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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: AZ Starman2112] * 2
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Treefrog was tagged in the last major tagging


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"Remember, kids, the difference between science and screwing around is writing it down" -adam savage
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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: tryptkaloids] * 1
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She was the taggiest tag that was ever tagged in the history of tagging


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I've got skills, they don't know where to use me
I'm like the best dressed guy at the nude beach
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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: tryptkaloids] * 2
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tryptkaloids said:
Treefrog was tagged in the last major tagging


My juvenile mind went to the gutter.

Oh! Hello, everyone! :biggrin:


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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: PuffM4gicDr4gon] * 4
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Ehhh...  I just grow pans really.  It's nice to be recognized, but illicits jealousy too.

I served my niche with or without a tag.

I confess, I have two psilocybes on plates!

Feels weird tbh


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And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: Gilmour Hendrix] * 5
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Mrs. Frog tags me all she wants.  Unless I have a headache anyway.


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And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: AZ Starman2112] * 3
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Confession: my corporate tech-y job has taken a huge toll on my mental health over the past few years, and my efforts to find a new one have all been unsuccessful. It's really starting to wear me down and make me want to get out of this line of work. However, I would either have to take a much lower paying job or go back to school to do that. I have two young kids and a mortgage, so the idea of taking a barely-above-minimum-wage job just to stick it to my corporate overlords is an idiotic move. It wouldn't even cover the cost of daycare.

As the child of two educated professionals, it was always assumed that I would do well in school, go to college, get a white collar job of some type, work 30-40 years, blah blah blah. And I was fine with that. Went to college, did everything you're supposed to, but then really "fumbled the bag" after that in terms of career path. I eventually found my way into the tech field because up until 2022 the jobs were plentiful and the barrier to entry was relatively low. Well, now if you're not doing all the AI all the time (and also cheerleading about how amazing it is), nobody gives you the time of day. I am not an AI enthusiast, let me put it that way. I just want to punch the clock and work on my shit.

Confession: the idea of enrolling in an HVAC/R program at a tech school near me is pretty appealing. I feel like a lot of you shroomers are rough-hewn tradespeople. Is the idea of a 36 year old, college educated father of 2 preschool kids going to HVAC school ridiculous? Any time I take a career strengths assessment type thing it says I'm a pragmatic fixer type person and I think that's true. The idea of showing up to the job site, fixing/installing/etc the stuff, go home, do it again....that's SUPER appealing. And HVAC seems to be very in demand. But that's just my outsider's viewpoint bolstered somewhat by a glance at my local pipefitter's union website and the school's program descriptions. I don't want to be naive. I'm somewhat concerned that everyone else has this same idea and I'll come out the other side competing for scraps with every other white collar refugee who got replaced by AI or what have you.

So...TL;DR just looking for thumb-in-the-air shroomified takes on the trades job market and any advice. I enjoy lurking and reading all your conversations. :cheers:

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: tree frog] * 1
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tree frog said:
Mrs. Frog tags me all she wants.  Unless I have a headache anyway.


This is the confessional after all! :lol:


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You can ignore the truth to your final breath. But trust me, it will meet you there to be ignored no longer.

The answer to your question is almost always 42
“The answer is always grow more shroom.” Mr Piggy
- Those two answers coexist peacefully.

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: tree frog] * 1
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tryptkaloids said:
Treefrog was tagged in the last major tagging


Long overdue. Total asset to the community.



tree frog said:
Mrs. Frog tags me all she wants.  Unless I have a headache anyway.


Congrats!!!

And Mrs. Frog know what’s up!

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: tree frog] * 2
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tree frog said:
Mrs. Frog tags me all she wants.  Unless I have a headache anyway.


:priceclap::fingerpistol:


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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: raccoon_cat] * 2
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Switching from a CSR office job to trucking was the best thing I've ever done for my mental health. Like most trades it takes a few years to get out of the lower end of the pay scale. It took me 4 years to make 6 figures.


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I'm like the best dressed guy at the nude beach
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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: PuffM4gicDr4gon] * 2
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I have bachelors with 2 majors, an MBA, and a long career with significant success at known  brands and find myself in exactly the same situation. Trades can be fabulous and lucrative and highly fulfilling if you like to work with your hands, problem solve, and build. I’ve been considering things along these lines as well.


