said:

Looks like we should be close in timeline!   I am in Virginia also!

We should, definitely!  My biometrics appt is scheduled to be in Charlotte on 3/7 - I'm down to a 10 month wait now!  Eeeek!

Just filed today, Feb 11/23. So far, my estimated processing time is 16 months. I guess now we wait, huh?

5 minutes ago, Mounat02 said:

Sorry if I missed it but you never did say what kind of pizza you ordered. Truly bizarre story but would be a lighthearted moment in any interview. Pizzagate!

You're right, I never did say!  I ordered him a pepperoni and bacon with extra cheese, and I got me a ham and double pineapple.  Since he was on a 36 hour shift, my plan was to get us both food we could enjoy for a couple days.  LOL!  Hopefully the interviewer finds Pizzagate funny too...

26 minutes ago, ledingham said:

You deserve it queen go treat yourself

AFTER CrossFit, of course.

10 minutes ago, ledingham said:

Of course we still hold that record! One I am proud of as well, I love love love slurpees ❤️

Hooray!  This makes me happy!  😍 Give me a cola slurpee any day (could be Coke or Pepsi, either is good), and I'm a happy girl.  In fact, I may have to grab the closest local option tonight (it doesn't compare by a LONG SHOT, but it'll do. )

43 minutes ago, ledingham said:

Every single corner! But somehow, like the forgotten middle child that we are, no Manitoba locations were featured in the commercial

Wow...that's just disappointing!  At least 7-11 recognized us as the slurpee capital (for a little while anyway...do we still hold that? Gosh I miss slurpees!!)

29 minutes ago, ledingham said:

 

I often feel like the middle child of Canada that everyone, including Canada, forgets about 🤣 There is a tim hortons commercial where they show tims locations in every single province BUT Manitoba

You're JOKING...Winnipeg has a Tim's on every BLOCK!  Brandon has what, two??  That's nuts.  Maybe I need to find my husband a new coffee brand (yes, I've spent 8 years in the US and my husband still asks for Tim's coffee to be ordered monthly, LOL...)

2 hours ago, Going through said:

We did not forget about all of you---you're kind of like Canada's side-chick, where we need to keep the relationship more discreet.  

 

Love it - Winnipeg is the side chick, LOL 🤣

2 minutes ago, Deagle said:

I would have paid. Waited few days and then go to the restaurant to dine in, I will order one thing from everything, once food is on the table I will put in my food a fly or a bug that I brought with me. Then I will make a scene and tell them I don't want the food and then will walk out.

 

Just kidding.

 

Too much happened over a pizza. Not worth it. 

Good luck in your citizenship, this doesn't sound a big deal.

 

You're funny!   But yes, too much over pizza.  Thank you - I'm feeling a LOT better about the situation now.

8 minutes ago, ledingham said:

I love it here! There's peace in the fact that the rest of Canada forgets about us

What I miss the most is being able to disappear in a crowd.  I could be having the best time of my life with my friends, and remain totally anonymous.  Plus, everything was open whenever we felt like doing stuff - not like here, where the hours are all family friendly and also church oriented (closed evenings and Sundays).  So weird!

4 minutes ago, ledingham said:

YESSS! Winnipeg born and raised 😆

Love this!  I was born in Winnipeg, raised in Rapid City/Brandon, then came back to Winnipeg in my 20s.  Best years I ever spent were there!

1 minute ago, ledingham said:

A pizza?! Really?! was the pizza you ended up getting even good? That mind boggles me that ONE pizza is that much of a deal

 

Also, Do I smell a fellow (past) Manitoban?

Yes - over PIZZA.  Lol.  It was gross pizza too!  Their health department score is typically 35/100, but we did not know this at the time of the order.  The more you know...

You DO!!  Fellow Winterpegger, too - right?  

6 minutes ago, josue818 said:

Wow the prosecutors out there must be really bored!

Yes, I think they are.  Lol.  There's not a lot going on in southwest VA, I guess?

