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brianr:
When I first applied for a passport in 1973 you only needed a simple version birth certificate with date and place of birth and parents names. I went to Asia and Europe in 1974 then back to Europe in 1976/77. I had been to NZ 3 times but in those days you did not need a passport to travel between Australia and NZ. I renewed my passport in 1978 and went back to Europe and to the USA in 1980.
I let my passport lapse as I did not travel again until 1997 when I wanted to go to conferences in San Francisco and Vancouver. Now I needed a full birth certificate with many more details and, when I collected it, I was surprised to discover I was the 3rd child. I rang my sister and said "I know about you but who is this other person?" She told me we had a an elder sister 'Susan' born in 1930 who only lived 4 days. Apparently it was all hushed up, it may have been less than 9 months after my parents were married, she may have been premature.
I never spoke to my mother about her. She was buried in a grave that was also used for my grandfather many years later. There was no headstone but after Mum died we used some of the inheritance to install a headstone with both their names and some details on it.
Now I have two passports - Australia and New Zealand.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on April 11, 2020, 01:30:40 pm ---This cake has Chocolate Fudge cake, Red Velvet cake, Carrot cake, and Caramel cake.
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That is so cool! I've never seen that concept here -- hope it catches on soon.
I only get cakes maybe a couple of times a year for birthdays. But if I were going to get one, that is exactly what I'd get.
CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends.
I've been super busy lately. As you know, there was an act passed called 'CARES' for small businesses to apply for loans to make their payrolls.
Many banks were going to set up an online application process, for owners of small businesses to go to, and apply for the loans.
We were doing the applications manually, and it meant a lot of overtime for employees who were able to process these loans. I was one of those employees.
I was on a training session for 4 hours on Easter Sunday. Then I ended up working until 10:00 or 11:00 on Monday - Wednesday. We succeeded on getting a good number of these applications processed.
Tonight others are being trained, and I took tonight off as a regular hours night.
Phew!
I'm not complaining, I'm just tired. There are people who aren't getting paid at all, or working with the public daily. I'm able to isolate in my apartment, and work from home my usual shift and get overtime. I'm very fortunate right now.
serious crayons:
Speaking of which, do you happen to know anything about those $1,200 checks? One of my sons got his. My other son and I have not received ours, last I checked. Should we worry, or will they be gradually coming out over the next few days (for those of us who filed taxes electronically)?
southendmd:
They've been delayed because Cheeto45 wants his name on the memo line.
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