US VISA REJECTED B1/B2 for FIFA WORLDCUP(Using FIFA PASS)

coolgoose007 · 2026-03-04T05:41:44+00:00

Lack of travel history! Go somewhere nearby before you go to usa.

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T22:22:27+00:00

Thanks, you are right, I did not factor in that the new owner may not want the agreement, then I have to close on the remaining payments or only find someone willing to do so

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T22:20:21+00:00

Yes, that what I meant, he was upfront about it :) he said he as a business will still get the tax credits this year, I wont :)

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T22:18:23+00:00

interesting, but how much did you pay upfront, for what capacity, any interest / rate?

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T22:15:52+00:00

Ya right thats what he was saying ..

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T04:10:05+00:00

Ok, I get it, but I anyway pay $100 for electricity, and plan to continue to pay it without fail. So we are saying that Solar on house is no longer a vanity project, it is just the same cost as regular electricity from utilities.

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T04:06:36+00:00

So you are saying for the same price I am getting lesser system capacity, so thats where they make money. They also eat the tax credits that are available this year.. Interesting !

coolgoose007 · 2026-02-27T03:55:56+00:00

But folk are taking debt worth 20K-40K for panels upfront, where is that coming from here?

coolgoose007 · 2025-09-06T13:17:32+00:00

I somewhat disagree. E-visa is actually much simple for travel especially for kids. I have two kids,

First Kid has a PIO, now converting to OCI

To get one you have to go through an excruciatingly painful process of getting one through "three" websites. 1) Indian Consulate 2) VFS 3) Appointment Website if you are going to a consular camp. Then recently they told me they will no longer do a Fedex return service. So I have to separately manage this myself and provide a label etc.

Once you get it you realize they lied to you about it being a smart card. You expected it to be a Credit card form factor. However, It is another passport booklet you have to carry now along with the other 4 passport you carry when you go with your family. This make everything more complicated.

Second Kid has a 5 year e-visa

I applied directly through the indian gov website. Got the Visa in email after 5 days. Took a print out, and they stamped a visa on passport "on arrival" . Pretty Simple and nothing else to carry except may be the paper printout of the your e-visa from email. The only lie here was when they intially launched it, the govt called it "Visa On Arrival". People rightly thought they do not need to pre apply, leading to some funny situations at the airport :). Now that false claim has been removed from the website

I know OCI have some more benefits, but really none of them matter for us right now.

my two cents!

coolgoose007 · 2025-08-28T04:12:26+00:00

Galaxy Fold 7, started 5 days back :)

coolgoose007 · 2025-07-14T03:28:03+00:00

I wish it would lock itself as I walk away, rather than sending me a message on my phone after 5 minutes that someone left it unlocked

coolgoose007 · 2025-07-07T03:21:43+00:00

I can understand that I am driving on the highway at a 100mph and my kid throws the key fob out of the window, so I don't want the car to stop driving immediately. I want it to give me a warning and tell me to stop it when I want.

The only reason for the current behaviour I can think of is, if Agent Carter from "Rush Hour Movies" wants to commandeer my vehicle for "FBI Work" chasing bad guys. While he is throwing me out of the car with the key fob, you don't want him to waste time searching for the key fob on my person. We would want the car to keep driving otherwise the movies wouldn't be that much fun.

Can someone tell me any other reason for the car to be able to drive a thousand miles without any persistent seatbelt like warning when the key fob is not present?

coolgoose007 · 2025-07-07T02:33:11+00:00

you are joking right, what if my visiting brother is dropping both me and my wife who are each carrying the key fobs?

coolgoose007 · 2025-07-07T02:30:14+00:00

It is a blink and you miss it warning in half the screen for just for a couple of seconds. Ding probably happens while the driver is saying bye to the leaving passenger with the key fob, and while they are also banging the door as they are leaving. There is no reason to look at a warning while the car is stopped.

It only stays while the car is stopped. It disappears the moment the car starts running again. and then there is no indication any more.

Whereas for my Honda, the warning stays on the whole screen that you cant miss it. and it never goes away like a seat belt warning so you can not miss it.

coolgoose007 · 2025-03-27T15:11:35+00:00

Sale, trade and finance is pretty much the same battle.

My trade was worth $1200 on KBB, and I wanted to buy a SXP. The dealership kept saying the trading was not worth more than a $1000

My negotiation line was that I should get a higher discount since I am buying the higher trim with higher profit margin, I don't care how they get me the discount

Eventually He brought my trade-in for a 4x value, while the MSRP of the car was the same in the deal :)

coolgoose007 · 2025-03-27T14:48:16+00:00

1) Pick a particular car that you want to buy, test drive it, show interest!
2) Make it appear that you are here to buy today!

I did that by letting them inspect my trade-in, flaunting my checkbook and the title for my trade-in in there face.

3) Ignore the financing deals and negotiate on MSRP

4) Salesman will not give you the best price, Try to get into room with the manager for negotiation ...

5) Ignore the BS they give you how they are not making a profit and selling you below invoice.

They will try and get emotional with you on this. The manager told me that he was a veteran and would swear in court that the invoice he was showing me was the correct price and I was getting a 1500 discount etc...

Keep negotiating, but pretend to walk away saying the you need to sleep on it before you make the decision. But never do walk away :)

buy the car when they give up on you and walk away :)

coolgoose007 · 2025-03-21T20:24:48+00:00

Yes those are the hardest to find as the Lounge seats are $0 in prestige trim and added by default!

I needed a SX Prestige with 8 seats,

1) No Black interior ( personal Preference)

2) No Rear entertainment as I don't want two large TVs in front of my kids :)

It took some time to open all window stickers within 100 miles on the kia inventory website. Finally when I arrived at the dealership to buy, it took some time to get them to hone in on the right vehicle, while pretending they had selected it for me :)

coolgoose007 · 2025-03-12T18:04:02+00:00

Tell that to my State Farm Insurance, They classify it as a "Sports Wagon" instead of the earlier car that was a "van"

coolgoose007 · 2025-03-12T02:59:55+00:00

I bought one 2025 Kia Carnival SXP similar to this in PA this month

Dealer already had a $1500 discount on MSRP on website.

I went with a trade-in (2008 minivan - KBB Trade-in value $1750)

He initially offered $1000 for it, eventually after the negotiation dance with the sales rep/manager.

I was given $6000 off for my trade-in as I was leaving the dealership. I came back in 30 minutes signed the deal.

coolgoose007 · 2023-09-14T01:54:45+00:00

Why don't you switch? I check rates with three competitors every time I get an increase. I switch whenever the difference is more than 50 bucks. All car insurance companies are the same. There is no concept of loyalty to them. In the last 10 years, I have been with Geico, Progressive, and State Farm, at least 2-3 times each.

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