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How I made $101,249/yr Working Less Than 3 Hours A Day. Here's a Step-by-Step Blueprint Exactly How I Did It

It has been over 10 years since I quit my job and started working full time online.
It has been a wild roller coaster ride but now it has gotten me to a point where I make more than I've ever dreamed of, working less than 3 hours a day.
In fact, scratch that. I DON'T even have to work 3 hours if I didn't want to. I can work 3 hours a WEEK and I'll bet you if I check my bank account at the end of the month, the earnings will still be the same or HIGHER.
No, this is not a "spam" or "hype" - in fact, probably like you, I hate spam and fluff. Because when I look back, it's because of all the fluff and BAD information that got me spinning wheels for years and years!
But when I finally "got it" - I tell you my friend, money floodgates literally "ERUPTED"!
And it just blew my mind why there was such a stark difference between "what people say to do to make money" vs. "what REALLY makes money".
I don't come to this forum that often but today while I was browsing for fun I saw a lot of really BAD information that seemed to make people confused and overwhelmed.
Kind of how it was making me when I was first starting out. So even though I was planning to go to the beach (I live close to the beach here in Los Angeles) - I think I'll share some "secrets" that you might not hear about here in the forum before I head out.
Considering the fact that here is where I got my feet wet, and since then I've coached literally HUNDREDS of students all around the world make a full-time income online and quit their jobs, I think I'm now at a good place to give back.
And now that Thanksgiving's around the corner, I feel like it's a good time to share some good ole' value with you guys.
This will be a newbie friendly post and if you heed this advice, I'm sure you will save yourself a lot of frustrations and heartaches no matter where you are at.
And if you're more advanced, you will nod your head in silent agreement because it's the same strategy both me and my millionaire friends employ daily.
If you're ready, let's begin...
1. Killing the "Superman Syndrome"
It's interesting because NOBODY talks about this.
1 of the 3 FASTEST way to make any change is to change your mindset.
You can change the course of your entire life by changing just this one simple thing.
So I'll be sharing a few KEY mindset shifts that got me skyrocketing from a four-figure marketer to a six figure marketer.
Here's the first one:
A lot of people seem to have the "Superman Syndrome".
They try to be good at EVERYTHING. They think they're Superman.
But in reality, you should have 1 or 2 things your PHENOMENAL at, and suck at the rest.
In order for you to succeed with internet marketing, you need to be good at a WIDE RANGE of things. (you need to know copywriting, have technical skills, be good at tracking and optimizing, etc.)
Not only that, you need "soft skills" like focus, discipline, taking action, managing time, etc etc.
If you lack in any one of the (let's say 10 skills needed to be successful) - that will ALWAYS be your tripping point. You will ALWAYS run into that wall. Over and over... until you tire out.
When I realized this and finally ACCEPTED that maybe I can't be really good at everything, I began to delegate...
And it ironically REVOLUTIONIZED my entire business!
They say smartest people are the laziest. I think it's partially true but in a different way:
I think deep inside smart people know that we don't want to spend our precious time on this low-value activity. Why do this when I can do something that is MUCH more impactful and enjoyable with the same amount of time? And this leads to so-called "procrastination".
Now I can just do what I'm GREAT at (which is coaching and delivering BIG results and breakthroughs faster than ANYONE) and delegate EVERYTHING ELSE I am not good at or hate (like technical things) - and then, almost immediately you score these incredible benefits:
Benefit #1. You can make FAST progress and not get stuck (because nothing trips you up anymore)
Benefit #2. Your bottom line SKYROCKETS (as a natural result of #1)
Benefit #3. You have MUCH more free time (because everyone's doing YOUR work while you're doing something fun)
Benefit #4. You can SCALE much easier (meaning more profits into your bank account)
Benefit #5. You spread the wealth instead of hogging it yourself (and you can get it delegated for pennies on the dollars overseas)
There's a LOT more benefits but you get the idea.
One of the best places I find workers is either freelancer.com or upwork.com.
Tip: Try to find workers who have at least a hundred hours logged for the skill you're looking for as well as 4.5 star reviews and up and you won't go wrong. Don't be afraid of hiring workers from overseas because surprisingly a lot speak excellent English and their work ethic is superb.
If you're thinking,
"But Stevie! That's going to cost me a lot of money!",
think again.
Keep this as your mantra and you will never go hungry again:
MAKE MORE THAN YOU SPEND
If I asked you if you want to trade $1 for $8, would you take it?
In a millisecond right?
Same thing here. Yes you are paying these workers but you will make MULTIFOLDS that amount from your sales.
which brings me to my next point...
2. "There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
EVERYTHING'S an investment.
If you "get this" tip, your life will change forever. Guaranteed.
You might think it's free if you're doing all the work yourself. Not true.
Our time in a day is limited. Our time in a week is limited. Our time here on earth is limited.
If you are spending hours and hours in a day trying to figure out how to set up your Wordpress site even if you hate it or doing data entry (which I can get it done at $3/hr), You are missing out on the most important resource of all - TIME.
You are missing out on other things you can do such as spending time with friends or family, your hobbies & passions, or traveling.
So unlike before when I was trying to be a "Cheap Superman" - I do the opposite now - I spend spend spend! Like a BOSS..
I see EVERYTHING as an investment and try to simply make more than I spend.
That's why I have NO PROBLEM spending thousands of dollars on services and coaching programs because it makes "more money than I spend". Sometimes up to 500X times! (where can you get THAT kind of investment?)
Because you see, contrary to what you believe, "free" is not good. And here's why:
3. STANDING ON SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
One of the BIGGEST mistakes I made when I was first starting out which got me spending wheels for years and years was spending too much time on forums.
I was consuming information after information and taking notes. It was mental masturbation.
It was fun learning and I thought I was going somewhere but it did just the opposite.
I became overwhelmed, confused, and stuck.
I didn't have a solid direction or focus. I was getting distracted everywhere by the next "shiny object".
And one day, it got VERY bad. I got so frustrated and sick and tired of being stuck.
I became DESPERATE.
So I decided to do something that TOTALLY went against my norm.
I decided to look for a "coach" (or what you call a mentor)
And my life IMMEDIATELY changed for the better. And it has never been the same since.
Because check this out.
Anybody with a computer hooked up to the internet can type and give advice. Even a monkey with half a brain.
And lots of guys seem to soak it up not verifying where it came from or if it's even true.
Robert Kiyosaki, the financial guru, says "what's worse than no advice is BAD advice.
When it comes to business, you should be VERY careful who you are listening to.
Your key job will be to figure out who's the 5% to listen to and ignore the 95%.
But if you FIND the 5%, who have walked the walked and been in the trenches and not just spitting theories, listen to EVERYTHING he/she says.
Because EVERYTHING he will be saying will be something that is derived from experience - the TRUTH. (hint: when you listen to truths, it should have a 'heavy' feeling in your gut)
And applying just a handful of these "truths" that is distilled from hundreds of trials and errors, your income will take off like a damn ROCKET.
It doesn't matter if you haven't made a penny online. It doesn't matter if you've failed 10 years. It doesn't matter if you think it's hopeless.
If he's a legitimate coach/mentor - he will get you cold, hard, RESULTS. Period.
I did this for years for my students. And trust me, they were in BAD shape. It's things like these negative limiting beliefs and lack of accurate information and guidance that keeps people stuck.
Don't worry - You are NOT broken. If you just tweak a few things here and there and apply the correct strategies in the right order, you WILL break through. Period. End of story. Often LIFE-CHANGING results in just 30 days. You won't know what hit you!
But unfortunately, you won't find many coaches who are successful hanging out here in this forum.
I'm not saying they're not here, but like me, most moved on. To a bigger game.
So even though it will be rare to find a legitimate coach/mentor, if you do have one, do yourself a favor and work with him - no matter how much he charges! It will be worth it.
But choose CAREFULLY. Do your due diligence. There's a lot of "wolves in sheep skin".
And here's the questions I ask when picking out my coaches: (yes even the most successful marketers get coached even though they're making millions a year - it's a continual learning process)
  1. Can he show a verifiable income proof? Screenshot of some sort?
  2. Do you feel it in your gut that he knows what's he's talking about?
  3. Does he care about you and not in it just for the money?
  4. Does he have testimonials of various kind from his past students?
Ask sharp and smart questions. And trust your gut. It has more nerve endings than your brain. Don't be lazy about it.
Meeting a legitimate coach may be a bit tricky, but once you find one, your income and life are almost GUARANTEED to change. Period.
4. Freedom vs. Another Job?
If you want to be free and not have just another job, you need to be in an industry with a PASSIVE INCOME model. Not earned income model.
I see a lot of guys who quit their jobs and start doing something like graphic designing, web designing, and programming.
While it's okay to get you started, I don't recommend staying here for too long. Because you simply don't want to trade time for dollars anymore.
The beauty of internet marketing and probably one of the reasons why you started in the first place is the fact that you can make money while you sleep, right?
That's why you gotta pick business models that spit out passive income, not earned income. I see too many people get stuck in the wrong industry and can't get out because they're making some money.
They end up working needlessly, way too long. But it doesn't have to be this way.
One of the business models I have my business in is Amazon Kindle publishing.
I love this business model because all the books that you publish become a "mini-asset". It spits out passive income every single month into my bank account like clockwork!
It's a "set-it-and-forget-it" kind of thing.
In fact, I have books that I've published 5 years ago that's STILL making me money today! (and I haven't touched it for years)
Imagine what will happen if you have HUNDREDS of these books?
Yes, your "internet marketing dream" is indeed possible if you play it right...
Since it's PASSIVE INCOME, it will make money with or without you. In fact, you won't be able to stop it if you blocked it with TWO HANDS!
And here's the step-by-step process I used to build up my six-figure Kindle business that I've been secretly teaching my private coaching students.
5. Pick a BIG niche that sells well.
Here's another KEY mantra to remember:
"Sell What Sells".
A lot of writers come into this industry writing books they know a lot about or they like. Big mistake.
Sure, you might have a passion for candlemaking or Labrador dog traiing, but how many people in the world shares the same passion as you?
Thing about Kindle is you need to sell in VOLUME.
If you're selling nonfiction, you'll make about $2 - $4 per book.
That means, if you want to earn SUSTAINABLE income, meaning $3,000, $5,000, $10,000+ /month,
You need to sell these many:
$3,000 / $2 = 1500 books per month / 30 days = 50 books a day
$5,000 / $2 = 2500 books per month / 30 days = 83 books a day
$10,000 / $2 = 5000 books per month / 30 days = 166 books a day
That means, you need to be in a BIG niche. Small niches won't have the traffic to yield this kind of sales.
What are the BIG niches?
I'm glad you asked.
Anything that is related to:
-mass media
-diet/weight loss
-fitness
-self-development
-cooking
-dating
-gaming
-make money
...will be a good start. You won't go wrong with these.
6. Create An Irresistable "BAIT"
You don't have to reinvent the wheel.
In fact, this is one of the BIGGEST reasons I see guys failing.
They try to be creative.
I know we're all entrepeneurial and enjoy creating new things, but when starting out, this is DEADLY.
I tell my students until I'm blue in the face (in a loving way of course
"Don't reinvent the wheel... just make it CHROME!"
What does that mean?
You see what's selling in the marketplace.
Look at books that are selling under Kindle Bestseller Rank of 20,000.
That means, they're selling around 10-15 books a day.
Which means potentially,
15 books a day x $4 earning per sale = $60 a day
That means,
$60 a day x 30 days = it's making $1,800 from ONE (1) book!
Can you see how this can get profitable very quickly?
Now, you will want to MODEL this book.
Meaning, you LEARN from this book. What works and what doesn't.
Don't let your ego kick in. It'll trip you up.
You need to be humble and in the mindset of LEARNING.
Take a look at their reviews. Especially 5 star and 1 star reviews.
What you will be doing is TAKE what people are raving about, and IMPROVE what people are complaing about.
So let's take an example. I think it'll make you understand a bit more clearly.
Let's say you are looking into the COOKBOOK niche.
You find a cookbook that is under 20,000 Bestseller Rank. Let's say it's called "Easy and Delicious Paleo Diet Recipes"
You check their 5 star reviews and it says these things:
-Loved the pictures! -Really like the clear instructions -Found the grocery shopping list incredibly useful!
And you see these 1 star complaints:
So, jot that down on a piece of paper. All of it.
What you'll be doing next is totally NINJA.
You will now KEEP what your customer says they like and IMPROVE what they don't like for your own books!
So it'll go something like this:
And once you publish your book strengthened on your competitor's weakness, you will have 0 reasons why people will give you a negative review for.
Remember, on Amazon review is KING.
People who are in rush only buys 1) looking at title 2) Cover and 3) reviews.
So if you have all these 4,5 star reviews and very few 1 star reviews, you will be GOLDEN.
Your book will eventually get more and more sales than "Easy and Delicious Paleo Diet Recipes" and eventually TAKE OVER its spot.
Meaning, the sales that he gets $1,800 in monthly passive income will now be YOURS!
BOOOM!!!
THAT's the power of being in the right, BIG niche and having a KICKASS book that strengthens other book's weakness.!
