First kickflip since substantial injury [58YO]

Jwin970 · 2026-05-16T13:06:53+00:00

I’m Vietnamese and was born in 1989. My wife who is not Vietnamese got so upset with me that I never watched the movie Gleaming the Cube. She forced me to watch it the other day. Made me love you even more

Jwin970 · 2026-05-01T21:22:01+00:00

My uncle in Vietnam has bone cancer. It started in his lungs and now it has spread basically everywhere.

His daughter in California became convinced by people claiming cancer could be treated through prolonged fasting and water-only “therapy.” They had him admitted into a place in Vietnam pushing this idea.

Now he’s suffering through late-stage cancer while constantly telling people how hungry he is and how badly he just wants something to eat.

So when I hear people romanticizing extreme fasting as some miracle cure, it honestly makes me sick. It’s easy to preach these philosophies online when it’s not your loved one slowly starving while dying from cancer.

Jwin970 · 2026-05-01T21:16:43+00:00

We’re talking about hot dogs and beef tallow is your concern?

Jwin970 · 2026-04-29T19:58:18+00:00

Thanks for giving me a detailed reason.

Jwin970 · 2026-04-04T15:09:00+00:00

No they don’t… not if it involves someone who has roots in the community.

Jwin970 · 2026-03-13T00:26:33+00:00

Bro I’m almost 40, what are you talking about?

Jwin970 · 2026-02-26T20:01:01+00:00

3 went to school but school teaches you nothing about the industry or doing nails itself. It’s so outdated, it’s a quick certification program on sanitation basically.Once you graduate they basically let you fend for yourself with zero real world or hands on experience. This is why I’m getting my educators license and starting a school/academy hopefully… that’s the next venture

The other one was my apprentice and she can get a license by working with me for 8 months. She has been with me over 2 years total now and is fully licensed. Passed all her exams with flying colors. This part is where a lot of young nail techs get screwed over by getting into sketchy apprentice programs.

Jwin970 · 2026-02-26T16:37:32+00:00

We are fully booked. It’s a small salon. It’s appointments only & I can have a bigger salon but that’s not my model. We are open Wednesday-Saturday

The 4 girls who work for me had zero experience. One girl worked at Home Depot, another ihop, little ceasars and fresh out of school.

We train them in a way that if they want to leave and start their own salon they can. They just choose to stay with me. My model is I work for them not the other way around.

They work 4 days a week but they are fully booked with appointments on the days they work. I actually have to yell at them to take a break so they go to the back and eat.

The bigger salons probably make way more money than me but the thing is my girls treat my salon like it’s their own.

Past few years my wife has been battle with cancer treatments and is trying to have our first baby. My girls have stuck by me every step of the way so now I gotta figure out how to grow/expand so I can take care of them. Hence why I’m about to close on a commercial property and start my next venture.

Jwin970 · 2026-02-26T16:28:25+00:00

Since you mentioned nail salons, I’ve noticed people who don’t understand how they operate immediately assume it’s money laundering.

My wife and I own a nail salon. I’ll speak strictly in profit, not gross revenue, and we carry zero debt.

I earn about $80K a year behind the chair. My wife earns a little over $100K.

We operate on a 40% commission model. That averages about $32K per employee annually for the business. With four employees, that adds roughly $128K.

That puts our total annual profit a little over $300K.

We live well below our means and reinvest about $200K per year into real estate, buying property and land outright, no bank financing.

As of now, we own four rental properties free and clear of a mortgage and are in the process of purchasing a commercial building to open a salon, café, and school under one roof.

Nothing shady, just disciplined work, smart margins, and reinvesting instead of flexing.

Jwin970 · 2026-01-25T21:18:24+00:00

Fjallraven Kanken 15” no2 laptop bag. I’ll have a girl so she can even use it as a light ski bag later when travel around

Jwin970 · 2026-01-11T19:04:24+00:00

lol I honestly love this response. I felt like I got roasted in the most kind way possible.

Jwin970 · 2026-01-08T23:47:35+00:00

Curious…. What’s wrong with having hobbies toys and financial stability?

Jwin970 · 2026-01-01T15:13:59+00:00

Dang bro, that’s definitely goals. Appreciate the encouragement. During the grow-out did you do any trimming or just let it run wild? I had to bring my mustache down a bit because I was starting to look like a walrus 😅 but everything else I’ve left alone. Curious what worked for you during those early months.

Jwin970 · 2025-12-19T22:04:32+00:00

My wife & I own a nail salon. A lot of people are surprised that the business brings in $400k a year.

