u/Altru-Housing-2024

I am wondering if there are any studies Nationally or locally comparing the fire safety of internal combustion engine vehicles and electric vehicles and ev chargers in general and in large garages in particular.
Our condo HOA is requiring residents to maintain an insurance policy ranging from $500K-$1 Million for installing EV chargers in shared parking garage.
Looking for data to make a case for informed decisions.
Thank you.

EDIT: Clarified the query is from a resident’s perspective.

Is there an interactive map that shows streets where AT&T fiber broadband service is an available?
I understand it’s available to homes about 500 ft from our home and I wonder what would it take for the 8 homes on our street to have access.

If rules allow, I am requesting referrals to experienced installers, perhaps a master electrician who can review and stamp permit documents and install for a multi-family building in South Bay.

The old systems had no bells and whistles and lasted a long time (20+years).
Are there any similar simple systems available today? If so, which one would you choose for your own home?

I see some threads where some comments do not have this option while others do. What’s the cause?

Looking for referrals from people who have personal experience of good service from a locally owned HVAC business.
I have lost faith in the high ratings at Yelp. Those are probably fake or from highly gullible folks.
The few companies I have spoken with use high-pressure sales tactics - they offer special deals if you sign on the spot and they are not willing or interested in spending any time calculating the actual cooling/heating load of the house and just want to replace like-size systems.

My GE was per-approved pending an interview. Just got an email that my case has an update. Upon login I found it was approved. So glad I don’t have to go for the interview scheduled in September.

One of our roller shades doesn’t stay open at halfway point or below. It slides down on its own.
The installer has gone out of business. How do we take these down and find clutch and brake parts to replace on these otherwise nice shades?

One of our roller shades doesn’t stay open at halfway point or below. It slides down on its own.
The installer has gone out of business. How do we take these down and find clutch and brake parts to replace on these otherwise nice shades?

I restarted my Dell XPS Windows 11 laptop and a few minutes later the cursor has been gobbled up by some stupidity in design.
I can move it around but it’s just a glowing circle that does nothing. Can’t even open task manager using keyboard shortcuts.
I can’t even close the computer other than holding the power button down and losing whatever I had open.
Not sure if this some F’ng AI stuff or what. Windows 10 was a lot more stable and 11 is going through teething problems.
Any way to get the cursor back?

Edit: Contacted Dell support somewhere on the other side of the globe. Verrrry slow response. Probably each agent is servicing multiple customers. Wasted a lot of time in online chats. They applied BIOS and other firmware updates. Let’s see how it works.

I should’ve bought a MacBook.

My previous GE card expired. I applied on line and received conditional approval but need an interview. Appointments are too far out.

Is it possible to walk-in at San Francisco airport for an interview without an appointment?

If so, how long are lines and how early should I arrive before my departing flight to complete the interview and still catch the flight?

My previous GE card expired. I applied on line and received conditional approval but need an interview. Appointments are too far out.

Is it possible to walk-in at San Francisco airport for an interview without an appointment?

If so, how long are lines and how early should I arrive before my departing flight to complete the interview and still catch the flight?

The California legislature apparently prefers NEMA outlets in its updated HOA legislation on the matter of liability insurance for installing EV Chargers in Common Interest communities.

"The insurance mandate shall not apply to a Homeowner utilizing an existing, standard National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) standard alternating current power plug (e.g., a standard 110v/120v or 240v outlet utilized without an independent EVCS asset)."

Requesting quick sanity check on this wiring diagram of EVSE installation in a Condo in California.

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I got a used Windows computer and am looking for a tool to find and delete any hidden files. Don’t want to reformat and lose the software it came with.
Preferably a portable software that doesn’t require installation. Any ideas?

I suspect that many of the reviews and recommendations on social media platforms like Reddit, Nextdoor, Yelp, Facebook groups, and others are fake and manipulated. As both a seller and a buyer, we went through interviewing process but made mistakes by selecting realtors based primarily on reviews. Consequently, we ended up with some of the most incompetent realtors, and we paid the price for our poor choices.
There’s no substitute for oneself or a trusted person knowing someone.

I received this letter and tried to verify my identity online but received error saying “We are not able to provide assistance to you via the identity verification tool.”
So I called the number in the letter and even the agent there couldn’t pull up my record and gave me an appointment to the nearest ITS office 1-1/4 hours away.
They asked me to bring copies of 2024 and 2025 returns with supporting documents, two forms of government issued photo ID and my social security card as well as my bank’s routing and account number.
I appreciate their efforts to prevent fraud on tax returns.
Do I need to print every page of my tax returns and supporting forms and only form 1040 and summary page of every 1099-Misc or do I need to print every schedule and every page of 1099 forms including instruction pages?