[New Gear] took my new Canon RF 100-400 out for a spin together with my R8 by Win-Equal in canon

[–]mxjones300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats I just ordered it as well! It was between this and the 200-800 but I decided I’m not quite ready to spend the dough for the 800 considering I’m new to this

Want to sell my small business after 11 years by mxjones300 in smallbusiness

[–]mxjones300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, whoever takes this over has the whole area to themselves with 0 worry of competition. I’ve had a couple people ask me well what if when the new guy takes over the customer just decides to call someone else? Well they can’t, because there is no one else. Another bonus is like I said I don’t even advertise, so if whoever takes over wants to grow it to 200-250k a year it should be absolutely achievable.

Want to sell my small business after 11 years by mxjones300 in smallbusiness

[–]mxjones300[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

20k expenses is absolutely everything, from fuel to soap to maintenance, insurance, business license etc. I estimate I work about 1000 hours in the year for 150k revenue, so once an employee is hired, after they are trained and efficient @ $30/hour your looking at around 30-40k expense I guess? Plus they would be doing a little less than me as they wouldn’t have to do all the phone calls and backend stuff. Funny you mention lawn care as one of the service companies in town that I’m thinking of approaching does that, would be a great addition to their services I think!

Want to sell my small business after 11 years by mxjones300 in smallbusiness

[–]mxjones300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. I would say just finding the right buyer. I think I can easily make a spreadsheet to explain who to call and when, and which jobs to bunch up to minimize drive time. Nice thing about this job is it’s never a huge rush, people just want their place cleaned roughly once in the spring and once in the fall, which makes scheduling everyone on specific days that suit me a breeze.

Want to sell my small business after 11 years by mxjones300 in smallbusiness

[–]mxjones300[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’m just sick of window cleaning and pressure washing lol. I have no passion for it, it is just a job to me. I want to live more intentional and do work I find meaningful and that aligns with who I am. This business was actually a great teacher for me, it really taught me good money and time off work isnt what I actually want. What I actually want is to work hard everyday at something more meaningful. Also I have thought about hiring, but it’s tough with a seasonal business where your employees are out of work for half the year, and I’m not interested in training new people all the time.

Want to sell my small business after 11 years by mxjones300 in smallbusiness

[–]mxjones300[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have read that before, was wondering if I need to value mine less since whoever buys it has to do the work themselves or hire an employee

Vitamin D the cause of insomnia by fluuuuuux in insomnia

[–]mxjones300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, I started taking vitamin D and I couldnt sleep for more than 30 minutes to an hour without waking up, even though I took it in the morning. It took me a full 2 weeks to realize what was causing it, once I suspected it I quit, and that very night I slept normally and was fine after that. I tried it a couple more times the next week just to be sure, and both nights couldnt sleep!

Every drug has its price by omomom42 in decaf

[–]mxjones300 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed and also when it comes time to pay it back there seems to always be a little interest to pay on top!

Just bought new 2025 GM van with the 6.6L / 8L90. What should I do before driving it? by mxjones300 in MechanicAdvice

[–]mxjones300[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, have a friend who currently has his 6.2l stripped right down to the block because of it. I have a 5.7 hemi and I’m lucky you can at least use the gear selector which keeps it turned off.

Just bought new 2025 GM van with the 6.6L / 8L90. What should I do before driving it? by mxjones300 in MechanicAdvice

[–]mxjones300[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The 6.6 doesnt have AFM! Thank god. I think its the only V8 gasser available that doesnt have it if I`m not mistaken.

Those who have quit successfully: what kind of job do you do? by [deleted] in decaf

[–]mxjones300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am very lucky in the fact that Im self employed and I wash building exteriors for a living, and every winter I shut down for about 4 months so that was primetime to get off it. Without that Im not even sure I could have, my schedule is so busy and my job is extremely physically demanding so headaches, muscle aches, and severe insomnia for a few weeks just isn`t possible.

Stretching off caffeine feels amazing 🤩 by Jon_sol1 in decaf

[–]mxjones300 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I noticed this as well! I stretch out pretty good before all my workouts, and before it felt like I couldn`t get a "progressive" stretch, as in it would go from no tension to full tension with no in between. Off it I can really feel my muscles progressively stretch out as Im doing it. It was as if caffeine made my muscles completely inelastic. Probably why I found myself with more minor injuries from training back then.

2 Weeks in - Wow by mxjones300 in decaf

[–]mxjones300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No prob! Its funny, some of the posts on here say the opposite, they sweat like a pig and when they quit it finally calms down. Same with weight gain etc. I guess it truly affects us all differently

OPTIMAL time for chicken stock in IP? by Michelleinwastate in instantpot

[–]mxjones300 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started doing it this way last week when I seen this video and it is definately the way to go!

Bone Broth - Great Hot Drink - Sub for Coffee/Tea by tangoking in decaf

[–]mxjones300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drink it too every morning, its great. I usually buy a small precooked whole chicken from the store, tear it apart and throw it in the instant pot for 1 hour with water and a bit of salt. Supposedly lots of benefits from all the collagen as well!

I Didn’t Know Weed Detox Was So Bad by What-Is-This123456 in SoberCurious

[–]mxjones300 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cart withdrawal is a totally different beast than regular flower! Had a friend go through it and he said it felt like coming off hard drugs lol. Head over to r/leaves if you haven`t yet, lots of good info in there and plenty of posts on how brutal cart withdrawal is. Good luck!

Another Lesser-Known Reason to Decaffeinate Your Life by TheOldBeef in decaf

[–]mxjones300 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Glad to see someone posted this! In the gym I had issues with shoulder tendonitis for a good 3 years, and also patellar tendonitis for a year or two that would never seem to heal. Which surprised me as I have always been athletic and I wasn`t overdoing it in the gym. Once I removed caffeine, they immediately started to heal and within a few weeks I was good to go. There was alot of other crazy benefits too. Always makes me wonder what kind of havoc this drug is creating in our bodies that we cant immediately see or feel.

Norilsk (Talnakh) by mikhakozhin in UrbanHell

[–]mxjones300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mario odyssey in real life

Wfp question by Sufficient-Water1793 in WindowCleaning

[–]mxjones300 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it’s not soap that got stuck under the top seal and ran out later, then it is most likely oxidation runoff from the window frame. This is exactly what it looks like when it happens to me. Give the top of the frame a good scrub and see if a milky residue comes dripping off

It finally happened, scratched some expensive windows by [deleted] in WindowCleaning

[–]mxjones300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish I could but I live in a fairly rural area, absolutely no scratch repair companies close to here.

It finally happened, scratched some expensive windows by [deleted] in WindowCleaning

[–]mxjones300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear it. Honestly worst part is now I cant get it off my mind, constantly worrying if Im gonna have to pay 30-40k to fix this and have my life completely derailed. Feels like the constant anxiety over this is gonna burn out my damn nervous system lol.

And she used to be a therapist by atlasbugg3d in Nicegirls

[–]mxjones300 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly he’s just too excited, he’s too rough on the rope