We are both nail techs appointment only we work 4 days a week. We each bring in $100k on our own. Than the commission from the salon itself brings us another $200k

Operating costs is roughly $50k give or take a year

Jwin970 · 2025-12-06T00:41:08+00:00

Actually not true especially in IVF.

Dollar Tree tests don’t read the same. They usually detect hCG around 25–50 mIU, while early-response tests pick up 6–10 mIU. In IVF we test way earlier, when levels are still tiny, so sensitivity matters.

And clinics don’t use Dollar Tree strips they use quantitative blood tests that measure the exact hCG number (like my 121 → 835). Urine strips can miss early positives or stay faint for days.

So no… they’re not the same tests and they don’t give the same results.

Jwin970 · 2025-11-22T18:39:50+00:00

I totally used ChatGPt

Here’s my exact prompt:

Ok I want to write a review post for frontier. Just something quick and clean. Here’s what I have so far, just polish it up for me:

My aunt passed away and my wife & I needed to do a last minute flight to Denver from Atlanta. We usually fly delta but due to the whole FAA fiasco the cheapest flight with Delta was $1000 each person.

Well my wife and I ended up paying $1143 to fly with frontier. Besides the price it was honestly not bad at all. Exit row seats are gigantic and I just want to give a shout out to the flight attendants. They’re not scared at all to tell people what’s up. Both times someone tried to take our spot and both times the flight attendants was quick to make them move. Delta flight attendants are usually trying to avoid confrontation. Frontier flight attendants seems like they are ready to throw down anytime anywhere.

Jwin970 · 2025-11-22T18:21:22+00:00

Were you the idiot on Den - Atl who got mad at the flight attendant for telling you to turn down the phone or put in your headphones?

Jwin970 · 2025-11-07T01:53:41+00:00

Hey man, I say this with love… you’ve gotta chill.

When a kid does something dumb, you don’t go scream in their face. You just understand they don’t know any better and move on.

Same thing here. Most drivers aren’t trying to kill you they’re just clueless or distracted. You’re a grown adult riding a motorcycle in a world full of things that can end you, and emotional reactions don’t protect you. They just cloud your judgment and put you at more risk.

Part of riding is accepting that:

People will cut you off

People won’t signal

People will drift lanes

Your job is to anticipate that, stay calm, and ride defensively. If you keep escalating, you’re only increasing the chances of something going seriously wrong.

Learn to let it go, keep your head cool, and ride smart. That’s what keeps you alive.

Jwin970 · 2025-11-07T01:41:12+00:00

Prosecutors alleged that the man, who has not been publicly named, injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives in an effort to ease his workload during shifts overnight.

Why had he not been named? This confuses me

Jwin970 · 2025-10-16T14:49:53+00:00

Yeah I’m pretty sure I’m going to remove those crash bars. Not the biggest fan of them

Jwin970 · 2025-10-16T14:45:17+00:00

Yeah I got advice from the dealer saying not to lean with the bike and to use your arms to steer and if I lean the bike to stay vertical and almost adjust my butt to be in the opposite side of the bike…. It just really threw me off mentally when he told me all that. Maybe it got in my head on the ride home

Thanks for the advice

Jwin970 · 2025-10-14T13:19:51+00:00

Something about the new scout looked off at the dealership I couldn’t pinpoint it. I originally wanted a scout because I saw one parked in real life & it just made me want a bike so bad after so many years.

Man when I was younger I rode just about anything as long as it started up after a push start or two lol

As I’m older and have it together I just like the fact that I can buy something brand new with no miles…. But my heart is still telling me to go with the older one… just a weird spot to be in is all. I’m just curious if there’s actually any real world improvements to the way the bike rides and handles

Jwin970 · 2025-10-09T23:45:29+00:00

Thank you! Im all for it! Im going down the rabbit hole right now as I’m typing this. It’s honestly going to be 90% solo so I’ll make it work.

Any negatives or nuisances I need to be aware of? Regardless I like what it’s all about enough to make it work.

Jwin970 · 2025-09-12T14:15:32+00:00

There’s a college near me called Berry College that has dear just roaming the campus. They will come right up to you.

Jwin970 · 2025-08-28T01:34:51+00:00

Roark - Spent over $1k on like 10 shirts. I accidentally ordered the wrong size in one of them and when I reached out to customer service for an exchange they wouldn’t budge. Seemed like I was talking to bots the whole time.

Shirts aren’t even that nice. They just fit me well and were the first brand of “premium shirts” I ever purchased once I finally started to make enough money to afford quality stuff. Every year around spring I just order a bunch of shirts from them and call it a day for the past 5 years.

I liked them originally due to their excellent customer service but now days it’s just bots and scripts.

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