tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post6628548073353850508..comments2023-10-07T21:22:42.209+10:30Comments on Quilting in My Pyjamas: We're having ourselves a censusShayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-58108712268144598872011-08-16T01:57:41.432+09:302011-08-16T01:57:41.432+09:30Every one does the census on the same day? wow. ...Every one does the census on the same day? wow. We had like three months to do ours, I did the short form the day I got it and then the came back at me with the long form. I figured it was because I was so anal and got the short one in so quickly.<br /><br />What happened to the little red car? looks so sad. I hope you have more than one in the mean time.theahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621187880594813876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-40330141213611316262011-08-15T01:21:42.239+09:302011-08-15T01:21:42.239+09:30Ha Ha! I too love filling out stuff - giving my in...Ha Ha! I too love filling out stuff - giving my information and opinion and being counted. In the US there is the 'short form' and 'long form', I dream of a long form, but always get the short one - sigh.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123520405709193418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-66579534861394412272011-08-14T01:02:16.812+09:302011-08-14T01:02:16.812+09:30So glad nobody was hurt! Hope you enjoy the new ca...So glad nobody was hurt! Hope you enjoy the new car. We are so much more alike than I ever could have thought. Except for the quilting thing and the cool accent. Yours of course, not mine. I too have always been a brown noser, see, there I go again, and I have to fill any type of form out immediately. Unless they are for my soon to be 9th grade daughter's registration for High School. Those papers can wait.Alisahttp://www.doucette.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-39381313301788162122011-08-12T15:51:27.569+09:302011-08-12T15:51:27.569+09:30So, everyone fills out their census on the same da...So, everyone fills out their census on the same day? I was really bad at our last census. I didn't fill out the paperwork. They came to the door and Mr. Bug filled them in. Glad they didn't haul me away in chains.<br /><br />Sorry about your car.<br /><br />xo -EElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980461113595763030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-10963697679765866812011-08-11T21:44:42.712+09:302011-08-11T21:44:42.712+09:30Poor little car. I too was tempted to fill in the ...Poor little car. I too was tempted to fill in the census form before Tuesday, BUT I thought it might be playing with fire. What would happen if I was admitted to hospital and wasn't at home, I would have to cross out my answers and it would be all messy. LOL.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288635333245893039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-84503638264380932042011-08-11T09:11:58.670+09:302011-08-11T09:11:58.670+09:30Oh no, poor little red rocket. Will there be a me...Oh no, poor little red rocket. Will there be a memorial service? Hopefully no one was injured? You are a good little doobie and you will have good census karma coming your way. I guess that is your prize. Do they have vegemite in Finland? Just curious.chickensconsiglierehttp://www.rhodeislandread.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-41004274748353538092011-08-11T06:04:06.343+09:302011-08-11T06:04:06.343+09:30I'm with ya, Leslie!!! I made them hunt me dow...I'm with ya, Leslie!!! I made them hunt me down, too :) My feeling is that our government already spends more of our money than it has. I've always been a rule-breaker. Shay, you disappoint me :)<br /><br />your poor little car! looks like most of the damage was far enough away from the legs of the driver - thank goodness! show us what you buy next, please!Kirsten's Cookinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129971420086685005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-63064845697594793982011-08-11T02:51:07.224+09:302011-08-11T02:51:07.224+09:30Thank you for the chuckle! You described me to a ...Thank you for the chuckle! You described me to a tee; a brown-noser by the rules sort of person! Most of the times it's good, sometimes not so good.<br />Ours didn't have that many questions, as a matter of fact last time I wondered if pages were missing because it only asked us to confirm that we had 'x' number of people living at our place yet and that we were still at the same residence. I seem to recall some really annoying questions in the past that I felt were pushing the privacy envelope, so imagine my shock when it was two pages and the few questions that were on it were multiple choice!Keep Stitchin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/01789588483186678013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-57372653109402406032011-08-11T01:24:55.235+09:302011-08-11T01:24:55.235+09:30Poor little red rocket (RIP) :-( hope no-one was h...Poor little red rocket (RIP) :-( hope no-one was hurt. We had our census a few months back and I did fill mine in way too early - all ready to post... then realised and had to sit on it for a few weeks (but all of the info was the same anyhow). Have fun with your form... I can already tell that you will ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-65240194124393259312011-08-10T17:43:27.999+09:302011-08-10T17:43:27.999+09:30Gold Star to you. I found the whole thing annoying...Gold Star to you. I found the whole thing annoying and hated the fact that I have supplied them with the information to make it even easier for them to find another way to nail us middle income earners to the wall....And they didn't ask any important questions like 'do you need a fabric allowance'????<br />Your poor little 'red rocket' looks so smooshed. I hope you are all ok!Michelle Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156667763343283542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-33204423425242629822011-08-10T14:36:15.175+09:302011-08-10T14:36:15.175+09:30Oops meant to say hope all is well re: little red ...Oops meant to say hope all is well re: little red car...who was driving ?quiltygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336235138214606914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-39982981197744621472011-08-10T14:31:43.365+09:302011-08-10T14:31:43.365+09:30Yep did mine online pretty boring questions I thou...Yep did mine online pretty boring questions I thought they should really try to think of some curly ones for 5 yrs time...quiltygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336235138214606914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-80907023574957772692011-08-10T13:08:11.882+09:302011-08-10T13:08:11.882+09:30I was so excited about the census, because I'm...I was so excited about the census, because I'm kinda obsessed with the size of the statistical base (and with the census, it's 100%, and it doesn't get any more comprehensive than that) but then I worked till late, and when I got home mum had already done it. Damn you, contracted Tuesday night shifts! <br /><br />The little mangled number plate in the corner of that photo makes me sad. They hit her so hard it flung off her identity :(Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11266313274046316499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-84484542135366812832011-08-10T08:24:06.544+09:302011-08-10T08:24:06.544+09:30Poor little red rocket. I hope your new car doesn...Poor little red rocket. I hope your new car doesn't crowd her out of your hearts as it crowds your garage and pocketbook.