Fasttech Veterans

[vince01]

I think if we have to put up with all this crap from now until May 8th - I am going to commit suicide - it's only the 5th Jan FFS

Smarm fest - leading up to the bit where we get to choose the lesser evil

after being spoon fed the massaged facts and figures spun by mealy mouthed toadies

who have never worked a day in their lives yet are rich beyond most folks wildest dreams

The current crop in the Palace of Westminster must be the worst in the memory of man

in a permanent state of brain fart

It will take me a long time to forget that in the same week that my stitches came out

after cancer surgery I received a letter inviting me to an appointment with ATOL ( or whatever they're called )

and that after being in unbroken employment for the whole of my adult life

 

[Bobw1951]

What did you coil up with bob ? I`m gonna try 26 ga in an orchid tomorrow, never used it before !

nuffin - 'twas the original coils which I had already squeezed up last time - only dry burned them and re-wicked as they were getting gunked up.

You're gonna need about 10 tight wraps 3mm dia to get a 1.2ohm single coil

 

[terry w]

nuffin - 'twas the original coils which I had already squeezed up last time - only dry burned them and re-wicked as they were getting gunked up.

You're gonna need about 10 tight wraps 3mm dia to get a 1.2ohm single coil

According to steam engine 10 wraps @ 2.5 mm will give me 1.2 !

 

[trouble1000]

Sleep Problems & Concentration

George, Trisha & Bob.

I've been thinking about the sleep problem and lack of concentration after giving up ciggies, I know you all suffer to varying degrees from either/both symptoms. Then I remembered a few years back a friend of mine had gone through a huge relationship break-up. Lost all his confidence, couldn't sleep or concentrate. Then suddenly, within a couple of weeks he suddenly got his "mojo" back. He'd been using a hypnosis CD from Paul McKenna.

I wonder if something like that might help :

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Guess I'm the lucky one. I find when I'm doing a chore now, I find myself speeding up - almost like an extra boost of energy. When I smoked, I'd be slowing down, rather than speeding up. When I take the walk down from the Bus Station back to the Depot (takes about 15 mins). Sometimes I get the urge to break out into a run and I find my walking pace has actually speeded up. Looks like I'm the lucky one with giving up the cigs - my concentration is much better now

 

[trouble1000]

According to steam engine 10 wraps @ 2.5 mm will give me 1.2 !

Are you're Orchids not dual coil mate ??

You'd need 20 wraps per coil to get 1.2 ohms.

 

[trouble1000]

Well another day has passed with the Lemo/iStick working flawlessly at work, I'm really chuffed with this set-up now.

Anyone want to buy some Vmods and accessories

 

[terry w]

Are you're Orchids not dual coil mate ??

You'd need 20 wraps per coil to get 1.2 ohms.

I`ve been using them single coil mate, perform just as good as a dual imo

 

[trouble1000]

I`ve been using them single coil mate, perform just as good as a dual imo

Ahh, I see.

I've only tried mine with duals so far - to be honest, I like the extra throat hit I'm getting from it. I've had to go for a slightly lower wattage setting though on the Hana - but the battery lasts a bit longer

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Glad to hear you got a reply from CV too

 

[Pictor]

Sleep Problems & Concentration

George, Trisha & Bob.

I've been thinking about the sleep problem and lack of concentration after giving up ciggies, I know you all suffer to varying degrees from either/both symptoms. Then I remembered a few years back a friend of mine had gone through a huge relationship break-up. Lost all his confidence, couldn't sleep or concentrate. Then suddenly, within a couple of weeks he suddenly got his "mojo" back. He'd been using a hypnosis CD from Paul McKenna.

I wonder if something like that might help :

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Thanks Ian! I've bookmarked it. Nice of you to think about this problem!

Not sure if it would help me though - if I can focus on work I'm easily tired enough to sleep 8 hours after a few pages of a book. It's the motivation and concentration that I need back ...the ability to sit down and apply myself totally and unwaveringly to work - to create new compositions and continue to work on a piece for hours, stopping only to eat or do a few other jobs and then get back to it again. I was literally driven by my work ..it really can be a driving force.
You can imagine how frustrating and sad it can make me.