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You can ignore the truth to your final breath. But trust me, it will meet you there to be ignored no longer.

The answer to your question is almost always 42
“The answer is always grow more shroom.” Mr Piggy
- Those two answers coexist peacefully.

Quick Sterilization Reference for Altitude

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: raccoon_cat] * 2
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raccoon_cat said:
Is the idea of a 36 year old, college educated father of 2 preschool kids going to HVAC school ridiculous?:


sounds so reasonable it may even be a tv sitcom.


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Making Liquid Culture :  Go insane with LC
Mushboy likes these teks : Making shroom tea
Dank Education

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: mushboy]
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Thanks for the encouragement! It's honestly mind blowing that I feel so damn old (thanks, kids! jk i love em but you know how it goes....), yet I've gotta work for about 30 more fuckin' years. It's crazy. And unless conditions improved considerably here in cubical town I don't think I have the stomach for 3 more decades of this fake bullshit. Like, the whole idea of putting up with the fakeness, the way I see it, is that the pay and benefits of working for big companies make it worth it. Well, I'm basically making average-ish trades money sitting at a desk, which I guess is good in that I'm not at risk of injuring myself and get to work from home most days. But honestly, it's gotten kind of old. I like getting out in the world. And there's a pretty good chance I get laid off in the next 6 months anyway. The long term unemployment numbers are creeping up, especially for white collar, and I don't wanna become one of those statistics.

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: raccoon_cat] * 4
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one of the best things i did was quit my middle management job and go into beer distribution.

for me, not having to fone in the fakeness to enforce dumbass procedures and policy was worth the 10k salary cut.

kinda hard to enjoy the money when you spend it all to cope with how awful the work is.


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Making Liquid Culture :  Go insane with LC
Mushboy likes these teks : Making shroom tea
Dank Education

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: mushboy] * 5
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Rather be broke and have peace of mind every time


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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: mushboy]
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mushboy said:
one of the best things i did was quit my middle management job and go into beer distribution.

for me, not having to fone in the fakeness to enforce dumbass procedures and policy was worth the 10k salary cut.

kinda hard to enjoy the money when you spend it all to cope with how awful the work is.


I have some friends that work for Premium. They all love it. One of my close friends from high school is the sales director for New Belgium, east coast and Canada. At least he was last time we spoke. He may have been promoted by now.


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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: Smellyhobbit]
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Smellyhobbit said:
Rather be broke and have peace of mind every time


I’m with you on that brother! I try to explain that to the sales manager in my office. Fucker keeps trying to get me to do shit that is a complete waste of my time. His head almost exploded when I told him “I’m not driven by money” I’d rather be there for my kids than work any harder than I need to.


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Sometimes you just have to shut up and color!
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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: OLDDAD77] * 1
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If circumstances would have let me i would have spent half my time hunting and growing mushrooms this year.  Too bad my vehicle broke down or i wouldnt be working full time rn. I dont have kids or a partner tho


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"Remember, kids, the difference between science and screwing around is writing it down" -adam savage
Flowchart for Recommended plan of action.
Learn the tried and true way to grow mushrooms
Use the Damn search engine
After you know what you're doing, take a break 
Pick a book, Make some chips!
Josex said:Don't take the site seriously bro, ain't worth it.
 

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: tryptkaloids] * 3
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Fortunately for me I’m very good at what I do. I’ve managed to consistently do 6 figures year after year while applying minimal effort and working less than part time.

I get my kids out the door and then hit the gym for two hours. Hit the office a few days a week to do admin work and turn in contracts.

I’m actually taking a class to obtain my Independent Adjusters license to give myself even more freedom.


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Sometimes you just have to shut up and color!
~CMS Wilbur

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Re: Cultivation Confessional Booth [Re: OLDDAD77] * 1
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I am self-employed and work just enough to cover my costs and do the things I like. 2.5 - 3 months off each year, we go on vacation three times a year on average, and visit every festival that's reasonably reconcilable with having kids.
Don't live with any luxury though, and I have a physically taxing and dangerous job. My wife works just enough to pay her bills and takes the summer months off.

Worked at an office for two days and decided that I'd rather live under a bridge. The idea that something would be worth doing if you get a wad of money for it seems completely absurd to me.

What does your partner think of your plans, assuming you live together etc? And how much leeway do you have anyway, in terms of mortgage / bills?


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