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531. Returned to Japan after being hit by a car: 。。。。(17kview/66res) Problem / Need advice 2022/06/29 15:26
532. SoCal gas service(6kview/28res) Problem / Need advice 2022/06/29 13:15
533. How to Buy Japanese Yen(6kview/20res) Other 2022/06/29 10:42
534. When sending electrical appliances from Japan(7kview/9res) Housing 2022/06/28 17:35
535. Breath odor countermeasure(11kview/48res) Problem / Need advice 2022/06/27 18:34
536. I am a new graduate and a girl who wants to quit h...(7kview/25res) Problem / Need advice 2022/06/27 18:30
537. Sim cards that can be used in Japan(1kview/4res) Question 2022/06/24 16:44
538. driving practice(1kview/3res) Problem / Need advice 2022/06/23 00:01
539. Online classes at Santa Monica College, please let...(2kview/6res) Learn / School 2022/06/22 22:48
540. Refund request from EDD, then(1kview/2res) Problem / Need advice 2022/06/22 18:01
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Returned to Japan after being hit by a car: 。。。。

Problem / Need advice
#1
  • TOTORO
  • mail
  • 2022/06/22 12:05

Contents. I was renting my car ( 2006 Prius ) to a LONG BEACH student. I had them take out full coverage insurance. I also have the paperwork for that. I also had them sign a contract when I rented it out. I also had them sign a contract when I lent the car to them. Five days before I was to return to Japan, I had an accident. Naturally, he is unable to fix it in 5 days because his return is imminent. I told him that I couldn't fix it while he was there and that I wanted him to pay for the repairs first, but 、、、、However, 、、、、he sent me a last message the next day. He said.......................I talked to my parents. I told him that if he charged me anything more I would get a lawyer,
What ? ? ? ? ?
What a mistake, I thought he would shut up if I told him I was a lawyer 。。。。
As a result, he ran away. His Japanese license and CA license were taken in advance.

There is the whole exchange....
I told him normally that I would definitely be out of the mosquito net when I returned home, so I would replace the money while I was in LA. He was a 22 year old college student and all the money came from his parents.
He lied because he didn't want his parents to be angry with him and said it wasn't my fault. It is obvious that he told them.

I think I have no choice but to hire a lawyer... ? ? ? I would appreciate your opinion.

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#58
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 07:29
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↑ Even in the exchange forum, the topicals don't interact with each other.

Because they only ask questions and if they read the posts and learn a little of what they need to know, that's it.

The rest of the time, the people who live in the forum are competing with each other.

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#58
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 07:56
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If the people who inhabit it are sticking up for each other and it is no longer relevant to the topic

I can't very well write a post thanking them.

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#63
  • ん?
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 15:07
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I guess Topi is here to expose you to all the students who made a topi and ran back home.

> It's obvious that he lied because he didn't want his parents to be angry with him and said it wasn't my fault. I told them that it wasn't my fault.

This is a baseless delusion
I think it is a manipulation of impression to make the student look bad.

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#65
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 17:21
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You have to read the one-sided posts about the damage
with that in mind, because they will write about how damaged they are.

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#67
  • Iijiman
  • 2022/06/29 (Wed) 15:26
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Topi, what happened to you ??

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SoCal gas service

Problem / Need advice
#1
  • はらみ
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  • 2022/06/20 17:17

If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know.
I made an appointment with SoCal gas to have the pilot light in my apartment fireplace turned off for the summer
We live in an apartment and the main gate is always locked. Will the technician call me on my cell phone when he arrives ? I was wondering how he would get in after making the appointment?

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#23
  • アホアホ
  • 2022/06/25 (Sat) 13:37
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#21
My heating furnace has a switch for pilot ignition? There is something like that though. I close it and turn it off in the summer.

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#25
  • ボケ
  • 2022/06/27 (Mon) 18:20
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> Switch for pilot ignition? There is something like that though. I close it and turn it off in the summer.

The guy upstairs said I shouldn't shut it off and turn it off by myself in the summer, he wants the gas company to come
The advice is super poop, it's not possible ~ ~.

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#26
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 07:45
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There is a difference between a house built about 60 years ago and a gas heating system built and installed 10-20 years ago.

Because there are still quite a few 50- and 60-year-old houses left in Los Angeles.

