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The UK is lost. Sounds like there effectively is.

Agree 100% with Boiler. Let's sit back and cheer.

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man: Dragged carcass from bed to breakfast/skoolbus Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Attempted Siesta #1 not too restful, almost no zzz man. Breakfast/lunch essentially too many salted Costco peanuts, overingest we man. At half-past noon, was about to head out ES-ing, overcome personal torpor we man. Mama T-B. called to gripe and vent, aysheep senior she man man. We have never known anyone less interested in solutions, man. The idiot staff apparently already hosed our carefully arranged bed linens, we man. First ES was with our favorite ES co., wonderful man. They were floored to hear that they were within walking distance of our casa, si man. Second ES was with arguably our #2 favorite ES co.*, wonderful man. *because long ago we sweet-talked the ownerette (a roja) into liking us, F$WM man The roja cut us a major deal, F$WM. We were very well pleased with the take and the ultra-short commute, whee and glee man. And before Bro G can ask the obvious, no man the roja is married, si and sigh man. Returned to casa and serviced demanding miu, subservient we man. Attempted Siesta #2 failed, headache we man. Mini-B. returned and closeted himself to yak with what we suspect is his girlfriend, better be a rubia man. Eventually, he wanted din-din, starving we man man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers, ingest traditional Friday fare Two Guys man. Movie night was, first, something boring that we got out of, dreadful man. Movie night was then Here Comes the Boom, pretty good and watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to 1 Manyzen bowls for the week, quota met and exceeded man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We haven't even looked for GSs/ESs for Saturday, satisfied with Friday we man. Must visit Mama T-B. on Saturday, out-straighten incompetents' work yet again we man. Must do her taxes, determined we man. We want to sneak them to her CPA before Mama T-B. insists on microscopic pre-review, strategic we man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

1. Southwestern Houston -- one area loaded with Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean/Thai people & businesses 2. Sugar Land ('burb) -- very large Chinese population, many giant Chinese/East Asian supermarkets etc. For example: https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Chinese+Supermarket&find_loc=Houston%2C+TX&dd_referrer= Sugar Land has 99 Ranch, Jusgo, soon an H Mart, & many smaller businesses. Taxes, crime rate, and city services almost certainly better outside Houston city limits.

Friday ES report, see man: We attended both, dependable we man. Both ESs yielded the take, see man: -- toucans chicken noodle soup, NIP box of 2 Manyzen plastic forks, NIP Turbo Snake (for drains), NIP Playtex "hand-saver" gloves, ~full Drāno "dual-force foamer" = $Many-&-a-half ($2+2+2 + half a buck), steal man -- Manycans (toucans + toucans) chicken noodle soup, NIP Ace reusable cold compress, ~full pump-bottle hand sanitizer = $Many ($2+2+1), steal man Total = $Many-&-a-half ($2x2x2 +2+2 - half a buck)

Southeastern Texas has two seasons, see man: Summer, and January, si man. As usual, the new oak leaves are knocking the old ones off, springtime man.

As observed, "Out of the bedpan, into the ____..."

Scintillating Thursday repartee aside from ours, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Did not take prohibited HSM at bedtime, semi-regretful we man man. Should have taken antihistamines, upper-respiratory reaction to maid's raising dust man. Breakfasted/skoolbused Mini-B., groggy Two Guys man. Siesta #1 was initially successful, hip pain man. Attended packed new-management caucus at Uncle T-B.'s facility's dining room, ancient population man. Of course, wireless microphones, talking too fast, and echoes led to zero comprehension, man. We could catch most of it, listen closely we man. The 2 co-presidents of the new outfit spoke and sounded sincere, si man. The current staff will all be retained, that's #1 man. Current rates & discounts will transfer to the new residential contracts, that's #2 man. Individual rent-relief agreements with existing Director will be pursued, that's #Many man. We were satisfied with what we heard, mollified we man. The meeting dragged late, some delay consequent to a Many-1-1 emergency among the group man. Uncle T-B. scootered up for lunch as things were ending, forgot meeting senior he man man. We apprised him of the chief points, apprise we man senior he man man. Uncle T-B. was appreciative, si man. After this, we went straight to Mama T-B.'s place, away-too-long we man man. We arrived just in time for lunch, extra plate procured for us man. We consumed chicken breast, baby potatoes, and apple juice, ingest we man. There were also beets, which we told to beet it, ain't gonna eet you man. We did Mama T-B.'s stuff, yelling only during reorganizing of bed linens man. Just as we finished last chore, favorite previous nooser came in, joyous reunion man. (Nooser has gone "on-call only" consequent to mother's death, sad not to see nooser more man.) She & we hugged each other and we beat a graceful exit, opportune opportunity man. At casa, Siesta #2 semi-successful, phone rang in other room man. It turned out to be Mini-B., "The skoolbus didn't come, no man," no man. (We wryly observe that even the only skoolbus that they allow him to take wasn't takeable, man.) Fortunately, they sent another skoolbus, only half an hour late man. Din-din was orange chicken from Costco, ingest Two Guys man. Afterward, we actually made progress on Mama T-B.'s taxes, progress we man. Movie night was The Naked Gun (Liam Neeson), hilariously watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2x2x2 +1), only one short of weekly quota man. Post-popcorn dessert was nearly half the tub of grape tomatoes from Costco, ingest Two Guys man. Post-dessert dessert (for us) was too many tablespoonsful of Costco potato salad, overingest we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We have itineraried 2 highly local ESs for Friday, one literally walking distance if we so chose man. No other Friday plans except siestas and more taxes, no plan we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

