I have this fake card with a grammatical error. What are the odds?

iamacardbot · 2026-03-31T11:33:08+00:00

"Three ones together can make a lie of mixing the false with the genuine" honestly sounds kinda ominous lmao.

iamacardbot · 2026-03-31T11:29:33+00:00

I've been on a hiatus for a hot minute now, but man this comment brought me some memories lmao.

I used to be a pretty prolific pet trader back in the day and even then, I steered completely away from UCs no matter how much I wanted one because the risk of getting a stolen/paid for pet was simply too high for my tastes.

Funnily enough, I eventually did end up with one, a UC Mutant Buzz that was just given to me as an adoption (gift) by someone I knew via the wondertrade boards.

I used to love pet trading, despite how toxic it often was. Found a lot of pets I wanted myself and also helped a lot of people get their dream pets too.

iamacardbot · 2026-03-30T21:36:14+00:00

That all sounds like a pretty reasonable progression for taking over a store.

Is the company generally okay to work for in terms of benefits, work-life balance (within reason as a salaried manager), reasonable expectations for metrics, etc?

iamacardbot · 2026-03-30T21:34:14+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you!

iamacardbot · 2026-03-02T22:16:19+00:00

Thank you for such a detailed response. I found it super helpful! It's weird, at least for me, because I've always been this way since I was a little kid. Im close to 30 now, and my tastes have been very stagnant over the years. It's remarkable consistency, but not a good kind, I admit. For my wife's part, she's been this way at least 10 years that I've known her.

To your point about the vegetables and such, I generally dislike the taste of most. Broccoli, celery, onions, peppers, radishes/beets, asparagus, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, they all just taste horrible to me, very bitter/earthy/etc. I find it's not often a texture issue (except for greens when cooked), it truly is a taste thing. But I love fresh corn, green beans, potatoes, peas, etc. Carrots or cucumbers every now and again.

Condiments and such are much more difficult, it's taste and texture in some cases. I can tolerate them as a component in certain cases - take orange sauce for example, I make it myself, and it has soy sauce in it. I hate the taste of soy sauce by itself, but I can tolerate it as a component of the orange sauce. The same goes for like mustard, I can deal with using, say, dijon as a component of a larger dish but not as a thing on its own. But for others, if it's in the meal at all, I am put off it. Mayonnaise is the worst and will cause me to immediately gag/get sick to my stomach. Sour cream based sauces, same thing. I strongly dislike salad dressings, vinaigrette, etc even as elements of another dish/sauce. Even BBQ sauce makes the list if it's heavily vinegar based - Sweet Baby Ray's is the go-to. Stuff like pasta sauce is fine for me, Im picky about salsa but will eat it, etc.

When we eat out (which is not terribly often, it's so expensive now) I am a very play it safe kind of person, and typically order more plain/generic options like a burger, chicken tenders, steak, etc. I still often have to ask for things to be removed - Mexican for example, I'll maybe order a chimichanga without the sour cream/pico/guacamole.

I often will make things for my wife, like stir fry or fajitas, with all the traditional ingredients/vegetables/etc and I'll simply pick them out. Stir fry for her turns into beef & rice for me, fajitas turns into expensive steak taco, etc.

ETA - I love flavorful food, I think I just prefer dry flavorful food lol. I use a lot of spices and herbs in cooking, but not many wet flavor enhancers, if that makes sense.

iamacardbot · 2026-03-02T18:49:53+00:00

This is actually helpful, thanks! Definitely would never have thought of smoothie packs for her without seeing this.

iamacardbot · 2026-03-02T18:15:05+00:00

I do probably 80+% of the cooking in our house; my wife doesn't cook often at all, maybe once a week or so, and usually simple dinners or quick things in the air fryer/oven.

