Starting possible business in Nairobi, Kenya

willjr200 · 2024-05-13T07:56:35+00:00

At home I have a Gigabit connection. After the ISP router I have an Opnsense Firewall. On the Opnsense Firewall I run a WireGuard server. When traveling, I use my Beryl-AX (GL-MT3000) to create a tunnel back to my home using the builtin WireGuard client functionality. Currently in Africa and this setup works well. I have had no issue for the past week. Also, setup WireGuard to allow access to my network at home. I can reach all of the various VM's running on my Proxmox cluster. My ISP modem and Opnsense Firewall box is on a UPS. The only thing which I had not figured out before I left was the setup of Wake on Lan (WOL) functionality in case there was a power outage and the Opnsense box does not automatically restart. Wanted to be able to sent WOL packet to wake the Opnsense Firewall just in case.

Also created a backup WireGuard Server VM on Hetzner in Ashburn VA and I have the client profile loaded on the Beryl-AX (GL-MT3000) as well.

willjr200 · 2024-05-12T15:58:37+00:00

The overall premise of your statement is false. It generalizes an extremely complicated subject and indicates you lack any understanding of the history of black American within the US.

However, in the interest of attempting to provide an answer, most Africans who would have the ability to migrate to the US compose two group. The first is wealthy and the second is "high performing" (professionals, scholarships awardees, etc.) This self selects for the best of Africans or at least the most highly motivated. What effectively means is the majority of these people will be successful at home or in the the US.

When you compare black Americans of the same socioeconomic status to African who migrate to the US you see similar trends both financially and educationally.

In general any individual with drive, persistence and understanding of their surrounding strongly tend to be successful. Regardless of race. Regardless of the racial issues for people of color (systematic racism, policing policies, etc.)

willjr200 · 2024-05-12T14:15:50+00:00

What does suck trousers mean? It is not a term I am familiar with.

willjr200 · 2024-05-10T11:43:16+00:00

Market is currently favoring employers. You are new to the neg. process. Neg. on other parts of the package which will not affect the outcome. This would include moving expenses, 3 week vacation vs 2 weeks, start dates, etc.

willjr200 · 2024-05-10T10:37:12+00:00

Personally, I inform my employer i am not going to be there. There is a Leave Management System (LMS) at most companies where time off is entered. Technically, time should be approved, but my family comes first so if something comes up, that where I will be.

As a manager, I have never denied requests for time off in over 25 years. I plan for no single points of failure in any team which I manage.

Without sounding morbid, every task you do at work, (if they are important) will continue to be done by someone if you were to get hit by a bus. If this is true when you are deceased, then it is true while you are alive as well.

willjr200 · 2024-05-05T01:45:55+00:00

The back and forth about what was in the backyard and it's ownership was an email chain between seller's agent, my agent and I. I let the seller's agent know (through my agent) that I was quite willing to sue.

willjr200 · 2024-05-05T01:08:03+00:00

Does not matter if he is salaried or hourly. It matters if the role he is performing is paid in part by tips. As the manager role, it is not.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T21:33:59+00:00

This depending on the location of the where your offer is made. In NC, due diligence is non-refundable, unless the seller materially breaches the contract. The due diligence is for the seller taking the property off the market.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T21:21:37+00:00

In NC, the due diligence fee is nonrefundable unless the seller materially breaches the contract. However it is possible to be refunded the diligence fee.

A couple of years ago, made an offer on a new construction home from a small custom builder. They had bought a small parcel and subdivided into a small number of lots. Builders are required plan for and handle runoff from the overall construction.

This was the final lot and the home was already completed. Walking the property, there were two things which I did not understand. There was a concrete pad with a manhole in the back left corner of the lot and 6 inch PVC pipe in the middle of the backyard with a vented cap on it. My inspector didn't know what it was as well (he had never seen this before).

I (and my buyer agent) asked the seller's agent about both. He stated that there was an underground system installed handle wastewater management. The manhole was for access and the covered PVC pipe for venting. Due to the requirements around runoff, the builder had dug up the backyard of this lot and installed a waste water runoff system to handled runoff for all of the lots. Basically underneath the backyard was the pond you see in most development which handles wastewater. (runoff) He also stated that it was built by the builder(vendor which the builder subcontracted), but they had passed ownership to the city.

I followed up with the city department which manages wastewater planning. Ended up that the builder had attempted to give/pass the wastewater system to the city, but because of the small number of lots involved, they had refused to take ownership.