But I can hear you saying,
"But Stevie! what if I don't know ANYTHING about that niche? Even though it's profitable, I won't be able to do anything about it!"
WHOA! Slow down young grasshopper!
I'll tell you all about it in the next step...
(btw, are you liking this so far? Just curious...)
7. Have an expert to create the perfect bait FOR YOU.
Here's where it gets fun.
Now you know what to sell. Now you know what to do to out-compete your competition. Now you know how you will guarantee your earnings.
But the challenge is, you don't know anything about PALEO, dating, or meditation right?
What in the world should you do?
Do you think you can figure it out?
(hint: check step #1)

If you said "outsource",
BINGO!
You hit the nail on the head!!
What's so amazing about outsourcing is, you can get just about any writers who specialize in all kinds of different topics!
Here's what to do in 5 simple steps that will work over and over like clockwork:
7.1 Just go to either freelancer.com or upwork.com
7.2 Post a compelling ad looking for writers in your topic. (make sure you have it in your title)
7.3 Invite some candidates to get the momentum going (look for guys with hundreds of hours logged and over 4 star reviews)
7.4 Give a simple test to writers to prove they're good
7.5 Hire and give them clear, specific instructions about your book!
That's it!
They will get to work right away!
Remember, you know you're going to be making $1,800 /month for this book so you can spend anything under this and you'll come out ahead! (For nonfiction books, I usually get it for $50-$100 for 35-50 pages)
Keep it simple.
Just make more than you spend.
That's it.
So while you're at the beach enjoying a fresh margarita, your writers will be hard at work creating your "perfect bait" for you.
Speaking of beaches... I think I'm late for MY beach! LOL! But oh well...
If you guys are getting value from this post, I'm happy and will be a time well spent.
8. Get a MAGNETIC Cover That Is Impossible To Ignore
This is one of the 3 MOST important pieces to your marketing.
You MUST MUST MUST have a magnetic cover.
Why?
Because we are all busy these days.
You will have 0.7 seconds to capture their attention while they're scrolling.
If you can't make them STOP on their tracks, battle is lost even before you started.
All your time and money spent creating your book will be wasted.
Your book will never see light of the day!
Don't let this happen to you.
Create a MAGNETIC cover. One that is IMPOSSIBLE to ignore.
Then how can you create a magnetic cover?
Glad you asked. You will absolutely LOVE this
Here are the steps:
8.1 Look for a great cover designer specializing in KINDLE cover designs. (it's different from physical book design) - hint: you can get one at Fiverr.com for $5 and it will outperform a $500 design from a US based cover designer if you tell them these instructions.
8.2 Ask them to make the titles BIG and BOLD.
Thing about Kindle is most people are looking through the titles on their phones. If the titles are small, it won't be read.
8.3 Ask them to use High Resolution graphics
People associate higher resolution = higher quality. So if your book uses HD graphics as the background, they will IMMEDIATELY think your book is high quality and they will pay more for your book even though the content is the same.
9. Load it up with at least 8 reviews
Okay. Now you have your book and your cover. You are good to publish.
After you do so, you will want to load it up with reviews. Why?
Because it's scary to buy books that has 0 reviews. You need to take a risk and nobody, including you and me, likes to take risks. And that in turn becomes an OBSTALCE for your sale.
But by getting reviews in there, you are REMOVING the risk (obstacle) which leads to an effortless sale.
Some "gurus" will tell you to get reviews from Fiverr or Facebook review exchange groups. Don't listen to them.
It may have worked 5 years ago but recently Amazon has been cracking down on these like crazy.
It makes sense. Amazon is BUILT on reviews and they don't want to be known for fake reviews. They want to keep their business.
So the best way to get it is 2 ways:
9.1. ask your friends, family, acquaintences for a genuine, legitimate review after you send them your book (most will do it happily)
9.2. create a review group by adding an email "opt-in" page at the beginning of your book. These will capture interested browsers and you can later ask them to review the book in exchange for a free copy.
These are 100% whitehat and legal by Amazon which means, the strategy is EVERGREEN and you can use it over and over without fail without worry about your account getting banned!
10. Do a KILLER Promotion
Here comes the fun part.
Now that you have a HOT bait, magnetic covers, genuine reviews you are 98% AHEAD of all the books out there.
Now you just have to do a KILLER promotion.
And here's what to do shoot your book rankings higher than the freakin' Empire State Building. It will BLOW. YOUR. MIND. (please keep this a secret between us)
Here's what to do:
10.1 Right after your publish your book, your book will be ranking high for a keyword for a brief period of time. You will want to get downloads in SPIKES because that's what Amazon likes.
So in order to get these spikes, enroll in KDP Select.
10.2 Promote your book to as many promotion sites as you can. There's tons of Facebook groups. Just search "Kindle Promotion" or "Kindle Free"
Another good resource is this: Free Amazon Kindle Book Submission Tool | Author Marketing Club
10.3 Set your book on a "Free Promotion" in KDP Select.
That's it! Amazon doesn't give you contact information o fyour customers but your opt-in page will capture a LOT of interested buyers!
10.4 If you have your book in a series (recommended), link all of your books together and as soon as the promotion is over, set the 2nd book on the promotion. This will cross-promote your books and your sales will have a COMPOUND EFFECT.
10.5. Continue to do this and you'll have generated TONS of sales and amassed a HUGE mailing list that you can sell over and over to!
NOTE: Keep on doing steps 1-10 as many times as you can. The more you do it, more CASH you'll make.
11. BONUS: Automate Everything
And I mean EVERYTHING.
Get a Project Manager that replaces you.
Now all you're doing is doing market research and telling project manager what books to publish.
And your ENTIRE book pumping FACTORY will be rolling non-stop with or without you!
12. BONUS: SCALE It To 6-7 Figures
If you have a project manager working for you, sky becomes the limit how many books you publish.
After the project manager starts managing about 5 books a week (or 20 books a month) he'll start running out of capacity. That's when you hire another one
Final Step: Sit back, relax, and watch the MAGIC all happen.
By the way, you could've stopped at Step 10 and still created a 6 Figure business....
But if you want more... and you want it done FASTER... then follow all steps to a T.
Well, it took a LOT longer than I thought! Haha
Guess I'll be hitting the beach tomorrow!
But I hope it was useful for some of you guys.
Try it out, and let me know your results!
*p.s. if you found this post useful please upvote so more people can find out about it!
*p.p.s. I know this is a long post so I compiled it into a PDF file along with some bonus materials that are not on this post. (also free) PM me if you want a copy!
Or if you have any questions, feel free to PM me as well! :)
UPDATE: WOW! Thanks for all the positive comments and upvotes guys! I just came back from dinner and now this has become one of the HOTTEST threads on this sub-reddit. (for last 24 hours that is lol) You guys rock!
And I noticed some of the comments here are also HILARIOUS. LOL
One of my mentors once told me, speak your message and those who resonate with you will come to you and repel the others. So I must be doing something right!
Whatever your judgement on this thread is, that's fine. If you don't like it, I'm cool with it and I respect that. Go follow someone else who you jive with. I didn't have to do this.
But seriously man, if you're hating, don't PM me asking for a PDF file or ask me to coach you ;)
UPDATE 2 This post was down for a bit because some people who were quick to jump to conclusions reported it as "spam" but the mod reactivated it. His words: "Looks like it was killed by the automod because of reports as spam (I'd guess because of the tone/wording. I didn't see any violations of guidelines). I've reapproved it. You should be good."
Thanks for the continued support guys!
But I don't know. If I feel like this post isn't delivering as much value as I intended it to be, I will just delete this post so let me know if you sincerely enjoyed it! Thanks!
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(The Wall Of Text /R stims Deserves) General Plot: Smoked Meth Wrong, Stuck Dick In Toaster,Fell In Love With A Pornstar, Had A Existential Crisis! (Don't bother Wasting Your Time Reading)

Howdy, It's Korrock(Hail!). It's been four or five months and on a different Reddit account since i spat out a wall of text. This page was much better at those times, more shit going on and not so many questions or depressing topics, this ironically makes me depressed at our current state of Reddit stimming sessions. I once visited this page many times a day, now I do only twice a week. But it's just one of them slow seasons I suppose, even more so by the departure of o' milkpro. A mysterious Reddit user who has saved my life before vanishing into complete anonymity...
But anyways, on to my goddamn point, I got pseudo-productive shit to do today and need to keep this quick and simple. (gonna blast up a playlist as i write this , consisting but not limited to:Kendrick Lamar, Knife Party, Blink 182, Bowling For Soup, My Chemical Romance, Reba Mcintire, and my girl Taylor Swift..A few NWA and Eazy E tracks are hidden in it as well for when i get angry emotional spikes)
Ok here We Go: Disclaimer: This story has facts mixed with bullshit. Idc if you figure which is which. And I've only been up for 13 hours so don't tell me i'm in psychosis and need sleep. I simply have a story to tell!
It's been ten days since I last used meth and during that time of being clean I now realize what really happened during that three day binge.
Smoking meth takes some kind of mystical skill that many claim to know, yet there is always some other stimmer who can do it better...and they'll be sure to say you're doing it all wrong. "you're burning your shit and should probably commit Seppuku for optimal redemption" they'll scream to you telepathically.
A Soot black condor flew down last night in my minds eye to show me that I may not be in the advanced dope smoker league...As I once claimed to be.
I suppose I didn't apply heat at the perfect half inch distance... and I rotated the device 11 to 3 instead of the standard 10 to 2(rookie mistake). Also I would cool off the bowl with a damp rag after each hit instead of hitting the recovering puddle of focus-juice again immediately...and I think this is where i fucked up....
Now stick with me and hear me out!
The high was pretty overwhelming after a satisfying rush of positive feelings I haven't felt since the innocence of childhood... as expected... but after four or five hours, I wanted to redose already.... I rarely redose so quickly...(At least that's what i say online to strangers on drug forums to make it out like my stimming is under control, spoiler:it's not)
This urge to redose so quickly has to be because I used a 99 cent lighter some German secret societies based from Agartha(City at the center of the Earth which does indeed exist) grew to call "crack lighters". I should of instead used a BIC, which we all know by now is a brand of lighters forged and crafted by the 6th dimensional being known as 'BarbatosUntaxis'....To look upon his true form is instant death or insanity. BIC forging needs to remain beyond our understanding, but i'm losing track of the main story here...
So my homeboy comes on over with 400mg talking all kind shit on smoking methamphetamine and how much of a waste it is. I'm going on a smoking high though so I start defending its pros... and to hell with any cons,fuck out my face...I usually would agree with the strange tweaking nigga in my house, as i am an oral doser mainly. #oraldosingmasterrace2010-2017dopeeaterchamp
Well ladies and gents...Next thing I know.. I bumped a teneer directly into my left eye socket.... Wtf, did i just lose control? I never touch needles(unless its an oral syringe to inject drugs straight into my shit maker) and now I just put one in my eye....Clearly this was because i put 60mg in my last bowl instead of a nice point.... Wise advice from the thunder Primal Ramuh that I foolishly ignored. Why did I IV? Why would I be so reckless as to take a full baggie in one dose and claim this is the true feeling of meth? (little known fact: when the universe created this earth it made natural stimulates we all know and fear and eventually chemical stimulates...All were created with the intention of puncturing a hole in your arm to introduce this stimulate into the bloodstream....But i choose to disagree with this because of reasons, even though it is confirmed fact by Pope Rodrigo Borgia in Renaissance Italy after a game changing Alpha PVP binge)
So I go smoke more, as many people on meth have been known to do, yet I didn't even get much higher. Just felt like a war-vet(American Revolution of course) twirling the bubble and blowing out clouds. (BTW why are blowing out dragon clouds so fucking awesome? Like I'm genuinely curious why our minds find this so appealing? Email me on Yahoo.)
Now I of course held my hit in, so you guys know that the shit recrystallized in my lungs immediately like the legends we all use to hear after that first life altering sentence of "wanna smoke meth?". But instead of holding it for the usual 10 seconds I like to spend being a dumb-ass...i spent a whole 12 fucking seconds holding in until i realized that the damn vapor gets in your blood almost instantly and holding in is just the teenage stoner in me trying to reemerge and save my life from this unchill drug.
I suppose this is why next I felt the need to see if my penis could fit to the bottom of the toaster...for a paper i'm writing of course for a college I don't go to,but i like to pretend i'm educated to show all the ladies how cool i am, as well as impress you fine people of reddit, establishing that I am indeed not a random stimmer, but a man of education, science stuff, and the literature works of Hal Emmerich (AKA Otacaon to the scholars.)
But we are now losing sight of the story....
As I went to conduct said experiment I got aroused simply by pulling my penis out of my trousers...How odd, yet i wonder why I'm surprised.( Even talking about this event is making my sexual organ feel kind tingly...I'm in control still though of thy libido.)
Hmm might as well jack it at this point right? I promised to keep it under 45 minutes, no need to go to far down that path.
Now I got a pornhub account and shit, a free account of course. I like to subscribe to all sorts of porn stars and follow their careers and life stories, you know, really get to know the woman in the scene.(for real though,try it out..It adds a new layer to a fap session honestly 100% serious)
Currently my favorites are Chloe Foster, Ava Sparxxx, and good ol Siri....Joseline Kelly has been catching my eye but she has a mixed personas instead of a set character, bipolar porn-stars are unattractive.
