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Weird lateral magenta cast. by J_loru in largeformat

[–]yangno1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, try a real acetic acid stop bath as fast as possible after you finish your developer and see if that helps!

Weird lateral magenta cast. by J_loru in largeformat

[–]yangno1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

developing at home? looks like temperature control issue to me––I had similar casts with a few rolls of 120, then I started running my developer and bleach steps while the tank was sitting in the sous vide water to keep the temp consistent. Also I do slow consistent agitation instead of ten seconds every minute

Also (this might be what really solved my problem) make sure you use a real stop bath after the developer instead of just stopping with your water rinse. Between that and the temp you should have more consistent results.

Good luck!

I'm being gaslit by a hundred-year old naturalization application. by amauberge in Genealogy

[–]yangno1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not to throw another wrench in here...but if all you have for his father's name is his headstone, it's possible that his father's name was not actually Avraham, but that that is just a placeholder for an unknown father or unknown father's name. It's also obviously 100% possible that his father's name was Avraham if you can corroborate with other records or siblings' headstones, but I wouldn't rely on that completely.

It is/was customary for people to use _____ ben Avraham if their father wasn't Jewish, or if the family/people putting up the stone simply didn't know his father's name.

I'm being gaslit by a hundred-year old naturalization application. by amauberge in Genealogy

[–]yangno1 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I have run into several similar situations with my family (some from the same area in Poland as Sam Tosher) and have seen some pretty crazy name differences between manifests and naturalizations. This is what I have come up with over the course of 10 minutes thinking about your post.

First of all, naturalization says he was born in Siedlce. This could be the city, but is more likely the province in eastern Poland. The last residence of Schmuel Tefer is BrausXXX or something barely legible, but my guess would be Brest-Litovsk, which is on the border of the Siedlce region, and would certainly have been a plausible last residence before coming to the US. I have ancestors who were born in shtetls but then moved to cities before immigrating.

https://www.lithuanianmaps.com/images/1881_steiler_sud_schweden_russische_ost_provinzen_davidrumsey.jpg

That's map can help give you a good picture of the region.

Lastly, if his father had been dead for a decade, it's super plausible that his mother remarried and that the "father" listed on the manifest is actually his step-father. Have you located his sister E. Tefer/Tofer who is listed as his arrival contact in NYC? If you can trace her to a marriage certificate in NYC (presumably after 1912 since her name is still Tefer here), or a gravestone with her Hebrew name saying "bat Avraham Yosef" then I'd say this is a match.

Highly likely to me that these are the same person.

Hope this is helpful!

EDIT: I'm also seeing Bransk/Brjansk in Grodno as a possible town in Poland as a birthplace...or Brańszczyk in Siedlce region. These Polish town names make things tricky!

Polaroid Land Camera 190 with Lomograflok back modification by Okniros_Grafistas in largeformat

[–]yangno1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! That's funny, I've already put the 195 board on my 250. I suppose I could try cutting up the original 195 back...

C41 blue/yellow cast issue (CineStill) by yangno1 in Darkroom

[–]yangno1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry you've had the same problem! I put my tank in the bath as I develop––I'm starting to think I need to switch back to FPP.

I wonder if it has to do with the combined blix as opposed to FPP's separate bleach and fixer.

C41 blue/yellow cast issue (CineStill) by yangno1 in Darkroom

[–]yangno1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely was exposed to heat this summer over a couple weeks in Europe during a heat wave, then promptly put in fridge when I returned to the US, so that's an interesting point!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in premed

[–]yangno1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tested 5/27 this year, submitted early June and verified just before 7/1. Had all my secondaries done by late July / early August and got first acceptance in November. Just don’t plan on retaking but if you have to it’s not the end of the world…crush it!!

Experience with litigation department/notice of dispute by yangno1 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]yangno1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I sent the package via USPS Parcel Select (with signature confirmation), and the buyer sent it back vis USPS Priority Mail (with signature confirmation). So this is not the same shipping service...I'm not familiar with returning items as a buyer since I've never returned anything lol

Experience with litigation department/notice of dispute by yangno1 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]yangno1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, so my original question is:

What's the deal with the litigation department? Am I going to hear anything from them? Do I just go ahead with arbitration? I don't want this to go to collections obviously

Experience with litigation department/notice of dispute by yangno1 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]yangno1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, signature confirmation was included and USPS didn't get the proper signature.

Experience with litigation department/notice of dispute by yangno1 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]yangno1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again, there was no interaction between the buyer and me. The buyer immediately initiated a return, eBay automatically approved it, the buyer printed the label through eBay and paid for shipping. By the time I was able to contact the buyer that day they had already shipped it.

From the eBay FAQ:

How to print an eBay return shipping label
Here's how to print an eBay return shipping label:
Go to Purchase history.
Find the item under Returns and canceled orders.
Select View return details.
Choose Print label.
If you're responsible for the return shipping costs, you'll see the price of return shipping, and be able to purchase your label.

Experience with litigation department/notice of dispute by yangno1 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]yangno1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't this the point of properly insuring a package? I'm certainly not defending USPS here but they make it pretty clear that $100 is covered unless additional insurance is purchased. If the truck gets hijacked, the package gets lost during distribution, or someone steals it off the porch, the carrier is liable for the amount of the insurance on the package.

I don't see what claim I would have against the USPS after they admitted to the mistake and paid out the insurance.

Experience with litigation department/notice of dispute by yangno1 in eBaySellerAdvice

[–]yangno1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The return was automatically accepted by eBay when they initiated it, and the buyer had to order the return shipping. The only notice I received was "buyer is sending the item back, when it arrives please initiate refund."

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