Hi,

Really need to vent....INS just called to say my EAD interview has been
postponed from this Wednesday till 18th February, becuase of the bad snow that
is forecast!!! I only live about 5 miles away from the office....I would walk
if I had to!!!! I now have 3 MORE weeks of mind-numbing daytime TV, and those
jobs I've had my eye on will be long gone. Snow sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

From Sarah

Sarahstokesuk wrote:
Really need to vent....INS just called to say my EAD interview has been postponed from this Wednesday till 18th February, becuase of the bad snow that is forecast!!! I only live about 5 miles away from the office....I would walk if I had to!!!! I now have 3 MORE weeks of mind-numbing daytime TV, and those jobs I've had my eye on will be long gone. Snow sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

While you might be able to walk, the interviewer might live very far
away. Yes it sucks. They rescheduled you for 3 weeks later! I would
think that the would reschedule you sooner. Hang in there.
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can you call them back and say hows about we reassess on wednesday.. in
the event there is no storm, you could proceed as planned and that you
are flexible?

I dunno, worth a shot.


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Originally posted by Sarahstokesuk Hi, Really need
to vent....INS just called to say my EAD interview has been postponed
from this Wednesday till 18th February, becuase of the bad snow that
is forecast!!! I only live about 5 miles away from the office....I
would walk if I had to!!!! I now have 3 MORE weeks of mind-numbing
daytime TV, and those jobs I've had my eye on will be long gone. Snow
sucks!!!!!!!!!!! From Sarah

Hi:

Some offices will take
walk-in's with past appointment letters. I don't know where you are
other than you are not in Los Angeles. ;).

Its worth a try.


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Sarah,

It could be worse. My ex-wife's AOS interview was cancelled the
day of the interview because the person assigned to the case went home
sick. The office called us to tell us, but we were already enroute.


The interview was re-scheduled for 6 weeks later, as the interview
schedule was already laid out that far ahead, and during that time I was
laid off from my job.

You're right, daytime TV is mind numbing,
especially when it isn't snowing.

Cheers, JEff

Originally
posted by Sarahstokesuk Hi, Really need to vent....INS just
called to say my EAD interview has been postponed from this Wednesday
till 18th February, becuase of the bad snow that is forecast!!! I
only live about 5 miles away from the office....I would walk if I had
to!!!! I now have 3 MORE weeks of mind-numbing daytime TV, and those
jobs I've had my eye on will be long gone. Snow sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

From Sarah


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Well I for one can understand ';-) Here in NYC area we are bracing
for 10 to 20 inches by Wednesday morning.

And if you are west of us,
you are getting it first.

Rete

Originally posted by
Sarahstokesuk Hi, Really need to vent....INS just called
to say my EAD interview has been postponed from this Wednesday till
18th February, becuase of the bad snow that is forecast!!! I only
live about 5 miles away from the office....I would walk if I had
to!!!! I now have 3 MORE weeks of mind-numbing daytime TV, and those
jobs I've had my eye on will be long gone. Snow sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

From Sarah


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Originally posted by Rete Well I for one can understand
';-) Here in NYC area we are bracing for 10 to 20 inches by Wednesday
morning.

I don't understand. :) Why don't states/cities
have anough snow plowers to put the roads in stable conditions and make
drivers use winter equipment by law (winter tires, chains...)?
This
probably never would have happened where I come from. We used to have 20
and more inches of snow every winter and I have not missed a day of
school/work in my entire life because of bad weather.
I'm actually
trying to be humorous, but in a way it is hard for me to understand the
way things work here sometimes...


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Originally posted by Folinskyinla I don't know where
you are other than you are not in Los Angeles. ;).
I would
venture to guess the poster is not in Tucson or Miami either. :)


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Originally posted by Marjeta I don't understand. :) Why
don't states/cities have anough snow plowers to put the roads in stable
conditions and make drivers use winter equipment by law (winter tires,
chains...)? This probably never would have happened where I come
from. We used to have 20 and more inches of snow every winter and I have
not missed a day of school/work in my entire life because of bad
weather. I'm actually trying to be humorous, but in a way it is hard
for me to understand the way things work here sometimes...



Canadians don't understand us either. But you have to realize that
our roadways here are not made for chains. In fact, if I am remembering
correctly, we have a law AGAINST their use.

Also we are not suburbia.
The only places to park are on the streets. We don't have neat homes
with driveways and gargages nor businesses that have parking areas set
aside for customers and employees.

We also do not get large amounts of
snow at any one time on a regular basis.

Besides it gives us
something to ***** about ...

Rete


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"Marjeta" <marietadesigner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1203487.1075232045@britishexpats.com... Originally posted by Rete Well I for one can understand ';-) Here in NYC area we are bracing for 10 to 20 inches by Wednesday morning. I don't understand. :) Why don't states/cities have anough snow plowers to put the roads in stable conditions and make drivers use winter equipment by law (winter tires, chains...)?

I don't think you can do a direct comparison when normal weather conditions
differ so much. I can't speak for NY (though I know some parts of NY state
have a lot of snow and are quite well prepared) but I can speak for VA.
Every year we get some big snowfalls and people complain we were
under-prepared. I disagree. We were adequately prepared given the resources
we should dedicate to something that doesn't happen often. I would not want
to pay bigger taxes to have plows and crews sat around idle for most of the
Winter!

Let me turn this around. Here in Virginia it's rare to find homes without AC
because we have summer temperatures averaging over 90F. In much of Europe
average summer temperatures are much lower and AC is less common (though
it's use is increasing). Would it have been right to state that Europe was
unprepared for last year's heatwave? Again, I believe they were adequately
prepared for the norms and it would be a false economy to have AC in every
house.

