Antipodes456

So I manufacture cycling products from Taiwan + China, importing to US... he's paying 152% tariffs, on the cost price of the product. Previously would have been like 7% base, with maybe a 20% trade war tarriff added on.

So for back of napkin: $10 widget, selling for eg $40.

NORMALLY Product: $10, Shipping, storage etc: $10, Duties: $0.70, Marketing $10, Sale price: $40, Profit: $10

TRADE WAR Product: $10, Shipping, storage etc: $10, Duties: $15, Marketing $10, Sale price: $40, Profit: -$5

So to make even 15% profit, the price needs to increase from $40 to ~$52

So companies are either winding up and ditching their inventory in China (lose less), or if they can prices are going up 20+%. Inflation here we come

At that price they be losing a significant amount on this.

UPS has already laid off 20,000 people. There is about to be a tsunami of businesses winding up unfortunately (us included).

Great article from 12 years ago - regrets of the dying:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-fiv...

Us non-techies dream of tech businesses, hehe.

Not having to deal with ecommerce inventory sounds dreamy

Edit - typo

Yeah at 47 it’s hard to process ageing… other than statistically you are likely to be happiest from 60 onwards, so something to look forward to!

THE best adventure tale ever written!

Yes but that's not the full story... .It's true that the odds of dying from anaphylaxis are low, IF treated in time.

The sad thing is that the vast majority of all deaths from allergic reactions are preventable.

Things like not acting immediately and injecting Epipen in the first few minutes, not following up with a 2nd shot if no improvement in 15min. Having expired pens. Kids grow, and need larger pens. Teacher panics and uses pen upside down. Kids try foods as a teen or when they leave home as they "used to be allergic"

As the parent of an Parent of anaphylactic 7 year old - the fear is real. Low odds, but catastrophic outcome.

We are lucky that my partner is a nurse and we are knowledgable and manage places we go, but daycare, schools, birthday situations etc are a worry

*edited - typo

He had a change in PSA levels in his blood - it's a good idea to get your bloods checked annually so you can pick up any changes, as PSA levels vary a lot person to person.

Also gan get "the finger" to see if you have an enlarged prostate.

I think as far as cancers go, prostate is one of the better ones to get, not normally aggressive, you'll probably die before it kills you.

Test often if you have family history.

https://www.phillipstricker.com.au/prostate-cancer-treatment....

"After a full workup to ensure that our patients are suitable for the program they then undergo a day surgery procedure which takes between 40 and 60 minutes. Depending on the extent of the cancer this may simply ablate the lesion, a quarter of the prostate or a half of the prostate. No prostate cancer cells are resistant to this treatment. Large areas can be treated with minimal side effects.

After the treatment patients stay in the day surgery unit for two to four hours and they are discharged home with a Foley catheter in place. Postoperatively pain is minimal and patients are discharged with tablets for mild pain, moderate pain, bladder spasms and relaxation of the prostate and antibiotics as required.

On day 2 a limited multiparametric MRI is performed. The Foley catheter is left in for two to five days depending on the extent of the treatment."

I'll ask him about prep / recovery

I believe it was Prof Stricker: https://www.phillipstricker.com.au/prostate-cancer-treatment....

Sample size n=1, but my dad was on the research or clinical trial of this exact treatment in Sydney, it worked for his prostate cancer, he's still clear from PSA tests (and possibly had biopsy also. No side effects.

Previously he'd had the radioactive beads treatment which failed, the only other option was removal. Both these options have potentially unpleasant side effects.

Happy to ask him questions if anyone wants to know more