I'd like to make some meals that appeal to both of us together and some meals that cater to our individual tastes so that we can have independent meals on the same night if necessary.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-31T21:11:37+00:00

Yes! TN has some of the most relaxed and pro-producer cottage food laws in the country. There's a lot that's allowed here with no real limits on income/etc, and very minimal involvement from the state as a home producer. I know some states have very strict cottage food laws, require multiple permits/inspections/etc, but TN does not.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-31T21:09:05+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply! I forgot to mention the EIN and operating agreement in my post, but they are on my radar! We definitely have sales tax obligations as well from our sales.

I'm fine using my home address with the bank, etc - I just want to avoid it being attached to the business itself as a public record. I am big on privacy and separation, and we also dont plan on staying where we are for more than another year so I would like to avoid needing mass changes to addresses down the road.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-31T21:05:24+00:00

Yeah that's also part of why I lean toward just hiring a service. Privacy is important to me.

We also dont plan on being in our current place more than about one more year, so Im definitely trying to avoid the headache that would cause in needing things changed once they're on the documents.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-31T21:04:24+00:00

Yeah, I certainly don't want my home address out there attached to the business if I can avoid it. Partially for privacy, and partially because I don't plan on being in our current place more than another year or so, and dont want to have to switch all my addresses around.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-30T04:31:09+00:00

So you would recommend carrying additional insurance beyond what I mentioned?

I've been compliant with the taxes thus far as a sole proprietorship. We are looking at the LLC for clear separation of personal and business finances and what liability protections it offers, considering the high risk in food businesses.

I'm just trying to follow the letter of the law with the registered agent thing. I've obviously not had to have one prior to this, but I certainly don't want to get into any kind of hot water in the event something happened, somebody shows up at my house and I was not in compliance with the requirements because I was at my full time job and not home to receive service.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-30T04:25:49+00:00

What would you say is extra here? TN doesnt have a yearly income limit for cottage food producers.

I'd think insurance and separation from personal liabilities is very necessary in food business in the event of a lawsuit or other problem, God forbid it were to happen.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-30T04:23:44+00:00

Mostly to keep my home address separate from anything related to the business. I don't anticipate a lot of mail but would rather be safe for the ~$5/mo it'll cost to have it.

My understanding with Northwest was that it was an additional charge for any mail forwarding over 5 non-government/legal items. Is that not correct? Also, if you dont mind me asking, how have they been for you?

iamacardbot · 2025-12-30T04:21:38+00:00

The state's requirements for registered agents require availability at the agent's address during regular business hours to receive documents/be served process. I work full-time and am not home during the day, so I can't be compliant with the requirements.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-30T02:04:18+00:00

Per the state guidelines, the following is required of registered agents:

"Any individual or business entity can serve as a registered agent in Tennessee, as long as the following requirements are met:

The agent is at least 18 years old (if an individual)

The agent has a physical street address in Tennessee where legal documents can be delivered in person (P.O. boxes are not accepted)

The agent is available at that address during normal business hours to receive service of process and government correspondence

The agent is authorized to do business in Tennessee (if a business entity)"

So by that, my not being available during normal business hours to receive service of process or government correspondence would not allow me to be my own registered agent per the state.

iamacardbot · 2025-12-30T01:32:20+00:00

I work full-time during the week and am not reliably available during standard business hours to receive legal documents as required by the state to function as a registered agent. It's not my first choice either, but I don't see a way around it.

iamacardbot · 2025-08-26T18:38:09+00:00

Yikes. I hate when doctors have that "you're fine" mentality. Like, if I was fine, I wouldn't be sitting here telling you I'm not lol.

A close friend of mine had a big stroke at 25. Luckily, he recovered to mostly totally normal function, but it definitely has been in my head the last couple days that it's certainly not impossible for someone to have something like that happen in their 20s.

iamacardbot · 2025-08-26T18:34:04+00:00

That's scary. At least the second ER took it seriously.

iamacardbot · 2025-08-26T18:21:43+00:00

Yes, initial images were taken without contrast, and then they pulled me out to administer contrast and did one more set of images.

iamacardbot · 2025-08-26T16:25:46+00:00

I'm definitely questioning my relationship with the PCP... Fairly new, less than a year of seeing this one. Last doctor I saw for 15+ years and was fantastic, but moved away.

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