I do sit down with the best of intentions, and a few hours later find nothing or very little done because I can't drag anything together: something tangible to begin a piece of work, and then find myself wandering off into doing other things!

I had a very traumatic experience some years ago, and 'they' in their infinite wisdom decided that a daily dose of Valium and a weekly session of hypnosis with a psychiatrist would do the trick. I well remember sitting there, eyes closed, and analysing what the psychiatrist was saying in order to supposedly achieve this elusive state.
All it achieved was to give me a quiet sit down for an hour once a week. A few weeks later, I developed psoriasis as my body's way of dealing with stress! It always finds an out, no matter what other means they use to mask it, and in doing so they landed me with a life-long skin problem. Had I been allowed to work through the trauma and stress under my own steam, I may have come through it far better.

Guess I'm the lucky one. I find when I'm doing a chore now, I find myself speeding up - almost like an extra boost of energy. When I smoked, I'd be slowing down, rather than speeding up. When I take the walk down from the Bus Station back to the Depot (takes about 15 mins). Sometimes I get the urge to break out into a run and I find my walking pace has actually speeded up. Looks like I'm the lucky one with giving up the cigs - my concentration is much better now

I'm truly glad that not everyone gets a negative side to giving up cigarettes.
I do believe that the length of time we've smoked and how many will be a factor in it, and I smoked for 20 years longer than you (assuming you likely started in your teens). In the last two years that I smoked, I was getting through around 36 every day too. To me, whatever it is in tobacco that is the brain stimulant, it fired up my energy and stamina and made me tick. Like fuel to an engine, it made me work!

Don't think there's much wrong with my brain itself though ...I answered at least 10 questions correctly on University Challenge tonight! That's about the same as I managed 20 or 30 years ago!

My urge to run has left me - when the VG or PG causes problems, it's all I can do to go upstairs without feeling suffocated! If I don't use any for an hour, I'm heaps better! So it has to be the liquids and flavourings. I am trying to make a conscious effort to use less and make sure I don't inhale. If I'm watching TV or reading something, I do forget sometimes though!
If I can get my focus and concentration back, I think I'll find it easier to use much less!

 

[terry w]

Glad to hear you got a reply from CV too

Yeah, i don`t know whats been happening with them Ian, they used to be spot on with their orders, then they move premises, and it all went t*ts up. Hopefully it won`t happen again though.

 

[trouble1000]

Thanks Ian! I've bookmarked it. Nice of you to think about this problem!

Not sure if it would help me though - if I can focus on work I'm easily tired enough to sleep 8 hours after a few pages of a book. It's the motivation and concentration that I need back ...the ability to sit down and apply myself totally and unwaveringly to work - to create new compositions and continue to work on a piece for hours, stopping only to eat or do a few other jobs and then get back to it again. I was literally driven by my work ..it really can be a driving force.
You can imagine how frustrating and sad it can make me.

I do sit down with the best of intentions, and a few hours later find nothing or very little done because I can't drag anything together: something tangible to begin a piece of work, and then find myself wandering off into doing other things!

I had a very traumatic experience some years ago, and 'they' in their infinite wisdom decided that a daily dose of Valium and a weekly session of hypnosis with a psychiatrist would do the trick. I well remember sitting there, eyes closed, and analysing what the psychiatrist was saying in order to supposedly achieve this elusive state.
All it achieved was to give me a quiet sit down for an hour once a week. A few weeks later, I developed psoriasis as my body's way of dealing with stress! It always finds an out, no matter what other means they use to mask it, and in doing so they landed me with a life-long skin problem. Had I been allowed to work through the trauma and stress under my own steam, I may have come through it far better.

I'm truly glad that not everyone gets a negative side to giving up cigarettes.
I do believe that the length of time we've smoked and how many will be a factor in it, and I smoked for 20 years longer than you (assuming you likely started in your teens). In the last two years that I smoked, I was getting through around 36 every day too. To me, whatever it is in tobacco that is the brain stimulant, it fired up my energy and stamina and made me tick. Like fuel to an engine, it made me work!

Don't think there's much wrong with my brain itself though ...I answered at least 10 questions correctly on University Challenge tonight! That's about the same as I managed 20 or 30 years ago!

