Seattle, here I come !!!
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Jurgen Eidt wrote: I live in Redmond Ah, Nirvana... No wonder you rarely post - eternal bliss has got to be better than the Internet.;) "...putting all your eggs in one basket along with your bowling ball and gym clothes only gets you scrambled eggs and an extra laundry day... " - Jeffry J. Brickley
Roger Wright wrote: Ah, Nirvana... No wonder you rarely post - eternal bliss has got to be better than the Internet. Hey, I have a solid modem connection! But Redmond is a nice area, but cost of living is really high. Actually, my house is right across the MS campus so its more the Bellevue area which is one of the most expensive cities in the US :doh: Jürgen Eidt http://cpicture.de/en [^]
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Cool :-) If only those Canadian Consulate people returned my Passport + Docs, I'd be able to come too. It's now almost 3 weeks since I asked them to mail it back to and they haven't responded. They've have had it with them for over 5 months too :-( Anyway I'm going to repeatedly mail them, fax them etc till I get my stuff back. I don't know if it's already too late though. One more reason why my life sucks right now.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Anyway I'm going to repeatedly mail them, fax them etc till I get my stuff back. I don't know if it's already too late though. One more reason why my life sucks right now. Where is the Canadian Consulate? Can't you just go and pick them up? If it was me, I'd be on the phone everyday asking for them back and saying I'm coming to get them personally. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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I booked my tickets, I'll be in Seattle on Sept 27. And I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7. I'm really stoked, it's definately the furthest I'll have been from home. So, which CPians live in the Seattle area ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote: I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7 I can not help you with Seattle, but what part of Texas are you hoping to get to. There are several of us here in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that I can think of.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Anyway I'm going to repeatedly mail them, fax them etc till I get my stuff back. I don't know if it's already too late though. One more reason why my life sucks right now. Where is the Canadian Consulate? Can't you just go and pick them up? If it was me, I'd be on the phone everyday asking for them back and saying I'm coming to get them personally. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
Michael P Butler wrote: Where is the Canadian Consulate? Can't you just go and pick them up? If it was me, I'd be on the phone everyday asking for them back and saying I'm coming to get them personally. It's in Chandigarh - the other side of India. Going there would be pretty expensive - and while I don't mind the expenses as long as I get my stuff back, I don't want to go there and then have to come back empty handed. There is no guarantee that they'd give my stuff back if I go there - in fact I won't even be allowed inside the consulate without an appointment. The operators who attend the phone seem to be at the lower clerical level and don't really have any sort of authority at all. So all they do is tell me to try faxing again or emailing again. It's very frustrating - in fact it's probably the most frustrating situation I've ever faced in my entire life - barring my divorce of course which was in a totally different league as far as frustrating situations go.
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Michael P Butler wrote: Where is the Canadian Consulate? Can't you just go and pick them up? If it was me, I'd be on the phone everyday asking for them back and saying I'm coming to get them personally. It's in Chandigarh - the other side of India. Going there would be pretty expensive - and while I don't mind the expenses as long as I get my stuff back, I don't want to go there and then have to come back empty handed. There is no guarantee that they'd give my stuff back if I go there - in fact I won't even be allowed inside the consulate without an appointment. The operators who attend the phone seem to be at the lower clerical level and don't really have any sort of authority at all. So all they do is tell me to try faxing again or emailing again. It's very frustrating - in fact it's probably the most frustrating situation I've ever faced in my entire life - barring my divorce of course which was in a totally different league as far as frustrating situations go.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: It's in Chandigarh - the other side of India. Going there would be pretty expensive - and while I don't mind the expenses as long as I get my stuff back, I don't want to go there and then have to come back empty handed. There is no guarantee that they'd give my stuff back if I go there - in fact I won't even be allowed inside the consulate without an appointment. The operators who attend the phone seem to be at the lower clerical level and don't really have any sort of authority at all. So all they do is tell me to try faxing again or emailing again. It's very frustrating - in fact it's probably the most frustrating situation I've ever faced in my entire life - barring my divorce of course which was in a totally different league as far as frustrating situations go. That sucks. Have you tried talking to a lawyer who can tell you the best way to get your property back . There must be better procedures for getting legal documents back to their rightful owner. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: It's in Chandigarh - the other side of India. Going there would be pretty expensive - and while I don't mind the expenses as long as I get my stuff back, I don't want to go there and then have to come back empty handed. There is no guarantee that they'd give my stuff back if I go there - in fact I won't even be allowed inside the consulate without an appointment. The operators who attend the phone seem to be at the lower clerical level and don't really have any sort of authority at all. So all they do is tell me to try faxing again or emailing again. It's very frustrating - in fact it's probably the most frustrating situation I've ever faced in my entire life - barring my divorce of course which was in a totally different league as far as frustrating situations go. That sucks. Have you tried talking to a lawyer who can tell you the best way to get your property back . There must be better procedures for getting legal documents back to their rightful owner. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
Michael P Butler wrote: That sucks. Have you tried talking to a lawyer who can tell you the best way to get your property back . There must be better procedures for getting legal documents back to their rightful owner. Yep, I am going to do that. It's a tricky situation. Entities like Consulates of foreign countries are not technically within Indian legal jurisdiction - so I am really unsure as to how successful this is going to be. But if I have no other option, I'll have to pursue legal measures. Overall this situaion is crazy!