4 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

Clearly you have not spent enough time in Norfolk. 😂

LOL, how did you know?  The running joke around my workplace is that I don't get out much... 😅 

4 minutes ago, Downloader said:

Like previously said if you have all the documentation you will be fine. 
Keep us updated, when you become a Citizen celebrate with.....Pizza!
Pay for it twice just in case. 😂

LOVE it!!  🤣 I'll definitely keep everyone posted.  May even post a picture of our celebration pizza (because you KNOW that's going to have to happen now)!  Undoubtedly, in Norfolk it'll be WAAAAY better pizza than what caused the problems to begin with, lol.

7 minutes ago, Alonso Ramirez said:

This is completely insane! I agree with the other poster - I am surprised the attorney did not offer to counter-sue. They could have ruined your life all over a miscommunication of where to deliver A FREAKING PIZZA! You clearly did not mean to defraud them since you ordered and paid for a replacement pizza. 

 

When you submit your application for citizenship online, you can attach extra documents. Type out a letter explaining exactly what happened to give the officer some background. That's what I did since I had a traffic ticket from like over 10 years ago. 

 

Damn - this is insane. I can't believe this happened to you. Hope this doesn't bring you any more hardship. 

 

 

If the charges had stuck (even though I paid everything) and I had to return to Canada, my criminal record THERE would have been worse.  Canada does not differentiate between misdemeanor and felony, so I'd be an accountant with a fraud charge on my record.  Not cool, right?  I'd never be able to work in accounting ever again ANYWHERE in North America, which is a major problem!    

Thanks for the tip on adding extra documents - I'll definitely do this.  I appreciate the help!!

12 minutes ago, AtlToBlr said:

Hey you can't leave a review but maybe we can

I never thought of that!! The place is called Chilhowie Pizza, but you can apparently look up their health inspection records and recent customer reviews and see they’ll likely go away soon anyway.

2 hours ago, Fr8dog said:

As stated above, nothing much to worry about. Just make sure your mention it and include the documents. (assuming you haven't filed yet)

 

Besides, you're going to Norfolk, this is Hampton roads baby, this is what we call Tuesday evening. The only question you should get is "why did you not counter sue"😎

Hahahaha! Thanks for the chuckle! 

Nope, haven’t filed yet. I expect to soon but will get the documents first. If they ask why I didn’t counter sue, I’ll just smile and in my best Canadian/Appalachian hybrid accent I’ll say ‘oh sorry! I forgot!’ 😁

3 hours ago, Diane and Chris said:

I’m so sorry this happened to you. I wish you good luck on your naturalization. Let us know how it goes. 

Will do - thank you!

14 minutes ago, Fahad86 said:

🤣🤣 Good luck with the citizenship. 

😁 thank you!

13 minutes ago, Fahad86 said:

You should be fine.... i didnt say you will run into problem with uscis... its just know when you are right stand your ground. You wont be ordering pizza from that place anymore i am sure on that.

You are 100% correct - lesson learned! Also - our date nights OUT for meals don’t happen as often anymore either, because if we cook the food we know we’ll get what we like without legal action taken... 😁

5 minutes ago, Fahad86 said:

You dont have to take down the review. one of the questions in civics are freedom of expression and speech. you have every right to have your opinion about a business. Even though the case is dismissed but by paying for the second pizza you did commit to guilt. If you had a lawyer and still paid for the second pizza what was he doing then?

 

Actually, everything I did was at the request of the lawyer. I consulted the lawyer prior to paying the second order. I did not do anything until my lawyer informed us that the DA requested it in exchange for all charges being 100% dismissed. The review was removed and all contact with anyone related to the restaurant was halted the moment i retained my lawyer. You can look the case details up now and see a verdict of ‘dismissed’ rather than guilty, so in this case - on that front, I think I’m ok. Thanks, though!

1 minute ago, arken said:

Don’t forget to rate/comment that pizza company on Yelp and google map.

That's actually the part I forgot in the original post - my husband DID rate them.  They jumped all over him on Facebook, so I made him take the review down because I didn't want that crazy in my life.  Lol.  Ironic, no?