But yeah, Nice young ladies if you ask me... but my opinions on matters have never really mattered through this life. I'll die and be remember by nothing and nobody 75 years after said death...No contributions to this planet and i'm okay with that.
Alas, back when I took my first hit , i inhaled as i melted the drug down to rid of cut instead of blowing it out the pipe which is said to melt away dem impurities, keeping an highly addictive neurotoxic stimulate, kinda powdery,kinda crystaly, and completely pure of anything negative you wouldn't want in that temple AKA your body, the only one you got..(Sage Advice a mystical blood-conjurer once told me during a expedition into the shadow-lands of the south continent of ice).
Such a mistake caused such: I fell in love with Ava Sparxxx.. with all my heart, it hurt at first to see her having sexual relations with another man, but love can and has endured worse scenarios, I needed not lose hope...
So instead of these little edited free videos on pornhub of my lovely Ava I jump on over to pirates bay(that's right I'm an goddamn internet pirate because fuck morals, fuck buying movies,fuck the system, YOLO) plugged a fresh 8 ball straight into the asshole... Oh yeah, btw I somehow obtained extra plugging dope from an Aryan Brotherhood cat known simply as Stick.
I proceed to download her full length videos and once I watched them I was shocked at how she acted in the full scenes...She didn't seem so cute and innocent anymore, just some woman having sex for money, something our ancestors i believed called whores or prostitutes...I'm consulting a dictionary on google so I don't seem like an idiot...
Oh Indeed: pros·ti·tute ˈprästəˌt(y)o͞ot/Submit noun 1. a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.
SOURCE:https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=prostitute+definition
I reached an orgasm even after losing love for the current apple of my eye at exactly 1 hour, 15 minutes, and 43 seconds...A fap session I can be okay with....(Once, i rubbed me penis for six hours roughly, and it was awesome as one would expect.)With an above average semen deposit. Unfortunately, it didn't reach projectile status, more like the 'sorta leak for for a bit down the shaft before spilling out of control on your abdomen-ish area, with a mediocre spurt or three mixed in the middle of the experience for annoying remnants to be spread about your immediate area for later discovery once it fossilizes.
Other humans with the penis and balls sexual organ may also relate to above phenomenon(Pm with field notes if you are one. Or email me at Yahoo)
Now, I walked up to the store now for a cigarette, nothing is better after jacking off while simultaneously losing affection for your weird porn crush than a cigarette. I was keeping my pace at a normal stride instead of a speed walk of confidence.. For that is not my usual norm and people will wonder why the local depressed man is striding down the road suddenly happy...And nobody wants to see this guy happy...
See that, I'm thinking about my surrounding and staying under the radar of the people who try to arrest us for poisoning our own brains and bodies, like the total assholes they are. What kind of mindfuck is that...
These people with their military-ish uniforms and mannerisms, they come all up to you suddenly and are like
"you putting drugs in your body fucko? fuck that shit sonny, how about sitting in a stone room full of violent men for the next few years of your life and becoming an undesirable felon afterward...Had career ambitions, to bad sonny, should of got caught with this here death maker after you got rich!Hope this dark little, temporary, phase of drug usage in your life is worth it you fucking junkie, because your life is now effectively over...damn nigger son of a bitch...But at least you didn't OD, stimmers OD every 5 seconds you goddamn hooligan...I'm saving you...Drugs aren't right in my america..in my fucking town....spits dip, just drink the legal liquid drug like me, dat good ol american beer. So what if it causes you to utterly lose control of yourself as well causes horrible things to happen such a little act known as Parricide. Hangovers may feel like dying but that's just because you were temporarily poisoned and closer to alcohol poisoning than you think. Your skinny little meth body will one day learn to not die so much the day from this poison, that is if your future parole doesn't alcohol test you! Yeah alcohol tests are a legit and enforced practice these days you degenerate. OK boys lets go down and get a cup of stimulating coffee, I'm starting to come down from that last mug and haha you know me without my coffee.grinds teeth slightly trying to fight off panic attack as he puts you in back of the nazi squad car that isn't big enough to hold a rooster."
Clearly My outlook is=Fuck the police for real, unless I'm in real danger or have an emergency though. They okay then,when I need them, but other times fuck em.
Fun fact 1: Switzerland doesn't claim a war on drugs like the american system. A war on drugs and the way it's handled is a never ending battle and a waste of time and money. Switzerland uses harm reduction which allows users and addicts access to a safe environment for their usage as well as 100% pure government quality drugs, mainly heroin, but the point is this system benefits are tremendous with reduced crime rates and many users finding complete sobriety! Compared to here where a few years or even decades of psychological torture know as prison is the answer for drugs. That's what jail is, fucking a tortuous experience and I fucking rather jump off this cliff right fucking now than ever go back there....(it honestly ain't that bad, just boring. but reading books and writing remedies. Most inmates rather snort Tylenol though, brag about their crimes, and fight over watching UFC or Travel Channel.)
Once again we lost sight of plot, let's continue back now.
Suddenly, a firetruck passed by me and got me realizing I'm not doing anything with my life but getting high on high milligram dosages of meth, (don't mean to brag but i can down no more than 100mg in a single day...BIG DICK STUFF...Once i bumped it up to 105mg but that danger territory) irresponsibly yet saying to myself, people who know my dark secret, and other people in denial on reddit.
it's okay because I'm just focused and energized, no harm niggas, fuck out my face....That rush an euphoria are just bonus effects i'm fine without, i use to be a scumbag until I found another way to be a scumbag with meth. Just this time I don't realize it and wonder why everyone is tripping bout me.
Fuck those moments, those split seconds where everything in life makes! I talkin complete damn sense and you understand all of this reality and inner workings of the clearly sentient force known as the universe. Then the next second you can't recall the feelings you just experienced but you know it happened...Mindfucks, life is full of them...
Example: After reading these instructions look away from your device and just stare into space. I want you to just feel the feeling of being you and how goddamn fucking weird that feels. Like it feels weird to be conscious, seriously people, just think to yourself repeatedly how weird this all feels. Fucking do it, if you don't feel it then you're actually already dead and need to accept it and stop bothering people as a tweaking spirit. Or you're not human. Which is the more logical case. Fuck man this feeling of me being just here is fucking weird...dude holy shit, it's just weird. I'm typed symbols and shapes i dont remember learning how to use onto a device and you're reading it right now and understanding the symbols and what they mean..Holy shit, bro....I've never done LSD. At least to my knowledge, it's possible the CIA poisoned me to study my higher knowledge on what's up with what in the motha fucka.
Example 2: Remember that time before you were born? That little brief time called fucking infinity, yeah me either. This universe aint no 14 billion years old like they think. It's always been and always will be, the universe expands until it can't anymore then collapses back in a crunch on itself which starts a pattern that has being going on forever....For reasons and the like, fuck i wonder now what universe cycle we are in... With this in mind, death shouldn't be to terribly scary then! Fuck dem panic attacks, maybe that loud noise was actually a meteor coming down to doom this fucking insignificant grain of sand...FUCK IT, best way to get rid of em is to simply be like "idgaf. ill be ight afterwards"
IF you do be like that one person every 1000 years to die to high stimulation(which is your own fault for doing that extra 2 grams when you're clearly not feeling it anymore cause you just IV'd a fucking 8 ball because you can't stim properly, fucking regenerate first you doper!) the experience will eventually end like this story will and that hyper real death you just went through, that should be in a list of "10 worse ways to die" ain't shit because you dead now nigga, welcome back to real realm of real shit, the place you were before all those crazy coincidences stacked up leading to you being squirted from your fathers balls into your mothers body.
OR holy fucking shit look here, the legends were true and the afterlife is real and it's way more epic than them living fuckers back on that rock in a sea of infinite emptiness could ever understand. Fuck man all them feelings you had before were lame, fucking food, sleep, pain, suffering, general stresses, u a goddamn higher fucking entity now and can do loads of trippy shit,it's like superpowers almost. holy fuck this is pretty cool actually. you need to get back and tell all the mates and fam to hurry up and die cuz this is fucking lit (Note to self: horror plot line=recently deceased loved ones spirit comes back to convince his family to kill themselves and other loved ones)

higherdimensions,learntocomperhendthemtogetonmylevelonenlightenment2017

Ah but I have a story to finish, Still remember the plot? feel free to skim back up for a refresher or have a better attention span and memory:
These men passing by me are out in the world right now straight grinding, putting out fires, saving lives, making bank, lifting & running laps, probably can fix a car or at least change the tires themselves without bitchass mechanic shops, and most likely did and still do bang the popular hot girls in high school AND college...Or at least have a loving family in a lower middle class or hell even middle class home and they smile on a regular to top it off..JUST TO SMILE BECAUSE, AHH LIFE AND THEIR SILLY MORAL COMPASSES!
Shit... lower-middle class sounds like paradise to me, I actually simply just want to own a double wide trailer on my family's land, have a car or two that aren't 15 years old rust buckets that a person on drugs would probably be seen driving.
Middle class would be heaven man with my simplistic outlook on life, instead I am in some kind of social class im not sure how to explain...
BUT HEY, I own a kick ass laptop WITH FUCKING INTERNET, a roof over my head with a shitty car that gets fucking amazing gas mileage, and i got a girl who sticks by my side through the trials of my life,sharing the same outlooks i do....So it's not all hopeless, guess I won't go blow myself up with c4 in an empty field outside town.
SO, I was so inspired that I didn't notice I accidentally bought menthol cigarettes instead of my standard Marlboro blacks. I should add in that I'm half black and half white. Though I'll never be called a cracker in my life...But will always be seen as black even though I was raised on a farm down south, can ride a horse like a champ and have even won a skill riding tournament in high school, i dig country music honestly, backroading is like mediation to me, and my name is so Caucasian it might as well be fucking John Smith. Just some of the perks of being raised by some decent white folk after a black father did stereotypical black guy stuff and bounced on out once the young pretty white girl got knocked up....He came back eventually, but that's not the point. The point is I'm a white, black guy, with the skin pigmentation you may see on a Hispanic ,or an 'other' with a unhealthy tan...
So to the fucking point of explaining my racial background?
It's because I now had a pack of Newport, menthol, not red, and all my friends are white, and i live in small town, and black jokes are funny cause they true 85 percent the time. I always get called nigger or nigga jokingly by white people yet don't go in a hissy fit as you may see in big cities where true blacks will react to the situation of word nigger being spoken as so: "what you say nigga!" = violently flaying long arms around, effectively making everyone uncomfortable as well as adding validity to black stereotypes and wonder why the black race is profiled and discriminated... Acting with class or basic etiquette is beyond most African brain comprehension because the rap music listened to as a kid said its cool to be a thug and the streets are the shit...=
Idk about you but i like a house and indoors, have you ever felt AC on a hot day? Fucking A! I hear next they are gonna make something called central air and heat in most homes away from the areas with scary Dashawn and his squad.
I prefer not to walk around the hot streets all day with a since of pride cause im a successful thug or drug dealer. While claiming crip affiliations which are false but no bitch ass niggas are gonna call me out on it...and if so they be catching these hands....Bet.
Wanna know a real gang. Try the Aryan brotherhood. They won't because blacks don't like to mess with people who do legit drug deals most the time and have some sort of code.. To bad i can never tell an Aryan on how i can see their system as kind of honorable, ya know...for a criminal... I don't fuck with criminals is why.
I'm a fucking meth eating, dopesmoking, cigarette chain-smoking, goddamn fucking nerd who loves RPGS, and has had sex with 14 different female partners of mediocre to decent looks. ( 1 was sexy as fuck but she broke my heart cause sexy as fuck girls are actually evil)
Long rant short, i kinda wasn't in the mood for racial drama that particular day...decided to retreat back to my lair of depression and dark thoughts... Well it just seems that way, it's actually pretty tight here.My ladyfriend owns like 500 movies on DVD and BLuray, and they are some damn high quality, thought provoking cinemas and not goddamn shit like The Scorpion King 2: Rise Of The Warrior or some other shit. Also my ladys lesbian best friend just gave us a big as hdtv...This hoe has netflix and fucking pandora built into the sombitch.....FUCK ME! Oh and I got fucking INTERNET.
It's actually a fortress of solitude that sometimes gets depressing because life is gray and meaningless and I can see that clearly.I wish morals as well as the alignment called good evil were actual forces in the universe and not just some human made construct/perspective that means nothing...(WE need to focus on joining the galactic federation or some shit. Instead of waiting for some meteor to come fuck up my day, i'd prefer to have the option to move over to another planet instead of stare up and the impending doom and deal with my family and loved ones all crying n shit because the can't handle the universe well and need to cut that shit now and accept this shit! Naw let's just sit around and act and worry bout shit that doesn't even matter!)
I'm going to now wrap up this tale: Thank you for making this far and wasting a few minutes of your life on my account. I have forever implemented myself into your being, what could of been if you didn't click on this. You just of might of missed on the rest of your life...Or maybe this is the start of the rest of life....Either way I don't care. If anyone reads all this I'll be surprised and demand a in depth review sent to my email on Yahoo.
