CHIT CHAT in VOLTVILLE

[JoAnnW]

Thanks for the coffee Lizzie, I got some good news and some bad news yesterday at the Drs. Since I am "vaping" rather than smoking, the Dr. changed my status to NON SMOKER . Now she says my blood pressure is up, so I need to cut down on salt, coffee, red meat etc and eat whole wheat, oats, and bannanas. So now I will be a vaping horse monkey

At least my Dr. sees the advantage to vaping even though there is some nicotine in the juice.

PS: I see that I was missed yesterday. That is a nice thought from Bluesman. I was running errands all day with my wife as well as semi-annual Dr. visit. Besides that my wife claims I spend absolutely too much time at the computer.

I hope my doctor will have the same response. He's been after me about stop smoking for years and feels I'm a hopeless case. My dr's appointment is Tuesday next week. He told me if I loose 5 more pounds by my next visit that he would discontinue my cholesterol medication. I've lost 15... so we'll see... (I hope, I hope)

 

[JoAnnW]

Are you talking about YouTube? It's not you, since apparently you can see sites I suddenly can't. I'm wondering why I suddenly can't.

When that happens, try closing your browser and opening it again. Also you may have to clean out your temporary files under the internet tools option. You would be surprised how quickly it fills up. A file is saved on your computer for every website that you view. That can interfere with viewing some videos and also can slow your computer down a lot.

 

[SandySu]

We really do have low property taxes and i think it would cost us more to rent than we pay on the loan. Unlike rent, the loan has an ending date. And, I have the pride of knowing I designed and implemented the landscaping, the greenhouse, the veggie garden and the sheds. We get to have pets like goats and horses. I'm still debating on chickens. Love fresh eggs but I am afraid I'll never get to go out of town if I get too many pets going since no one will want to feed that many pets

Hubby fenced the entire five acres when we first moved here. The trees are getting bigger. We even get a little shade from them now.

We are pretty proud of the place.

Nevada was hit really hard during the Great Recession. Home values were ridiculously high and Hubby and I knew that. That is why we sold our place in a town and bought out here. We knew we could afford a large garage and the fencing and the landscaping, have a bigger home and still owe the same amount here that we owed on the house in town on the day we sold it. Basically, for the exact same mortgage we get a whole lot more of what we wanted. And you can't really put a price on peace and quiet and neighbors that are pretty far away from you.

One thing a lot of horse owners have said in favor of chickens is that they eat a lot of bugs, especially flies that bother the horses, and ticks, which have recently become a concern in this area. There have been some cases of Lyme disease. Yes, horses can get Lyme, too. Before the last couple of years, there were hardly any ticks here, but lately, my cat has had some on him. Fortunately, Lyme is rare or nonexistent in cats. I don't know whether you'd have ticks in Nevada, but I think you must get some kinds of flies that prey on livestock.

 

[SandySu]

When that happens, try closing your browser and opening it again. Also you may have to clean out your temporary files under the internet tools option. You would be surprised how quickly it fills up. A file is saved on your computer for every website that you view. That can interfere with viewing some videos and also can slow your computer down a lot.

I have Safari (on a Mac) and see nothing like Internet Tools. I do have something called History that lets me access sites I've been to in the last several days. Maybe if I go to a lot of sites in a day, that gets too full?

 

[JoAnnW]

I have Safari (on a Mac) and see nothing like Internet Tools. I do have something called History that lets me access sites I've been to in the last several days. Maybe if I go to a lot of sites in a day, that gets too full?

Oh! You're a Mac user...... Alas... I'm not familiar with Safari or the Mac, only pc's and Windows operating systems, in a limited capacity. Try Blues suggestion about updating the Adobe flashplayer first. That may be the easiest fix.

Your browsing history does fill up quickly and if you have not emptied it in a while, it will slow down whether Mac or pc.

 

[White Rabbit]

PLEASE ! someone tell me to stop spending money on vaping

I started DYI and now I need more flavors, more flavors, did I say more flavors. Lizzie put me on to more recipes so I ordered ingredients for those and then found Milk Chocolate and Caramel Candy flavors (YUM). I also reordered more blank cartos and two Nanos from SI. If I can get some good vape juice out of my "Lab", I should be set for quite awhile.

 

[SandySu]

QRXT, thanks so much. Your PM sent me to a link where I found a solution -- I hope. I went to a YouTube site that I had trouble getting the other day, and it worked. I went to youtube.com/html5 and disabled the HTML test at the bottom of the page, per someone's instructions on the Apple site. It seems it worked. I'm posting this just in case there are others out there with a Mac and using Safari. Whew! Such an easy fix, once you know what to do! I hear there are problems with Facebook and some other stuff, too, if you use Safari and want to access something Google has control over. I don't know if this fixes all the problems with the Google/Safari interaction, but it fixed YouTube, I think.

 

[JoAnnW]

PLEASE ! someone tell me to stop spending money on vaping

I started DYI and now I need more flavors, more flavors, did I say more flavors. Lizzie put me on to more recipes so I ordered ingredients for those and then found Milk Chocolate and Caramel Candy flavors (YUM). I also reordered more blank cartos and two Nanos from SI. If I can get some good vape juice out of my "Lab", I should be set for quite awhile.

Did you take advantage of the 20% off Christmas sale from now until 12/31/12? At least you saved 20% !!! I'm TRYING to wait until Monday to see if the T3's come in, also the small sample sizes, and....

