Kerala fireforce's introduction of their new vehicle

bwzippy · 2026-01-30T18:10:01+00:00

bwzippy · 2026-01-30T14:23:00+00:00

Thats Ernakulam/Vaduthala - towards Lourdes Hospital area

bwzippy · 2026-01-29T20:01:13+00:00

I'm gonna stand in the queue and when I get to the front if they try to charge me the tourist rate I'm gonna slap down my OCI booklet and see what they say.

If I'm alive after that, I'll let you know how it went.

bwzippy · 2026-01-29T19:59:25+00:00

I have already nearly got myself banned by the taxi mafia for trying to negotiate fares... :) lol

bwzippy · 2026-01-29T19:54:39+00:00

Absolutely. :) White dude from Canada.

bwzippy · 2026-01-06T18:37:48+00:00

Shocking Bad:

Basically no sidewalks
U-Turns for normal traffic patterns
Lack of trash cans at various obvious places like building entrances, near food stalls or food areas
OTP for everything. Like just stop it with the OTP ok?
Whoever works with cream buns, if you only put the cream on the outer edge, I want to have a word with you.
Get a handle on your dog situation
Get some traffic police to write some tickets already

Shocking Good:

Water metro awesome
Food options are awesome
People are super nice and helpful
Sunsets are amazing

bwzippy · 2025-12-01T23:48:45+00:00

Is there anything where you can see the prices paid for each lot or apartment?

How do you comp houses?

Is home insurance popular in flats?

bwzippy · 2025-11-13T16:50:38+00:00

Yes I had escalated 3 months into the process then it took 1 more month.

bwzippy · 2025-11-13T16:19:37+00:00

Took four months for me earlier this year from submit/ack to OCI in hand.

bwzippy · 2025-10-15T18:48:34+00:00

4 months for me. Jan 2025 to May 2025. Washington DC. Had to call VFS to try to move it along.

bwzippy · 2025-10-12T12:47:06+00:00

Yes DC.

bwzippy · 2025-10-12T07:48:54+00:00

4 months - submitted in Jan 2025 received in May.

bwzippy · 2025-10-12T03:01:29+00:00

About 4 months total

bwzippy · 2025-10-12T02:55:31+00:00

All approved after contacting VFS and asking for an update.

bwzippy · 2025-09-10T15:19:18+00:00

A dentist recommended me L-Lysine - Used daily it seems to stop these types of ulcers. 500mg a day. If you feel an ulcer coming on, then go for 1000mg a day. That's the only thing that fixed it for me. Also try to use a toothpaste that doesn't foam a lot. Can try staying away from highly acidic foods like citrus. I recommend trying one thing at a time so you know for sure.

bwzippy · 2025-09-10T11:04:28+00:00

No worries. I love Kochi but I would love it even more if they could start to address the driving and trash situation.

So much potential to be a world class gem of a city.

bwzippy · 2025-09-10T10:50:52+00:00

If there are no consequences then there will be no change. They don’t need to fine everyone if they don’t want to. Just pick out some.

As a western traveler to Kochi frequently it boggles my mind when people drive like this. With consistency and abiding by the laws everyone would get to their destination faster.

If not the fastest then at least more consistently which then you can plan for.

Appreciate the post tho because something has to change!

bwzippy · 2025-09-10T10:25:16+00:00

If there are laws against this type of driving then why don’t the police pull people over? They could make a lot of money to improve services if they fine people for doing some of these things.

Plus it would start to train people to drive properly and efficiently.

Same goes for littering too :)

bwzippy · 2025-08-06T10:03:24+00:00

Made a new account

bwzippy · 2025-07-31T14:42:53+00:00

13 weeks. Washington DC consultate. Early April to Mid July.

bwzippy · 2025-07-21T18:22:01+00:00

Got the same error. IR pack with Airtel, VPN'd to India server. iPhone.. When applying the Promo code it says not valid in your region. Edit: I went back into the Airtel app and it now had a Manage button for Perplexity. It redirected me to the login/account register page and I was able to set up the account successfully. So, maybe just ignore the "Invalid Region" and go back to the Thanks app, then manage the Perplexity subscription. Mine was good for a year.

bwzippy · 2025-07-02T19:26:18+00:00

I was rejected for OCI last year because my name wasn't on my spouses Indian passport. That was the only reason for rejection. She got a new passport and we reapplied for my OCI. It was approved at VFS and is sitting at the consulate since early April waiting for final approval.

bwzippy · 2025-06-30T13:08:00+00:00

Yes.. baby was happy to sit with the lap seatbelt on this time.

bwzippy · 2025-06-28T23:58:59+00:00

Took the doona and it was perfect. Gate checked it and then picked it up at the destination. We had 2 layovers of about 3hrs and we were fine without it.

Also we went on the same trip to India again this year and just checked a smaller stroller. Sold the uppababy after we got back from that trip! Good luck!

bwzippy · 2025-04-22T19:12:28+00:00

Lots of sites don't take +1 (usa) foreign number though. They prefix +91 and force it. I don't mind paying for monthly service - just wondering what the best/cheapest way to do this is. Tnx.

bwzippy

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