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We have a tiny $13 waffle maker at home. The basic flour milk butter baking powder batter my wife makes at home is better than any premade store bought, so just make your own.
inb4 Hobz telling me fuck that shit he's gonna go eat at a restaraunt instead.
We have a tiny $13 waffle maker at home. The basic flour milk butter baking powder batter my wife makes at home is better than any premade store bought, so just make your own.
inb4 Hobz telling me fuck that shit he's gonna go eat at a restaraunt instead.
It’s probably better than the trash I made. Fuck that Krusty the Klown batter man
It's been a while, but your first bill may have a one-time connection fee, so it may not be "normal".
If not, then $135 does sound pretty high as my TH was $52 for my last bill (Oct 19).
Although as the weather gets colder and colder, your next bill may not be much better lol. I think mine tops out at around ~$140-$160 during the winter
Oooh good question. $15 is an application fee.
Gas charges: Sep 13 - Oct 21, 2024
Basic charge (39 days at 0.4216 per day) __________________ $16.44¦<CR
Daily fee that covers part of the cost of being
connected to our system
Delivery (7.4 GJ at 6.527 per GJ) _______________________________ $48.30¦<CR
Cost of delivering gas through our system to
your home or business
Storage & transport (7.4 GJ at 0.420 per GJ)
{Including 0.1 GJ RNG} __________________________________________________ __$3.11¦<CR
Cost to store and transport gas to our system
Cost of gas (7.3 GJ at 2.230 per GJ)__________________________ $16.28¦<CR
Market price of the gas you used
BC carbon tax (7.4 GJ at 3.9859 per GJ) __________________ $29.50<CR
Supports reduced carbon emissions
BC clean energy levy (0.40% of ¦
amounts)_______________$0.34CR
Supports clean energy technology
Biomethane credit (0.1 GJ at 3.9859 per GJ) ______________$0.40CR<
Credit for the carbon tax charged on RNG
GST (5% of <
amounts) _________________________________ $5.66
Total gas charges_________________________________ $119.23
Other charges & adjustments
Application charge _________________________________________________ $15.00#CR
GST (5% of #
amounts) __________________________________________________ $0.75CR
Total other charges ________________________________$15.75
Basic charge (39 days at 0.4216 per day) __________________ $16.44¦<CR
Daily fee that covers part of the cost of being
connected to our system
Delivery (7.4 GJ at 6.527 per GJ) _______________________________ $48.30¦<CR
Cost of delivering gas through our system to
your home or business
Storage & transport (7.4 GJ at 0.420 per GJ)
{Including 0.1 GJ RNG} __________________________________________________ __$3.11¦<CR
Cost to store and transport gas to our system
Cost of gas (7.3 GJ at 2.230 per GJ)__________________________ $16.28¦<CR
Market price of the gas you used
BC carbon tax (7.4 GJ at 3.9859 per GJ) __________________ $29.50<CR
Supports reduced carbon emissions
BC clean energy levy (0.40% of ¦
amounts)_______________$0.34CR
Supports clean energy technology
Biomethane credit (0.1 GJ at 3.9859 per GJ) ______________$0.40CR<
Credit for the carbon tax charged on RNG
GST (5% of <
amounts) _________________________________ $5.66
Total gas charges_________________________________ $119.23
Other charges & adjustments
Application charge _________________________________________________ $15.00#CR
GST (5% of #
amounts) __________________________________________________ $0.75CR
Total other charges ________________________________$15.75
Woah, you used 7.4 GJ and I only used 2.8GJ. But I just noticed my bill is only up to Sep 27, so it doesn't have the more recent cold'sh spell. I'll try to remember to check again when I get my next bill to see where I'm at...
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He's fine, but he's in HK rn and has a really poor social credit score due to various posts online
I also pushed some old lady when I turned around. Old bitch went flying. Don’t stand next to me you dumb old cunt. How would I know you were there.
This whole town is full of midgets with no sense of personal space.
Me being an inherently huge bully, proceeded to do the most mainlander / shanghainese thing ever and asked her rudely , le zhou mut lun ye ah mo ?!?!? (What the fuck are you doing old lady ?!)
What do you guys define as a high value individual? This term has popped up across social media lately, but ignoring the TikTok/IG brain rot perspective, what does this mean to you guys?
Spoiler!
I've been really really really fucking burnt out (struggling) for the last few years. Hell I haven't done anything to change it and I know that. It's not an excuse but for context, I barely feel like a human being most of the time and it honestly feels like I'm living in a shell of myself - robotic going through the daily motions of life (work, eat, sleep, repeat). I've said this before, but I feel trapped. As in, trapped in debt (mortgage + car) via lifestyle inflation and other familial circumstances. Outside of track and friends, I am living only to pay off generational debt.