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#27
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 09:01
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Turning the Pilot Light on and off can be very dangerous if you do not know how to do it.

Please consult with SoCal Gas Company. If you make an appointment, an attendant will come to you.

It is dangerous to turn it on and off.

I replaced my 50 Galon Gas Water Heater by myself a few years ago, but the pilot light was very different from the old one, so it was very hard to see and I had to call the gas company to check.


Schedule Your Pilot Relight Now


https://www.socalgas.com/schedule-service/pilot-relight

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#29
  • 無知
  • 2022/06/29 (Wed) 13:15
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Turning on and off the pilot of a gas heater is easy
There are usually instructions on the heater
When you turn it off, you can easily find the main gas valve, which we all know will turn off the main gas supply and turn off by itself.
When on, even if you open the main valve, no gas will be supplied unless the pilot is lit and heat is generated
This design prevents gas from being left on if the pilot is turned off by wind or other causes
When on, open the gas valve and press the push button at the end of the pipe connected to the pilot. When it is on, the gas is supplied to the pilot by opening the gas tap and pressing the push button at the end of the pipe that is connected to the pilot.
It's just that simple.

Replacing the water heater by yourself ? I know you are bragging about it, but no sensible person should do a job that requires gas piping by yourself.
It is natural to ask the gas company to come and do the work, and to suggest that it is the same as the pilot is really at the wrong level
You still don't have any common sense.

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How to Buy Japanese Yen

Other
#1
  • 将吾
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  • 2022/06/26 11:16

The yen is very cheap historically and I want to buy it, but where can I buy yen ?
Please let me know if you are familiar with banks with low commissions, online, FX, etc.

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#12
  • 将吾
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 10:00
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Mr. Bokeh

I'd like to go for about $50,000.
I have a lot of cash positions right now.

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#14
  • ボケ
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 13:14
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♯ 1 I'm looking for a money changer because of the weak yen

I have about $100,000 to spend ?

Grandpa, $100,000 is a lot of money and the exchange offices are not prepared for that, so I'm going to the bank

I'm a money changer and they're in business, so I have about $100,000 to spend
( So much for the money exchange )

From there the old man # 8

The old man, just exchanging money doesn't generate profit.
I need to write down how to make a profit.

I am not a volunteer at the exchange, so I do make a profit


And from talking about the exchange, # I start to write something ridiculous like 1 profit
from # 10

don't change the subject on your own ~
this is becoming a common conversation in dementia that only he can understand
incoherent

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#15
  • 呆れた
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 13:36
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Showa is disabled.
With the addition of old age, he is unable to speak properly.

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#16
  • 両替商
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 16:49
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#11Shogo
The commission is against the exchange rate. 1 dollar = at 100 yen
is calculated as 103 yen
with 3 yen commission when buying dollars and 97 yen when the opposite is true.
In terms of exchange only
this 3 yen commission is roughly the same at Japanese bank exchange centers, Japan Post Bank, etc.
My experience when buying dollars is that it is more advantageous to have them sent by wire from bank to bank than 3 yen.
( In my case, Mitsubishi UFJ → UNION BANK)

On a side note,
If you are talking about money exchange, you can make money if there is more than 6 yen difference in exchange rate.

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#20
  • 呆れた
  • 2022/06/29 (Wed) 10:23
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You don't know what's off the mark until I ask you, because you're incompetent.
You can't think, no wonder you can't do your job.

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When sending electrical appliances from Japan

Housing
#1
  • 歌子
  • mail
  • 2022/06/27 19:01

Hello, I have a friend who wants to send some electronics from Japan to Oto-Los Angeles. A friend of mine wants to send some electrical appliances from Japan to Oto-Los Angeles, but I was wondering which shipping company he should use to save money and get there earlier ?
I have several boxes, and I heard that with Kuroneko Yamato it costs about 25,000 yen per box. I was told that it would be quicker to buy similar ones in the U.S.
If we use sea mail, will it take about 2 months?
Also, if I send relatively new electrical appliances, will they get caught in customs? I have never sent a package from Japan, so I would appreciate it if someone who knows more about it could help me.

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#6
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 07:17
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Can't you find a substitute item in the U.S.?

Sometimes you can find Japanese products on Amazon by changing their names to English.