My urge to run has left me - when the VG or PG causes problems, it's all I can do to go upstairs without feeling suffocated! If I don't use any for an hour, I'm heaps better! So it has to be the liquids and flavourings. I am trying to make a conscious effort to use less and make sure I don't inhale. If I'm watching TV or reading something, I do forget sometimes though!
If I can get my focus and concentration back, I think I'll find it easier to use much less!

Don't worry Trisha, I'll probably think of something else to try in a couple of weeks

I just wondered if sleeping better, might help with concentration and therefore help with productivity.

I've not tried hypnosis myself, always wondered if it was more of a placebo effect for some people. They expect it to work, so in a lot of cases it does work.

 

[trouble1000]

Yeah, i don`t know whats been happening with them Ian, they used to be spot on with their orders, then they move premises, and it all went t*ts up. Hopefully it won`t happen again though.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you mate

I was going to order another Lemo earlier from BA. Tried using a £5 discount code I got from them on Xmas day in an e-mail. The code has stopped working already, so I resisted the temptation to buy

 

[trouble1000]

I'd better pop off again.

So night folks

 

[Pictor]

Don't worry Trisha, I'll probably think of something else to try in a couple of weeks

OK - I'm patient!

I just wondered if sleeping better, might help with concentration and therefore help with productivity.

I think you could be right to a degree - I think not sleeping right away causes it's own problems in that I now don't try until I feel sleepy ..and that's a vicious circle really. I need to think more positively about that!

I've not tried hypnosis myself, always wondered if it was more of a placebo effect for some people. They expect it to work, so in a lot of cases it does work.

A lot depends on the receptive nature of the subject - as you say, if they believe in it and it's effectiveness, then it has a better chance of working ..perhaps

 

[terry w]

Has anyone tried doing a parallel coil yet ?

 

[terry w]

OK - I'm patient!

I think you could be right to a degree - I think not sleeping right away causes it's own problems in that I now don't try until I feel sleepy ..and that's a vicious circle really. I need to think more positively about that!

A lot depends on the receptive nature of the subject - as you say, if they believe in it and it's effectiveness, then it has a better chance of working ..perhaps

Now don`t laugh Trish, but have you ever considered using snuff ? I used to use it when i worked in the chemical process industry ( No smoking on site ) And it really did take the cig cravings away, plus you will be getting the nicotine what your brain seems to be missing. It`s just a thought and nowt else

 

[Pictor]

Now don`t laugh Trish, but have you ever considered using snuff ? I used to use it when i worked in the chemical process industry ( No smoking on site ) And it really did take the cig cravings away, plus you will be getting the nicotine what your brain seems to be missing. It`s just a thought and nowt else

Thanks - I'd never thought about it Terry - not even sure what snuff is exactly apart from it's sniffed up the nose and makes people sneeze!
I have thought about the SNUS stuff. there seems to be a few different variations of it so not too sure which
Ideally, I want something that incorporates all of what is in tobacco without having to smoke it

A few things to look into - and I didn't get around to trying those new supplements I got yet. I'll need to sort them into one of those 7 day tablet organisers so will perhaps get to that tomorrow!

 

[Bobw1951]

According to steam engine 10 wraps @ 2.5 mm will give me 1.2 !

I was using Coil Toy - Online calculator for e-cigarette resistance coil building and I prefer 3mm

 

[Bobw1951]

Well another day has passed with the Lemo/iStick working flawlessly at work, I'm really chuffed with this set-up now.

Anyone want to buy some Vmods and accessories

Mine have already been packed away the only squonkers I have on the go are the Reos, the Laik and the Minotaur - just wish I could find a decent regulated squonker.

 

[Pictor]

I used to use it when i worked in the chemical process industry ( No smoking on site ) And it really did take the cig cravings away, plus you will be getting the nicotine what your brain seems to be missing. It`s just a thought and nowt else

Right - I've just read enough about SNUS to rule it out! Too many possible health problems associated, and to be honest, holding a little teabag against the gums does indicate the likelihood of problems even without reading about it!

So, I now see that there's many types of snuff including differences between fine and coarse and varying levels of moisture. So, which is best?