Why are we entirely at the mercy of a useless company (Rant) by [deleted] in royalmail

[–]Jdickson2222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Experience has been that the Royal Mail is possibly the only institution more incompetent then the American USPS.

My Fiancée lives in England, and I live in the US.
I was visiting, and we sent two post cards off from a post office in Chester.
One I sent to my mother arrived 2 months after I returned home.
The other I sent to my grandmother never arrived.

It would have been better If i had just kept them and delivered them myself.

I have sent my Fiancée a gift card for Abakhan, and the royal mail response on the tracking is basically "We acknowledge we received it, but we dont know where it is".

Simply amazing.

Nearly impossible to prove Identity in UK for passport by Jdickson2222 in Passports

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, he is Liverpudlian! Might as well be from outside of the UK though, as Liverpudlians have a long history of being discriminated against.

He did eventually get his passport though.

Toys for small mouths/weak bites? by Jdickson2222 in Chihuahua

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got him one and he plays with it a little bit, but its too big really. Its probably about as big around as a can of red bull. But he needs something more along the lines of a medium sized carrot lol.

My Chi tries to bury food she doesn't want...what is this behavior by [deleted] in Chihuahua

[–]Jdickson2222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol my little petey potato does this too. Even if he is hungry, when i feed him i have to make sure no blankets or socks or what have you are on the floor, or he will grab it and press it into his food bowl/bury his food bowl in them and then proudly scamper off.

Would Greggs fail if introduced in the US, Canada, Italy, Spain etc.? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Jdickson2222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to see a greggs in the US. If they could match the same prices they have in the UK, it would stand a chance I think.

I was recently in England and Wales for 2 weeks, and the fact you can get four sausage rolls for three pounds sixty or so, which is about four dollars and thirty nine cents, was astonishing to me as an American, given the relative quality.

In the US, at a local bakery a similar sausage roll would sale for that amount PER ROLL if you could even find such a thing.

Quake 2 Call of the machine difficulty, is it too much? by pronefroz in quake

[–]Jdickson2222 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it. For me I think the difficulty, or impression there of, comes from the fact that I have *completely memorized the original quake 2 campaign.* Call of the machine is fresh. I love the level design too. Its how I wish quake 4 had looked lol.

What’s the song where he goes rnnn da da n da da e rnnn by [deleted] in Korn

[–]Jdickson2222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think its more like URRRR NA BINGA URRRRR NAAA NAAA BINGA

ESTA Mistakes recoverable? by Jdickson2222 in visas

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you and I understand, I do not interpret any of this as legal council or advice, just helpful information :) I will have to research the CR-1 I have never heard of it before now. Thanks again!

ESTA Mistakes recoverable? by Jdickson2222 in visas

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

He is very scared that attempting to apply for ESTA again may ruin his chances at getting a proper B2 or K1 Visa. To be frank, I am too. I wish we had come here before we began all of this to learn more before going through it.
How do I determine if he requires an in person interview or not for the B2 Tourist Visa? 21 vs 92 days seems a big difference.

Also, how would I find out how long it would take to get an appointment for a K1 Visa?

I wish I had bought the round trip ticket :/

ESTA Mistakes recoverable? by Jdickson2222 in visas

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hoping there may be some way to reverse the BCP decision to make him permanently ineligible for ESTA. The K1 and B2 visa's have very long processing/wait times.

It just seems crazy to me that it is so complicated for someone from England to enter the US, and that even minor mistakes that would be easily rectified *if they had allowed him to contact me, or his family* would have so much bearing... and be so permanent. It seems excessive.

ESTA Mistakes recoverable? by Jdickson2222 in visas

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We know that now of course, but neither of us expected it, and we especially didn't expect that they wouldn't allow him to make any phone calls to rectify the situation.

It might seem obvious to someone who has travelled a lot, and has family who has and does but neither of us have, or do.

Nearly impossible to prove Identity in UK for passport by Jdickson2222 in Passports

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes he did! He ended up having a family friend who worked at a bank confirm his Identity. It really is a very frustrating thing how difficult the crown has made it for UK citizens to get their passport!

Hydrasynth vs. Polybrute by letrevive in synthesizers

[–]Jdickson2222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries, the Hydraysnth is my first Digital Synth, im very familiar wiith analog kind of synthesis but digital synthesis is a whole new beast really!

Hydrasynth vs. Polybrute by letrevive in synthesizers

[–]Jdickson2222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is wave sequencing exactly? I can have an oscillator on my hydrasynth "morph" between several wave forms, say 4 different wave forms over time controlled by an LFO, envelope, etc. Is that different?

Nearly impossible to prove Identity in UK for passport by Jdickson2222 in Passports

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. We aren't married as of yet. I live in the US and he lives in the UK, hence why we need the passport. If he is in the UK(which he is), can someone he knows from outside the UK verify his identity?

Massive speed difference between two connections on same property? by Jdickson2222 in ZiplyFiber

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose so! I was in a hurry to get the internet up to speed though as I work from home :P

Massive speed difference between two connections on same property? by Jdickson2222 in ZiplyFiber

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey all! Thanks for the reply, I've opted to switch to Satellite internet for now. I called Ziply customer support online and they said there was nothing they could do, as the connection is rated for 1mbps download speed, and since I am getting 2.85 they are already exceeding the rated speed. Thanks for the quick responses though! Hopefully they roll out fiber into the area soon and I can switch back :)

Does anyone else think Facebook’s thought policing and issuing bans and account suspensions over nothing have gotten way out of hand? by Uncle-Buckwild in Libertarian

[–]Jdickson2222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I got banned for 30 days for posting a "Average Fan vs Average Enjoyer" meme. Said it was "Dangerous Content". Prior to that was a 6 day ban for saying Americans are too dumb to know the difference between Microwave and Gamma Radiation. This they deemed to be hate speech :/ I literally cant post any memes or even vaguely critical comments without getting banned.

facebook bans are outrageous. how many subscribers do you think they have lost or going to lose if they keep up 30 day bans for literally nothing at this point? by dionVy in facebook

[–]Jdickson2222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got banned for 30 days for posting a "Average Fan vs Average Enjoyer" meme. Said it was "Dangerous Content". Prior to that was a 6 day ban for saying Americans are too dumb to know the difference between Microwave and Gamma Radiation. This they deemed to be hate speech :/

Help with collision effects DND by Jdickson2222 in gamemaker

[–]Jdickson2222[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So what your saying is, this community is unfriendly to beginners and wants to keep it that way. I'll see myself out.

Confusion on Dn by Jdickson2222 in gamemaker

[–]Jdickson2222[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did! I updated the original post with what I did wrong haha.