SO! Home I returned instead of going and be overly social, naturally annoying my friends who aren't sharing my current perspective....
OK here's where it gets a bit more interesting.
I think the meth from earlier that crystallized in my lungs fucking mutated into a cunt ass chemical known as Cocaethylene once the menthol smoke was introduced into my system to be mixed in. Cocaethylene, for the ones who didn't pay attention in basic third degree Texas History Class, is a fucking shitty chemical created when rich people or young adults who have rich parents mix cocaine and vile alcohol together because 'they fucking partyin bro.'
Yet these cockroaches are to scared or simply lack the knowledge to do adult drugs... I bet these folks buy a gram of marijuana for 40 bucks and can't handle it's overwhelming calming and relaxing effects because they probably did to much coke or other drug once and now freak out over feelings of true awareness of how things in this world truly are...Thus causing simple weed to make a full grown man freak out like goddamn fool!
Like seriously, do you even know how to drug properly?
Yeah...Me either...It's okay..I just act like I know what I'm talking about.
But yeah, I've never done coke because of reasons.
I always preferred what the older coke users use to call 'meth, the poor mans cocaine.'
Ok now, Cokes expensive you horny, nosebleedin fucker because you're putting grams in your nose every 15 or 30 minutes....
But hey coke is for users with class and refinement right?
Idk if a nappy headed homeless black man with crusty lips snorts a line at the bus stop he is nasty, but if Christian Bale puts on fly af suit and snorts lines in the bathroom of a nightclub he is refined....Coke is a fucking blight on this world simply because I don't understand it...and not other reason honestly.
Though refined higher class people, i must admit...You look awesome doing your white, powdery, brief stim at your elitist events. You continue on, to the other majority of people it the world, i ask only..WHY?
And yearn you to accept the change from the 70's and 80's....I'm talking to you elder stimmers that are on a new age website for some reason...the ones who haven't lost themselves to some sort of high blood pressure disease or heart disease(coke is a fucking cardiotoxin, fuck all that noise and fuck that intense word.) that kills silently over years of stimming repeatedly! That shit has no symptoms until one day you start feeling funny as fuck...Damn nigga for some reason your fucking blood can't get to your brain....Why dat?
You're now gonna die or lose a bit of your mind/former-self and honestly become a bit slow in the end....Accept change! Embrace the 3 day ride of the meth age!
Check this little fact i just made up: this 'poor mans coke' ,you refuse to call meth cause it sounds dirty, only simulates heart attacks via irrational panic attacks due lack of giving a general fuck.. Which is better than a real heart attack nine time out of ten. IMO.
(If you prefer real heart attacks over simulated heart attacks, email me on Yahoo your reasons)
Whoa why the coke rant? Don't hate on my choice stims man. Maybe I just want a little high to fuck and not stay up for 3 days doing stupid shit.
To this response, you right and i'm sorry. That actually makes a lot of sense.
I'm ranting I suppose cause I didn't do coke yet the chemical Cocaethylene appeared in me any goddamn way... It was straight pain and suffering introduced to my low-key, suffering body.(because my body is also slowly moving silently to that day the stroke occurs, only slower than you because of reasons).. Somehow my feet start to move on down to the fire department to become a volunteer so I can start fucking contributing in some fucking way in making this planet we live on spin.
I was set on becoming a functioning member of society that day. My current job as an World of Warcraft gold/item farmer for lazier players isn't going to be enough to sustain a family once I finally obtain one of my own to love and shelter, no i needed a manly job to establish myself as head of the family, the type of fuckin G that gets the biggest piece of meat, sitting at the head of the dinner table cause we are still eating dinner at the table as a family and not just wherever like everyone does now. A father and family leader who can play catch with his son as well as spoil my daughter as father should, at the same time pleasing my wife emotionally, physically, and financially.
But yeah anyways.... it's a rigorous process joining the fire department in case you didn't know the process on becoming a nigga that literally fights fires. I naturally backed out once my binge ended two days later. Because fuck that shit, and thats gei, and I'm not dying for some strangers who existence meant jack shit to me and could fucking die the day after i save their lives because this shit random af....As well as other reasons.
So wrapping this tale up for real now.
I reached 72 hours of smoking when figures began peeking into my room from the doorway and sometimes Lovecraftian-like creatures would appear at my window...
Now I don't play that mind-raping horror bullshit, I'm sorry I just don't like seeing crazy shit, which is ironic because i smoke peyote and DMT every two and half hours for reasons and such.
But yeah, i question still to this day if maybe these figures and shadows are actually real and we can only see them because the lack of sleep is causing us to lose touch with this said dimension, thus giving glimpses into what our mind couldn't normally comprehend...
These Lovecraftian & Shadowy entities only come for me when the terrestrial bodies in the HX-452 system align with their mother star Alisser. Now these here are the only conditions I will smoke meth, because of reasons and such.
Intermission: (So I took a break after the third word of this recollection, yeah way back at the start, and went over to a buddies house which is a piece of shit trailer that is trashed and nasty. All this guy cares about is meth and being high on meth. This is because he smokes solely and doesn't mix up his ROAS, goes on 4-5 day binges like its second nature with no regeneration time in between, and to top it all off he uses jet lighters. which if you listened to the preaching of the cannibal tribes native to rural Texas, causes stim psychosis as well an crippling anxiety episodes almost instantly after a single hit. though it is said these effects can be reduces by mixing bong rips of marijuana mixed with peyote,crack, and trace amounts of coffee beans. But yeah, i been high writing this from the beginning for the readers who aren't scholars and didn't catch onto the plot-twist that i clearly foreshadowed regularly.) c:
Back to the story: I hook up people with a part of my baggie after I do business with them for their neurotoxic poisons... I gave him a good point and he proceeds to smoke it off foil because he can't afford a pipe somehow even though he sells drugs. That pipe money could be meth money, i suppose...And there is such a thing as pro foil smokers, a true art on it's own.../Wait this is still the intermission not the story....Oh well mixing up sections now, reflects how chaotic life really is..../
Shit I use to have this mentality that if you smoke meth you got be grungy and trashy bout it, it's mandatory. Throw on a white t and a blue flannel that's 2 twice your size, slip on them tight fitting Levi Strauss jeans with holes already weaved in the knees, complete your costume with black converse but they have to be covered in grime, little white should be remaining on the tips and laces. Don't bathe or maintain general hygiene, fuck sleep and giving the body nutrients or vitamins! Smoke that meth behind a trailer with yo boy Mike. A dude who you guess you can say is your friend but you know truly he isn't because all you two ever do is smoke meth together and never actually done anything else, shit you two are honestly just using each other. You kinda think mike is a piece of shit but he gets fire, and he likes to smoke with you cause you are loading the fire...Symbiotic meth friendships....
(Moral, don't hang out with other people who do meth a lot. It's purely a symbiotic relationship and friendships should be held in high regard. Don't be fake more than you need to. Unless you are like me and don't believe in morals. If so, continue to hang around mike, just remember he probably thinks your a cop or something at least a little bit. And he has plenty of dope stashed away, but you'll only see it if you take his symbiotic role instead(Oh Shit) and linger until he cracks and can no longer keep it hidden away for himself and thus breaks out the light-bulb for added grunge like aesthetics, stay trashy remember. Now Warning: Mike may get you caught up in typical meth head drama because Mike stays up for seven days because he died inside long ago, also some of his real buddies may show up, these guys like to do speedballs and goofballs which is just uncomfortable to be around, but hey you're in a trashy environment so bum a goofball and regret it later because you finally did heroin, always justifying meth by saying 'its not heroin' well you just did heroin, congrats....Make a note to come up with some new justifications later on..wow...
Oh shit Mikes friends are paranoid users, the worse type of stimmers, if an ambulance drives by 10 blocks away they flushing the shit.....And revealing to you they are felons who carry their handgun on their person on all times for reasons.
They suddenly flips switch into irrational paranoia because you are texting to much or looking over yonder in 'that way' and you're clearing plotting against them all with someone in the bathroom...You can be heard clear as day! They been around the block and know a fucking narc.
Smoking meth like a piece of shit will give greater love on better way to use....By yourself in your own home...Fuck hanging out with other stimmers. Learn to use the dark-net markets and just cut them parasites out your life so you can begin your solitary path towards depression n shit like me.
Meth usage in solitude is superior, it's your secret. You better than tweakers even though you are honestly kind of just the same in some light or nother, but hey, fucking rationalize and lie to yourself.... you aren't as bad as them at least. You just use for productivity. 200mg IV though of course, because the first stage to complete focus and productivity is complete disorientation from a large dose going directly into that life force known as blood that 'you literally cannot even' *sit down and be a stupid level of high, it'll be over sooner than you think. You did it all in one go so you'll have to go out and get more..That will be the focus batch... People take Desoxyn everyday, you're just doing the same....kinda, you're really not but hey you're okay champ.
Though after a bowl of peyote and DMT you may come to learn that nobody cares in the universe, and lying to yourself is just boring. If you like to fucking get rushed out on large doses, righteous, you're still poisoning yourself with something that gives you a feeling that isn't real and you literally do nothing significant during this time in the end....Break them moral compasses like yo boy Korrock!
If your still reading then you must understand my writings, i applaud you and now I continue my tale.
As I drove home I noticed an anomaly in the skies, the planets in our step-uncle-in law galaxy HX-452, i mentioned earlier if you may recall, these damn planets where once again aligned.
I shouldn't have to say this is a rare occurrence, but I feel like i should say I believed this to of happened because during my last smoking session...towards the end I became desperate for an emulation of the superiority of that first dose... and ended up water hitting the residue left behind...once the source baggie depleted....
Now If you played Universe Sandbox on Steam (which is amazing on meth and can be yours for the low price of 24.99 of valuable meth money....Go to the pirates bay instead and torrent that shit, learn something from it.) you know this occurrence has been known to cause gravitational anomalies varying from minor solar flares to the creation of black holes 3x bigger than Sagittarius A, a super-massive black hole in the center of the galaxy which all bodies have been theorized to orbit around....Which would mean this black hole is the master of our galaxy, I'll go as far as to call it god.
Final Chapter:
Naturally, This anomaly of course demands these here drugs to smoked out of a oil burner( hmm an oil burner....I question the intended, true, purpose of these smoking devices. because I'm sure it's not smoking meth...This can be confirmed by going into the gas station to buy one like so ' ey boss may I purchase a meth pipe?')
But I played it safe for max optimization and productivity. Like we all claim to desire and did not smoke.
After a small line(which was honestly an irresponsibly big line to anyone else with a functioning mind not clouded by drugs) to test what kind of stim feeling I should expect for the next approx. 72 hours...
Next I took an appropriate amount orally...A dose that would worry the old me before drugs came into my life. Licking 100mg right of a plate.
But with me, a man who knows full well the reality and true nature of this here universe, I require no need to parachute with toilet paper or gel capsules... Simply I just do not give a fuck about the taste of meth, i refuse to eat toilet paper and you should as well, it's been known to temporarily induce insanity during the initial come-up before the meth enters your bloodstream to even you back out...
Honestly meth is beginning to taste somewhat decent after my dozens and dozens of oral sessions..
I'm not saying I'm going to go out to Outback and order a gorment cuisine of methamphetamine by a culinary genius/motherfucking food artist that is drenched with butter and graced with garlic and parsley leaves from the Ragan Isles to the southeast.
I'm just saying meth taste ight. The toilet paper taste shield just ain't worth it, now matter how brief the insanity, It just doesn't sound optimal for a man like I.
Bet.
Now I have an oral high in full effect as reflected in above wall of text, which i'm sure few have read with their hearts instead of their eyes...
Epilogue:
I chuckle at the smoking session version of myself this previous week. The fool accomplished nothing with his advanced perception and skill...his sharpness and productivity prospects were utterly wasted...Unlike the current version of me, who writes walls of text/poetry on a hard drug using community via the onion browser instead of my usual Mozilla Firefox.... because of reasons and things similar to reasons...
It took me 4 hours to write and review this before, I just recently stopped giving a fuck about grammar and spell checking. You'll understand what I mean If anything was missed.
I now move on towards playing an MMORPG known as Final Fantasy XIV for the next 18 or so hours...most likely 30 though. I'm thinking about starting my own Guild now that i grinded through all the crafting classes during previous stim sessions and am now reaping the rewards...fuckloads of in game gold called gil...which I consistently show to my girlfriend, impressing her right into me receiving a sloppy blowjob.
In game of course, We like to ERP(EroticRolePlay). Always in another persons house, if you leave your door unlocked my gf and my avatar are coming in and we gonna fuck on global chat and not in party chat. NO Shame, no morals.
Oh goodness I want to die.
Tl'dr=I think somewhere in here there is a story with a plot and all that but i'm not sure.
tl'dr 2=don't waste your time, keep scrolling.
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The 'Hitlergate' Hearings & Rescuing America From "The Brink Of Fascism"

Authored by CJ Hopkins via The Unz Review,
OK, so, that was a close one. For a moment there, I was starting to worry that the Democrats weren’t going to take back the House and rescue us from “the brink of fascism.” Which, if that had happened, in addition to having to attend all those horrible stadium rallies and help the government mass murder the Jews, we would have been denied the next two years of Donald Trump-related congressional hearings and investigations that we can now look forward to … I’m going to go ahead and call them the Hitlergate Hearings.

