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To save everyone else from having to look it up, he's 83. -
Pitcher infuser would take too long and I'd probably need three or four of them. Squeezing a real lemon is part showing the customer that it's the genuine stuff and part performance. I don't have to race to decide, but right now that's about the way I'm leaning, in large part because I'm thinking that pouring it from a cooler is a much tougher sell for $4 regardless of taste. And I'm probably selling myself short that "fast" is the only reason people stop, plus if they want fast they can hit a gas station. There's only one fast-food place in town and everyone hates it. People will wait. And a line is good advertising for me, anyway. I'll likely ditch sodas altogether. $2 water, $3 small gatorades, $4 lemonade. That's a bargain for all three. I gotta stop selling myself short. I keep thinking about customer value but I gotta make money, too. Down the road maybe I'll add sweet tea concentrate. edit: Looks like the food truck that is sometimes around does lemonade for $5, so I'll likely match that price. Undercutting him is tempting, but I don't need him to show up at my spot and take all my customers.
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Interesting, and thanks for the feedback. Only some of my customers are construction workers, and they've left the line before when someone in front of them started ordering for their office, but I guess I would have, too. And I'm probably overselling the time to make the real stuff. It's basically squeeze lemon, add simple syrup, add water and ice, shake. Another vendor did that with concentrate and didn't offer ice in the cups. Told people it was already cold, more ice would only dilute it, and that way they were getting a full cup of lemonade instead of a cup of ice and a little drink. Crazy enough the concentrate still comes out to about $0.80/serving like the real lemon version. My biggest hesitation was on the perceived value of me just pouring it out from a cooler vs. actually seeing the lemons cut. I assume people will think the powdered Wylers version, regardless, and that they'd balk at $4. But I would have sample cups to give out to demonstrate it's better. But you're also right I'm convenient and 24 oz. of lemonade would hit the spot on a 95-degree day, even at $4. But you both make a good point, too, it's basically the same cost from doordash. You're also right that I could switch out. Dumping the concentrate idea would only cost me a $30 cooler and a $50 bottle of concentrate.
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I gotta raise my hot dog prices from $3 to $4 which won't go over well since this is my first summer doing it and customers are still discovering me. But I can lose 20% of my customers and still be better off at the higher price. I want to be a bit above that $20/hr threshold to feel like all the labor is worth it. Looking at adding lemonade as another income source, particular since I don't sell many sodas which aren't a big markup to begin with. I see some people do concentrate which tastes good but I hesitate on thinking people will believe it's worth $4. But it'd be the easiest method. Or I'll just have to start buying lemons and the squeezer and do it that way. That would add a bit more time in line which the construction workers won't like. But once it gets particularly hot out I think it should be a big seller, even better that it has a $3 profit to it compared to $0.90 for sodas.
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Hopefully the time between jobs is short.
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I'm inclined to think they will try to reduce their repeater tax hit as much as they can this offseason. I think Grayson Allen will be gone and I suspect so will be Brook Lopez, replaced by Myers Leonard and some defense-only center. I wonder what the front office is thinking, that either we're just a head coach away from competing again, or if they think Giannis just buoyed a middling team and we need to retool a lot more. If retool, maybe Jrue gets traded since he only has the one more year on his contract to bring some youth and energy back to the team. Plus if Jrue were replaced by someone with a little more offensive upside, maybe that also helps to cut down on Giannis' usage rate next year.
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Don't know him. Should I be excited or worried?
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Yep, same by me. And my state has told me I can't investigate a driver based on the smell of marijuana pouring out of the vehicle nor do a search because of it. So unless I can get cause by some other means or they've got the drugs just sitting in plain sight, they're easily getting away with it. So prepare for DUIs to get worse, not better.
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It's surprising to me that pensions have pretty well died apart from government work. It really does stick a person to a job, plus having a vesting period probably saves a company money if the employee leaves before vesting as opposed to giving them a 401k match. As a higher-up has reportedly said, "Oh, they won't quit; they're on a pension." I'll have to start thinking of alternatives to retiring in Belize in case "go golfing" becomes a bigger desire to keep me busy and active. The basically-only course was just bought by a hotel chain, so good chance it'll either become private or prohibitively expensive to play. A single cousin retired to Puerto Rico, so maybe there. Otherwise vaguely wondering about Eastern Europe, like Poland or Belarus, Although being able to get around using English plus at least some expat community are important, too. I know places like Portugal are growing in popularity as retirement options, but I make the immediate assumption that it'll be too expensive. Similar with retiring in the States, I just don't think that $2500/mo is all that sustainable since I'll be paying rent on a place as well as having half my income be based on capital gains.
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The pick swap makes it a just-slightly higher return than I was expecting. Jets protecting themselves on the chance Rodgers gets injured and they have to give up a high pick, which I guess represents that "Jets want to avoid another Denver situation" insurance. Now time to use that #13 and our next four seconds to trade up and take a QB, because that would be hilarious.