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Christian Graus wrote: I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7 I can not help you with Seattle, but what part of Texas are you hoping to get to. There are several of us here in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that I can think of.
Michael A. Barnhart wrote: There are several of us here in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. And one in New Mexico right next door to el paso, texas. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I booked my tickets, I'll be in Seattle on Sept 27. And I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7. I'm really stoked, it's definately the furthest I'll have been from home. So, which CPians live in the Seattle area ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
An absolutely beautiful city with a great atmoshere and plenty to do and see. Only there for a couple of days last September but loved every minute of it. Here's the webcam from the Space Needle. The views are spectacular. http://www.spaceneedle.com/webcam/[^] Also have a look at this: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/roadrunner/whatliesbeneath.htm[^]. Very touristy but fun.
Talk is cheap. Actions lower taxes.
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I booked my tickets, I'll be in Seattle on Sept 27. And I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7. I'm really stoked, it's definately the furthest I'll have been from home. So, which CPians live in the Seattle area ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Where in Texas? San Antonio maybe? ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Where in Texas? San Antonio maybe? ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: San Antonio maybe? There's a San Antonio in Texas too, eh? I vaguely remember there being one in CA.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: San Antonio maybe? There's a San Antonio in Texas too, eh? I vaguely remember there being one in CA.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: I vaguely remember there being one in CA. Er, sorry. I think it was a street rather than a town :-)
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Where in Texas? San Antonio maybe? ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Austin is just up the road if you are going to be around San Antonio.
I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon
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Weiye Chen wrote: Cc to the press. Let the public know about their inefficiency if that wouldn't cause any trouble for you. It may annoy them and they might instantly reject the Visa - not that they may not do exactly that even now. But I think it's extremely irresponsible of them to keep someone's Passport+Docs with them infinitely. I missed out on a sponsored Singapore trip (Asia-Australia MVP summit in April) due to this. I have not been able to file taxes this year - technically I can be arrested I guess. But I can't file taxes as my bank records and previous tax filings are all at the consulate. My accountant has advised me to get those docs + Passport back as early as possible. I am also pretty certain to miss the Seattle summit - I don't think i'll be able to apply for a Visa extension in time. Nish :-(
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They're probably waiting in turn for the U.S. DHS to send them back to them as well!
"A preoccupation with the next world pretty clearly signals an inability to cope credibly with this one."
John Cardinal wrote: They're probably waiting in turn for the U.S. DHS to send them back to them as well! DHS? :confused:
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John Cardinal wrote: They're probably waiting in turn for the U.S. DHS to send them back to them as well! DHS? :confused:
DHS = Department of Homeland Security, those alert and competent folks keeping our skies safe from fingernail files and Audi keys, but letting axe murderers across at the border.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: San Antonio maybe? There's a San Antonio in Texas too, eh? I vaguely remember there being one in CA.
There's a Lake San Antonio[^] in CA. :)
Jon Sagara I said NO salt, NO salt on my margarita!!
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John Cardinal wrote: They're probably waiting in turn for the U.S. DHS to send them back to them as well! DHS? :confused:
I have a strong suspicion that Canada is sharing a *lot* more info with the U.S. than they really need to. There have been some strange cases of things happening between the two countries lately that are a little "shady"[^].
"A preoccupation with the next world pretty clearly signals an inability to cope credibly with this one."
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I booked my tickets, I'll be in Seattle on Sept 27. And I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7. I'm really stoked, it's definately the furthest I'll have been from home. So, which CPians live in the Seattle area ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Cool :-) If only those Canadian Consulate people returned my Passport + Docs, I'd be able to come too. It's now almost 3 weeks since I asked them to mail it back to and they haven't responded. They've have had it with them for over 5 months too :-( Anyway I'm going to repeatedly mail them, fax them etc till I get my stuff back. I don't know if it's already too late though. One more reason why my life sucks right now.
Damn - I'm going to miss out on meeting you *again*. And next year, Microsoft might get wise to me and drop my MVP, so the chance will be lost.... Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Christian Graus wrote: I hope to be in Texas on October 6 or 7 I can not help you with Seattle, but what part of Texas are you hoping to get to. There are several of us here in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that I can think of.
I am not sure, but I know I will be visiting Dallas on the day I fly out. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