Staging these hearings has always been a crucial part of the Resistance’s strategy. As history has proved, time and time again, when literal fascists take over your democracy, outlaw opposing political parties, and start shipping people off to concentration camps and revoking journalists’ White House access, the only effective way to defeat them is to form a whole buttload of congressional committees and investigate the living Hitler out of them. This is especially the case when the literal fascists who have commandeered your democracy are conspiring with a shifty-eyed Slavic dictator whose country you have essentially surrounded with your full-spectrum dominant military forces, and who your media have thoroughly demonized, but who is nevertheless able to brainwash your citizens into electing his fascist puppet president with a few thousand dollars worth of Facebook ads.
Once you’ve determined that has happened (which it obviously has), the gloves have to come off. No more prancing around in pussyhats, not with Russian Hitler in office! No, at that point, you really have no choice but to wait two years until your opposition party (which Hitler somehow forgot to ban) regains control of the House of Representatives (which Hitler somehow forgot to dissolve), wait another two months until they take office, and then immediately start issuing subpoenas, auditing Hitler’s financial records, and taking affidavits from former hookers.
I realize that may sound extreme, but remember, we’re talking literal fascists, backed by literal Russian fascists, who are going around emboldening literal fascism, and making literal fascist hand gestures on television, and doing all kinds of other fascist stuff!
Now, OK, if you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering, if Trump is really a fascist, not to mention a Russian intelligence asset, why hasn’t the “Resistance” just assassinated him? Many of them are ex-CIA, after all, or are otherwise members of the Intelligence Community. Why bother with all these congressional hearings? Why not just go in there and kill him?
Well, the problem with that apparently is, they have to follow “the rule of law,” which prevents them from just assassinating people, and “regime-changing” governments that are not playing ball, and, you know, staging military coups, arming and training sadistic death squads, and sanctioning thousands of children to death. That kind of stuff is not just wrong, like, morally, or whatever, it is also illegal. So, even though a Russian agent, who is also literally Adolf Hitler, stole the election from Hillary Clinton, and is remaking America into a fascist dictatorship, the only recourse the “Resistance” has is to mount these congressional investigations and publicize them in excruciating detail until November 3, 2020, at which point all this “Fascism” hysteria will just disappear into the ether like the “War on Terror” hysteria did the moment Trump won the nomination.
But that’s two years from now, which is almost an eternity. In the meantime, the neoliberal “Resistance” has got some serious investigating to do! And not just Mueller’s investigation of Trump’s treasonous activities as a Russian agent. No, we’re talking congressional investigations of his tax returns, his Deutsche Bank statements, takeout receipts, dry cleaning tickets, his entire fascistic financial history! And then there’s that emoluments thing! And that Kavanaugh thing! And that security clearance thing! And that bimbo thing! And some other things! And, well, I think it’s pretty safe to assume we are on the road to Subpoena City!
The corporate media appear to agree. Scanning the post-election coverage, it looked like most “Resistance” journalists got the official press release. The Guardian_ started taking live bets on which investigations the House would launch first. _The New York Times, in its ongoing efforts to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from the fascistic “muzzling” its editorial staff are certain that Trump is about to subject him to in order to prevent him from presenting evidence of Trump’s formative years in the GRU (and possible links to the Skripal assassins), published a “roadmap” Mueller can follow to “send incriminating evidence directly to Congress,” bypassing the Nazified Justice Department! According to CNN (a dissident samizdat owned by the Turner Broadcasting division of Warner Media, LLC, which, in turn, is owned by AT&T, a multinational conglomerate holding company), “House Democrats are preparing to unleash the full force of their oversight powers on the Trump administration” in series of “high-octane Democratic-controlled hearings,” which Jim Acosta will be covering live, if he has to take out every jackbooted Nazi intern on the Hill to do it! I could go on, but you get the picture.
And for anyone who doesn’t, here it is...
The next two years will be a demonstration of the power of the global capitalist empire and its predominant propaganda machine the likes of which the world has never witnessed. By November 3, 2020, they will need to have brainwashed enough Americans into voting for whatever global capitalist puppet the Democrats end up nominating to defeat Donald Trump in the general election, which isn’t going to be a cakewalk. To do this, they will need to foment such an atmosphere of mindless hysteria, emotional exhaustion, and paranoia that anyone to the left of Mussolini will stagger to the polls on election day and vote for the Democrat just to make it stop.
In addition to the Hitlergate Hearings, each and every excruciating moment of which will be broadcast live and then milked to death by the corporate media’s experts and pundits, they will continue to subject us to a torrent of messaging designed to convince us that Donald Trump is simultaneously Hitler and a Russian operative, and that America is literally “on the brink of fascism,” and that anyone who questions this narrative is a Putin-loving Trumpian fascist, and a hate criminal, and probably a “domestic terrorist.”
None of this messaging will need to make sense. The goal of the “Resistance” is not to present a credible case that Donald Trump is literally a fascist or a Russian operative, or that global capitalism is in any real danger of being torn asunder by literal fascism (whatever your definition of fascism is). The goal of the “Resistance” is to make it unmistakeably clear who is really running things, and what happens to annoying billionaire ass clowns who get elected president without their permission, and to the ignorant rabble who elect such ass clowns, or who vote to leave the European Union (which, of course, they will never allow to happen, except perhaps in some nominal sense).
In other words, the global capitalist ruling classes are about to teach the world a lesson. It is the same basic lesson they have been teaching the world since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. They taught it in the former Yugoslavia. They taught it in Greece, and Iraq, and Libya. They have taught it throughout the Middle East. They are about to teach it throughout the West. The lesson is, resistance to global capitalism is not just futile, it is suicidal. The lesson is, play with identity politics and all that “cultural wars” stuff to your heart’s content, but fuck with global capitalism and we will squash you like a tomato bug.
The Hitlergate Hearings, the fascism hysteria, the Russian mind control paranoia, and the rest of the concerted propaganda campaign we have been subjected to since 2016 (and are about to experience the full force of) are all just parts of a broader effort, not just to crush the “populist” insurgency that began in the West with the Brexit referendum, continued with Trump, and then spread throughout Europe, but to crush all hope for any future rebellions against global capitalism and its ideology, regardless of whether they stem from the Left or Right. (If you think they’re just focused on the neo-nationalists, you obviously haven’t been paying attention to the ongoing demonization of Corbyn, Mélenchon, Sahra Wagenknecht, and assorted other “populist” leftists.) In the old days, this was the part where the king would mount the usurper’s head on a spike to remind everybody who was boss. Nowadays, of course, we do it on television, or the Internet, like when we hung Saddam, or sodomized Gaddafi with a bayonet. They’re not going to do anything like that to Trump, who is, after all, an American usurper, but they _are_ going to make an example of him.
So, get out your popcorn, and your pitchforks, and so on, and get ready to cheer them on as they do. The future of democracy hangs in the balance! And, if you’re on the Twitter, make sure you fulfill your daily Calling-Trump-a-Fascist and Feeding-the-Fascism-Hysteria quotas. And Putin, of course. Don’t forget Putin … and whatever other mindless hysteria the capitalist ruling classes need us to parrot. Trust me, in about two years, when the post-Putin-Nazi celebrations begin, and people are running around in the streets burning effigies, hooting vuvuzelas, and hunting down anyone wearing the wrong hat, you’re not going to want to be mistaken for having been on the “populist” side of history.
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[Table] I am a dentist ask me anything

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Hnngmmphhff mpphhggnn knngghffnnttgghh? Yes I like to golf, I have a tee time this weekend at the country club with the partners and my father in law. And no, you cant spit yet, please wait until im done jabbing you with this prison shank.
Up to the task doc?? Yep, you could pull those teeth out with your fingers I bet.
What's the deal with one day dental implants (aka All On 4)? How are they different than regular implants? How do they compare, generally, pain wise, price wise, overall? When you place implants, the patient shows up sits down gets numb and we literally place a screw into their bone, this screw is generally about 8-12mm long and requires at least 2-3mm of additional bone height for success. The screw is called an implant and is made of a biocompatible titanium etched surface that actually becomes integrated with your jaw bone. The question is how long does it take for the bone to be integrated onto the implant adequately for it to be stable enough for you can chew and transmit forces onto the implant so it wont fail "lose its stability". We often drill pilot holes that are just smaller than the implant platform so that when the implant is inserted it cuts into healthy bone to establish primary stability. This primary stability is the most important indicator of implant success and the most important qualifier for immediate loading of implant. Your mandible and maxilla have different types of bone and vasculature. Implants seem to show better immediate stability in the mandible and more often qualify for immediate restoration with a crown. When I say, or when you hear the term immediate loading, it means the implant screw is receiving forces within the first day of placement, from chewing forces. Implant success rates have reached into the 95% realm for patients with adequate bone and systemic conditions. Smoking, diabetes, and the need for boen grafting all lower this success rate. Success rates in the maxilla is about 5-10% lower than in the mandible. Price? The all on 4 procedure is expensive roughly 10-15k but it is complete rehabilitation with vey high patient satisfaction. Pain? When implants fail it can be painful. Placing implants isn't all that painful, your jaw will be a little sore but ibuprofen for a day or two usually manages the pain.
How would you react if someone started licking your fingers while you were messing around in their mouth? Haha, I have had some weird things happen like this.
Once an older man was licking my finger during a filling. I said, "Sir are you aware that you are licking my finger?" He said yes, and that it felt good to him, I finished the filling and told him it would be best to seek dental care somewhere else in the future.
Ah, that seems a bit harsh, don't you think? You had to be there...
My dentist likes to talk to me the whole time he's working on me. How does he expect me to respond? Sign language? I don't know it. THIS. Is something all dentists struggle with. Our options are awkward silence, or awkward one sided conversation. I choose one based on the patient in the chair, and sometimes i choose wrong. I try to tell stories and tell jokes to pass the time, but sometimes accidentally ask a question, then my patient bites the mirror.
My advice: if its a yes or no question just grunt, in affirmative or negation. If its not a yes no question just dont say anything, your dentist should realize he put you in a stupid situation and phrase it as yes/no.
But I feel like a jerk if I don't answer! My dentists office put TVs in the...I don't know what to call them..."operating rooms"(places for regular cleanings etc). "Tilt your head back more" "But then I can't see the tv!!" I can't win in that place. Google glass...
What's so special about orange juice that attempting to drink it after brushing your teeth is like trying to imbibe radioactive sewage? Sodium lauryl sulfate an ingredient in tooth paste and most commercial soaps is an effective foamer and acts as a taste modifier, temporarily suppressing the sweet receptors of the tongue. Since sweetness blocks bitter and sour flavors, its absence enhances the bitterness and sourness found in the citric acid of orange juice.
Why do dentists cost so much money? Is it really worth that much? I graduated dental school with 250k in loans so i need to pay that off. My dental materials cost a lot of money, the machines that are in my lab that you dont see cost money, my lease on my building costs money, my employees, assistant, hygienists all need to make a living. I need to make a living.
Is it worth it? Yes obviously it is. Besides esthetic and functional (gotta eat), before modern dentistry, something called Ludwig's angina was a leading cause of death, this is an infection of the airway that spreads, overtime, from a dental infection.
So if dental school was paid for by your parents you would charge less? Haha fair point, honestly no i wouldnt charge less, if my parents paid for my education I would just reach my peak salary a lot more quickly. Education is just one of many factors that go into the cost of dentistry.
Malpractice insurance? Yep thats another one! thanks.
I brush twice a day floss a few times a week use a toothpaste with a high fluoride content have no tooth pain and my teeth are white as snow WHY THE FUCK DO I NEED 7 FILLINGS?!?!?! Perhaps go get a second opinion. Take your xrays to another dentist and see if that dentist recommends fillings in the same places. Your current dentist might not like this, but who cares.
I obviously cant tell you why you need fillings without seeing your mouth and seeing your hygiene practices, however I would guess youre doing something wrong. Talk to your dentist about it and make them show you proper flossing, etc.
I think an implicit secondary part of that question was: is over prescribing treatment not uncommon in dentistry, for the sake of the money? If so, any statistics or studies done on this? There is a definite spectrum between conservative and aggressive dentists. Amongst my more aggressive colleagues I dont know any who do it for the money. I'm not aware of any studies on this, although i would be very interested in seeing one.
Both sides of the spectrum have their arguments and both are fair. I would say I'm more middle of the road. I like to catch things before they get worse, but I also like to allow certain things to reverse on their own when feasible.
I've found dentists as a whole are less money grubbing then some other professions. The ADA has a very strong stance on this and has little tolerance for treatment guided by anything other than evidence.
How many 9 year olds do you think you could beat up? It obviously depends on their strength and whether they are on the influence of nitrous oxide. 9 year olds can be quite strong and they can generate a bite force of up to 500lbs/sq inch.
I would say somewhere between 8-20 9 yr olds depending on how much fluoride i had that day.
