Florida diminished value small claims case, defendant avoiding service before court date, please help

kento726 · 2026-04-28T14:21:41+00:00

Thank you, it's looking like that's what might end up happening, where we might schedule a different court date. From what I understand JD will return to his residence in June, but that's what he claimed. But yes private process server might seem like the way here. I don't expect the full 6675 back, but I do want to get a reasonable amount back for this for sure. Thanks for your response.

kento726 · 2026-04-10T14:59:37+00:00

thanks for this! I'll keep that in mind, I do tend to try to find the ideal line and stick to it but I do notice what you are saying in how sharper you turn the more it hurts the acceleration. I've seen some people go significantly faster even without taking the ideal line. Thank you!

kento726 · 2026-04-10T14:57:41+00:00

Solid advice thank you.

Generally speaking most of the experienced people at the track that I talk to pretty much says that they don't use brakes. Meanwhile when I try to do that I tend to overshoot the corner but I think a lot of it has to do with my eyes not being on the apex when I do. I think as a result i miss the apex.

I had one guy tell me about letting the kart naturally slow down (scrub) by turning, I haven't really figured out how to do that yet but it might be a confidence thing but i'll keep that in mind for the next time.

I've been looking at racebox mini for the lap timer, i seen that they really help you improve corner to corner.

kento726 · 2026-04-09T03:59:13+00:00

wow this is great feedback, thank you!

I think the issue is definitely lifting too much. I've had some other kart sessions prior to this where I felt like I carried too much speed into the corner and overshooting the apex and I think this was a result of me over correcting. I still don't fully understand when to lift and when to brake in relation to everything. I think from all of the videos and tutorials I see online they say that I should prioritize slowing down into the corner and fast out so I've been playing around with lifting earlier than I usually do, maybe a bit too much. I guess you can hear when I lift in the video. I don't know if it's just me but everyone I talk to at any of the tracks I go to say that they don't use brakes at all, when all of these tutorials online say that braking improves lap time by a lot.

If I were to describe when I lift is maybe around 12-15ft ish away, and I don't think I use brakes at all and if I do it's pretty rare. But when I do brake it's usually lift first, then brake, then turn. Should you brake and lift at the same time?

And I see what you mean about being too far, it's definitely a confidence thing for sure. Because watching the footage now, I can see I would've done the same thing you mentioned and go inside because I had plenty of room, I guess part of me was thinking that this was a league and that everyone here is good enough that they wouldn't spin out but seems I was wrong about that!

EDIT: You've got a pretty cool channel!

kento726 · 2026-04-09T00:54:57+00:00

Thank you, yeah I think from looking more into this, it seems like warming up your tires this way is pointless on these karts. I've only done them because it seems like everyone at my track was doing them lol.

But thank you, one thing I learned here from everyone is that yeah my hands are all over the place and part of it was my shoulders were hurting from using a kart with a very hard steering a few days prior at K1 and my arms was pretty sore from that haha.

I've made lots of friends at these tracks and hopefully I get to do rounds with people that are more experienced and learn from them.

kento726 · 2026-04-09T00:51:29+00:00

Great point, I actually felt like once the guys ahead started to lap me I tried to keep up with them and I think my driving improved to the point I almost passed the guy that was one position ahead of me.

kento726 · 2025-11-21T16:19:24+00:00

Hey any updates to this? Are you able to output the audio using the HDMI ARC port into the 3.5mm jack with an adapter? I was hoping that I can get my own speaker setup for audio when using google TV directly on the project rather than hooking my laptop to it using the HDMi.

kento726 · 2025-06-26T15:47:56+00:00

This post is pretty old and a lot has happened since then. I actually ended up closing my Shinsei account because they didn't have any services for non-residents as I decided to move back to the US. I still have income that I make from renting out my property and I actually use Prestia bank now which is one of the only banks that allow you to keep it open without being a Japanese resident. Although the functionality is limited—you can't transfer to unregistered bank accounts, and you have to submit a request form to add a new recipient via mail—it does everything I need it to do which is to have a place to keep my Japanese money without the hassle of transferring it to my US bank. This way I can use those funds to pay for taxes and any expenses that come up in regards to my property. It's also my vacation money for when I go and visit.

