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‘Generac’ Whole-House Backup Generators Have A MAJOR FLAW. No Means To DELAY Turn-Off.

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by Anura Guruge
on March 18, 2024

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I am AGHAST that Generac claims that they have NEVER encountered this ISSUE!

What is THE ISSUE.

Generator turns off as SOON as it detects that mains power is back.

You, if you are not a veteran of power failures, might THINK that this is good. Great. Exactly what you want.

NOT SO!

Often times the power can splutter, go-on-and-off, BEFORE it is fully on. What is called a ‘rolling brown-out‘. Various ‘switches’ in the overall power system are getting back to normal. Yes, basically the power can FLICKER, a few times, before it is ON, permanently.

But, Generac has no means to cater for this.

It follows the power blindly.

Yes, it will come back ON AGAIN — but, alas, & ironically, there is a built-in START-UP delay.

So, what happens is, generator is SHUTTING DOWN ….

Power goes out (again) …

Generac detects that power is out again …

But, there is this start-up delay …

YOU ARE IN THE DARK.

With my old portable generators, I kept them going for 30-minutes AFTER the power came back on.

Yes, it is but for a few minutes BUT it VIOLATES the Generac promise.

Yes, I have tried to get it fixed. NO LUCK.

Hence, this post.

Hope Generac gets my message.

Amazon Wants 16-Days To Process My ‘Beelink SER6 Max’ Mini PC Return.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 7, 2024

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Yes, Amazon, on its return policy does say, very clearly, that they reserve the right to TEST returned computers. That is fair enough. Yes, I do appreciate that we have unscrupulous folks out there.

Plus, it was the holidays.

That said, 16-days does seem a tad excessive.

Not sure whether this is Amazon or Beelink.

Well, I still have 4-days to go. I will let you know what transpire. Plus, they can whack me with a 15% restocking fee. That is fair enough too.

The Beelink WORKED. I just didn’t like the AMD Ryzen processors. I had no experience of them prior to this. I will NEVER buy AMD again (though I am an AMD shareholder.)

So, to be fair to Amazon again, I returned this because I didn’t like it — rather than because it didn’t work. See below.

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Click image to access my post from 5 days ago.

Nothing wrong with the Beelink. I just HATED the AMD Ryzen processor!

NEVER GETTING AN AMD PROCESSOR AGAIN.

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Amazon’s Shipping Algorithm For Northern Maine STILL Sends Deliveries On A Loop — Adding One Day Of Delay.

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by Anura Guruge
on November 21, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. This is happening NOW — TODAY.
Click to ENLARGE. Post from 4-months ago. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

From May 20, 2023. An even earlier post.

This is beyond CRAZY. Happens each and every time. You would think they would have FIXED it by now.

You would think folks in Maine would complain.

All deliveries to Maine take at least TWO DAYS longer than they do to New Hampshire.

I have another package, right now, with the same issue.

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Detailed Timeline As To How Long It Took To Get A U.S. Passport In Mid-2023 (& The 12-Week ‘Wait’ Is Accurate).

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by Anura Guruge
on September 10, 2023

Click to ENLARGE. Excel spreadsheet I put together for YOU.

Last week, while I was in Maine (again), my Naturalization Certificate arrived — on September 5, 2023.

That was the last step in the process — start-to-finish, soup-to-nuts. I had got my U.S. Passport, U.S. Passport Card & my documentation. That was it. It was finally, ALL DONE.

It had taken 125 days from START-to-FINISH.

117 days since ‘they’ received my paperwork at the Texas facility, 8-days after I submitted it all at a large U.S. Post Office.

So, that is 4 MONTHS — BUT, I received my Passport & Passport Card within 3 months.

So, I was right SMACK in the 12-week WAIT they currently advertise.

Amusing that they wait EXACTLY a month after issuance of the Passport to start mailing back the documentation. Not sure why they wait a month. I guess they want to make sure the passport got delivered.

I am HAPPY. Got the Passport within the timeframe I had been told to expect. Wasn’t thrilled waiting 5 weeks to get back my documentation — BUT relieved that I am now all set.

Just thought that this timeline might help a few of you. Now you can work out where you are in the process. Hopefully things will get faster now that the Summer travel rush/bulge is history.

All the best.

I Got My U.S. Passport CARD Today — 2-Days After Passport & 12.7 Weeks (89 Days) After I Applied.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 29, 2023

Click to ENLARGE. Sorry, I don’t want to expose myself. (SMILE).

This is cool. Right on the heels of my passport. I am chuffed.

So, just like clockwork per the currently much-stated 11 to 13 week wait for a U.S. Passport.

Both were mailed from Houston, Texas. The passport was sent ‘Priority Mail’, the passport card, First Class. I suspect they were both mailed on the same day. I don’t care. Just glad to have BOTH of them.

Now just waiting on my my all important Naturalization Certificate. Hoping it will come soon. But, in a way, it no longer matters. I have these credentials to prove that I am somewhat bona fide. SMILE.

Had never heard of a Passport Card. They can ONLY be used for land or sea crossings. DEFINITELY not valid when crossing the border by air.

