Oath & Passport Office & Laptop

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MartinAub

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Hi Guys,

anyone experience with a Laptop at those events?
Since the least of the time is actually used for the oath and apparently most waiting, can one work?

I am still chewing on the 1800 people number from the last time in Sacramento.
 
Laptop and oath

Hey Martin,

Congratulations on your (upcoming oath ceremony.

In my oath ceremony that occured on 5/23 in Austin, TX, they allowed in everything (including snacks, cell phones, etc.) and you could basically use whatever you wanted.

We were asked to switch everything off just before the actual ceremony began though.

Note that our ceremony was held in a "stadium" setting, not an actual courthouse. So your mi;eage may vary.

Once again, wish you all the best.
 
I would say take it, worse thing they can do is ask you to take it back to your car. Don't park too far from the ceremony place, just in case ;)

PS: On the other hand, I think it still makes sense that during the ceremony, out of respect to anybody else and the dignity of the event it should be expected to turn off all electronics (Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, iPod, Walkman, iPhone, laptop,... :)), as it has been pointed out.
 
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This is once in a life time opportunity. Why don't you enjoy the entire process instead..that being said...it is quite understood that you can not get away from work. My friend brought his blackberry to the courthouse and he was responding to his emails and everytime he typed the sound was on hence it made a little sound. Neverless to say he received tons of annoying eyes at him including his brother. Eventually my friends brother was so annoyed he left the ceremony hall for my friend to attend by himself. Well, that is extreme!
 
Because I absolutely fail to see (if the number is in that range) how an 1800 people event can possibly be enjoyable. To me that means long lines, long wait, no food, hardly drink, getting up before 4am. Just to ensure proper parking, one needs to be perhaps an hour early.

It's fine with me that it is done - the way it's done - I can not possibly imagine this to be enjoyable at all.

I hope I am wrong
 
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This is once in a life time opportunity. Why don't you enjoy the entire process instead..that being said...it is quite understood that you can not get away from work. My friend brought his blackberry to the courthouse and he was responding to his emails and everytime he typed the sound was on hence it made a little sound. Neverless to say he received tons of annoying eyes at him including his brother. Eventually my friends brother was so annoyed he left the ceremony hall for my friend to attend by himself. Well, that is extreme!
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Friend was possibly trying to ingrain his life into the "American corporate way" of emailing on blackberry all the time :)
 
I understand it might not be enjoyable when it reaches that big number. For me in Campbell, with less than 500 people it went pretty fast. You be the judge, it's just that at least after the ceremony starts I would think that to keep with the dignity and importance of the event it makes sense to stop all electronics. I think what the brother did, leaving the ceremony was not over the top, it was just reasonable. Sometimes we (I include myself) need to be reminded of when it is ok, and when it is not ok to be hooked to a Blackberry, or laptop or iPhone ;)
 
Ahm,

I do have manners and I was referring to the idle time and wait period. I doubt I would need a reminder to switch off my cell phone or put it into meeting mode.

I have no intention to be disrespectful to the event or those that attend, but I certainly have a problem with being asked to be there at 7:30 with the ceremony starting at 10:00. That's 2 1/2 hours more or less sitting around. Plus its in the middle of the week.
I am sure there are reasons, but with everything else thus far, they are not transparent either.

As I once wrote before, with the loss of income this is approaching 30k for me. Perhaps that's why I am a little sensitive to schedules.
 
My apologies, I didn't intend to apply my comments to you in particular. I meant them in general terms. I just took the opportunity of your question to point to what I think might be appropriate etiquette for the ceremony. I was sure you were planning to use the laptop just while waiting for the ceremony to start. Good luck. Sorry to hear of all that lost income caused by all this process.
 
Hi Martinaub,

Do you know if they will let me in if I'm late?
7:30am in downtown is not a good idea for me too. I have small children that I need to drop them off at the day care and if I need to take light rail is going to take me about an hour and a half to downtown. maybe light rail is not really a good choice for me.

Do you know which light rail that I need to take to that place blue line or yellow line.
This is confusing. Also how do you know the Ceremony will start at 10am?
So that's about 2.5 hour waiting.




MartinAub said:
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I do have manners and I was referring to the idle time and wait period. I doubt I would need a reminder to switch off my cell phone or put it into meeting mode.

I have no intention to be disrespectful to the event or those that attend, but I certainly have a problem with being asked to be there at 7:30 with the ceremony starting at 10:00. That's 2 1/2 hours more or less sitting around. Plus its in the middle of the week.
I am sure there are reasons, but with everything else thus far, they are not transparent either.

As I once wrote before, with the loss of income this is approaching 30k for me. Perhaps that's why I am a little sensitive to schedules.
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