<br /><br />I was a goodie two shoes also, but I did kicked off the bus one time - out on the highway no less. Think that would get a little attention there days? lol<br /><br />It's too bad filling out the census doesn't have some kind of reward, maybe more people would do it.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559847090671071342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-27176240080023651442011-08-10T07:52:52.389+09:302011-08-10T07:52:52.389+09:30Oh god you could have been writing about me I was ...Oh god you could have been writing about me I was the goodie 2 shoes too. I filled mine out online, doesn't feel like such a chore that way. Poor car.seabreezequiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210564993790938890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-50053608589255992662011-08-10T05:45:37.307+09:302011-08-10T05:45:37.307+09:30Only you could make filling out census forms funny...Only you could make filling out census forms funny. Love it! I was a rule follower, too, but got crazy somewhere along the way. I can't believe this post because we had our census last year and... I REFUSED TO FILL IT OUT! Just because I was being told to. I refused! It took a man coming to the door multiple times and Brett finally had to do it because I wouldn't. Why? I HAVE NO IDEA! I think I need to post about this to work it out! <br /><br />And your poor car! I sure hope none of the Pyjamas family was in the car when this happened. Everyone OK?TheLabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805494195436969713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-47630845450810293092011-08-10T05:43:24.896+09:302011-08-10T05:43:24.896+09:30I'll give you a gold star, not just for comple...I'll give you a gold star, not just for completing it, but for blogging about it, thus providing a public service announcement reminding your fellow countrymates to complete theirs as well, and providing entertainment to your non countrymates. I like that they ask for the birth places of your parents and great grandparents, and about the cars. A genealogists dream.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-21603789511394986852011-08-10T01:13:57.328+09:302011-08-10T01:13:57.328+09:30Oh, sorry about the Rocket. I hope no one was inju...Oh, sorry about the Rocket. I hope no one was injured.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712944961899873052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-28869856875722830792011-08-10T00:45:27.925+09:302011-08-10T00:45:27.925+09:30Hope no one was hurt in the red rocket! And what a...Hope no one was hurt in the red rocket! And what a better way to spend a day than car shopping! lol Could think of a couple of ways to spend time but one must do it in this big vast land of ours saying public transport is not a reliable or easy usable option! And did you know that there were 10,000 Jedis in the last census?<br />HugsOzRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673380577394175450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-21718408524886753142011-08-10T00:33:22.904+09:302011-08-10T00:33:22.904+09:30Hahahahahahahaha! Love this post. We only do our...Hahahahahahahaha! Love this post. We only do our census every ten uears in the USA, and it doesn't sound as interesting as yours. I'm always hoping we'll be one of the random families to get one of the long forms, but it never happens. Never been chosen for jury duty either, and it makes me want to cry. I'm so anxious to live up to my responsibilities as a citizen, I sometimes hang out at the courthouse begging anyone who will listen to let me serve on a jury. Sometimes I sit outside with a cup and a sign that says "will work for a jury summons". Apparently if you want to serve you might poison the jury pool. Oh well. I still have another few decades of life left. Maybe some day my prince will come. (Prince = jury summons.)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-59269616966672611522011-08-10T00:16:45.911+09:302011-08-10T00:16:45.911+09:30Although I've never seen the "long form&q...Although I've never seen the "long form", in the good old USA, there is the short form which is basically 3 questions starting with how many people do you have the house. The long form sounds a lot like yours and we aren't required by law to fill in information like income. It's considered private our Constitution protects us from having to provide such information. Yet, I bet many do.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805403370463885686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-71463866079896289182011-08-09T23:55:24.128+09:302011-08-09T23:55:24.128+09:30My sweetie had one of those "personal" c...My sweetie had one of those "personal" census, wherein the census bureau called in person. finally after six months, he was fed up with it. It was a call to duty, but what a pain...we are so alike here in Canda, we toe the line and answer all those stupid question. but what a dilemna.<br />And I've never been called to Jury duty, or the census. Jury three times for the sweetie...what's with that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425123492444675750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-85586948243044471942011-08-09T23:47:03.876+09:302011-08-09T23:47:03.876+09:30I hope Red Rocket's driver and any passengers ...I hope Red Rocket's driver and any passengers are all right. That's quite a big owie!<br /><br />Gold star from me for getting your census done. I was a goodie two shoes in HS, but then it all fell apart in university, where they don't care so much about that and apparently neither did I (if I could be bothered to attend class after a late night, I was doing well).Paulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181665241824945247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-56685849907223474852011-08-09T23:14:49.060+09:302011-08-09T23:14:49.060+09:30I'm so sorry about the Red Rocket (here, the R...I'm so sorry about the Red Rocket (here, the Red Rocket is the nickname for the new Toronto subway cars, lol) - I'm glad nobody was hurt, though - that's the important thing. PML @ your census tale - I hope you DO get an award, LOLOL!!! :)Sandra :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16239494415344028806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678998574963856841.post-67421691468228213852011-08-09T23:12:18.884+09:302011-08-09T23:12:18.884+09:30In the UK we had to fill out a census form earlier...In the UK we had to fill out a census form earlier in the year and I'm like you, I wanted to fill it out too early and had to wait. We also had to sort them out at work for the residents as well - great fun!Mad about Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544300326099671122noreply@blogger.com