You're welcome. Let us know who you find and how you did it -- valuable for others. See my "edited to add" above.

Sure. Possibly. You never want to misunderstand or say anything that could be misinterpreted. Google (although I use StartPage.com) is your friend -- search "Arabic interpreters in New York City" or your borough. Might be even faster to utilize ChatGPT, which can do more work for you. Edited to add: Some interpreters will have worked for USCIS, e.g. in asylum interviews, and will be familiar with what's going on in an AOS interview.

He deserves every possible honor.

Yee-HAAAAA! (As we know, that's "Congratulations!" in Texan.)

You might get lucky in this regard. Keep the faith. I always buy travel insurance... you never can tell.

Your patience and stamina are impressive. Keep the faith.

Hire one, in case they separate you or want to hear only from her.

Yeah, just one case.

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Case Progress subforum to the UK regional forum.

Yanqui go home

1. Oak leaves still falling. 2. Tree pollen bursting out and falling. 3. Go figure. 4. Chimpanzees still flinging poo.

Only in Texas in February, see man: 1. Oak leaves still falling, man. 2. Tree pollen bursting and falling, sneeze man.

There's very little in life that large sums of money can't solve.

Can be merged into the SOTU thread, if desired.

Intriguing! Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's One Great Way to Deal with Cartels Once and For All In the early days of the nation, before it was really even a country, much of our nation's naval power was in the form of privateers. These men received letters of marque that authorized them to raid British shipping and to profit from it. In essence, it was piracy with permission, and it's kind of glorious. The Constitution authorized Congress to issue letters of marque and reprisal, though they haven't done it for ages now. While Lincoln was authorized to use them during the Civil War, the last use seems to have been around 1815. Now, more than 200 years later, it's an idea worth remembering as the Mexican cartels seem to think it's a fine time to get rowdy. [...] https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/02/25/theres-one-great-way-to-deal-with-cartels-once-and-for-all-n1231681

Excellent article, with a quoted section that makes great sense. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fetterman: No, Seriously – How Do You Not Stand? [...] Fetterman has matured into a more traditional Pennsylvania statesman, interested in cooperation and respect rather than shutdowns, stunts, and demagoguery. At the State of the Union address last night, Fetterman shook Donald Trump's hand, perhaps the only member of his party to do so, and gave Trump a polite audience for his speech. That alone made Fetterman an anomaly, but he took respect a step further without having to take a step at all. When Trump called for justice for Iryna Zarutska, Fetterman stood. When Trump introduced Erika Kirk as his guest and called for an end to political violence, Fetterman stood. By this morning, Fetterman found himself echoing Trump's own question from the SOTU speech – How do you not stand? Fetterman wondered that this morning in an interview with Fox News: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/02/25/fetterman-no-seriously-how-do-you-not-stand-n3812270

This is some report. The officers got snow chunks in their face, and Ayatollah Mamdani should have egg on his face. I predict an NYPD revolt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYPD Releases Photos of Suspects in Snowball-Pelting Incident As Mamdani's 'Kids' Narrative Implodes [...] Videos clearly showed the officers getting hit by snowballs thrown by adults, not children. Multiple officers had to get treated at a nearby hospital, with at least two sustaining lacerations to the face, according to local reports. The NY Post noted that a law enforcement source told them that "One officer suffered a possible contusion behind his eye, while another had a headache from getting hit in the back of the head." But the officers' injuries didn't stop Mamdani from saying in so many words that it was a harmless "snowball fight" involving just kids being kids, and that he didn't agree that any criminal offenses had been committed. [...] https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/02/24/nypd-photos-of-snowball-throwers-mamdani-n2199542