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  1. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Having a lift and an impact wrench makes it a helluva lot easier for them than it is for me . Just geting the wheels off would have had me hurting for days .
  2. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    I just shelled out $470 to get the front rotors and pads replaced on my Expedition . It kills me that I could have done that for half of that amount but it just isn't worth possibly injuring my back in the process . It takes quite awhile to heal from fusion surgery at our age , I don't have my...
  3. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    I bought mine at Lowes 3 years ago . it was $450 then . Disgusting price increase on these IMO . It's still a time and money saver though compared to a gas mower . The extra torque is handy too .
  4. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Not a good situation , I removed this from my system .
  5. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    I have the single bladed EGO , it actually will power through grass that would stall the Honda gas powered mower I had , Gave the Honda to my neighbor when his mower conked out . Using the EGO in mulching mode cuts the run time by 1/3 to 1/2 . An hour of run time using the chute is about right ...
  6. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    No I was told that my insurance would not ok a fusion without a zero nicotine blood draw 6 weeks in advance of the surgery the laminectomy was ok'd because it was an urgent situation . I have a feeling that the legal dept of the hospital got involved they would have been liable if they denied...
  7. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Apparently the neurosurgeon decided to go for broke with me . He removed two disks and did a spinal fusion instead of the laminectomy . I was'nt informed of that , it takes a lot longer for the fusion to heal , no damd wonder it hurt so much . At least it's done and buys me more time before the...
  8. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Alternative to laminectomy , looks like it could prevent additional problems as well .
  9. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    The worst part is that a Dr. in NOLA developed a new procedure to treat people like me with far less pain and recovery time . A tiny titanium jack is inserted through a micro incision and basically jacks the bones back in to place and relieves the pressure on the spinal cord . The results are...
  10. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Lumbar laminectomy was just done , kinda like tenderloining a hog . same muscles are scraped off the spine before removing the bone . Next is gonna be removal of two discs and spinal fusion . then re-stabilize the cervical surgery site . things have been out of line , got a big lump on my left...
  11. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    No choice right now but being in a backwater doesn't help . I'll head back to NOLA for the next procedure . Docs here have made some rude remarks about healthcare in NOLA but the fact is is that they're bumpkins in comparison .
  12. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Spinal surgery last week has collapsed my world in to a single note , pain , and more pain . Previous surgery was much easier . I hope the jerks in the media that caused the anti opioid crap storm get dragged to the lowest pit of hell and suffer every ounce of pain their bullcrap has caused .
  13. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    I just built a new rig mainly to have something to do and to see if I could do it with newer tech . The thing is a beast . Liquid cooled I14900 , military spec motherboard , full tower case , super fast NVME drives . It weighs 65-70lbs the case was 40lbs empty . Built for gaming but I manage...
  14. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Hey @Desert Dweller are you still gaming ?
  15. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    I'm looking at a Taurus in 40 S&W for my truck , going with the full size , it feels better in my hand than the compact versions , easier to control .I won't subject my Colt .45 to the holster wear and tear . Very few guns are made these days with that good of a blue finish on them .
  16. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    The Winchester has an 18 inch barrel my Mossberg has a 26 inch barrel . There are narrow hallways in the house . I can keep the Winchester mounted on my shoulder and turn , can't do that with the Mossberg . The Mossberg is made for hunting 4 legged and flying critters . The Winchester is made...
  17. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Very simple . Strip of fiber optic rod that gathers light and it glows when you look at it end on , https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002INN3G?psc=1
  18. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    There's no lack of them in Shreveport , I bought a 12ga Winchester pump for the house . I could not see well enough to be sure of hitting with the .45 . My old Mossberg needs repairs . I trust more in 00buckshot than a 45 hollowpoint anyway . Scot asked me why I bought anothe shotgun , told him...
  19. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

    Scot and I used to trade " war stories " but he's not up to that either lately , radiation treatment a coupl'a weeks ago really got the best of him . I have to set a time to talk to him , telemarketers have aggravated him to leave his phone off unless he kwows I'm gonna call him . He's withdrawn...
  20. retic1959

    Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

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