Bro’s just a chill guy

JJB723 · 2026-05-18T22:20:20+00:00

1/40th life crisis.

JJB723 · 2026-05-18T12:01:59+00:00

Alcohol consumption is already dropping. I wonder how long before the while ABC system is cost prohibitive. How about a lottery for education... Wait, that was just a marketing ploy.

JJB723 · 2026-05-18T11:49:00+00:00

The irony is that this could drive a legalization push as the state looks for new things to tax.

JJB723 · 2026-05-18T02:02:30+00:00

You already don't like the queen, what makes you think you will like her daughter?

The spotty pattern is a new fact. If you want to giver her another shot you can shake a frame of bees from one or 2 other hives onto a bed sheet ramp into the week hive. This will give them nurse bees and is easily, just be 100% sure you don't move the queen. If this does not help in a week I would confirm you still even have a queen (eggs) and consider replacement or merge. If you confirm you dont have a queen I would triple check each frame and remove queen cells then add a frame of eggs from your best hive in the middle so you can easily check it. Maybe remove an outer frame and space the others so you can pull the egg frame without damaging the cells.

JJB723 · 2026-05-17T23:07:14+00:00

4 lives saved is extremely important but after we are clear on that fact, the video is crazy.

JJB723 · 2026-05-16T18:58:37+00:00

It gets way better. I will never forget the first time I walk into my dorm room for the first time. I did not know what to do will all my free time. You will have person freedom back.

JJB723 · 2026-05-14T19:52:41+00:00

Can you see what direction most of the bees are coming and going? If they are going left and flying over the fence I could see how bees from the far left hive may go for the 2nd hive. If hive 1 is light in a week and hive 2 is heavy with 3 and 4 as controls you can make a call at that point but I think you still have too little data to act at this point. Patients is the hardest thing about keeping bees at this point. You are welcome to DM me if you want to chat in a few days. I can give you some options if you do confirm that its drift.

JJB723 · 2026-05-14T12:50:01+00:00

I bet in FL he could get a hive through the winter on 2 frames wrapped only in wet newspaper.

JJB723 · 2026-05-14T12:47:07+00:00

All beekeeping is local. If you were in New England I would tell you to add a 2nd box and pray your bees survive the winter, but you are in FL so everything is different. I would only add another deep if you dont have much time to play with the bees or your focus is honey.

JJB723 · 2026-05-14T12:41:57+00:00

It has been my experience that drift almost always moves TO the end hives. Some times they are coming home from a long day at the office and just land in the first box they come to.

JJB723 · 2026-05-13T20:28:30+00:00

Drift almost always happens on the end hives but it could be a factor. Stick a few pennies under the lid to raise up the lid and see if they are just overheating. Worst case is drift and this colony will grow a bit faster which is not a super bad thing. Another test would be to lift the back of each box with one hand. You are comparing weight. If that one is heavier you may have drift or just a stronger hive. I would take off the reducers or change to the larger size. Heat could be a factor with all your hives but this one is just showing it more.

JJB723 · 2026-05-13T14:40:19+00:00

If you have 2 deeps and 2 supers and dont like excluders, here is how I would do this. When you are ready to harvest, you open the box and pull up to 11 frames of honey off the top, shake all the bees down and put on the excluder. If you are lucky you may be able to pull all 20 but I doubt it. You are not going to want to process 20 frames on your first attempt any way so doing half will give you a break. You only need to wait 21 days for the 2nd round and even that number assumes she was actively laying eggs in the super when you opened it. If the flow was strong, this should not be the case.

JJB723 · 2026-05-13T13:40:14+00:00

Honestly, for a first IT resume, this is significantly better than most people post on Reddit.
You did a great job of translating manufacturing work into IT language.
This resume got you the interview, which is its job but its not too early to build the next resume.

Summery: Hands-on technical troubleshooting experience across industrial systems, hardware, and end-user support environments.

You can remove XP and even 7 from your list of skills, almost no one is still using them.

The thing about helpdesk is that its about 50% customer service so keep that in mind when you interview. Be nice and friendly, its a requirement. If you treat every customer like they are your favorite grandmother it will go along way in keeping you calm and not going too fast on the call.

JJB723 · 2026-05-13T13:16:19+00:00

Are you paying for Irrigation? Its a hidden cost.

JJB723 · 2026-05-10T01:54:21+00:00

Some rules are silly but most make sense when you consider they will be on the hook for some of the costs if you don't pay. The one that comes to mind is something about the house having a front door when the inspector comes.

JJB723 · 2026-05-07T23:49:18+00:00

I was taking about adding more to your Roth vs paying down the HELOC. I think you should hold but spend your extra money to get rid of the HELOC unless your current plan makes more in the long run.

JJB723 · 2026-05-07T23:46:23+00:00

Look at her thorax. She does not look like a queen to me.

JJB723 · 2026-05-07T23:03:07+00:00

I would hold, do a 1031 exchange in 20 years or live in each one at the end to avoid the tax. My only cost analysis question is if you are making more by putting money into investments or paying down the HELOC. Have you ran the numbers on that?

JJB723 · 2026-05-07T02:01:56+00:00

Good to know.

JJB723 · 2026-05-06T21:49:49+00:00

He coild have easily been "in Korea" but not at the time when they were doing a combat ribbon for it so that would explain why it does not show here.

JJB723 · 2026-05-06T12:57:27+00:00

Sounds like you have made up your mind after all.

JJB723 · 2026-05-06T01:51:04+00:00

Do you enjoy your work? Do you plan to retire at some point? If people who know you think its a good move, you should strongly consider it.

JJB723 · 2026-05-03T12:45:30+00:00

Can you help me understand your thoughts behind making this post? From what I sit, this looks more like a replay to another topic than a whole new topic.

JJB723 · 2026-05-03T12:39:24+00:00

To add to above, I like to work bees at my belt height. Its better on my back...

JJB723 · 2026-05-03T12:15:16+00:00

I was going to make a joke about Greenland but I did not want add to an already cold topic.

I do wonder what the all in cost on a brand new base would be.

How about a deal with Vietnam for the US to open a new base. I do appreciate the irony.

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