u/ImposterBk

I've been doing variations of Stronglifts for a few years. My current program is a time-efficient routine that gets me lifting twice a week for a full body workout. I do deadlifts second, after squats. There are a few warmups, and then a set of 5 at the target weight, then a second set where I go for 10 reps. When I can reliably hit that and feel ready to push, I add weight for the next workout. I intermittent fast and lift before my first meal of the day. I bring a bottle with table salt and some concentrated sugar-free drink flavorer, which I fill with water at the gym. I've done this for years, on and off, with no ill effects. Lately, my blood pressure seems to drop when I deadlift. After the first set, I'll notice the color leaving my face and some lightheadedness. I can usually complete both sets, but on rare occasions, I've had to stop because I feel like I might pass out. Regular physical examinations show my blood pressure to be normal. Whatever advice I get here I will also follow up with my doctor, but I want to know: Has anyone else experienced this, and what are some solutions to prevent or treat it? More salt? A particular lifting technique? I don't want to be the person who has to curl up on the floor with their head between their knees after every set.

I acquired this Suprus plasma lighter that was unused for years. It will take a charge but then deplete very quickly, so I'd like to replace the battery. It's a Huahui HMC 1040, so 10mm x 40mm, which seems to be AAA sized, with two pins at one end. Desoldering and attaching a new one are within my skill set.

Online, I can only find similar but not exact replacements, or I'd need to order 30 of them. Suggestions?

Note Air 4C. Using Notes to write on PDFs and export them, I'm suddenly discovering some bad formatting off the PDF templates. If I fill in a form on a PDF on my laptop using Acrobat, it appears properly when I use that file as a Notes template. But when I export that note (after, say, signing it), the entered text gets shrunk and moved around. I've resorted to using NeoReader if I'm just signing it, but I'd really like to get Notes to behave as it seems like it should. What I see on the screen should appear on the exported PDF. I'm starting to understand that the PDF standards aren't as universal as I expected, but I was hoping for what-you-see-is-what-you-get.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

My partner and I use Android Auto all the time in our Kia Niro, connecting directly through USB. Over time, we start to get audio dropouts and eventually have to replace the USB cable. It seems any cable, regardless of quality, goes bad over time.

I'm wondering if going wireless is worth the expense. Is there a reliable wireless adapter with a cost that's justifiable? I'm looking for people's experience with going wireless.

I have an aftermarket hitch. Last summer, we were driving with our cargo carrier with a bunch of suitcases lashed on, and we were informed by a police that covering the license plate was a no-no (but he kindly gave us a pass). Is there a good way to use a cargo carrier on the Niro and stay within the law? Do I need to remove the license plate and put it in the rear window for such trips? Maybe affix it to the back of the carrier, although that's not ideal. I don't think the carrier has a great spot for it, and it would be extra work to transfer the plate back to the car once we got to our destination and removed the carrier. Will states issue a third plate?

I'm dipping my toe into the world of flipping goods, and I just won my first storage auction. This involves paying for the foreclosed unit and clearing it out, then sorting and reselling what I reasonably can. I'm tracking the actual inventory and sales details in a spreadsheet, but I'm a little stuck on how to manage the business end of it in my bookkeeping. I use Zoho Books.

As I understand it, when I buy a storage unit, I'm debiting inventory and crediting cash (or credit card). This creates the inventory asset. Then as I sell things, there are to be two entries: debit cash and credit sales revenue to recognize the revenue, and debit COGS and credit inventory to recognize the expense of that revenue and decrease inventory.

Where I'm having difficulty is in understanding how to manage the profit itself. Am I to chip away at the inventory cost as I sell things until it goes to zero? And then stop debiting COGS and crediting inventory after that? Or should I create value in the inventory by estimating the resale value of the items and then chip away at that as things sell? If so, how would I show the "created" value?