Always wanted to ask!: I have that weird habit, it's like biting nails, but instead I'm always nibbling away small pieces of skin from the inner part of my mouth/cheek/lips. Is that.. uhm, apart from looking like a complete fool when doing that,... dangerous? Are you saying you bite your cheeks? If so thats not necessarily dangerous, you will likely form something called linea alba on the inside of your cheeks, this is basically a white line that is caused by frictional hyperkeratosis. There is some research that says any hyperkeratotic region has a higher rate of cancerous development, but this is still highly debated.
Tl;dr - chew away, if it bleeds stop.
Link to en.wikipedia.org. I have had easily over 100 hours of lecture on fluoride and the fluoride controversy. I have had 100s of patients ask me about this, I have done extensive research on topic. Yes they teach this in school, yes every dentist knows about the controversy and has done research on the subject. Not to brag but i could write a book on this. I am going to try to be succinct in my answer.
I am a doctor, please dont link to wikipedia. If you want to bring something to my attention it better be a peer reviewed journal article.
Fluoride prevents cavities, it strengthens teeth and prevents bacteria from causing decay.
At the current water levels of 0.7-1.2 ppm fluoride has zero negative effects on systemic health.
The form that fluoride is in the water and dental products is not neurotoxic, it is not the same as nerve gas ( i hate when people say this) Its like saying, oh well since carbon is in atom bombs and rat poison then we better not eat carbon containing foods (IE all foods).
Fluoride is found in the natural environment. In fact the way we found out about fluoride having a positive effect on oral health was when a dentist found a community that high little to no cavities, they also had mottled enamel, which is the white pitting on teeth that you see if you get TOO much fluoride during development. The dentist looked all over the place to see why these people had no cavities then eventually found that the wells in the area had extremely high levels of fluoride. Since then researchers have found a concentration that still prevents cavities but doesn't cause negative effects like fluorosis and mottled enamel.
How do you feel about the ethical concerns of those countries who have discontinued their fluoridation programs? Do you think it's noteworthy to speak of involuntary medicating? Fluoride discontinuation: It is my belief that given the current research on the widespread benefits of having a fluoridated water supply, it would be unethical to keep it from the general public. This is a hard topic because there isn't much precedent for it, I cant think of any public health initiative that has had such strong and time tested research behind it. Perhaps Iodide supplementation in salt? You raise an excellent point about involuntarily medicating the public. I am having some conflicting thoughts on this subject, and it raises a number of questions pertaining to democratic intervention ethics that I havent studied. Few question whether government has a right to chlorinate and clean the water we drink or pasteurize and homogenize the dairy, or regulate the sanitation and nutrition of the food we buy. However widespread additives to the public water supply seems to set itself apart from the aforementioned examples of intervention. I think that there are many examples of times where government needs to make a decision for the public good because the public may not be educated or trained in the subject (pardon me i really dont want to sound like a socialist...). We are supposed to elect/delegate officials to power because they are experts and we can trust them to vote and on our behalf on issues that we may not be experts in, and we hope that they have only our best interests in mind when they do so. Sadly, this doesnt really happen most of the time, our officials walk a fine line between voting so that they may stay in power, voting to appease lobbyists, and voting to ensure re-election from their electorate. We, as the electorate only really have influence on one of those and thats voting them into power and the only tool that we have at our sides is being a well educated electorate, which sadly is increasingly rare. In america, the average person is misguided at best and an idiot at worst, we believe in evolution, we believe in the coming rapture, we are illiterate, we cast our votes based on faith instead of fact. History proves that time and time again the common belief of the public is mocked by future generations as being naive and incorrect. So then why do we deserve to elect people into power? Maybe because though democracy is a horrible form of government, it is better than all the alternatives? So as an uneducated populace we may not have the right to tell the experts to stop medicating the public, or maybe we do, or, maybe the answer is small government?, the strong will survive and seek out fluoride on their own and the weak and uneducated will get cavities. I am not in a position to decide. I have no affiliations and gain nothing by public fluoridation, in fact I would make a lot more money if we didn't put fluoride in the water, but money isn't the reason i became a dentist, I became a dentist to raise, even if only by a little the oral health of my community, and one of the tools in my box is fluoride, so please dont take that tool away from me.
Any thoughts of fluoride during the growing years (i.e., incorporated into teeth/bones during growth) versus its utility once teeth have finished forming? Does the application of fluoride in various preparations actually help maintain or rebuild enamel? In children under ~6 years of age, fluoride becomes incorporated into the development of permanent teeth, making it difficult for acids to demineralize the teeth.
Fluoride helps speed remineralization as well as disrupts acid production in already erupted teeth of both children and adults.
You can only develop dental fluorosis during tooth mineralization with occurs in utero - 6yrs.
What kind of toothpaste do you use? Crest pro health.
Are you being paid to tell us this? Unfortunately no...
What is, in your opinion, the ideal dental routine? Wake up eat breakfast thats not too sugary, I have had eggs, toast with almond butter and coffee every morning for the last many years.
Drink some water that has fluoride it in.
Brush your teeth for two minutes
Floss (optional) either do it now or after lunch or after dinner.
Go to work or go to school and kick ass, be a champion, and make the world a better place. Learn something, and progress in some way shape or form.
Eat lunch
Brush (optional) but at least drink some water
Go home, and play with your kids or SO.
Have some awesome dinner, with lots of protein
Before you go to bed and after your last snack/meal brush your teeth and floss (not optional) this is by far the most important step and if you only do one thing on this list do this one.
Feel free to use mouthwash as an adjunct - keep floss in your car, by your tv and by your bed - avoid having carbs or sugar on your teeth for a long period of time - talk with your hygienist/dentist to make sure you're brushing flossing properly, have them actually show you while you hold a mirror -if youre less then 6 years old or you cant tie your own shoes, have someone else brush your teeth or at least check to make sure you did a good job. -just dont drink soda, now and then is fine, but its pointless, so man up and stop it. - exercise, this helps many things including salivary flow which helps prevent decay - watch your medications, many cause dry mouth, talk to your doctodentist if you experience dry mouth. - if you have a history of cavities, maybe rinse with ACT mouthwash or ask your dentist for an rx of prevident toothpaste.
When 9 out of 10 dentists recommend a toothpaste, what do they mean? Do they say it's the best toothpaste or do they just recommend using toothpaste in general? Its advertising BS. Dont really bother listening to it. Any dental product that has an ADA seal of approval means its great and will suit your needs.
What is the biggest thing we do in our everyday life that damages our teeth the most? Tl;dr = Eat sugacarbs and let them remain on our teeth.
Parents, this includes juice, please please please dont let your children drink more than 8oz of sugary juice/day, and under no circumstances let your babies go to sleep with a bottle of juice or pop. Drink water, just do it, stop complaining that you dont like water and drink it. Our bodies are machines that run on water and not soda, juice etc.
Historically/anthropologically, the western diet has damaged our teeth the most. Teeth get decay (cavities) because bacteria eat sugar and poop acid (sorry for the simplicity I can elaborate if you wish but will be a longer post) There are bacteria and bacterial fragments on our teeth at all times, if they are left for long enough they will form a biofilm which is difficult to remove with simple manual brushing/floss. These bacteria metabolize complex carbohydrates and lower the ph in the microenvironment on our teeth. This drop in ph solubilizes the outer layer of enamel causing hypocalcification and eventually a cavity (hole) in the tooth.
Is there a length of time that's ok? i mean if you just ate and you're out, you may not have access to a tooth brush. Falling asleep without brushing is the worst, your tongue is less active and does a poorer job of self cleansing, and your salivary flow rate drops while sleeping so its most important to have a clean mouth during sleep.
is that applicable to falling asleep without brushing teeth? Walking around for a few hours after a meal during the day isnt a huge deal. Your tongue is probably helping you out, youre probably drinking water and washing away debris, and saliva is bathing and protecting your teeth.
I'm from England what's a dentist? Im dentist, whats england?
Maybe we should meet?
What are the most promising areas of research in dentistry that have the best chance to revolutionize dentists visits? IE Growing new teeth, etc. Oh man, so many areas are promising right now.
Stem cell driven tooth generation is a highly funded area of research that may one day (not anytime soon) replaced dental implants. Remember that we cant just grow any new tooth, it has to be the right size, shape, color and consistency.
I'm convinced that dental implants have been one of the most revolutionary innovations in recent modern dentistry. It allows for any number of teeth to be restored. This is also a huge area of research as we are still trying to maximize longevity and minimize complications.
Prevention: Dentistry is unique in that almost all dental related problems are preventable. Fluoride has been one of the most successful public health movements in the 20th century.
As far as innovations that will change regular dental visits. I would have to say materials research has the most impact on dental visits. Materials are faster, more user friendly and more esthetic than ever before.
OH! actually my answer is CAD/CAM dentistry this stands for computer assisted design and computer assisted milling. This means that in the right circumstance the dentist can prepare a tooth for a crown, core, onlay, inlay, take a series of digital pictures that will be send to a milling machine in office, this machine will mill the restoration and color it while you wait and you will then leave with a restoration cemented in over the span of a couple hours, instead of weeks. I encourage you to question your dentist about this and perhaps consider shopping around for dentists in your area that have this and have experience using it.
What are your thoughts on enamel strengthening toothpaste? I heard years ago they were having breakthroughs in this area. Enamel strengthening toothpaste have been on the market forever, really its just advertising coming up with new slogans. Heres a secret - its just fluoride, and pretty much all toothpaste has it.
Does the same go for NovaMin? Because if so I've been completely duped... I have to admit I dont know much about NovaMin, but I have read one study with a modest sample size that showed promising results.
Link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Its an ingredient of Sensodyne toothpaste and can help with certain types of sensitivity.
I have two questions! First, how necessary is it to go to a dentist twice a year? Will once a year suffice? Once every five years? 1.) Unless you are doing a 100% perfect job cleaning your teeth and you never miss more than a coulpe days of perfect oral hygiene than you really should go every 6 months. In fact for people with periodontal disease I would recommend every 3 months. The reason being centers around the bacteria that cause decay. Imagine tooth bacteria like a scaffold. Your tooth is the base for the scaffold. Imagine you got the best dental cleaning ever and your teeth were perfectly clean. As soon as you leave the office something called a pellicle will form on your teeth, this is full of glycoprotein, mucus and bacterial fragments, this isn't bad and causes no damage. The first rung on the scaffold are bacteria in your mouth that can stick to this pellicle, if these bacteria are allowed to grow and they have a food source the can provide for attachment of more dangerous bacteria, which can then go on and cause attachement of even more bacteria and so on. It gets to the point where you can no longer remove these bacteria with commercially available hygiene products and need to go to the dental office to get them professionally removed. Studies show that it can take between 3-6 months for the bacterial scaffold to build. Socransky published the pivotal study in this area in 1998.
, my husband uses snus and used to dip. I've convinced him to scale back to only using the camel snus, which he still does, everyday. I know genetics play a big part, but realistically, how long before I should expect his teeth to fall out/cancer? (He's been using, ever day, since his teens. He's now 30) Also: he's convinced it's a cancer easily recovered from. TBH, I don't want to do the research because I'm afraid of the answers, and because there's loads of internet lore out there, but not a lot on the new snus packets which, ostensibly, should be less dangerous? 2.) Chewing tobacco is less dangerous than smoking, in fact in some smokers which I have had a very hard time getting to quit I have them first switch to chew and eventually have them wean of off that. However chewing tobacco CAN still cause types of oral cancer that are very dangerous and even fatal if they arent caught. Make sure your husbands dentist does a thorough cancer screening at every dental visit. As soon as any dysplastic signs are shown in his oral mucosa be sure to follow up with oral cancer specialists. I cant tell you how long until his teeth fall out or get cancer, but i can encourage you to encourage your husband to quit, oral cancer is not pretty, just google image oral cancer reconstruction.
I was afraid as much. Thanks a ton. No problem :)
Could you tell if a patient of yours has been smoking weed based off looking at their teeth? (besides the color) No i couldn't tell
Also does marijuana have any negative consequences on your teeth? thanks. As long as you drink lots of water, and after the munchies brush your teeth well, there are no known negative consequences.
Why is drinking lots of water important for preventing harmful effects of marijuana on the teeth? Water stimulates salivary flow and counteracts "cotton mouth"
Are you going to be able to pay off your massive student loan debt? I know dentists make quite a bit, but the schooling is so damn expensive. What made you go into dentistry? A family member? How hard was schooling? I will have no problem paying off my loans, I have a good financial planner, I live a modest but very comfortable lifestyle and only buy what I can afford.
I went into dentistry for many reasons. My grandfather was a dentist and loved it, he led an amazing life and raised an amazing family which he was able to spend lots of time with. I wanted to work in healthcare but still be my own boss. Its fun, there are lots of cool toys and tools that i get to tinker with as a dentist. I love the relationships i get to establish with my patients. The list goes on.
Schooling was very hard. Modern dental school teaches you full body anatomy, physiology and pharmacology as well as the an extreme focus on all aspects of the head and neck. On top of all that you learn a trade, and learn how to work with your hands and work with complex materials and machines.
How did you do on your DAT and what was your GPA prior to being accepted into dental school? I did better than I needed to.
DAT: AA= 22. PAT= 24. GPA in college 3.87
I think both ucla and Loma Linda have dental schools. I'll definitely have to check that out. UCLA and LL have excellent schools! Great surgery programs. Go there, theyll take care of you. Best of luck!