Anyway, through a conversation with a friend tonight, I think the lack of motivation to do something about it ultimately boils down to my self worth. Pre-COVID, in my early 20s, I was running several successful businesses and I had a clear path of what I wanted to do. COVID kind of really fucked me cause I feel like I've done nothing since the shut down. To me, success looks like ambition and living your life to your terms, done via entrepreneurship. I can't do that anymore because I need things like job security and being an employee for mortgage reasons.
Despite me feeling that I haven't had a lot of self growth in the last 4 years, a different friend reminded me that I've grown so much more as a person - managing to foster (cultivate) an amazing friend group, finding joy in caring for others (monetary, time, experiences) and showing up for people, etc. While I think I was doing that before, they did mention that they didn't really like who I was before - arrogant, cocky, and an overall asshole. I'm still an asshole, but I perceived that time of my life of being a high valued person.
I find it difficult to have this conversation with those amongst my age group as in most cases - it's the opposite. They didn't have a sense of direction in their early 20s, but now they do. Or tbh it's just that life hasn't beaten them up yet or enough, to get to this point of what the fuck. Whereas, the demographic here is older, so well most of you have gotten your 20s and 30s out of the way and life has fucked you up over the years.
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Going to preface this by mentioning that everyone's definition of a high-value individual or 'success' is different.
For me, a high-value individual - in the context of someone's character - is a person who's reliable, open-minded, respectful, resourceful, and trustworthy with the confidence to uphold his/her personality and self-worth. That person acts with purpose and is self-disciplined with established values and goals.
A high-value individual to me might not be a high-value individual to you because our core values will be different. In the same vein, a 'successful' person to me might not be 'successful' to you - it's all relative.
What is the social media hivemind saying about high-value individuals?
I don't have an answer to your high value individual question, but I've certainly gone through several phases of burning myself out, and I have since vowed to myself that I would never put myself through that again unless I am literally fighting to survive to meet the basic need for food and clothes for me and my family.
I can safely say that I am chained down as much as any typical husband / dad with a huge mortgage on my back. I know there is no getting out of this because there are still 20+ years to go on the mortgage, 10+ years before my kid turns 18, (And what Chinese parent could really let go of their kid just bcos they turned 18?) plus all the expenses that go along with the journey. But most of the time I don't feel trapped.
It goes without saying that it's bad to feel burnt out and trapped. For me, I am actively and intentionally not allowing myself to get into situations where I would be burning myself out for an extended period of time -- IMO short bursts of taking on more than one can handle every now and then is pretty much a fact of life, so that cannot be entirely avoided.
The other thing is to not feel trapped. I know it sounds corny, but I don't feel trapped bcos I love my wife. I love my kid. I have a loving family, and I both enjoy and treasure our time together. Knowing that, and feeling that on a daily basis are the reasons why I do not feel trapped. Like I said -- it's corny, but it's true.
You have a lot on your shoulders. Is there any way you can take on less? You mentioned lifestyle inflation, and that might potentially be a good place for you to dial back on. Can you slow down / take on less, or let deadlines and standards slide a little? Some bosses will push and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of his staff, and I would go back to the same old cliche bcos it's true -- employees are dispensable, but you are not, at least not to yourself.
But I wouldn't cut back on the time and things you do for your friends. At this moment in time, they are your core support network and non-family family. Should you eventually build a family of your own, you'll inevitably cutback on how much you do with and for your friends.
The problem is you’re being influenced by others on how your life “should be”.
Instead of what it is and what you already made of it.
Let me explain, And this is comparable to Plato’s allegory of the cave (omg my fucking philosophy degree actually is poignant for once) all you’ve been focusing is on the “world of forms” that is presented to you. The reality is your life is what you make of it. You can choose to be in this rut and let your success be defined by this unrealistic social media standard or you can say FUCK THIS. I’m an individual. I make my own definitions of success and the only master you need to honour is yourself.
My bro you are so fucking far ahead of most people your age that you’ve already lapped a few of them. Hell there are people who are twice your age and cannot achieve we you have achieved.
Facts:
You own a single detached house in the GVRD. I was living with my parents at your age.
You drove bmws and m3s and now CTRs when I was driving Sentra XEs and fighting buddy guy at KFC’s.
You have enough disposable income that you can afford a car hobby and go to track days. Like real fucking track days where a normal weekend is basically minimum 1000 bucks gone.
I think you need to give yourself a break and celebrate your achievements instead of focusing on what you’ve missed. You got time to make mistakes. You got time to retool and and change course if you find your current employment unfulfilling. Same with relationships.
Don’t be too scared to take risks. Even if it doesn’t pander out, you’re still miles ahead. Just plan accordingly though and stop using social media as a foil of success.
You're right, in our 20s, we have no idea what success or direction is.
Then now, in this generation, there are those who are dead set focused on ______.
Some make it big and props to them. Others crumble and realize there are hurdles which some, are impossible to overcome and you must pivot.
Life is always about being humble and pivoting. No you won't ever make it to be Basketball start, you're 5'1. No, you won't be a senior VP thanks to bamboo ceiling.. no you won't ever be a doctor cause you can barely pass grade 8..... reality hits hard.
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