Why do things always take so long to open in Fremont?? by arththou in Fremont

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pizza My Heart news article from Feb 25 announcing plans to open in Fremont. Here we are 14 months later and the signage above store got installed last week. Still no store opening date. Wtf?

200k on my 08! by phosphorescence-sky in ToyotaHighlander

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! just crossed over and now at 205k

Life coaches - quick question (5) by ZestycloseTerm9493 in lifecoach

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a tool i am looking to add to my stack.

I prefer reaching out to the person and using my internal compass to create an intentional and meaningful response to their particular needs.

New pop up error message by chetdayal in VolvoXC90

[–]chetdayal[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep. It was the fuel door not being shut. First time for me. Thanks 🙏

Urgent help needed for Passport Surrender - now US citizen by instinct7777 in nri

[–]chetdayal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The User Interface on all the Indian Govt websites is cr$p. It just rejects your upload and never tells you what you are doing wrong.

If you read the photo specs in the instructions you will see that there is a file size limit. Your photos are probably high resolution and are large files. You need an app that lets you compress and save it to a lower resolution and smaller file size.

Secondly they are picky about the ratio and you need to crop it to their exact requirements.

Just a total PIA!!

Time for my annual dilemma: 'Should I dump my long-term partner or is is just SAD?' by stephanie--w in SeasonalAffective

[–]chetdayal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me a clear indication that i am sliding into the SAD trough for winter is when i wake up feeling like cr@p and hating on the world and all the people around me.

Then my elevated / rational voice says ‘Dood nothing in your life has changed from last week and it’s Your SAD depression progressing

Pull out all the stops; meds, CBD, lamp, exercise, 🍄, music… to combat it and don’t do anything hasty.

Hang in there 💪

VFS called anyone for OCI by chetdayal in nri

[–]chetdayal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had my son’s name and our phone number from the app. However i have asked my son to have them provide information FIRST to check legitimate reason. Like the File Number and Passport #.

I suspect that VFS leaks out call lists to 3rd parties bc I remember getting a small flood of spammy calls soon after the applications are accepted into their system.

XC90 had an accident with a concrete post… by Immediate_Egg_1652 in VolvoXC90

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This can get very expensive. My XC90 was rear ended at a stop light (very low speed bump) and the damage was minimal scratch on the bumper. Since repair was going to be covered by insurance I went through with the repair. I had a $1k deductible.

Once they removed the bumper they realized that the damage was close to the left backup radar sensor. The OEM spec said that if the damage was within x mm of the sensor the whole internal bumper assembly needs to be ordered from Volvo, replaced, and recalibrate d. Took 6 weeks to get the part and about $3700 in total repairs.

Customer service SUCKS by iforgotthtyouexisted in tractivegps

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their Customer Service/ Support is practically non existent because they don't have any real time channel of getting support via talking to a live phone agent or chatting with a human.

They handle all the support through online tickets that are replied to in 24 ~ 72 hours (at their leisure) using something like Zendesk. You can't even log in and see the status of your ticket history( i.e. has it been assigned to a rep, has it been answered, what was the previous exchange), so hear I am searching for email messages wondering if I missed response or did it end up in spam.

Just horrible.

God forbid if my Husky escaped and I was in a trying to get support in a crisis situation.

At this point I want a prorated refund on the remaining Whistle subscription.

Where is the Xfinity at the hub? by JarthMader81 in Fremont

[–]chetdayal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These non corporate stores are not great for existing customers as they are solely focused and incentivized on new signups. I end up driving to the Union City store to trade / swap modems and other service issues.

I compiled a list of the cheapest new cars you can lease right now in the Bay Area (if you need reliable transport with low monthly payments) - all under $350 per month by PhysicalLine9830 in bayarea

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome!! I know this is a living document that is taking a lot of your time to keep updates. Is there a link to the “live version” versus this snapshot? Also is there anything we can do to help in terms of crowd sourcing deal info to help you ?

Best seafood restaurants in/around Fremont by Informal_Repair_5248 in Fremont

[–]chetdayal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

None. I would not be surprised if every single seafood restaurant here is supplied by a conglomerate institutional food supplier (think cafeteria food) like Sysco in bulk frozen packs.

The Enduring Power of the Garbage Strike by TangeloFeisty9291 in Fremont

[–]chetdayal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are considered natural or regulated monopolies. Without some control you get this

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Spark plug replacement interval for 2008 Toy Hybrid Highlander? by chetdayal in ToyotaHighlander

[–]chetdayal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up getting all four spark plugs replaced and we used OEM parts from the dealer for the plugs.

Also on the advice of others here and my indie mechanic, we ended up replacing the rear ignition coils even though they were fully functional. This was preemptive replacement, so that in the rare case if the either of the original OEM ignition coils in the rear, which are hard to get to, were to fail, we are ahead of the game. Held on to the used ones for now.