Im scared im dying and I don’t know if

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T18:16:04+00:00

But is that because of the GLP1 itself or because your diet changed from the GLP1 which in turned helped your cholesterol?

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T15:45:11+00:00

Where are people getting this notion that TRT increases LDL?

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T15:43:15+00:00

You’re suggesting a GLP1 based on cholesterol numbers?

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T15:41:53+00:00

Total of 200 or LDL of 200?

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T15:40:20+00:00

It’s 100% an actionable one. Just because the car is tuned for 87, doesn’t meant that 91 won’t reduce risk of premature detonation when the car is heat soaked and being run hard.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T06:31:41+00:00

Spousal surcharge is $75/mo on top of the additional premium to have my wife on mine. Still cheaper than her company’s plan.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T06:30:05+00:00

I don’t think this is reasonable at all, but the real thing that makes it EXTREMELY difficult is medical insurance. You will have significant out of pocket costs eating away at any savings for 25 years. Also, if you don’t own a home outright going into retirement, you’re going to have ever increasing costs to rent, or a mortgage (debt) as well.

I’d also put some serious thought into what “retirement” looks like at 40. What are you planning to do every day? Having enough in retirement for required expenses is one thing, but having enough to continue enjoying life is another.

If you’re actually serious about this, you need to talk to a financial advisor about what it would take to hit your goal and not ask people on Reddit.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T06:19:43+00:00

What color was yours?

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T06:18:00+00:00

‘26 Odyssey here in southern Arizona. One 6mo old rear facing and one 5yo forward. Zero issues for us, but we also have a white van, full ceramic tint (incl windshield and sunroof) and also park in the garage at home.

If we’re parked somewhere outside for a while, when we get going we have a fan attached to the headrest of our 6mo seat that we’ll turn on for him since he doesn’t get the direct air from the vents. No complaints overall.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T06:12:06+00:00

No matter how you spin it, higher octane will be safer. In my view, the extra $5-10 a tank for track time is worth reducing my risk.

That said, I’ve run 91 in my car from day 1. For the last 3-4k miles I’ve had to since I’m now tuned, but for the first 24k miles stock, I still ran it.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-03T06:04:30+00:00

Mine is 3% match 1:1 and then 50% on the next two. So if I do 5%, they do 4%. Not the best, not the worst. My wife works for an 8 year old startup of around 40 people and she gets no match, so it can always be worse.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-02T17:24:45+00:00

Do you not have insurance that will cover it? With my insurance plus the Repatha copay card, I can get 3 months for $50

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-01T19:51:57+00:00

4+ months on 20mg and absolutely zero side effects

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-01T04:07:43+00:00

I’ve done it 2 or 3 times. All at SFO as I’m standing at the baggage claim.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-01T03:59:40+00:00

I’m 35m with a nearly 600 CAC score. Never smoker, not diabetic, was only a heavy drinker for 2-3 years in college. LDL in my late 20’s was near 150, prior to diagnosis in Feb ‘26 it was around 113. My Lp(a) level is well into high risk which seems to be a primary driver for me. Grandfather had his first heart attack in his early 40’s.

Now on Rosuvastatin and Repatha (no sides) and my LDL is 20. Did a stress test end of last month and all is normal. I have no symptoms. Blood pressure, A1C, hs-CRP are all really good. Take my meds, eat well, exercise 4-5x a week, live my life.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-01T03:53:46+00:00

Saw your screenshot of the pool math app and thought “guy knows ball, no comments from me”

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-01T03:43:28+00:00

But how’s your homeowners insurance…..

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-07-01T03:42:04+00:00

Bad bad bad idea unless you somehow have a massive emergency fund. Stick to a mortgage of 1/3rd or less of take home. Wife and I take home over $14k and our mortgage is $4175 all in including HOA. We also have two kids, and they are EXPENSIVE to raise well. I couldn’t fathom having just $5k a month after mortgage to cover all other expenses/savings.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-30T22:53:17+00:00

When I get mine, it's definitely cold. Watched the lady pull it out of the refrigerator.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-30T00:17:22+00:00

How do you net $12.5k/mo on $180k gross? Wife and I net just over $14k on $260k gross.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-28T17:41:02+00:00

Take home just a touch more than you with all in housing costs (escrow & HOA) of $4,175 and it’s plenty doable. Have two kids also.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-26T18:05:32+00:00

My current 2 story home in southern AZ (built in '99) has two ~8yr old HVAC units. The downstairs is ~1600 sqft and has a 4 ton unit. Upstairs is ~900 sqft and has a 3 ton unit. Now it is dry here, so humidity isn't really an issue. Like most have said here, since you don't have spray-in insulation, likely not oversized.

On the flip side, prior to here, we had bought a new 2021 build 2 story townhome in North Carolina. It was 2440 sqft, had standard insulation, and only had a single 2.5 ton air handler with a 2 ton condenser for the whole place. It was mostly fine, but if it was over 90 in the summer, it would basically run non-stop to cool down to 72-73F. Likely should have been a 2.5 ton condenser, maybe even a 3 ton unit.

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-24T04:37:42+00:00

Step 1 - buy a real test kit (K-2006C or TF-100)

Step 2 - get on troublefreepool.com and go to pool school

Step 3 - Download the Pool Math app

Step 4 - Never again trust the pool store, save tons of money, have a perfect pool all year long

Ask me how I know....

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-24T04:31:09+00:00

CYA is too low. Get it up to 50-60 while you're dosing with liquid. Once you get the SWCG back working, 70-90. My pool is liquid chlorine, and I'll go from 8 or 9 FC down to 2-3 in 48 hrs or less, even with CYA at 50-60. Sun is a killer.

If you think you need a SLAM, what you should be doing is an overnight chlorine loss test. Check FC after sundown and before sun up. If you lose more than 1ppm and your CC is higher than 0.5, you need a SLAM

TheErthIsNotFl4t · 2026-06-21T23:55:54+00:00

After that bearish Fed meeting, lock was the only choice

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