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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • Now I’m not American but I did read something about this before but I’m quoting from memory… huge grains of salt to be taken with this.

    Essentially I believe you can report it as “other income” not specify a source and refuse to elaborate if questioned or plead the 5th if it goes more serious. So in a way you are protected. They have to PROVE you got the money from committing a crime… “I’m just a lucky gambler”. Im pretty sure Whitey Bulger used to pay 30% more than a winning lottery ticket was worth to people so he could cash the ticket and justify his wealth.

    I cant imagine the FBI are trawling tax returns, but if you hit their radar for some reason it will probably flag you as someone to be looked at. Just remember, tax evasion is how they got Al Capone but money laundering is also a crime so which one would you rather fuck with?










  • Now I absolutely mean this with zero disrespect.

    If you guys were a younger harder band, possibly with a punk leaning The Slappers would be an amazing name but having watched the video, Greyson and the Argonauts fits better.

    If someone said “Come see this band “The Slappers” Ive seen them before and they are really good!” you guys arent what Id expect.




  • Truth be told some of the supposed benefits of TRT are improved sleep, improved moods, feeling more “whole” and being less Irritable. Is it low because I sleep like shit and Im stressed or do I sleep like shit and I’m always stressed because its low.

    Edot: That answer seemed a bit flippant, Theres a bit of light at the end of those tunnels, in that my daughter gets more reasonable every day and we just sold our old place and moved into a tiny shitshow of a place to save money while the new one is built so hopefully in 12 months she might ne going to bed on time in her nice new bedroom. Works always going to be work though.


  • Ive mentioned it in a other reply but theres a private TRT clinic thats happy to take my money and give me what I apparently need. But regular GPs often treat guys wanting TRT like junkies seeking pain meds. They will only prescribe it or recommend it if your levels are utterly fucked mine are pretty damn low but not abysmal.

    Im going to talk to a GP before signing up (If I decide to) but I want to have smarter questions to ask than I have now.



  • I didnt want to create a wall of text in the post and I’m not looking to massively overshare but the truth for me is somewhere in the middle.

    Ive been counting calories, tracking macros, wearing a fitbit and hitting 4 to 6 crossfit workouts a week for 2 years and while I’m happy with the progress Ive made, Ive also watched people who started well after me experience more dramatic transformations in their physiology in shorter time and after bitching about it at the gym, one of the guys said “Bro, your almost 40. You have a small child, you get up at 4am for work and you’re always stressed about something. I bet your T levels are destroyed” So I got them checked and they are. So I googled “Symptoms of Low Test” and fuck me if “harder to lose weight and put on muscle” werent right next to “Irritable moody asshole who sleeps like shit and always seems unhappy” (Yep… not like I’m proud of it) which was a very welcome surprise because yeah… if the shoe fits but I cant find the other one I will be a grumpy ass about it and it will ruin my day.

    The big catch is that TRT in my country is something some doctors just dont take seriously (Which is why I got my bloods done privately) They think everyone asking for it just wants to look like Jack Reacher so they tell you “Reduce stress, sleep better and get some exercise” then charge you $80. The ones that do take it seriously will refer you to an endocrinologist who will take 6 months to see you, is just as likely to do the same as the first doctor, or will have some set of wacky criteria that they use to determine if they will give it to you. I got told a story from a nurse friend of a guy who literally lost his balls to cancer and still had to go have his bloods taken 2 months apart to prove that he had low test because that was the practices policy on prescribing TRT. That and I havent had a regular GP since I moved so any doctor I see is going to be our first meeting and I’m going to be like “Hey, I want testosterone please” which even with bloods is likely to go poorly.

    We also have private TRT clinics, which is who I showed my results to because fuck jumping through the other hoops just to ask some questions and I’m absolutely eligible BUT (and this is me being a self aware grownup) the TRT clinic would never tell me about the possible pitfalls and side effects and negative experiences because they want my money and (If I’m honest) I DO want to look like Jack Reacher and private medical practices arent always known for setting healthy limits on their customers and being even more honest, I’m not super great at doing it to myself. I want the mental improvement as well as the physical, but I know how good I am at lying to myself about shit too.

    So I’m trying to do research online but its a bit of a mixed bag, lots of heavy bias. I DO plan on talking to a GP before I make a concrete decision but I want to have smart questions to ask before I do.


  • The worst part about my best concert story is that it was a Kid Rock concert. Imagine being 16, getting right into the middle of the crowd thinking “Im totally up for this” right before he opens up with Bawitaba…

    You felt the anticipation build with the intro, like the whole growd just simultaneously shotgunned a whole pot of espresso. he started screaming his name. Some big ass dude behind me leaned over and shouted “Kid, when he says “Rock” jump for your fucking life.” and grabbed a fistful of the back of my hoodie. That dude kept me on my feet the whole song, Ive never been more scared or filled with adrenalin my whole life.

    He might be a right wing asshat now, but 24 years ago his show was epic.