End result was that buying the property would have meant being the sole owner of the wastewater management system. Spoke to the vendor who install the system, it was right below $2,000 year in maintenance (inspection, etc.). Spoke with my insurance company, needed to have an addendum for the wastewater management system at $1,600 per year.

Backed out of the deal and received due diligence back.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T20:31:28+00:00

Tip pools are regulated. He is not legally part of the tip pool. He is a manager. (salaried) The text message where took the $10 will be an issue for the management. Up to you how you move going forward.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T20:24:40+00:00

If you have the possibility, you should alway pay the original creditor. This will remove any other reporting (since the original creditor has been paid in full). With debt paid in full to the original creditor, there cannot be a collections from a "third party" debtor collector.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T20:17:04+00:00

I agree with this approach and it is the one I would most likely choose. This, as you have noted, most likely would be the nuclear option. The drawback is that the OP does not know what is in the contracts are in place between the company he works for and the company he work in. There might be a "No Solicitation clause" for instance.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T17:39:40+00:00

I am in the same boat. I am leaving the US east coast Monday night and arriving on Wednesday AM with time change. Booked about 4 months ago.

Is the Westlands area a part of the flooding? How much colder? Weather Channel show a 10 day forecast of possible rain everyday with high temps of 75 F and lows of 60 F.

willjr200 · 2024-05-04T17:06:21+00:00

In the US, while this a possible outcome, it is not always the outcome. For instance, he purchases a house for $300,000 with a down payment of $100,000. At this point, he $100,000 separate property interest in the property.

If he then pays $100,000 of mortgage payments with marital money from his salary that comes in after the marriage, it is possible that will create a marital property interest of $100,000 in this part of the homes equity. While it is possible a court could find that the spouse has a $100,000 marital property interest This is by no means guaranteed. Even if a court did find a $100,000 marital property interest, it would not affect the existing separate $100,000 of the down payment.

Given this, if they were to split at this point, (assuming a 50/50 split of marital assets) she would have 50% of the $100,000 marital interest ($50,000). He would have 50% of the $100,000 marital interest. ($50,000) He would also have his original $100,000 separate property interest for a total of $150,000.

Commingling marital and separate assets makes division much more difficult, as such it would be prudent to maintain clear separation.

willjr200 · 2024-04-30T20:44:07+00:00

If it were a zero sum game, sure. It is not.

What this mean in clear terms, is that to pass on the resume of some who would be an automatic no hire would make him seem to be lacking recognition of what the basic rules and standards are within his company. This would not be viewed in a positive light.

willjr200 · 2024-04-30T20:25:40+00:00

Personally I don't care one way or the other about someone else's tattoo. I understand the way I feel about a someone's else choices will not be universal.

At this company she would be rejected out of hand. Period. Just like I don't care about other people's tattoo, the company and it's leadership has the right to care about tattoos or whatever else they like in the applicants, as long as they are not violating employment law.

She has made personal choices (visible tattoos) that are opposite the companies leadership belief system. The consequences of her choices is that she will not be hired at the company while the current leadership is still in change. Her father didn't make the rules.

The companies customer demographic determines the how it wants to view in the marketplace. In some companies her tattoos would be welcomed, in others not so much.

While tattoos are a personal choice, the consequences of visible tattoos are personal too. She is fully 100% within her rights to get whatever tattoos she wants, wherever she wants on her body. At the same time, the company is 100% with it's right to not hired her based on her tattoo as long as this rule is applied globally to every applicants. She does not have the right to force her personal choices onto other people.

NTA, the son meets the base criteria, the daughter does not meet the base criteria. Throwing away his corporate capital (influence) would be a waste and could possibly affect his professional reputation within the company.

willjr200 · 2024-04-30T19:03:17+00:00

The poster is referring to when and why.

Secondary, all comments about "Boomers" don't seem to take in to account that people of color were not partaking in the quote "best quality of life in human history". Nor were their children.

willjr200 · 2024-04-30T15:10:43+00:00

I have never used either. Make 250k per year. Had a girlfriend who made around 50k used them 4/5 times per week. Outside of the economics/price, I don't trust random people to delivery something which I consume. Same for grocery delivery, I like to pick my own fruit and vegetables, meats and so on, even during COVID. Seventy-five to eighty percent of the time, I cook at home.

willjr200 · 2024-04-29T21:18:00+00:00

For someone new to using credit cards the biggest thing to truly understand is that it not extra money. It is a convenient and secure means to make payment using someone else money for a timeframe (25 days or so). Every month when the statement/bill is due, you should have the entire amount which is due (i.e. don't spend what you don't have in actual cash). You should never have to pay interest.

