Similarly, we have a huge excess of points and my husband has been working in Canada since August 2010 (not as long as you, entemaria, but he has paid his taxes!) We had no choice really about Visa Office that would have made any difference.
Our twoi choices - Buffalo or London!!!!! :
That is what we in Britain would call "
Hobson's Choice".
For those not familiar with the phrase, it means no choice at all (or as in this case, the choice between
rubbish and
more rubbish!!) You made the best decision you could at the time, so don't be hard on yourself about it in hindsight.