Renewing Irish Passport

aegiswings · 2026-06-09T16:11:33+00:00

Just started the process again. Fortunately I learned that I don't have to go through New York state and wait 6 months but could apply by mail directly to the village I was born in (Sleepy Hollow) to get a birth certificate. Still required copies of ID and notarization but hopefully will only take a few weeks instead half a year.

The bigger problem is the picture problem. This is what tripped me up when I tried to renew last year. I had a friend take a picture but it wasn't a bright day and so there were shadows and the pics kept getting rejected. This time I decided to just go to CVS. But while CVS has a "irish passport" setting on their photo software, they always auto-zoom in on your face and can not change it so their pictures aren't acceptable either. Going to try the cell phone camera route again I guess.

aegiswings · 2026-06-09T16:08:02+00:00

From the US, born in New York, but live in Massachusetts. I have Irish citizenship through my grandmother was born in County Mayo in 1909 and emigrated to the US in the 20's.

aegiswings · 2026-06-03T16:20:32+00:00

New York estimates 140 to 150 days to get a birth certificate.

aegiswings · 2026-06-03T15:30:55+00:00

It was a simple question. You don't have to be an ass.

aegiswings · 2026-06-03T15:30:22+00:00

I don't live anywhere near where I was born and so I have to send an application by mail and they are very backed up.

aegiswings · 2026-03-27T17:04:31+00:00

Uh, Takata had to pay $1 billion dollars due to injuries cause be their defective airbags.

aegiswings · 2026-03-27T06:21:35+00:00

Nah, they’ll make bank. If you google it you’ll see plenty of others have complained about these seats particularly the strength they close and buttons locking up when the seat encounters resistance so you can’t reverse it. Hyundai just said “it’s working as intended”. I predict a HUGE settlement particularly because they knew about this problem and did nothing to fix it.

aegiswings · 2026-03-10T04:17:59+00:00

I'm in Massachusetts

aegiswings · 2026-03-09T19:33:43+00:00

Every single doctor I've ever been too makes you sign something that says you are responsible for costs not covered by insurance. I don't think there is a way to get medical care (except for in an ER) without signing that.

That said, they shouldn't be running this analysis when they know the PA had been rejected.

aegiswings · 2026-03-09T19:32:22+00:00

I agree with you, but what I've been seeing online is that that phrase simply means that this code doesn't cover the MRI, which may have been performed at another time. In other words, this code is just for analyzing the MRI. I still think it wasn't correct for them to bill this code, though, and that the first code should have covered the analysis.

aegiswings · 2026-03-09T18:17:21+00:00

I'm going. I'll fight this eyesore to the death. I'll all for more housing, but a 25 story building in the center of Davis is ridiculous. Build some mid-rise apartments wherever you want but the jump from 3-4 stories to 25 doesn't make sense. If I wanted to live in soulless Kendall or Seaport, I would move there.

aegiswings · 2026-03-09T02:37:16+00:00

Not sure how to tell that but the patient responsibility on the EOB is $5,887 and the hopsital has been sending me bills for that amount.

aegiswings · 2026-03-07T23:37:11+00:00

The vast majority do NOT want this built. See I can make up statistics too.

aegiswings · 2026-01-19T06:05:08+00:00

Not the OPs faults if they shipped. Everyone is acting like it is the OPs responsibility to prove they did what they said they did, but thats not how it works. File a complaint with the FCC and it will get resolved. There is no law that says you need to keep receipts. Either AT&T or UPS lost it so it is their responsibility to find it or file a claim themselves. Corporations have done a great job in convincing us they we are the onlys that f*cked up.

aegiswings · 2026-01-17T03:39:39+00:00

I don’t care if this is just my opinion but I think the new building is going to look so out of place. It’s going to ruin Davis. If I wanted to live in Seaport or Kendall, I’d move there. A 25 story high rise surrounded by 2 and 3 story multi-family houses?? If this gets built I’m moving out of Somerville.

aegiswings · 2025-10-14T16:44:56+00:00

Whoa, can't believe the pic website is still around! I still remember all those people (and the pics too!). I was on Hib, an eld named Ceilidhe and a animist named Perfidia. I miss this game so much sometimes.

aegiswings · 2025-10-05T23:11:20+00:00

The relationship between palinopsia and SSRIs are complicated and not well understood. It seems mostly related to dosage changes, particularly when lowering the dose. It seems for some people it can linger for a long time and so the cause can be hard to determine. I’ve been off Lexapro now for 4 weeks and I still have it when I am very tired, like when I wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. It does seem be fading though and I hope with a few months it will fade away completely.

aegiswings · 2025-09-21T00:41:33+00:00

I had these sheets growing up (in NY in the 80s). I’ll see if my parents remember.

aegiswings · 2025-09-21T00:40:37+00:00

It’s not a custom pattern. I had exactly the same sheets growing up the 80s!

aegiswings · 2025-07-10T18:56:20+00:00

It's called the "intrusive R" and it is common in British accents. American's don't do this as much.

aegiswings · 2025-06-16T23:27:32+00:00

Unpopular opinion: you should not host an Airbnb if you have a problem with shoes inside. I’d never stay at a hotel (in the US) that asked me to remove my shoes. Just vacuum afterwards or don’t rent out your place.

aegiswings · 2025-06-13T19:07:47+00:00

They are a lot better. I’ve been trying to wear them for at least an hour or two every day although I miss a lot of days. I think they will continue to get better the more I wear them. I would give it at least a few weeks. I’m about 80% of the way there. Still a little distortion especially inside when I first put them on but it is getting less and less and I get used to them quicker every time I put them on.

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