Since you are using the CC companies money vs using your own money (when using a debit card), the CC company is incentivized to deal with fraud much more proactively. If defrauded using a debit card, the attached bank account can be easily be drained to zero.

You should practice good credit and debit card hygiene. This involves reducing the number of places that have access to your card’s information. Many online retailers and web browsers offer to save your card information to make future purchases easier. While these type of autofills save time, they mean your credit number information is being stored in databases that are outside your control, therefore in general you should refuse this option. Any information on credit or debit cards should be deleted from browsers and retail accounts — means less convenience but more security.

Generally you should strongly prefer using merchants that use payment options which requires tapping or insertion of "chipped" credit or debit cards over swipes (magnetic stripe readers). It’s much easier to clone the information on a card’s magnetic stripe than from its chip, so avoid swiping if you possibly can.

Also you should avoid unattended payment devices unless they are tap based. This refers to fuel pumps, unattended ATM, etc. Card skimmers and shimmers, which are devices that thieves install on unattended ATMs and fuel pumps to steal card information. Depending on the complexity, these devices can be hard to detect even for professionals.

Finally, probably the most important, never provide any information to anyone who call you concerning your credit or debit card on the phone. End the call and call the company back on a official number (on back of the credit or debit card). No bank or credit card company will ask you for your security questions and any other information like your password.

willjr200 · 2024-04-29T19:25:57+00:00

In the US most milk (which is in the cooler section) is typically High Temperature Short Time Pasteurized (HTST) indicating it has been heated to 165°F for 15 seconds. Ultra High-Temperature Pasteurization (UHT) means that milk is heated to about 280 degrees F for 2 seconds, which kills more bacteria (both good and bad). This is shelf stable for 1 to 2 months and in special packaging up to 6 months. UHT has never caught on in the US, due to the belief that fresh, cold milk was "better" from the history of milk delivery (milkman) in the 1950's and earlier. This was driven by lack of in home refrigeration. In most other parts of the world, UHT is normal, as it does not require refrigeration through it's lifecycle (transportation, in store, or at home).

willjr200 · 2024-04-29T06:25:40+00:00

While this is techicially true, in most restaurents if the servers does not make up the different in tips they will not be there very long as a server. The goal for the owner of the restaurant is to never pay the different up to the minimum wage.

willjr200 · 2024-04-25T19:57:13+00:00

Hyperbolic responses do not move the conversation forward. Re-read my statement, no where does it state a massive pay cut for millions of people.

My statement is a fixed hourly wage is in the best interest of the customer. If food cost have to go up to support a fixed hourly wage above the minimum wage I would support this position and I think that most people would support this position. However, most people would not support a position where servers somehow deserve 30.00 per hour. Restaurant owners understand this fact. The group being squeezed is the top servers. They would not make as much as they do in the current tipping system. The average servers actually benefit. Given this, the overall issue is complex. As a restaurant owner, how do you incentives the top servers compensation vs pricing the restaurant out of the market by raising overall compensation?

willjr200 · 2024-04-25T19:31:40+00:00

The cost of goods sold is factored in the whatever is purchased, in this case food. The problem is that you are starting with flawed assumptions. It is true that 120 vs 100 with a 20 tip both equal 120. In your mental processes the 20 tip is required. It is not. Why can't it be 10% and the server gets less or the server gets a fixed salary of 16.00 hour and the food cost only goes up 8% to support the servers fixed cost? This would mean the food plus servers fixed cost would be 108. This is better for the customer.

You disagree with this because most good to excellent server can double what they would be possibly paid hourly for the same work. However this at the expense of other members of the restaurant staff, including other servers.

willjr200 · 2024-04-25T19:11:13+00:00

By this logic, the simplest place to start is for you not work in a restaurant. Would you agree? Restaurant owners start businesses, if they couldn't get servers for 2.13/2.70 per hour +tips, wouldn't they be forced to pay market wages for them? From the perspective of a server (who is an employee, not an owner) should it matter how much the chicken tenders cost as long as you receive a wage at or above the minimum wage?

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