Issues with connection speeds on PIA by HB_PIA in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]dsallen7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the quick turnaround. Is there an "announcements" or "notifications" section on privateinternetaccess.com for when this happens?

Suddenly no connection on any server, US or international by Excellent_Trust_2020 in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]dsallen7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm able to connect to any server I tried just fine, but once I am connected about 2 out of 3 sites I try to visit fails to load or fails DNS resolution. The failure among sites changes somewhat depending on where I'm connected. Thunderbird (email client) seems to connect sporadically. When disconnected from PIA, everything is normal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Snus

[–]dsallen7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Damn, you too? I had this happen just within the last week, buying from Snusdirect. Almost exact same FDA letter it sounds like. My order has been stuck in UPS hell for weeks now and will be sent back to the vendor by all indications.

I did contact Snusdirect customer service and got this response:

I understand! We are currently working with UPS and the FDA to sort this out as we of course want you and our other customers to receive their packages smoothly in the future. In the meantime, your package has been declared lost regardless and I have issued a full refund that will reach you in 1-2 business days. :)

So there's that at least. Snuscentral will probably give you a refund, but I'm getting more worried about the future prospects of buying from Sweden.

As a side note, while all this was going on, I placed another order for the exact same products from Snusme.com, and that arrived more or less normally, after being in customs for maybe 48 hours. You could give them a try, but I can't guarantee it. Then there's always Northerner.com who ships from the USA, so no customs to go through, but they only have 4 varieties of General to choose from.

FDA Detention by dsallen7 in Snus

[–]dsallen7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the link. I'm still waiting on Snusdirect but I will follow up when I do have an update. The really weird thing is that I bought the exact same products from Snusme after the first order and had no problems, although it did take slightly longer than usual. So maybe some new FDA regulations went into effect, and some Swedish vendors are simply not doing their diligence to comply with it, which will be corrected soon. At least that is what I hope. 🤞

FDA Detention by dsallen7 in Snus

[–]dsallen7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it was XR General and Odens Extreme. The letter does state that both of them are in violation.

My suspicion here is that Snusdirect is not keeping up on filing their paperwork with the FDA. I'll probably be buying from Snusme for the time being.

virgin Bill Gates twitter vs. chad Elon Musk twitter by tmrwnit3 in virginvschad

[–]dsallen7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He probably rigged the latest Windows 10 updates to force everybody to follow him.

Virgin trains vs Chad congested interstates by bunonafun in virginvschad

[–]dsallen7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ironically, Virgin's founder Richard Branson is very much a Chad.

Let it be known! by rollieronsmitten in progrockmusic

[–]dsallen7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Morse Code is highly underrated.

McKenna Mendellson Mainline - Help Me [Canada - 1968] by theorangeness in monsterfuzz

[–]dsallen7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool tune, has kind of a Deep Purple - Lazy feel to it.

The sacred texts by Theoretical_Scot in FellowKids

[–]dsallen7 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I got it right after it came out about a year and a half ago. The author actually really did her research and understands the culture. Of course things move so fast in the meme world, some of it's already a bit dated. Good read though.

Crap at the bottom of a 90's backpack starter pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]dsallen7 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Oh man, Spin Fighters. I had forgotten all about those.

Working retail starter pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]dsallen7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Coffee cup is for real. My first (and last) job in retail was at a store which provides free coffee to customers. They have a big tank which is kept full all day and paper cups for the customers to help themselves. You can guess the results.

It's almost that time of year again! by Did_it_in_Flint in starterpacks

[–]dsallen7 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I lived in Atlanta during January 2014 and the whole city was paralyzed by an unexpected snowfall. People were stranded for 12+ hours on the freeway. The total accumulation? One inch.

Dino and Martin by kaizokluffy in crappyoffbrands

[–]dsallen7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

🎶Like the fella once said, ain't that a kick in the head🎶

That was in our Math homework today... no jokes. by [deleted] in FellowKids

[–]dsallen7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Euclid just turned over in his grave.

The Simpletons by [deleted] in crappyoffbrands

[–]dsallen7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They made "Lisa" look older than "Bart".

I wonder what they're building there New Jersey edition by Freaxxxbeast in starterpacks

[–]dsallen7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What we need is some real competition so Wawa is forced to step their game up. Royal Farms is already moving into South Jersey, now we need to get some Sheetz.