u/PuzzledPanda2341

I got my red card while working for USFS with PIO quals, but I transferred to a desk job in non-land management agency and let it lapse as of June this year. How would I go about getting it back? Everyone I knew at my old unit has moved on so I don’t have a good contact. I’m still a federal employee and located in Oregon if that helps.

I guess I have a slightly ambiguous name and many people assume I’m the opposite gender; I’m a man but have a name that could be assigned to either gender. It’s embarrassing for me that me or my coworkers have to correct people when they’re surprised that I’m a man and don’t like being called she/her.

Before I used to solve this completely by putting my pronouns in my signature. When the orange thing came back I couldn’t clarify this in my signature, but I’m considering bringing it back. What would happen to me? I have ten years as a permanent fed with absolutely no dark spots on my record. I’m just tired.

I had a lifesafer installed on my car a week ago but received no training on how to use it. I found a video online that helped me get it started, but when the IID had me do it like two minutes into driving I just couldn’t get it right. I got a violation on my first day for this reason.

Today was my second time ever driving the car and it is just too stressful and frankly dangerous to drive like this. I was definitely not intoxicated at all, nor have I been in a very long time, but the anxiety and stress completely kneecapped me to the point of crying. I just can’t blow hard enough while saying “do”.

I’ve called lifesafer for help but they just don’t care. Their device was installed by a third party that had the absolute worst customer service I have ever witnessed. At this point I’m willing to pay someone to teach me how to start my car so I can use it once and then park it for the next two months.

Any suggestions for resources? The dui was in Washington, I am not, if that helps

I’ve had the luxury of being carless for the last few years but now that I’m reaching the ripe old age of my early thirties I’d like a bit more space. Right now my commute is an eight minute walk, but to live in the areas I’m looking would require a 10-20 minute drive.

My last vehicle was a Lexus RX, prior to that was a Highlander, and before that the only brand new car I’ve ever purchased, a Corolla with a manual gearbox that I had to travel interstate to purchase.

I keep looking through all the Toyota/lexus options and they’re just lack luster and I’m reading their reliability has taken a huge hit. I’m also reading that BMW X3s post 2014/5 are reliable. I have plenty of experience with bmws but have always been told they’re money pits.

Any thoughts?

Last week I received notification from TU that there was a new account on my report from Affirm with charges and all that. I have never used affirm so I disputed the account via the credit bureaus but it came back as valid. When I call Affirm they have absolutely no record of me ever having an account.

I filed a police report with my local PD, an identity theft report with the FTC, and sent a letter via certified mail but so far have had no luck. At this point I would just pay off the debt just to be done with everything but again they say they have no record of me having an account to pay.

Has anyone had any luck? To compound my anxiety I am also currently trying to buy my first home, and this will definitely postpone if not completely ruin those hopes.