 

[SandySu]

PLEASE ! someone tell me to stop spending money on vaping

I started DYI and now I need more flavors, more flavors, did I say more flavors. Lizzie put me on to more recipes so I ordered ingredients for those and then found Milk Chocolate and Caramel Candy flavors (YUM). I also reordered more blank cartos and two Nanos from SI. If I can get some good vape juice out of my "Lab", I should be set for quite awhile.

OK, I'll bite. Stop spending money on vaping. A lot of good it'll do to say that to you, but I hear DIY is a lot cheaper, so once you settle on flavors you like and stop experimenting, I'm sure you'll save money, even if you're still spending it on vaping. I don't venture into those realms. It was a big creative effort for me to go from prefilled cartos to ones I had to fill and combining flavors, like in an old chocolate carto, adding coffee, etc. But it seems DIY is very creative, and my hat's off to those who do.

 

[White Rabbit]

Did you take advantage of the 20% off Christmas sale from now until 12/31/12? At least you saved 20% !!! I'm TRYING to wait until Monday to see if the T3's come in, also the small sample sizes, and....

Darn, No I used VoltSave for 16%. Well I only lost a dime Fortunately my wife is also spending like crazy on the grandkids, a lot more than I am spending, so I am still OK with her, especially since I quit smoking and our Dr. is satisfied.

 

[SandySu]

Oh! You're a Mac user...... Alas... I'm not familiar with Safari or the Mac, only pc's and Windows operating systems, in a limited capacity. Try Blues suggestion about updating the Adobe flashplayer first. That may be the easiest fix.

Your browsing history does fill up quickly and if you have not emptied it in a while, it will slow down whether Mac or pc.

I don't know how to empty my browsing history. It only shows the last few days, so I'm thinking it empties itself after some period of time. I never had a problem with it before.

 

[SandySu]

Blues, though we usually post music in the morning, here's an evening serenade. I chose this because there's a CD collection of John Lee ...... on Bill's table, so I figured he liked this guy. I thought this performance was good. Obviously, Roy Rogers is not the one who rode Trigger. I have no idea who he is. Does that perfectly demonstrate my ignorance? John lee ...... Boogie Chillen - YouTube

 

[SandySu]

And here's my favorite Dylan song back in the day: Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Post Productions) - YouTube though my college roommate said this Dylan song should be my theme song: Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (ORIGINAL) - YouTube

 

[White Rabbit]

WOW I just noticed my status changed to a Senior Member. I guess they found out my age I have only been vaping since October, and still feel like a Nubie compared to those who have 5 or 6 ProVaris, Caravellas and GGs. As long as my X2s continue to hold a charge, I do not plan to upgrade.

 

[SandySu]

QRXT, you unleashed a monster! Now I can get all sorts of stuff on YouTube to share! I hope you don't regret it. Anyway, way back in the mid-'60s, my mom, maybe wanting to connect with her teenage daughter, heard that there would be a concert with 2 of my favorites, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. We went to it, down at the Univ. of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. The auditorium was small, with a wooden stage, and the small audience sat in rickety folding chairs. I was a bit disappointed, since I thought both Dylan and Baez sang better alone, but it was interesting to see them together during that time, while they were an item, as the saying goes these days. This is a video of a reasonable approximation of what I saw. Bob Dylan and Joan Baez - It ain't me babe - YouTube

 

[Qew]

Sandy, have at it! I could tell you were getting too frustrated and needed to get your groove on! I am enjoying the links just as everyone else is too!

 

[Renolizzie]

Did you take advantage of the 20% off Christmas sale from now until 12/31/12? At least you saved 20% !!! I'm TRYING to wait until Monday to see if the T3's come in, also the small sample sizes, and....

I love an SI sale!!!!!

How do you know it goes through 12/31?

I've got to start filling my cart and checking it twice!

That reminds me, I also love an SI contest and have to get my entries in pretty soon!!!

 

[SandySu]

Just as a contrast, my daughter and her first boyfriend played this album for me. They put it on the stereo in the living room, where I was, left the album cover on the coffee table, and went into my daughter's room. I wasn't much into punk, though I knew about it, but this really resonated, and I started listening to their music. At first, I was a little against it. Then, when I listened, I ran to them in her room and said excitedly, "Did you know this is about women's lib?" Of course they knew. Big revelation! My little girl had grown up! Bata Motel - Penis Envy - THE CRASS - YouTube

After this, I got into their punk music and actually got more into it than they were. They took it in stride, but to me, it was a whole new world, very different than the music I had grown up with or that you heard on the radio.

 

[xapno]

I love an SI sale!!!!!

How do you know it goes through 12/31?

I've got to start filling my cart and checking it twice!

That reminds me, I also love an SI contest and have to get my entries in pretty soon!!!

There's a Christmas sale? I'm on the mailing list but must've missed it. I took advantage of the txgiving/black monday sale recently, but was hoping there'd be a Christmas discount soon. (I need new batts and some more liquid). Can someone PM me discount code, please?

EDIT: oops... just noticed it's mentioned right at the top of the SI site. Question answered!

 

[SandySu]

Sandy, have at it! I could tell you were getting too frustrated and needed to get your groove on! I am enjoying the links just as everyone else is too!

I am falling over with gratitude! But you don't know what you might be in for. I like punk, too. In fact, I like classical, rock, blues, some jazz, folk music some of the time, and and anything, I guess. I like music if it sounds to me like it has some guts.