@MentORPHEUS

I'm not all that interested in hiring out help. I've found my bread in butter with customers who aren't to rushed on time (meaning I can get it done solo) and I'll come in a little cheaper than the big dogs that can flip the job in a few days. Delivering quality over quantity.

In a perfect world I'd set myself up working the six not so nice months and enjoying spring and summer to myself.

Though I am eye balling moving back out West to snowbird/work and come home during the nice months to also work a bit.

We'll see how February goes when I fly back to Portland for a month to dip my toes in the water. I just really haven't been feeling a small city (sub 300k population) and multiple people have asked why I'm in town, hinting at my personality suits a bigger city.

@Kloi good show! You're on the road to hiring crew to work all the contracts. How quickly you learn that's not all putting your feet on the desk while pocketing the entire spread between billable and employee hourly price.

@First-light

This is a large, multi million dollar corporations I was working for.

Not some small, one off construction crew so I understand they have overhead I will never experience but fuck me man. Another reason I can't see myself in a "career" with a a good standing business around town.

Found out my previous employer was charging $180/hr on my labor while paying me $32/hr.

Quit my job a few months ago and recently secured one of his contracts unintentionally.

After cost, I'm averaging $95/hr on said job, a few times a year. So nothing I could live off of solely but if you've got the discipline, I can't recommend going into business for yourself enough.

@First-light

Yahh I posted an update. I started including an arm day (4 sets of curls and Skull crushers) with dumbbells and I've had less pain benching sub 205. 205+ still bothers my wrists.

@First-light

Shitttt I forgot about gyro balls. I was prescribed one years ago for PT.

I can attest to good/clean living being a huge factor. If I'm not recovering properly my wrist and hips are the first to let me know.

Update:

Started taking one or two days a week to do arms with kettlebells to focus on building up wrist strength and this seems to removed most of the paint I was experiencing with pushing movements.

@Larymes

The discord side of things use to do meetup, I've actually met a dozen or so of those boys when I was out West and had to bail on a ski trip last minute with them.

They're not as active as they use to be but you'll have better luck there.

@Kloi The average dude says he likes bitchy entitled women with short hair, if he thinks it'll get him a chance. Most guys don't have so much a preference as they do have a justification for whomever will give them attention.

@Typo-MAGAshiv @redpillschool

I would wager your average man would say they enjoy them/find them attractive.

That's been my experience IRL anyways.