The land/sea works GREAT for I — when it comes to Canada (from my ‘Bold Coast‘). Maybe I will now, after a 20+ year boycott, again start visiting Canada. There were times in my life when I visited Canada twice a month!

I Got My U.S. Passport Today — 12.4 Weeks (87 Days) After I Applied.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 29, 2023

Click to ENLARGE. NO, I don’t think I will show you the inside. (SMILE).

So, ‘exactly’ per the 11 to 13 weeks, that they tell you. So, in a way it was like clockwork.

I applied in person (given it was my first U.S. passport) at a Post Office — after scheduling an appointment. That was on May 3, 2023 — five days after I got my citizenship (on April 28, 2023).

So, May 3 to July 29 –> 87 days (12.4 weeks).

But, ‘they’ (i.e., passport ‘authority’) tells you that their 11-13 week clock doesn’t start till THEY get all the documents in their hands. That, per their online tracking system, occurred on May 11, 2023. So, it took 8 days from the time I applied. The very nice postal lady who did my application did tell me that she doesn’t mail the documents in daily. She has to wait until she has a batch.

So, from May 11 to July 29 –> 79 days (11.3 weeks).

But, the passport was issued (i.e., dated) July 25. 4 days ago.

That puts it at 75 days (10.7 weeks)!

All good. I am NOT complaining. Just reporting the facts. Neat that they are working, so rigidly, per that stated timeline.

Now, I applied for a PASSPORT CARD too. No sign of that.

Also I didn’t receive my all important Naturalization Certificate either.

But, according to the tracking system I might still have to wait 8 weeks MORE to get all of this!

Amazon’s Shipping Algorithm For Northern Maine Sends Deliveries On A Loop — Adding One Day Of Delay.

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by Anura Guruge
on July 11, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. This WEEK. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

From May 20, 2023. See my post.

Click to ENLARGE. From today. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

YES, another shipments of my ‘Bold Coast’ book to ‘Lubec‘, Maine. {Yes, they are selling them in Lubec — & I am delighted.}

I have already talked about this crazy ‘Chelmsford, MA‘ LOOP. Happens every time — without fail. It is STUPID.

I have brought it to Amazon’s attention — but they don’t care.

Well, I am offering you further, irrefutable proof. Check the images. You can see it clearly.

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Amazon’s Supposed AI Powered Shipping Is Getting STUPIDER By The Day — A Preschooler Could Do Better!

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by Anura Guruge
on May 20, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. From today. You can, EASILY, see the STUPIDITY.

This is a shipment of 24 of my ‘Bold Coast’ book to ‘Lubec‘, Maine.

Amazon really, really struggles with shipments to this part of Maine. Yes, since Lubec is my PRIMARY outlet for my ‘Bold Coast’ books I ship a fair amount of books to Lubec from Amazon. In 2-years I have YET to have a shipment get there without a DELAY.

This to-and-from ‘Chelmsford, MA‘ LOOP that resulted in one day being LOST is easy to see. No explanation. Just PLAN STUPID. ‘Nashua, NH‘ is just 20-miles north of Chelmsford. So, it crosses state lines, goes to another city & comes back. This is NOT AI. This is STUPIDITY.

I spoke to Amazon about this. They acknowledged that they have a problem. Stupid.

Another example of Amazon shipping stupidity.

Click to ENLARGE. From my Amazon order tracking.

Yet ANOTHER example!

Click image to access post from just 3 weeks ago.

In the last few months Amazon has been all over the media claiming that they are using AI to make their shipping smarter.
Here are actual examples showing how it has FAILED —
& FAILED BADLY.

My ‘Pixel 7’ Trade-In Was Also ‘Lost’ In USPS, BUT I Got A Full $575 Credit From Google — After Much Prodding.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 4, 2023

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Click to ENLARGE. From ‘Google News’.
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It took 26 days from the day I handed in my trade-in to USPS.

As you can see from the tracking (above) USPS ‘LOST’ it 6-days later.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT!

I think it is a SCAM with USPS in cahoots with Google. Tell the suckers, e.g., me, that it is ‘lost’ & buy time. Maybe they will forget.

Well, I wasn’t going to let them get away with it.

I contacted the ‘Google Store’ on Dec. 23, 2022. I was told that I had to wait one additional day, i.e., 2 weeks + 1, before they could escalate it.

I waited till after Christmas. Called them again on Dec. 26, 2022. In the end I called them in total about 6 times, contacted them via CHAT & also sent e-mails! My perseverance paid off!

So, I suggest that IF you are also waiting for your trade-in credit, CALL THEM. Call them again, & again until they finally relent.

‘Google’, With Cahoots With ‘USPS’, Is Playing Silly Buggers With My ‘Pixel 7’ Trade-In.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 21, 2022

Click to ENLARGE. My USPS tracking.
Click to ENLARGE. From ‘Google News’.

Amazing — but despicable — the lengths that Google is going to avoid having to honor ‘Pixel 7‘ trade-ins. Wow.

In my case I am trading in a ‘Pixel 6 Pro‘ with 256GB of memory. Google said I would get in excess of $540.

Now it is LOST.

12-days with USPS & not delivered. This is crazy. This is unacceptable.

Bloody Google. I don’t know why I bother. This might be the last straw.