Andy.

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Originally posted by Rete In fact, if I am remembering
correctly, we have a law AGAINST their use.

Hmmm, that's a new
one... But OK. That's like a resort for the worst possible weather
conditions.

Originally posted by Rete Also we are not
suburbia. The only places to park are on the streets. We don't have
neat homes with driveways and gargages nor businesses that have parking
areas set aside for customers and employees.

Well the place
where I used to live was not suburbia either, but a regular city
environment with street parking and all... Yet it seemed to be very well
organized and prepared for unusual weather events.
In the US standards
are set lower in these type of situations. The public finds it
acceptable for schools and bussinesses to be closed in bad weather,
where as somewhere else such a thing may be considered outrageous, and
certain people would be held responsable for it.


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Marjeta wrote: Originally posted by ReteWell I for one can understand ';-) Here in NYC area we are bracing for 10 to 20 inches by Wednesday morning. I don't understand. :) Why don't states/cities have anough snow plowers to put the roads in stable conditions and make drivers use winter equipment by law (winter tires, chains...)? This probably never would have happened where I come from. We used to have 20 and more inches of snow every winter and I have not missed a day of school/work in my entire life because of bad weather.

They are talking about 20 inches by tomorrow, not 20 inches for the
whole winter.

Marjeta,

I think you'll find that places that regularly have a lot of
snow are much better prepared to deal with it. Buffalo NY, for example,
as compared to New York NY.

It will depend, in the end, on economics.
If it is cheaper to close schools for a day or two every few years than
to keep a fleet of trucks and drivers on call who will be used only
every few years, then the public will find it quite acceptable to have
the closures.

Everyone loves a holiday. Unless it comes on the day of
their AOS interview.

Regards, JEff

Originally posted by
Marjeta Hmmm, that's a new one... But OK. That's like a resort
for the worst possible weather conditions. Well the place
where I used to live was not suburbia either, but a regular city
environment with street parking and all... Yet it seemed to be very well
organized and prepared for unusual weather events.
In the US standards
are set lower in these type of situations. The public finds it
acceptable for schools and bussinesses to be closed in bad weather,
where as somewhere else such a thing may be considered outrageous, and
certain people would be held responsable for it.


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Marjeta wrote:
Originally posted by Rete Well I for one can understand ';-) Here in NYC area we are bracing for 10 to 20 inches by Wednesday morning. I don't understand. :) Why don't states/cities have anough snow plowers to put the roads in stable conditions and make drivers use winter equipment by law (winter tires, chains...)? This probably never would have happened where I come from. We used to have 20 and more inches of snow every winter and I have not missed a day of school/work in my entire life because of bad weather. I'm actually trying to be humorous, but in a way it is hard for me to understand the way things work here sometimes...

Well here in Baltimore my office opened two hours late yesterday and today
they sent us home three hours early. Today was different then yesterday,
since we are suppose to get freezing rain and I don't know of any cars that
you can put ice skates on. Yesterday I think the two hours late opening was
to give them time to clear the parking lots and better for the state and
county road crews to clear roads with less cars on the roads.

Plus I think with government offices, especially with SSA offices they
figure why open the offices if grandma and grandpa are going to stay home.

Now schools here were closed all day yesterday and today, but I think that
due to them not wanting to get sued if a bus crashes or some kid slips on
the ice.

Originally posted by Mrraveltay They are talking about
20 inches by tomorrow, not 20 inches for the whole winter.


Yes, I know.

Anyway, I don't really have a problem with all that,
unless I'm out on the road feeling like it's doomsday. :)


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Originally posted by Andy Platt "Marjeta"
<marietadesigner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1203487.10752-
32045@britishexpats.com"]news:1203487.1075232045@britishexpats.com[/url-
]... Originally posted by Rete Well I for one can
understand ';-) Here in NYC area we are bracing for 10 to
20 inches by Wednesday morning.
I don't understand. :) Why don't states/cities have anough
snow plowers to put the roads in stable conditions and make
drivers use winter equipment by law (winter tires, chains...)?
I don't think you can do a direct comparison when normal weather
conditions differ so much. I can't speak for NY (though I know some
parts of NY state have a lot of snow and are quite well prepared) but
I can speak for VA. Every year we get some big snowfalls and people
complain we were under-prepared. I disagree. We were adequately
prepared given the resources we should dedicate to something that
doesn't happen often. I would not want to pay bigger taxes to have
plows and crews sat around idle for most of the Winter! Let me
turn this around. Here in Virginia it's rare to find homes without AC
because we have summer temperatures averaging over 90F. In much of
Europe average summer temperatures are much lower and AC is less
common (though it's use is increasing). Would it have been right to
state that Europe was unprepared for last year's heatwave? Again, I
believe they were adequately prepared for the norms and it would be a
false economy to have AC in every house. Andy. -- I'm not
really here, it's just your warped imagination


On the AC
front -- when I went to law school in San Francisco, it was rare for
homes to have AC and the 3 annual days of extreme heat -- you just
grinned and sweated. Although the stores and office buildings did have
AC -- they were kept the offices under 80 -- they were not designed for
the extreme heat.


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Originally posted by Andy Platt I don't think you can
do a direct comparison when normal weather conditions differ so much.
I can't speak for NY (though I know some parts of NY state have a lot
of snow and are quite well prepared) but I can speak for VA. Every
year we get some big snowfalls and people complain we were under-
prepared. I disagree. We were adequately prepared given the resources
we should dedicate to something that doesn't happen often.



That's very true. And I understand why people from VA or NC wouldn't
know what to do in snowy weather conditions. However here in Northeast
Ohio the winters are always bad as far as I've been told. And yet they
don't seem to be very prepared either...


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