Am I suppose to use mouthwash before brushing or after brushing? I prefer brush, floss, rinse.
Studies show order doesnt matter.
What!? my dentist said floss, brush, rinse... Again studies show the order doesnt matter.
I work in construction. Depending on the crew/job I will usually find myself without access to water, sinks/basin etc. On many occasions during long drives we eat many meals in transport. I try during these times to at the very least chew gum for like 10-15 minutes to get the food particles out. Is this method effective? What other options are there? Great question. First of all a gallon of water is 1-2$ at most gas stations, if youre driving, throw it in the back and sip it throughout the day. You need to have access to water, if you work in the US, and your job doesnt provide access to water, or is giving you a hard time when you try to lug around water with you, bring it up with your union rep or boss, its a labor law violation.
Gum does help remove food particles as long as it is sugar free. Gum also, importantly, stimulates salivary flow which is very good for you're teeth.
There are disposable toothbrushes, toothpicks, proxabrushes, floss holders etc, that you could throw in your bag and use while you transport.
Not only sugar-free, but xylitol containing gums, I've heard (from the dental school I get treatment from at the moment) that it's harmful to the bacteria that cause tooth decay. Yes good point, I should have mentioned this. There are many things that are noncariogenic (meaning dont cause cavities) like water milk and sugar free gum that help wash the oral microenvironment of harmful food debris and bacteria. However there are also a few items that are anticariogenic meaning they are harmful to the bacteria that cause decay.
Xylitol is an example of an anticariogenic molecule, is actually found in nature and is used as a substitute for sucrose (table sugar) and roughly about as sweet.
How can I get my teeth whiter without spending too much money? White strips are the cheapest most reliable way to go, I like crest products. They take longer than in office whitening but can have as good of a final result. I would avoid the people in the mall that want to whiten your teeth, they're not dentists and have had no training in anything.
I used the Crest strips for a few weeks (1 packet) and I felt that my lower teeth were far too sensitive for them. Does professional treatment hurt at all? Professional tooth whitening is the same ingredient as the white strips but a much higher concentration, however the professional treatment does a much better job at targeting just the teeth, the white strips often get on the gingiva and can cause irritation to some people. If youre sure that it was your teeth that were sensitive, I would bet that they would be sensitive to professional treatments as well, however the white strip applications are meant to be applied for up to a month and professional treatment are only a few days, so if you can take it just for a few days it may be manageable.
Don't they weaken the teeth enamel? ADA/FDA approved white strips do no long term/irreversible damage to teeth.
Is it safe? No, stay inside and brush your teeth.
What do you think about mouthwash (Listerine, etc..)? Is it good, bad, or neither? Listerine is the only ADA approved mouthwash for fighting plaque and gingivitis. It also prevents bad breath (halitosis) which is really caused by plaque (bacteria). However many mouthwashes have benefits, and just havent gone through the process of being ADA approved.
I know of no common side effects of using mouthwash and I have seen improvements in many of my patients gingival health after using mouthwash regularly. I dont really buy into the mouthwashes that advertise tooth whitening.
ACT mouthwash which contains fluoride is another story. Yes this is very good if you are at risk for developing caries. If you have a history of several cavities in your mouth, if you have had many filling, crowns, root canals, it is a good idea to rinse with ACT mouthwash once a day.
What about this claim that Listerine and other alcohol-containing, strong antibacterial mouthwashes actually kill the good mouth bacteria as well? There have been no high quality studies to prove this claim. Im not saying its not true, so keep your ears out for news on the subject.
My advice: Dont over do it with the mouthwash.
I've been using ACT because it says it strengthens and rebuilds enamel. I use it because I knocked my two front teeth out a few years back and have caps and I can feel a slight wiggle in them. Hoping it will help the longevity of the dead teeth. Sorry to say, but If your crowns (caps) are wiggling, you will likely need to get them replaced.
If you have the money I would consider getting implants in the area.
Might be a little to late but I figure its worth a try. I have a pretty terrible history with cavities and root canals. ACT isn't available where I live, does listerine have the same benefits? Listerine does reduce plaque and gingivitis, but has no fluoride so it doesnt have the same effects as ACT. FYI fluoride mouth rinses are available on amazon.com.
My dentist smokes, and you can really tell when he leans over me. Would you ever go to a dentist that chose to do something that's not good for your teeth that? I wouldnt go because, I couldnt stand the smell when he was working over me.
However, Its ok to take advice from people who know what they are talking about, even if they dont practice it.
I don't have dental insurance (in the US) and am interested in getting my teeth straightened out - my teeth. Would i need braces or would Invisalign work for the crowding issue? I would need to see xrays, however my initial impression is yours would be a good case for invisalign
finally, when you see super perfect teeth on celebs - absolutely perfect shade of white, perfect shape, size, alignment, etc..how did they get that? Does a dentist do that or is that through a plastic surgeon who removes their teeth and puts in false ones? Yes we cannot (as of now barring any new scientific breakthroughs) generate new enamel. Ameloblasts are the cells which form enamel during development, when they are finished they die and you cant get them back. Odontoblasts form dentin and pulp however and those are still alive. Perfect teeth are most often a combination of orthodontic and esthetic dental procedures. Plastic surgeons do not remove teeth or place false ones, dentists ( and more specifically prosthodontists) do this.
I see, thank you for the reply. Anytime.
Might be too late but i got two questions... Well you're doing irreparable damage to your oro-pharyngeal mucosa and your body by smoking, but you're not really doing that much damage to your teeth as long as you keep them clean and remove stains.
I am a smoker, and beccause of that i brush 2-3 times every day religiously. am i still doing irreparable damage to my teeth? I question the suicide stat. The research that went into that is shaky at best. I have no idea why, but I love dentistry and dont want to kill myself at all.
Dentists have a very high suicide rate among occupations. do you have any idea why? However maybe it would help if you guys didn't tell us you hated us all the time. We dont like hurting you. People take shitty care of their teeth then blame us for a few minutes of pain while were fixing it.
What's your favorite filling for a sandwich? This is the hardest question yet. I really like tuna. Also avocado, but i need something crunchy so maybe lettuce or red pepper.
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What's the most disgusting thing that has ever happened during manufacturing? I remember an employee sneezing into a chocolate mixing tank. 3,000 lb @ $3.20/lb gone. Draining, cleaning, disenfecting, and Rabbi Koshering was another 28 hours.
Are you serious about the Rabbi Koshering, I am amazed that kind of practice would still be used today. In an assembly line/mass production based system I would think that sort of thing takes a back seat to speed and efficiency. Dead serious. To obtain Rabbinical Seal of approval, we follow their guidelines. The biggest reason is the Jewish market share.
I assume you took it out of his paycheck? Of course not. He came to us. We installed a sneeze guard at every operator area where he may come into contact with product.
How often is Koshering done? We deal with Paerve aspects so whenever we go from dairy to nondairy.
If/when something like this happens, is there ever pressure above to keep it quiet and carry on like nothing happened? And, I am so so glad you chucked it away! What happened to the person who sneezed? ... @ ~$288,000 ($100 per another answer you wrote about gross sales per production line) and $9600 in raw ingredients, it is a heck of a lot of money to lose (or was it just the $9600 of raw ingredients/no need to shut down a production line?) $9,600. The production was moved to the weekend so no labor loss. Overhead loss was probably about $4,500.
What's your opinion on this practice? We have to pay a rabi to come "bless" our factory once a year, seems very close to an extortion racket. Absolutely. The market share isn't worth it IMHO. They come in, say you need this insignia on your product or we tell everyone to avoid it. To get the insignia, you have to.pay us X amount, which is then spread to all customers. I try to buy as much non-Kosher as possible.
When the Rabbi comes in, does he actually do any checking of the equipment or is it really just a formality? Is there actually any service provided by paying a Rabbi to come in? We are actually under daily rabbinical supervision because of the protein line being NonKosher due to the type of protein used. They are there to ensure there is no cross contamination.
Many people with food allergies (e.g. dairy, shellfish, etc) and other dietary restrictions rely on kosher symbols too. Today I learned...I honestly didn't know that.
It's that idea of "we'll tell everyone to avoid it", it's what makes me think of it as extortion, is it worth it? I am told that 8% of the sales are from those who only eat Kosher. This makes it worth it financially.
As a kosher consumer, I really appreciate being able to tell if I can eat something or not. Why boycott something that's simply helpful to a portion of the US population? I believe it was just a ripoff.
Funniest moment on the job? We have a tank that feeds a tempering unit, then pipes over the chocolate to the molder. An employee was "pigging out the line". This is where they put a rubber plug in one end of the pipe and drive it through using air pressure. The other side was not opened. An employee went to open it when the pig gut stuck and chocolate exploded on him and the wall had a clear silhouette of him. Funniest thing I ever saw.
What was the temperature? Probably around 110.
What is your favorite candy? Do you have knowledge about candy that would probably shock the average consumer? What candy do you dislike? And if you had to eat a food (fully paid for and prepared) for an entire week, what would you choose, and why? The most shocking thing to me was the concern for allergens. If we run a product that contains peanuts and switch to one that does not, the line is down for an extremely detailed clean for 8-12 hours. In comparison, I worked at a beverage company where changeovers were 20 minutes, tops.
This is intriguing to me. I work at a grocery store and people often won't buy items that are made in a facility that processes something they are allergic to. What is the cleaning process like? Is it thorough enough that someone with a mild allergy shouldn't be concerned? Every part machine, part, belt that came into direct contact with the product and everything that contacted those contact surfaces get washed. All bins are color coded for allergens and replaced. Before a line is restarted, the quality department does 4 allergen protein swabs up and down the line. The line is not restarted unless all four show no trace of allergens.
Is that level of cleaning fairly standard in the industry? I believe so. Now whether the standards are followed is a guess. SQF and BRC certified products will have followed this.
I wish I knew which company you worked for. I have to be really careful with gluten in candy (celiac disease, very sensitive) and after I got glutened by a Snickers bar I can hardly trust any candy without it being certified gluten free. Have you ever had certified gluten free chocolate? It's no Snickers, let me tell you. No. The coatings for our fruit and nut lines are certified gluten free, but our chocolate is not.
Did I grow up or did every candybar I used to eat shrink by about 20-30% in the past decade? Our candy bars are sold based on weight. Instead of increasing price, many companies have opted to reduce size. Our bars remain the same, but we have had to increase prices. Continuous improvement has reduced those increases.
How costly would it be for the company if the factory stopped production for say 1 minute? Each production line loses approximately $11 in overhead and labor for every minute down and about $135 in gross sales.
how much has the process been improved in the 18 years you've been there? as in:what has changed, what has stayed the same, how many more candy can you produce now compared to then, etc... I've been with the company for 5 of my 18 years. The biggest improvements we made involved increasing the speeds of the line and increasing the yield. If we throw away the product for one minute of production, that is $115 in raw materials alone, making yield our most crucial Key Performance Indicator.
Do you pay the Oompa-Loompas? Would it surprise you if my first name is William?
You're dodging the question... I do not sign any checks for Oompa Loompas.
What is so secretive about a confectionary company that we can ask you almost anything? What are you hiding??? I just can't mention the name or customers.
Do you (employees) get delicious kick backs? My Uncle worked for a major cigarette company for 30+ years and while he never smoked was given cartons of smokes which he gave away and filled a closet with throughout the years. We do have employee bars that are defective which are given away. The defects range from not enough inclusion (bar supposed to have 12% peanut may have only 9%) to not being enrobed correctly.
Have you ever caught an employee intentionally disrobing his bar? No.
How much better is a snicker bar right off the line? I can't speak for Snickers, but that's the only way I eat a candy bar anymore.
So you guys make Skor at this factory if infact that is your favorite candy bar o.0. We don't make Skor. Wish we did.
Is your name Lucky? No.
What's the inside buzz about posting calorie contents on the outside of packages? From what I understand, the industry decided to do this to avoid regulation--have consumers responded positively? Are companies afraid of a coming health conscious effort? Yes, our biggest fear is the health activists, but then we also need to change our paradigms and adapt. We now have one line dedicated to protein bars and two others dedicated to fruit and nut based bars.
Has a TV Show such as Unwrapped ever filmed in your factory? There is no eating on the production floor, but I have no issues with a bar being taken from the line to the break room.
Do you get to eat anything off the line? I'm sure if you did you would be sick of sweets by now. No television has ever been at our plant.
It's nice knowing your relaxed with employees taking the odd chocolate bar for lunch. Strict rules just ruin morale Our rules are strict. What ruins morale is not knowing the reasons for those strict rules.
People often remark, "It's all made at the same factory anyway." when talking about cheaper home brand alternatives etc. Do you know this to be in anyway true? False. The same company sometimes, but different manufacturers. A lot of the production that a larger company considers too much changeover time, allergen concerns, Sugar Free, etc...gets moved to a smaller copacker to produce.
Now these smaller copackers may make a cheap chocolate bar, turn around and do Ghiradelli the very next shift.
1) Why did did you get promoted? I got promoted because of influence. When people say it's who you know, they are partially right. Bosses hate jerks. Make it a joy for them to approach you rather than have them think talking to you is a necessity.
