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I don't see why the congregation would address this matter, they don't give us a reminder of all the laws we need to follow. They don't remind us that the tax deadline is coming up or to pay our car registration yearly. (I see expired license plates in the hall parking lot sometimes...) There must be a reason that they announce the selective service law specifically. I don't know what that reason is, though. By the way, just in case anyone needs to know and doesn't, as we didn't realize back when it applied to "us", all males in the US 18 or older need to register for selective service, including US citizens, and all immigrants, including legal or illegal. We didn't realize they would want illegal immigrant males under 26 to register - had no idea, and it was a problem later when he was legal and applying for financial aid at school. And it came up when he applied for citizenship. Another thing I'll add since no one seems to know, is that people in the US without an SSN can/should get an ITIN to pay their Federal Income Tax. There's so many laws we can't possibly keep up with all of them. Who knew that in order to have a dog you need to have a dog license, in the city where we live. I thought you just buy a dog or someone gives it to you, and you get it vaccinated and fixed. Didn't know you need a license from the city. I would have unknowingly broken that law if I had a dog. But we should do our best to be aware of and follow laws, of course. But say the government required a Real ID for everyone in the country in a month. Would that even be feasible? The people who need to give their fingerprints and report their address, hopefully the government let them know in a timely fashion and that the people have a way to actually do it. They probably know they need to fulfill all requirements in order to remain eligible to be able to stay in the US. I'm just rambling here, don't take my words for concrete legal advice, do your own research

Actually, I would say most undocumented people do NOT have a way to "get right" with the law, legally. That's the issue with the current laws in the US. For many, there is no "pathway" to be legal in the US, neither with children born in the US, nor even being married to a US citizen. Because they entered the country illegally and stayed past 180 days in the US. So when they file to get their greencard, they face a mandatory 10 year ban. Then, their only option is to leave the country, at least until they can get a waiver. (If this has changed in the past 9 years, I'd say great. But as far as I know it hasn't.) I've been through the process. It really does mess up people's lives to have to self-deport, or be deported. It tears up families. I have compassion for them, especially for JWs in this situation.

He says, "Dark suits are inherently dressy, and brown is inherently a formal color." I think he meant to say informal, because if brown is formal, why not wear it with dressy? Or do dressy and formal not go together? Very confusing.

There are a lot of hit and runs in our area, so I decided to get a dashcam, but it's hard to make out license plates sometimes.

No, I feel something is wrong for the prices to be that low.

You can report it, if you want. Report a Fireball (amsmeteors.org)

Payment is due at the beginning of the month.

Force be with you, may it.

Colloquial manners are quite becoming.

My thinking with canned food is it has water in it, so that can help with preventing dehydration. It's good to have a variety since we don't know what the emergency will be. If it's an earthquake we might stay in the backyard and eat canned food, if it's a fire we'd probably need to evacuate and lighter food would be easier to transport.

Hyundai, Motorola

Enjoyed it as well! I liked his point how though they're in a bubble now, living at the branch, they weren't for 30 years. And even living at the branch they still have to take time for their marriage.

It's been a while since I lived in Alabama but I did experience tornado warnings and being stuck on the road while the sirens were going off. I never saw a tornado, though. Glad you made it through!

My understanding is that the workers were sheltering in the restroom area. I don't know if it was large enough to accommodate them all, but that was probably the safest place they could have been. They probably don't have storm shelters at home, and it's not a good idea to be driving when a tornado warning is in effect. It's very easy to be caught in traffic and a car isn't a shelter.

We lived in Tamaulipas for about 7 years, and left to come back to the US in 2016. We were in the English group in Ciudad Mante for a few of those years, until it was closed when the English was reorganized. We weren't exactly there for the need (my husband is from there), but we were glad to be able to be where the need was! We still miss the banana leaf tamales.