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#7
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 09:47
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Small hair dryers, electric kettles, etc. may be worth sending, but refrigerators, washer/dryers, and other so-called "shiro mono" appliances are too large and heavy to be worth the trouble of sending from Japan.

> I heard that it costs about 25,000 yen per box from Kuroneko Yamato, so it is faster to buy something similar in the US

You are right. And since the power supply voltage here is 120V while in Japan it is 100V, it is very dangerous to use hair dryers and other products that convert electrical energy into heat. However, if you buy a transformer, it will be much more expensive, and the transformers available here do not meet the U.S. safety standards, so it is dangerous to use them.

We buy Zojirushi electric kettles and TOTO washlet adapted for the US market from US Amazon. But if Japanese parents or friends send appliances, we have to accept them. Either way, shipping fees across the ocean are probably quite expensive by any means nowadays. Sorry this is not the answer you want, but it is not the key.

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#8
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 10:43
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You don't have to buy the goods and send them to us
Please send us the amount of the goods you will buy and send to us.
I will buy goods sold in the U.S.A.

If the product breaks, the repair is rounded off with
because foreign products are not accepted by the same Japanese manufacturer.

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#9
  • 無知
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 12:58
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He's talking about voltage again
and he's talking about 30 year old common sense
He's always talking about electrical products, using his old knowledge
Why does the old man only think about household electrical products ?
He can think about recording studio equipment and all kinds of other things!

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#10
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 17:35
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Since Topy hasn't written what kind of product it is,

it's not too late to ask Topy what kind of appliance it is first and then write it down. From the flow of the writing, Topi may not write anymore.

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Breath odor countermeasure

Problem / Need advice
#1
  • 口臭 太郎
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  • 2022/02/08 10:01

It has a rotten smell like doo-doo from the mouth. Would you describe it as an old wardrobe? Please tell me what to do about bad breath.

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#23
  • 青丘
  • 2022/02/13 (Sun) 11:00
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Maybe it is H. pylori ?
People with H. pylori have bad breath.

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#24
  • 常在菌
  • 2022/02/15 (Tue) 04:20
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I stopped using Listerine or something like that because they said it kills the indigenous bacteria too, which is not good. They said salt is fine.

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#25
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/02/22 (Tue) 08:31
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> Do they also kill indigenous bacteria

What bad things happen in the mouth when indigenous bacteria die? What good do these bacteria

do in the mouth in the first place?

Rather than that, you should use gargle including LISTERINE ® to clean your mouth and get rid of bad odor.

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#28
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/02/24 (Thu) 08:25
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Dental problems such as tooth decay and bad breath are not only caused by food debris that accumulates between the teeth, but also by debris that remains between the teeth and gums, which cannot be removed by brushing and permanently remain in the hot and humid environment of the mouth, causing a bad odor.

The debris that accumulates between the teeth can be removed with Dental Floss. Dental Floss can also be used to remove debris from between teeth, but as many of you may already know, Waterpik water spray can also be used to remove debris from between teeth and between teeth and gums.

https://www.waterpik.com/oral-health/products/images/waterpik-ultra-plus-water-flosser-combo-wp-150-white.jpg

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#31
  • トホホのおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/24 (Fri) 16:54
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Dental Floss White

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I am a new graduate and a girl who wants to quit her job. Tell me how to deal with it !.

Problem / Need advice
#1
  • tanakaman
  • mail
  • 2022/04/19 02:47

I have been with the company less than a month and already I am not familiar with the atmosphere of the company !.

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#19
  • たま
  • 2022/06/26 (Sun) 14:56
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Of course, it is important to tell the supervisor what is wrong.
So many bosses go through with it or don't bother to make improvements. I always think to myself when I look at job ads that there is no such idea to discuss with everyone and that's why people keep changing jobs so rapidly and time and effort are still being wasted.

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#21
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/27 (Mon) 07:13
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Promising new hires are the ones who suggest good things as they go along.

That's why they were hired with a promising future.

The newcomer will overtake you because you are working for the right people.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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#22
  • あほ
  • 2022/06/27 (Mon) 10:54
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At any rate, I can't give you any advice if I don't know what exactly is frustrating you.
Communication skills are the minimum required skill for a member of society. You should learn it first ?.