6) can you alter the product mix on a line? Such as Change settings/ machinery to produce something different. 8) does the product taste like unicorn rainbows hot off the line? Our product is mixed before it hits the line, so the rest of the settings are standardized. There are ranges an employee may work within before needing to get maintenance involved.
8 never tried unicorn rainbows
Can you describe (in as much detail as you're able) the general properties of the chocolate that coats most non-chocolate-core candy bars? It seems to be a chocolate quite unlike what you'd find in a majority-chocolate bar. Is it chosen for melt resistance, ability to hold form, or what? First thing depends on the coating. Some are chocolate, some are chocolate flavor coatings.
The biggest thing we look for is the temper. This doesn't affect the flavor, except psychologically. The temper melts down the crystals which then reform on the outside, making chocolate have a crystal skin. Badly tempered bars don't shine and bend, don't break. Coatings are used because the tempering process is eliminated.
I'm an engineer in a chocolate factory here in the UK, given your products...I'd say we work for competing companies. Question is, in the US who is king in a factory; engineering, quality, safety or supply chain? Unfortunately, supply chain...easily.
Interesting to hear, I'd say quality control over here, though I find the biggest arguments I have are with supply chain. QC may have been the case 5 years ago, but as we got our processes under control and shipping charges raised considerably, Supply Chain is now our King.
Have you ever witnessed any form of disruption or manipulation to your products by employees? No. Not one time. I believe the employee engagement processes we have in place allowing our employees self autonomy and mastery at their positions in addition to a profit sharing program eliminate this issue.
This sold me... you guys rock. I want to work there now =) Link to www.youtube.com
What's your story for successfully climbing the ladder that well? Reading and then utilizing what I read. The single most important book anyone in any field could ever use is How to Make Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
Why not bite? Personal preference.
Is your real name William Wonka and if it isn't, would you change it to William Wonka for charity? (Redditors get ready to reach into those pockets). Just saying, it would be a MASSIVE publicity stunt for your company. Bet the papers would love it, nudge nudge. Wife said absolutely not.
Would you consider another wife that would say absolutely yes? No. I've had this one for years.
Does your wife hate charity? Is that it? She hates charity? Who is Charity?
Do you ever get any dead animals (bugs, rat bits, etc) in candy and the whole batch has to be thrown away? That hasn't happened yet. We did get a batch of honey we use on a bar that had bees in it once, but that was disposed of before we used it.
Snickers seemed more chocolatey back in the 90s, now it kind of just tastes like sugar and caramel and nougat. Who's responsible for this?? I can't confirm Snickers formula, but a bar we run similar to Snickers is 35g of core and 10g of chocolate. I would think they use a similar one.
In relation to the original question you commented on, what other odd things might slip through the production line? I remember seeing quite a few posts with bags of Doritos containing nothing but a huge nugget of spice powder. Anything happen like that with confections? Not really. We just had a Cherry Almond Chocolate bar sent back lacking Almonds and had to recall two pallets of it. Thats about the worst of it.
What do you do when it's a defect like that? Remelt and put the almonds back in? Or let everyone in the factory help themselves to them, until nobody ever wants to taste cherry chocolate ever again? Remelt and add almonds. Problems with this is maintaining a correct temper.
Favorite Candy? Skor, easily.
Have you frozen them and eaten them that way? If not, you're missing out. Yes, I always end of with a toffee bar.
How often do the workers steal candy and what happens if they get caught? The two immediately firable no questions asked rules are gossiping and stealing. Yes, both have happened.
Gossiping we consider to be complaining to people who can't fix the issue you are complaining about.
I can understand firing someone for stealing but the gossiping rules seem overly harsh and kinda contradicting to the companies view on employees being a valued asset. Attitude is huge. Every employee is told the gossiping policy and what we define gossiping as. This actually is a relief for all the employees as negative words are rarely said.
What happens if manager X doesn't properly address the problem? Can't mention the problem to a fellow employee? That actually sounds like an anti-union tactic, to be quite honest. We have an open door policy. If your first supervisor did not fix the problem, advance it to the next level. Why is this anti union?
Can you share the policy? "Any employee complaining to other employees who are unable to rectify the complaint may be subject to immediate termination upon the discretion of management."
Because employees ought to be able to grumble to one another. What constitutes gossip exactly? Employees can grumble...to those that can fix the issue.
Do you ever get tired of candy? I get tired of the smell of chocolate. One does not simply get tired of candy.
What are your thoughts on Watermelon Stretchy and Tangy Laffy Taffy, the kind with edible seeds? Edit: Are there any out of production snacks/candies that you miss? I have no experience with those. Our company does chocolate molding, sheeting, and extrusion processes.
Specifically, which confection items does your facility make? Also, how many of each do you produce each day? We produce about 200,000 of chocolate bars per day, 600,000 bars of our fruit and nut based bars and about 250,000 protein bars.
Really astonishing you make so many more "healthy" bars. Does that reflect the industry in general or just your plant? Just our plant, but I think it will be a growing trend that Hershey and Mars will lead in at some point.
Glad to see you followed up on my AMA suggestion! Figured it would be well-recieved. :) I'd like to know about the general proportions of product over the years - no specifics necessary, just general trends. Has your plant always done protein bars as part of their production, or is that a more recent thing? What kind of shifts in production or demand have there been over the years? We had 4 lines where we did three molding lines and 1 fruit and nut line. Over the course of five years, we took a molding line out, added another fruit and nut and added a protein bar line. I cant say for sure, but I think this will be a trend for most confection companies.
Why do kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch? and why is twix so damn good? I know one thing we do is try to get to a certain weight in all our bars yet keep pricing constant. I'm sure Twix does the same so to make up for the light and cheap cookie core, I would bet they use a higher quality chocolate.
Where can i get that cookie core to munch on at home Not a clue
How does one manufacture a shiny, rounded chocolate like a chocolate covered almond? They don't show lines as they would if moulded, and there is no flat spot as they would if dipped and cooled on a surface. Are they tumbled? The product goes through a mesh belt with a waterfall of chocolate raining down. As it continues, the excess chocolate gets blow off and the chocolate hardens around it.
If I have you co-pack 100k of 2oz brownies with horizontal preprinted wrap and I'm paying for the ingredients, how much should I expect to pay per piece for your compacting services? I would expect to see your costs to be appx $.12 per bar. This is assuming they get packed into 1.5lb displays and cased as 6/12s.
Do most copackers offer nitrogen injection vacuum packing or is that too much of a specialty process? We have experimented with nitrogen vacuum sealed wrapping, but it is not a service we currently offer.
To your knowledge, how often is a given recipe (for something like a Snicker's bar) notably changed, and for what purpose generally? Are the occasional differences in taste just a product of my imagination? The specifications of our bars are reviewed and tweaked twice a year based on ingredient pricing for newer products, but the consistency is always more important in keeping a popular brand popular.
Does your business card say "Candyman" on it? No, but I did change the first name from Bill to Willy.
How much do you make? With bonuses I grossed 55k.
An analyst programmer (someone with a 4 year bachelor's degree and 3 years XP) grosses $65k a year in Florida, and that's on the low end. You are a manager, ask for a raise man :) My boss takes care of me.
You are underpaid for the food industry. By 20 to 40% I am overpaid for my education level.
How much of it is automated and how much manual labor is there? Is the machinery customs built or off the shelf? The machines for the most part are stock then custom fitted to our needs.
Labor is higher as a lot of bars are handpacked into displays and cups into trays, but automation is coming in the future to our plant.
Do your workers steal a lot? We've fired two people for theft since I have been there. One was not product related.
I got this vision of an employee trying to smuggle out blocks of raw chocolate in his trousers. I laughed. Not raw. Processed.
Why is some chocolate much, much cheaper than others? What accounts for the difference in quality--ingredients/production? One is cacao content. Two is fat % in the cream/milk used.
I can't believe this hasn't been asked yet: Are you the favorite house for Halloween? In the neighborhood, yes.
Great AMAA, but I have to ask. Proof? I will need to provide some tomorrow when I get back to work.
Wait, how does labeling not save you from lawsuits? If the company has informed the consumers, any suit like that should be immediately dismissed from court, right? Like, if I'm allergic to eggs and eat a product that is labelled as containing eggs, I can't sue the company that produces it. Who says you can't? That was the FDA letter to us in a nut shell. The court did throw out the case, but the FDA states proper labeling does not protect you from liability.
How useful is this type of feedback to you, and is there a threshold of consumer complaints that you ignore? eg I would say mine was a medium level issue, and maybe a mishapen bar is minor, and foreign objects is major. Now, a response stating the corrective action taken to the consumer never dawned on me, but I will be talking to my quality department about doing it today.
As the type of person who will complain about something simply to help the business out, I would hugely appreciate knowing my complaint solved a problem somewhere. Update, we have instituted this. A response letter specifying the corrective action taken.
Do you have any books or online resources you'd recommend for learning about continuous improvement/lean mfg? Was your shop focused in that direction before you started working there or did you get to see the process change yourself? The Toyota Way Series is your best bet.
Lean was a foreign concept here when I started.
How was the transition? Rough at first. I converted it 5% at a time as I involved every employee (8 different ones each group) into a kaizen every week for 6 months. After this exposure to it, they were pushing for change quicker than I could provide it.
This is really interesting. Thank you. Let me ask you a few things. How much of working for a really big and known corporation influence your purpose? We are a small factory, I saw this video maybe a couple of years ago and with it convinced management to pay enough so money is not an issue and gave people autonomy, we concluded that purpose was already there. We increased the mean time people stay with us from one year to 3. Now it's clear that the problem is purpose. But we do something a lot more purposefully than making chocolate bars and still people leave because, on their own words a lot of times, they have accomplish mastery and there's nothing more to learn, which by itself is ridiculous because I have been in this business for the last 23 years and I still devote a lot of my time everyday to understand it. So my last question is, How do you help your subordinates to find and/or understand the purpose in your job? Our purpose is to be the best in North America at what we do, period.
We have a low turnover rate, but those that leave as in your case, should be thanked and encouraged. It is a loss, but they achieved what their personal goals were.
Vegan here - what the hell is the purpose of milk protein or lactose as ingredients in confectionary? Surely it can just be skipped? Thanks for doing this AMA! There are plenty of non-dairy chocolates out there.
What is the company's position on the fact that most chocolate in the world is produced by child slaves in western Africa? What are they doing to try and alleviate the problem? I honestly knew nothing about it before this AMAA.
For products that clearly contain peanuts, why does the label say "This product may include peanuts"? Is it on the off chance that candy bar didn't get any nuts? Never understood that myself.
Now the real question is the right twix left twix thing real? Yes, the ad is for real.
Are you a fancy chocolate guy? Or cheap chocolate? I like cheap more, like snickers and mars. Cheap milk, fancy dark.
You seem like a nice guy, but you are asking them to prove it to better themselves to in reality better you in the short term then find another job? There is a integrity issue here. I believe I pay every employee fairly. If they feel differently, I tell them to get another offer. Usually, I am correct, sometimes I am wrong.
Allen Bradley or siemens? Siemens, but AB has dominated every place I have worked.
What chocolates and snacks exactly? Bars, fruit and nut, chocolate, and protein.
Are you gonna be looking for an assembly line engineer or something like that 1.5 years from now? I can't even predict tomorrow...
On average, how much does it cost to make a single candy bar at your factory? 40g bar would be about $0.38.
How many lame Willy Wonka jokes do you hear in a day? Not as many as on Reddit.
Do you guys need any process fans or dust collection? I can get you a deal. Not right now, no.
Why do Chocolate factories smell horrible? I have to walk past the Mars factory in Slough everyday. Never noticed.
Really? It smells quite nice and sweet at first.. then it gets increasingly sickly and burnt. What do you use to heat the chocolate and other ingredients up? Most of or tanks have a water jacket around them powerpoint them at a constant 115-120.
Are you ever given extras of candy when the companies make too much? No.
Does your company employ microbiologists? No.
So there is no R&D for new product? What about the QA process? We do our own R&D with a contracted food scientist. All lab work is outsourced. The QC is a department head with a minion on each shift.
To your knowledge, has anyone pooped on the conveyor belt and had their poop turned into a chocolate bar? No.
Do you approve of the use/abuse of oompa loompa slave labor? No.
Great AMAA man. One of the more informative 'normal guy' AMAA's I've seen in a while. I really appreciate that. Thanks so.much.
One of these accidents seems delicious though and the other seems really delicious. One had nuts, the other didnt...
"This product was manufactured in a facility that also processes peanuts and/or other tree nuts" Labeling does not save you from lawsuits. The FDA is severely lacking in its regulations on allergens.
I'm way behind the curve, but let me say thank you for doing this AMA. It's one of the most interesting things I've seen on Reddit for a long time. It's amazing because there are so many positions that actually provide meaningful services that sometimes I feel my position is insignificant.
Why is the same product manufactured differently for different countries. I'm not talking a bit of difference in ingredients and taste but massive. That I don't know. I would think the sourcing of the ingredients. We imported Belgian chocolate for some products and Mexican Chocolate for others. The formulas are vastly different, though the actually ingredients may be similar.
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