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My 401k funds are all garbage but it doesn't appear I have the option to self-direct. The 10-year return of the S&P is 162% yet not one of my funds beats 5.
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That had to have been it. I remember it was a little before the Sign Forest, and that area is right before. That's what a local told us about the area, anyway. Do you really drive when you're going to the Lower 48 instead of fly? That's a heck of a haul.
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Had to cancel my first Farmer's Market tomorrow due to expected rain at noon. They're still having it, but I don't feel like spending $50 on set-up and seven hours of labor to hope people buy hot dogs at 9am. Still not too much bugging me because I had a great day on Wednesday when all the construction workers found me. Ran out of chili and sauerkraut so I closed down an hour early and still broke my profit high by $10. Although I felt guilty when one guy I turned away said "But you said you'd be open until 2."
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There's a little area around the northern border of BC which has the second-best abundance of animals after the Savannah. We got to see Dall sheep, buffalo in the road, almost hit a moose, and saw a "golden bear" which we were told is a cross between black bear and grizzly. My view for two months, Lake Lebarge, specifically:
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Can't the Packers just take a guy late in the 7th Round and have him step in and be starter material?
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My mother went from Special Ed full-time to 32 hours in the library and loved that move. Not much in the paycheck but kept the benefits.
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Packers asking price isn't unreasonable at all. Keep the 1st as guaranteed and send a 4th if Rodgers doesn't play for the Jets the following year. Jets are a SB-contending team with Rodgers next year, so it's not a big ask on the Packers' end even for one go-for-it year out of NY. The Russel Wilson comparison is silly. Denver paid that in part because they knew they'd be getting another 5-6 years out of him. The Jets are treating it as if they're trading for Charlie Batch or Jacoby Brisette and not getting a 4x MVP. Agreed that the 90% retired stuff is a cop-out--can you expect anything else out of a 39 y/o QB? Packers are right to hold firm here. If the Jets won't give that up for Rodgers they sure would never give up what it would take to get Lamar Jackson and they sure can't go into next season with Zach Wilson as their starter and punt on what would be a playoff season. And with Jets fans dreaming of Rodgers for a while now I'd only imagine the longer this goes the louder Jets fans will get for this not getting done.
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A lot of us here are getting older or already there, so I thought maybe there might be an interest in a retirement-related thread. Unless something bad happens, I'm out at 55. Belize is still my targeted retirement destination because it's a little cheaper with no capital gains taxes. Odd to say but my only hesitation with it is the place kinda doesn't have a golf course. Not that golf is my life or anything, but I see it as a great means of keeping busy and getting exercise. I hesitate at other countries only because if English isn't the primary language I think it would become really difficult to acclimate.
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Sold out yesterday for a +22% and my first profits in almost two years. Then this morning bought back in because it was still in the green when I sold, but quickly realized that probably wasn't a good idea and got back out.
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Last night came across a channel which does workouts specifically for golfers and it always makes me feel sad when someone has a high-quality channel but barely gets any views.
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Youtube is my tv, so this sounds fun and may find me some new channels to watch. But here's a few of mine: Neebs Gaming: Obviously a gaming channel. Their supercut on Subnautica is one of their best. Charisma on Command: A relationships channel with stuff like how to tell better stories, how to deal with bullies, how to be more engaging in a conversation, etc. In the mold of PUA advice though more broad. Cross Examined: Christian apologetics. Real Men Real Style: Men's dressing channel from a guy out of the Stevens Point area. That Chapter: True crime. The People: What life is like in some of the worst places in the world. Personal betterment collection: Far From Average, Word to the Wise, FightMediocrity, Better Than Yesterday, Academy of Ideas.
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Jets fans may think they have all the leverage, but the alternative is another mediocre season and an unhappy locker room with Wilson as the starter compared to being Superbowl contenders. On top of that if the Packers forego this year's draft picks, Rodgers sure becomes cheaper to trade after July 1. Feels like we should be getting a bump in value for trading him now as opposed to waiting, and a 2nd+conditional doesn't seem like very much. Wasn't it that we can't afford Yosh Nijman? If they wanted an OL, wouldn't he make for a good addition to the trade in order to get their first-rounder?
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My cat has dandruff and bumps on its back, maybe a weight thing. Skipping golfing today to go to the vet, but it absolutely hates the carrier and will tear you up to not get in it. Last time I actually got it there it took three vet assistants to get it back in.
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Your comment is funnier when you remove the context. Same as my brother, identical twins and the sibling two years older.
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Western Montana and Northern Idaho is the most beautiful area of the country I've ever been to not including Alaska. So I guess that means second-most. Or Alaska doesn't count.
