Knobby_Wheezer

Actually, I wear 7, 7 1/2 and 8 (depending on make of shoe) or 37N for Birkenstocks.

And, I have worn men's shoes: many work boots only come in men's sizes---and I wear a 5 1/2 or 6 depending, again, on the make. Yes, yes: work *shoes* with steel toes blahblah come in women's sizes, but not work *boots* (at least, not anywhere I have been). When I was a teenager, North Stars only came in boy's sizes and at that time I was a 5 1/2 boy's shoe size.

What this means is that it was only me who answered for both parts. I have no idea what size He takes. Let's pretend it's 12. Why? So that I can tell you that his son's shoe size is one bigger.

(I am fairly certain that US shoe sizes and Canadian shoe sizes are the same.)

Yessirree, I iron my clothes every time that I unpack them (been about every two years or so since 1982) and not at any other time. Usually, I don't wear them between packs and unpacks---or, I didn't until I started the office contract in early July. Now, I am expected to wear the "office casual" M-R, but not F 'cause they do Casual Fridays. However, I still don't iron the clothes---I take 'em outta the dryer hot and fold them or hang them while still hot with the hopes that my mother's advice will never fail.

And, it hasn't yet. ;-)

Unable to vote properly. I am 5'5 1/2"---which is not an option. There is no range for between 5'5" and 5'6". Well, anyway: since I was barred from the conventional method, here is the unconventional method.

Radio Button for: 5'5" - 5'8" She

Radio Button for: over 6' (6'4") He

Radio Button for: He is taller than She

Since I can't look at the poll Qs and post a reply at the same time, I have no idea whether I have answered all the Qs.

It took me a while, but I finally read the last page.

I appreciate the info about the flour---I, too, make my own bread and found it was just impossible and that was taking into account the elevation (SE Idaho---south of the Snake River plain).

In the place that I visit and will be moving to (if things work out for 2007), I have found that the prices are all about double what I have paid for stuff in Canada---with, perhaps, the exception of here in Calgary. There are tons of people here who have tons of money and the prices reflect the wealth.

Surprises were the lack of price difference between large flake rolled oats and "quick" rolled oats---large flake cost more in most places that I have lived in Canada. Since I can no longer eat "quick" oat without gagging (gad they're gross), I do not know if the large flake cost more or less than quick oats because the store that I buy oats from doesn't carry the grody quick oats. But, in Idaho, they are the same price---and that's in WinCo or Fred Meyer (Albertson's just plain costs more).

BUT, Albertson's is a hold out for Jello 1 2 3. Anyone old enough to remember when that used to be in Canada?

Thanks, also, for the heads up about the corn syrup ubiquity. No wonder the boyfriend looked at me strangely when he discovered that I did not know what Karo Syrup was. He spoke of it like "Karo" was the substance from which the syrup was made---and I had never heard of such a plant or fruit. Then, when he showed me some, I realised what it was (my mom used Beehive) and that I still hadn't heard of it. (We needed some for a pie.)

I found that the plain cappuccino that is dispensed from a machine in the Stinker's chain of gas stations / convenience stores is a good substitute for Timmy's English Toffee cappuccino. I don't really care for anything else that Timmy's sells---I *did* like the tim-totes, but they don't sell them anymore.

Cheese curds are made in Logan, UT and it's a quick jaunt over the ID border to go get some. I can't remember the name of the store at the moment. And there's a rumour that they also have cheese curds up near Rexburg . . . or on the way to Rexburg . . . .

Yes, Buckley's is available online to the states, but it is only the kind with Dextromethorphine (sp?) in it. The regular Buckley's still has to be purchased in Canada. I gave some to my boyfriend last year for his birthday after fielding the complaints about the online stuff.

Oh, Yves brand of veggie "meat" is from Vancouver, not Montréal.

However, as the produce department in *any* grocery chain in SE ID is far more extensive than anything I have seen anywhere (except California)---I can live without Timmy's instant sugary powdered coffee mix, Y&S licorice cigars and can put up with having to specifically buy "bread" flour.

Ah, but yes, it *is* good to ###### sometimes. :-)

Wow! What a quick turnaround! Thank you!

Yes, born in Canada and lived only in Canada.

2 names

1 agency (RCMP)

"Canada Wide Name Check"

Excellent and very cool.

:-)

marmoset:

I wouldn't advise attempted travel while a K-1 visa is in progress. You are likely to be turned down for crossing because you post a risk of staying there. Here's what I read on this site (don't ask me *where* because I copied and pasted it to a notepad document and saved it to my hard drive rather than saving the page itself in My Favourites).

"A lot of people want to know, can the foreign fiancé(e) VISIT the US fiancé(e) in the US during this process?

There are no guarantees.... Many people historically been turned away at the port of entry after

starting the k-1 process. If you try to make an entry during the k-1 process you may be turned back and

sent home. If you elect to visit, be aware that the POE officer may not to allow you to enter the US and

turn you right around (at your cost). Be aware of this risk. It is not illegal to enter the US during

this process but you have to realize that there is an elevated risk that the POE officer will decide

that you are trying to bypass the fiancé(e) visa process. I would personally advise anyone considering this

to make plans for the US Citizen to travel abroad instead. Why take the risk just for a visit? Keep in

mind that if you are turned away (for any reason) this may delay your interview for the visa and result

in complicating the situation later on."

Any chance that your SO could visit you instead?

I have read elsewhere on the site that Police Certificates are for every place that a person has lived for 6 months or more since attaining the age of 16. For me, that's at least 13 places (guessing from memory of last count).

Questions that I have are:

1) Is it, in fact, the RCMP that I would go to for a nationwide name check?

1a) Or, do I go downtown to the local police and ask them to do it?

1b) Since I have lived in other provinces, does that point at the RCMP for the request or the local police?

- "local" police for several places in which I have lived means the provincial police---no "local" police

1c) If places are covered only by a provincial police force and do not have their own local police, is that only one certificate or is that 8 separate certificates?

- currently living in Calgary and have easy access to both / either RCMP or local police

2) Does anyone know if I have to pay 3 times if I have been known by 3 names?

- example 01: the name that I use now (which is on all my legal documents / is my birth name)

- example 02: the adoptive name by which I was known during my brief marriage

- example 03: the short name (like---'Betty' is short for 'Elizabeth') by which I am commonly referred?

2a) If separate payments are required for separate names, which of the above 3 (or all) would be required?

- So, what I'm asking, I guess, is it 3 separate searches if I've been known by 3 names? Or, would it be 4 names: my original legal first and last names; my original short name and last name; my legal first name and adopted name of marriage; my short name and my adopted name of marriage?

2c) If the separate name searches are combined with the separate places of residence, will I have to pay totally ridiculous sums of money as a result?

I may seem to have a tendency to 'overkill', but I like to be prepared---some surprises are NOT welcome. I also like to plan ahead. Neither myself nor my partner have applied for anything yet because we want to see a music-fest in RI first and do not want to have me turned back at the border because a K-1 is in process.

Any comfort that you can send my way will be appreciated. Trust me. :-)