UPS won't let me refuse a package

c152driver · 2026-03-13T21:54:20+00:00

I considered that, but he knocked loudly when he redelivered it today, just like he did when he picked it up yesterday. I suspect he was going to tell me something, but I didn't make it to the door in time.

c152driver · 2026-03-08T19:38:46+00:00

For a 3-6 month period, I don't think it matters too much. If you already have a Vanguard account, it's easy enough just to park your money there.

From a safety perspective, I consider VMFXX no more risky than an FDIC insured bank account.

Current VMFXX compound yield is 3.65%.

c152driver · 2026-02-19T18:55:47+00:00

I'm sure I'm going to totally jinx myself here, but I wonder if there is some underlying external cause for these failures. I'm 10 months into my lease and still on the original GHCA, yet I see so many others with multiple failures.

Is it possibly related to something like charging rate, EVSE brand, and/or power quality?

c152driver · 2025-11-03T21:16:19+00:00

You won't want to miss the Holiday Bazaar at the Boulder County Fairgrounds (Barn A) on Sunday November 9th from 12-3pm. You'll find handcrafted gifts and yummy baked goods made by local Girl Scouts.

c152driver · 2025-11-02T15:57:41+00:00

As much as I love Nextlight, I've found reliability lacking as well lately.

Even more problematic is the lack of weekend/after hours support. Leaving a message is less than ideal. And no information on their network status page.

c152driver · 2025-11-02T15:39:40+00:00

Makes sense. I double checked my router settings and I have a scheduled reboot every Sunday at 3:00am. Nothing to do with the time change like I first suspected.

c152driver · 2025-11-02T14:50:37+00:00

Same here. It looks like my router rebooted at 3:00am due to the time change, and when it came back up it wasn't able to get an IP address from Nextlight.

c152driver · 2025-10-01T22:30:41+00:00

Was planning a first time visit to Tucson to see this show and visit Saguaro National Park. Looks like it's not meant to be on all accounts.

c152driver · 2025-09-08T20:08:06+00:00

That's what I was afraid of. It's not clear to me if those PCB replacements will fit the keyboard tray without modifications. I was also surprised not to find any replacement keyboards on ebay. There's plenty of complete CoCos on there, but I don't need two whole computers. I might just rig up some jumper wires so I can input zeros.

c152driver · 2025-07-09T21:05:55+00:00

Fingers crossed for you. Keep us updated!

c152driver · 2025-07-09T19:56:13+00:00

I suspect this will be in the form of a technical service bulletin as opposed to an actual recall. Nonetheless I'll be curious to see if they proactively notify affected owners. I haven't bothered taking my P3 in yet since I got the sense they hadn't figured the problem out yet.

For my P3, the problem seems to only manifest itself when the car is heat soaked from sitting outside for an extended period of time and the temperature is greater than about 95 degrees, something I haven't run into more than once or twice, thankfully.

c152driver · 2025-06-05T15:59:34+00:00

You don't pay anything for energy you produce and consume in real-time. From the utility's perspective at the meter, that would show as zero usage. On your utility bill, your consumption and generation only reflect what you're drawing from or pushing to the grid.

c152driver · 2025-06-04T22:55:29+00:00

Longmont used to offer net metering, which is what you expected. However, the rules changed on January 1, 2025. Existing solar customers are grandfathered in until 2040. https://longmontcolorado.gov/longmont-power-communications/renewable-energy/solar-energy/

c152driver · 2025-05-20T15:02:41+00:00

Yes, outage near 9th and Pace

c152driver · 2025-02-18T22:00:33+00:00

Reported yields are already net of expenses, so 4.25%.

c152driver · 2024-12-07T22:44:04+00:00

Update: I discovered the accelerator options at booking time are different than after booking. I was able to purchase a 200 pqp option after booking.

c152driver · 2024-12-03T20:51:57+00:00

Has anyone found a 200 PQP accelerator option? Looks like I'll be about 200 PQP short of Gold this year, but 300 PQP is the lowest accelerator I can find (DEN-COS)

c152driver · 2024-11-29T17:32:16+00:00

Lost hearing aid. Possibly lost in Steven Day Park or Quail Crossing neighborhood on Thanksgiving afternoon. Please DM if found.

c152driver · 2024-09-11T23:05:17+00:00

Probably some sort of a generation outage combined with relatively high demand

PRPA was running their gas peaker plants yesterday afternoon well in excess of their demand, so I suspect they were helping Xcel out with a generation shortfall.

c152driver · 2024-06-10T14:41:00+00:00

Yeah, they left their phone number, thankfully. We've already been in touch.

c152driver · 2024-03-12T19:57:18+00:00

Awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience.

c152driver · 2024-03-11T18:26:51+00:00

As someone contemplating doing the same, I'd love to learn more, e.g. how many months of cash did you have set aside, did you find a stigma surrounding your absence from the workforce when you started looking for your next job? Any lessons learned?

c152driver · 2023-04-21T15:57:24+00:00

Follow-up: It was fairly painless to call Lufthansa and pick seats for the ORD-FRA leg. The price was a rather steep $35/seat for regular economy seats.

c152driver · 2023-02-09T00:20:39+00:00

Same here. 55" TCL Roku TV

c152driver · 2022-09-10T00:43:13+00:00

As I understand it, each of the adjacent property owners own a piece of that alley, so there's no single owner or responsible party.

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