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#23
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/27 (Mon) 11:48
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If you work at it, you'll figure it out.
We need to figure out how to let everyone know that. If you don't know that, you don't deserve to work there.

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#24
  • おばさん
  • 2022/06/27 (Mon) 18:12
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> I do not fit in with the corporate atmosphere !
( I am not socially compatible )

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Sim cards that can be used in Japan

Question
#1
  • しめしめ
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  • 2022/06/21 22:35

I use a Google Fi Flexible plan for my phone. It is also available in Japan, but I am planning to use a SIM card in Japan because the data usage is not Unlimited and I only pay for what I use.

So I was doing some research and discovered that there is something called Airalo that can be used with an app without a SIM card. Has anyone used it in Japan? ? It costs $14 for 3GB, but you don't get a Japanese phone number. The 3GB SIM card sold at airports in Japan, for example, was about 4,000 yen a few years ago, I think. The price may have gone up now, so I think Airalo is much more reasonable.

Yes, the one for that app is 3GB and the list price is $14, but there is a coupon code for a 30% discount or something like that, so it looks like it's less than $10.
https://herpromocodes.com/airalo-promo-codes

If you know where else I can buy a cheaper SIM card, or if there is a different way, please let me know. I am currently looking for a SIM card that is inexpensive and works well. By the way, I don't think I need a Japanese phone number since I have LINE.

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#2
  • ボケ
  • 2022/06/22 (Wed) 23:20
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Google Fi Flexible plan

Flexible is not unlimited data here too ( lol )
3GB in Japan $ 10 if you have WIFI. It's cheaper to just buy a SIM and pay for the data you use in Japan
No ? ? ?

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#3
  • しめしめ
  • 2022/06/23 (Thu) 09:27
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Google Fi Flexible is $ 10 for 1GB, so $ 30 for 3GB. But thinking about it, I would rather use a regular SIM card in Japan ( lol ) Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I usually work from home, so I don't even use 1GB. When I go to Japan, I'll be wandering around quite a bit, so I think I'll use about 3 GB. I might try Airalo. I've never used one without a SIM card though, so I'm a bit nervous. I wonder how it works with apps.

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#4
  • SJDummy
  • 2022/06/24 (Fri) 11:42
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There is also an eSIM compatible data service available in Japan called "Ubigi" which is introduced in the following blog. Of course, the service uses an eSIM, so your phone must be eSIM compatible to use it. \If your phone is an iphone, you can use it with XS/XS Max/XR or later models ) According to this, 3G / in 30 days $ 9.

https://esimdb.com/ja/blog/how-to-use-ubigi-esim-in-japan/

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#5
  • しめしめ
  • 2022/06/24 (Fri) 16:44
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SJDummy, thanks for the information. I took a look at it. It looks pretty good. I also looked at the reviews, but some people said they couldn't use it because they couldn't get through.

I didn't know the term eSIM, and I didn't know that there are many other companies besides Airalo.

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driving practice

Problem / Need advice
#1
  • Tokyo
  • mail
  • 2022/06/22 15:19

I am a 23 year old man who graduated from College last month.
I need a driver's license, please contact me if you can help me contact you.

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Online classes at Santa Monica College, please let me know.

Learn / School
#1
  • まなぶー
  • mail
  • 2022/06/19 14:25

I am Manabu, taking my first online class at Santa Monica College starting in the summer of 2022.
Please tell me if you have ever taken an online class at Santa Monica College before.

My online class starts tomorrow, but
I haven't received any notification email from my teacher to my SMC@Email.
I have confirmed that I have already paid for the class via corsair connect.

Maybe I have to log in somewhere else to confirm the class?
I tried looking for it but could not find it. If you know, please let me know !.

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Refund request from EDD, then

Problem / Need advice
#1
  • 杏子
  • mail
  • 2022/05/28 19:59

Last year I received PUA ( Emergency Unemployment Compensation ) but received a refund request from EDD.
I sent back an appeal against it, but have not heard anything since.

Has anyone heard anything about a hearing date or anything ?
about the progress?

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#2

The reason for the refund request from EDD is ? The hearing is going to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, please contact me for further explanation yet.

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#3
  • 杏子
  • 2022/06/22 (Wed) 18:01
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#2 sansuitei Dear

I just received a
hearing schedule from the California Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.

It will take 7 months from the filing to the hearing.

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