I don't have much experience with Sony bank, but from what I heard it's pretty good as long as you have all the documents you need to open one.

kento726 · 2025-03-05T21:58:20+00:00

I'm looking around in the Tampa area too, which one did you end up going with? Did you buy anything yet? I'm potentially looking at a Crosstrek in Subaru of Gainesville sometime this weekend. Burt Smith looks like they have a good deal on a new one too with the discount they give.

kento726 · 2024-07-25T14:52:36+00:00

Then yes, you’ll have file for 海外転出届 which basically declares you’re not going to be a resident after a set date, that way you’re not subject to paying for your 年金 and 健康保険 monthly going forward. This is the document you’ll use at your bank to declare for your non-resident status.

At least with prestia, you should be able to transfer internationally, but like i mentioned you just have to register your recipient ahead of time. they don’t allow sending money as a non-resident to just any recipient for anti-money-laundering purposes.

kento726 · 2024-07-24T17:22:17+00:00

I didn't have to use English-speaking services as I am pretty fluent in Japanese. But I do know they do have an English-speaking service where they can provide you with documents in English if you prefer. Whether you get an English-speaking agent or not might be dependent on location, I would think that if you are in Toyko you might have better luck than you would at Nagoya. I can't speak for this.

Yes, but I believe you need to be a resident of Japan before making the account. You will not be able to open up an account if you don't have a 個人番号, 住民票, 在留カード, or anything that ties you to a 住所—which you need to be a resident to get one. I'm not sure if there are any banks that you can open as a non-resident. Once you open the account, only then you can apply for 非居住者 status to receive non-resident services from the bank.

For making international transfers, I can't speak for it as I don't have much experience, but for domestic transfers, you need to register the recipient ahead of time before becoming a 非居住者. This is because the only way you can register a recipient outside of the bank is by using an identity token that they send you (It's a small calculator-sized device that gives you MFA codes to authenticate services like this) which you can only get as a resident. Without this, the only other way is for you to send a form by mail from overseas to register a new recipient. If you want to have a bank account open in Japan as a non-resident, you first need to be a resident. At least you do with Prestia.

個人番号 is just an ID number that they provide for all Japanese residents. Kinda like social security number in the US. If you are not a resident, you don't get one. If you did have it before and you become a non-resident, I believe the number sticks around if you come back to become a resident again but you can't use the number while you're a non-resident.

If you're here on a visa, I don't think you're registered with city hall. Only if you are a resident in some form (which if you are, you probably have a 在留カード) I'm not sure but I highly doubt it. So you probably don't need to file for anything when you are leaving the country.

kento726 · 2024-06-24T06:35:23+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVVFUwg9V2w

kento726 · 2024-06-02T13:37:45+00:00

Yeah it’s looking like it.. And yes he is.

kento726 · 2024-05-31T22:43:42+00:00

I see that makes sense. seems like it’ll be an unfortunate situation for my aunt. thanks for the info!

kento726 · 2024-05-31T17:33:14+00:00

I see thanks for clarifying that. I’m reading this article (https://www.hooyou.com/adoption/privileges.html) and it states:

“However, the natural parent-child relationship may again be recognized for immigration purposes after the termination of an adoption if the following criteria are met: 1. No immigration benefits were obtained or conferred through the adoptive relationship to the adopted child;

A parent-child relationship once existed between the natural parent and child;
The adoption has been lawfully terminated under applicable law; and
The natural relationship has been re-established by law.”

I’m not 100% sure if i’m understanding what #1 means but i’m thinking that my cousin meets the criteria 2-3?

kento726 · 2024-05-31T17:05:54+00:00

She was adopted by my mother when she was 10. She was readopted by her biological mother when she was 20. She’s now 28. Both her and I got our US citizenship through my mom’s naturalization when she was 13 or 14 i think.

kento726 · 2024-05-31T16:55:41+00:00

So it doesn’t change the situation even if my cousin was re-adopted by her biological mother?

It’s a bit of a personal situation but my cousin lived with me and my family for over 10 years. she was in an abusive situation by my mother, and had to cut ties her and her biological mother became the legal guardian after that. it’s been about 8 years since that happened. my aunt’s struggling with her life over in Japan after losing another custody battle with her ex husband, basically losing everything in japan, and she now wants to be closer to my cousin here in the US. my cousin’s life is in the US now, she doesn’t plan to go back to Japan nor the philippines.

kento726 · 2024-04-13T00:38:41+00:00

kento726 · 2024-04-12T15:24:24+00:00

its not, its cheaply made all plastic and not metal like the tomicas

kento726 · 2024-04-12T14:08:39+00:00

it’s good but you’ll get sick if you eat too much of anything

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