It is snowing again and is bloody freezing.
This morning I awoke to a new Pope and felt
no different – perhaps a slight headache.
The crowd in St Peters square last night
was certainly very excited so they are obviously expecting big things. He looks
much like all the other Popes and I am sure he will do just as a good a job as
his predecessors.
I have not had a reaction from PK – who is
the only person I know who was actually excommunicated from the Catholic church
– but I am sure he is just as thrilled as I am. He will – I am sure – celebrate
with a large noggin of Jamies.
Today I did not have any forms to fill out
but I had some questions to answer. Some of these are very difficult and tax me
to the limit.
I have to make up a lot of answers and I just
know that one day I will be sitting under the spotlights being grilled by the
House Illegal Aliens Committee trying to explain myself.
Now you apparently cannot – and I can
understand this – open a bank account in America unless you have a Social
Security Number.
So we cannot open bank accounts unless we
have a number – which we will not get until some weeks after we arrive – so
what do we do for banking in the interim?
Well actually – we have opened a bank
account – or Cate has – and she does not have one of those numbers – but when
she asked for me to be added to the account they said no because I don’t have a
number.
This type of stuff happens every day around
here.
I have decided on dates.
29 April Cat
collection
30 April Furniture
collection
2 May Badger
leaves Vienna
Will Badger be staying in the cold and empty apartment or will he be ensconced in a fine Vienna hotel. I say a fine hotel as I assume the company will be picking up the tab and not Badger.
ReplyDeleteThe Fed government of the USofA is veRy bizarre. The latest round I have with them concerns a relative who is getting money from the G.I. Bill for college. Because this person took a bunch of college courses for four years (without any government assistence) before he joined the military, so they are forcing him to pay eXtra for his college he is now taking after leaving the military, besides stealing his last paycheck without an eXplanation as weLL as not reimbursing him for his moving eXpenses as promised.
ReplyDeleteWeLL, the weather is beautiful so I need to paint and do a little carpentry work. Wish me luck, as there are ladders involved. But I told Cooper we can snuggle until the dryer has finished my clothes.
well to the wonderful US.. can be very annoying...
ReplyDeleteJust wait until you try to return something at Target (a mid-range retailer) with or without a receipt. The experience will make US government paperwork seem like child's play.
ReplyDeletefmcgmccllc: Yes I shall stay in the Radisson where we stayed when we first arrived.
ReplyDeleteesb: I might be easier to go via Mexico
Trina: Fortunately it is the home of the brave
VictoriaK: I think Target is the same the world over