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Been hearing a lot about Traveling Hobo's burgers so I made the 15 minute drive out to Watkinsville today for lunch. They have a 6 and 10oz burger, since I whine about tiny patties I went all in on the 10 oz.

The food came out in about 10 minutes and was piping hot. I got the "boxcar fries" which were very crispy and tasty.

The burger was indeed huge. If I have any complaints it's the bun.. which dwarfs the patty.. it was at least 1.5" thick on top and about 1" on bottom. I picked away a lot of the bun as I didn't want that much bread with the burger.

The meat was well seasoned, cooked per request (medium well), and super hot. The patty itself was definintely oversized especially for most burgers around town.

My entire meal was a little over $20 with tip

Worth trying sometime especially if you are extra hungry and want a massive patty!

Last month Service Canada said my originally issued e-cert was invalid. It was like pulling teeth to get any information or answers. Also, I was beginning to worry that my previously approved proof of citizenship application was somehow being called into question, since the rejection happened around the time of the initial surrender letters.

Ultimately, I requested new e-cert, then reapplied for a SIN.

After two week wait, I finally received a SIN number.

Still have a lot left to do, but grateful things are moving.

Don't give up hope.

from earlier post here, Service Canada said my originally issued e-cert was invalid. It was like pulling teeth to get any information or answers.

Ultimately requested new e-cert, then reapplied for my SIN

After two week wait, I finally got my SIN number! Next is to start gathering documents/photos for passport application!

I deleted my earlier post because the title came across harsher than I intended, and reddit does not allow editing of titles. My actual question is simply how residents can report animal carcasses that remain beside roads or sidewalks for several days.

For anyone else wondering about this too, the county has a hotline for reporting these poor animals:

https://www.accgov.com/10890/Dead-Animal-Pickup-Request

Contact Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department by email at collections@accgov.com or by phone at 706-613-3501 and press the number seven.

Has anyone found a local plumber who has equipment to do chain flail (chain knocker) or flexshaft pipe cleaning? I am not referring to hydro-jet which is water only. Chain flail/flexshaft adds mechanical element to cleaning insides of old iron pipes.

If you know someone who offers this specific service please drop me a comment, thank you!

They'll be at this through daybreak tomorrow. No telling how many more nights of this they have left, but they're making good speed considering I guess!

Just got a nice used Action Cam 4, but alas it came without battery. Best Buy only sells full cameras and not any spares.

Would anyone happen to have a spare/used battery I could buy? Was hoping to use this tomorrow morning!

I am wondering whether anyone else has run into this.

I was recently approved for proof of citizenship and received my electronic citizenship certificate. (G2, actual certified birth certificates for everyone in my chain not copies of, pretty straightforward application)

I then applied online for a first-time SIN using the e-certificate as my primary identity document and my passport as secondary ID.

Service Canada came back and said the primary document was not acceptable. When I called, the agent put me on hold, then said they verify information with IRCC and that IRCC could not verify the certificate based on what had been provided. I was told to contact IRCC directly, since they are now in control of my situation.

I have already submitted an IRCC web form and also reached out through the email thread of the officer who contacted me shortly before approval.

I want to be clear that I have not received any surrender letter or anything like that. This is just a verification problem between Service Canada and IRCC as far as I can tell.

Has anyone else seen this happen with a newly issued e-citizenship certificate, especially in connection with a first SIN application? If so, how was it resolved?

Feeling extremely disheartened today, a day after Canada Day.

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4PM EDT update:

Just got off phone with IRCC agent using this helpful phone menu grid.

He confirmed there is NOT a problem with my previously approved Proof application and I am still approved, and I did NOT receive a surrender letter.

He did not know what the issue is with the e-certificate, but advised to do what I'd already done earlier today which is to send a webform with full details.

So that's all I have for now. I wished the phone rep a belated Happy Canada Day before we hung up.

Still a little frustrating, but hopeful this can be resolved somewhat soon.

I am wondering whether anyone else has run into this.

I was recently approved for proof of citizenship and received my electronic citizenship certificate. I then applied online for a first-time SIN using the e-certificate as my primary identity document and my passport as secondary ID.

Service Canada came back and said the primary document was not acceptable. When I called, the agent put me on hold, then said they verify information with IRCC and that IRCC could not verify the certificate based on what had been provided. I was told to contact IRCC directly, since they are now in control of my situation. (Mods please leave this post up, I am apparently back to being stuck again)

I have already submitted an IRCC web form and also reached out through the email thread of the officer who contacted me shortly before approval.

I want to be clear that I have not received any surrender letter or anything like that. This is just a verification problem between Service Canada and IRCC as far as I can tell.

Has anyone else seen this happen with a newly issued e-citizenship certificate, especially in connection with a first SIN application? If so, how was it resolved?

Thanks

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4PM EDT update:

Just got off phone with IRCC agent using this helpful phone menu grid.

He confirmed there is NOT a problem with my previously approved Proof application and I am still approved, and I did NOT receive a surrender letter.

He did not know what the issue is with the e-certificate, but advised to do what I'd already done earlier today which is to send a webform with full details.

So that's all I have for now. I wished the phone rep a belated Happy Canada Day before we hung up.

Still a little frustrating, but hopeful this can be resolved somewhat soon.

A package for them was sent to my addy.. the return address is for a company who does not do retail so I'm hesitant to simply Return to Sender.

The package is small, sounds like plastic items inside, maybe two boxes inside the package.

Has anyone actually bought a house in Canada? What is the process like, and are there any "gotchas" esp for newly found citizens

Have you seen more fireflies in your backyard this year, or fewer?

If you don't mind include your area of town

As a recent approvee I applied for my SIN number a couple of weeks ago. The average turnaround time for that being issued is 5 days. I've heard nothing since applying. Since I'm over the 10 day garunteed service period, I put a call into Service Canada this morning.

The person on the phone was kind and helpful and noted that everything in my account and application looked fine, however they are waiting for the file to be processed. The rep said they couldn't give a time frame as that would be unfair to me, however when I asked if I could be looking at another year wait they said no no, def under 6 months and probably just a couple months. They said when looking at other SIN applications like mine this was a normal extra period of waiting.

That's not what I was hearing from other SIN applicants earlier this year, so.. this feels like an extension of the surrender letters and IRCC pausing everything.

Note that I did "disobey" the rules and sent official certified documents (birth and marraige certificates) with my applications and not copies thereof. I was finally approved a few weeks ago, and have not received a surrender letter as yet. I won't necessarily be surprised if I receive one, though I hope that I don't.

I've had to wait long enough as is.. and more waiting and paperwork is a small price to pay.

Just thought I'd share an experience from a recent pre-C3 approval on what it's like on the other side.

What options for individual slices of pie (pizza) are there on the west side of town? Wondering if I'm missing anything nearby

Just found out today that Bizzarro may be on the chopping block soon.. it was announced a couple weeks back.

Spent a lot of my youth in the 90s going there for the latest copies of Sandman, Hellblazer and Black Orchid comics. Feeling all kinds of nostalgia about this today.