Ok, beans on toast.
London’s $3 vs $365 British Breakfast!! Beans should be banned!!
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Damn, that’s impressive.
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London kids are eating beans for breakfast? They must be farting up a storm when they get to school!
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Making your own chicken stock is a good way to use left over chicken bones. And apparently, ¨bone broth¨ is a thing.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/how-to-make-chicken-stock
That’s crazy!
Perhaps this competition would benefit from timing mats like they use in rubix cube and cup stacking competitions.
You know, Badlands isn’t about just stuffing his fat face for likes/money on youtube. (As if it made any difference.) He actually competes and wins. I have more respect for him vs a youtuber with a channel with a bunch of eating challenges.
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In my early career as a sales engineer, I had a brilliant engineer who, after graduation in reservoir engineering, chose the tough path and worked offshore with Baker Hughes instead of putting a suit and tie on and working in the office like 95% of his cohort. He said the same thing to me. As it happens, the company we worked for had a unique software offering in the global industry, that could save companies about $100K per day if the software and the analyst were offshore to analyze the data immediately after acquisition. I asked him to accompany me to a series of presale meetings with potential customers (Shell, bp, Amoco - at the time). Because he was selling a product and service that obviously did not have a competitor in that timeframe, he did not see himself as a “salesman”.
Two years later, after enormous success, he left our company to become a very young vice president of sales in California. Now that is a sales success story. Get yourself a big head start. Never work for a company that has low cost as a basis of sales. Try to go for global uniqueness. I was lucky enough to do that 3 times over in my young career. I would never sell anything to anybody that does not improve their situation. But I love selling. 
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Interesting observation, here (albeit not directly culinary). 
I understand the challenge of sales. It’s like a mental chess game! Or am I understanding that wrong?
Is it easier to sell something if there is money involved for the other party?
Disregard if I’m off-topic, I’ve been popping in and out while multitasking
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Could be…But I still feel uncomfortable persuading people for MY benefit. There’s a reason salesmen have bad stereotypes.
¨Never trust a car salesman¨
Sure, you’re benefiting by getting a good car, right? But your best interest isn’t his motivation; it’s not his priority. Whether his family eats tonight or not depends on you buying a car. Are they gonna eat McDonalds or nice sushi?
You say your budget is $25k, but he’s trying to convince you to spend $35k. So, he’ll try persuading you.
That’s the nature of sales. If he wants you to buy a car, he wants you to feel comfortable. He wants you to trust him. He’ll accomplish this faster by being whoever you want him to be.
This is just like that movie War Dogs. The salesman pretended to be an Orthodox Jew so he could make the sale, because the customer was Orthodox.
Being a salesman is all about persuasion.
I’d rather have a grocery store with quality products. There’s no persuasion involved. You come in, the quality products speak for themselves. The products sell themselves–I don’t do it.
Imagine a car lot like that. Just like a grocery store. You come to the car lot, the staff will answer your questions, but no one convinces you to buy anything. You want the car? Ok. If not, no problem.
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All facts here, same goes for lawyers,I hear all lawyers are slimeballs, I say - Yeah until you need one.
My friend use to say that about lawyers, he got into a car accident with a fedex truck, got a lawyer and walked away with 400k. see how that goes
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Car salesman are best dealt with by letting them talk about the car for as long as possible, and you say the price is too high, maybe he will work with you or offer an alternative car.
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In that case, the lawyer is more motivated by his cut of the settlement.
But in the case of a divorce, lawyers are not on your side. They’ll drag out negotiations with the other lawyers as long as they can. In that situation, there’s no settlement they receive a portion of. It’s all about hourly fees. So, instead of trying to get you the most money, they’re trying to extend everything as long as possible.
If you’re negotiating a buy-out with another business, the lawyers will probably drag it out as long as reasonably possible.
But, hey, if you don’t like it, do it yourself. And good luck with that! I have no idea how to fill out those papers!
Yup. I agree. I could complain about lawyers, but as soon as I’m in a jam, my fingers are dialing for a lawyer.
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I thought it was common for divorce lawyers to take cases on a contingent fee basis, being paid a percentage of whatever lump sum settlement they secure? They certainly advertise that.
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When it comes to divorce, there are various ways lawyers can charge
Learn How To Get Attorney Fees Paid in Your Divorce
You’re not alone if you’re concerned about how much you might have to pay in legal fees during your divorce. The average traditional divorce costs almost $16,000. You might be unable to afford to pay your legal fees on top of your living expenses, which will increase when you’re single and have no one to split bills with.
If you and your spouse have minor children, proceedings could take much longer, especially if you cannot agree on issues like child support or custody arrangements. If you have a limited budget, you’ll want to spend as little (or no) time in court as possible to save money. You might even be able to have your former spouse pay your attorney fees in some cases.
What Are Attorney Fees?
Attorney fees will be billed to you in exchange for legal representation. Each attorney sets their rates and will bill you hourly, flat-rate, hybrid, or contingent. Before moving forward with an attorney, you must understand how much you agree to pay (and how often).
Hourly billing: This is the most common method of billing among attorneys. If you work with one that bills hourly, inquire about their minimum billing interval. The standard practice is to bill in six-minute intervals. You’ll be billed for six if you meet with your attorney for three minutes.
Flat-rate billing: Your attorney may also agree to represent you or offer legal advice for a fixed rate. This billing method is most common in cases with predictable outcomes; so the attorney knows what to expect in terms of time commitment (ex: estate planning).
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It’s crazy. A lot of dudes lose everything after their divorce and have to build themselves up from scratch.
They get a hot plate and start eating ramen.
Well, except for this guy. He was eating nothing but ramen BEFORE getting divorced.
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Before he married her, he had no idea that’s all she could cook?
A district judge in India recently recounted a previous case in which a husband filed for divorce because his wife could only cook instant noodles.
“The husband said his wife did not know how to prepare any food other than Maggi noodles. It was noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Raghunath said, withholding details about dates and names. “He complained that his wife went to the provision store and brought only instant noodles.”
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hahaha
Yeah, you gotta wonder how did they get to the point of marriage and he had no idea she couldn’t cook.
Even if it’s an arranged marriage, isn’t that an important question? ¨Can she cook?¨
I wonder if she knew how to cook, but refused to because she wanted out of that marriage.
But what did SHE eat? I think almost anybody would go crazy eating the same noodles every meal–including her.
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Whether she wanted to end the marriage or not, you’d think she would get tired eating the same thing every day. The only people I’ve seen who do this are mentally ill.
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