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NiNi

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Thanks, I appreciate it. Medical service just isn't what it used to be I guess. I loved the marines though no need to thank me. I would still be in the sog if they would have let me. They said "we are sorry but every marine has a shelf life and your just over do" so here I am. I hate being a civilian, no adventure, no rush, just kids, eat, sleep, bills, repeat. That's why I joined I liked the fighting and the bombs and all of it. I enlisted knowing I wanted to go force recon and I loved every day of it. My wife on the other hand well she never really got it lol.

Dude...........I hope you're hammering the VA to get the care you need. It's a PITA. My 1st ex hub(USMC), current BF(USAF), and his brother (USMC) are all 'Nam vets, all have medical issues, a little too late. Agent orange related, shrapnel, PTSD, TMI, etc.,etc. BF's brother is on his last leg, AO related Parkinson's and multiple cancers (Walking Dead), Bf has AO related early stage demetia and blown rotator cuff from humpin' bombs/defoliants at Phu Cat , ex-hub is just FUBAR,......The VA is all about hurry up and wait. Metal detectors go off on all of them, 40 years (give or take) after the fact.
BF goes in for his shoulder in the next few weeks, another MRI, dig out a bone spur, and see if they can do something about the rotator......no pain meds because of the free for all the docs have been doing the last 30 years, if you're in pain, suck it up. Neighbor of mine OD'd on oxy because that's all the VA would give him, and he was WW2. Suicide by VA meds. They didn't care, one less on the roll.
Do what you gotta do, take it slow, and be good to yourself.
A gal who lives at our other property and has her horse on this property is going to her fiance's graduation at Ft. Benning,Georgia this week, Special Ops, then he has 2 years training out of Ft. Bragg, NC. She doesn't have a clue, and I don't think he has much more of a clue.
End rant.............Good luck, dude!
 

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Dude...........I hope you're hammering the VA to get the care you need. It's a PITA. My 1st ex hub(USMC), current BF(USAF), and his brother (USMC) are all 'Nam vets, all have medical issues, a little too late. Agent orange related, shrapnel, PTSD, TMI, etc.,etc. BF's brother is on his last leg, AO related Parkinson's and multiple cancers (Walking Dead), Bf has AO related early stage demetia and blown rotator cuff from humpin' bombs/defoliants at Phu Cat , ex-hub is just FUBAR,......The VA is all about hurry up and wait. Metal detectors go off on all of them, 40 years (give or take) after the fact.
BF goes in for his shoulder in the next few weeks, another MRI, dig out a bone spur, and see if they can do something about the rotator......no pain meds because of the free for all the docs have been doing the last 30 years, if you're in pain, suck it up. Neighbor of mine OD'd on oxy because that's all the VA would give him, and he was WW2. Suicide by VA meds. They didn't care, one less on the roll.
Do what you gotta do, take it slow, and be good to yourself.
A gal who lives at our other property and has her horse on this property is going to her fiance's graduation at Ft. Benning,Georgia this week, Special Ops, then he has 2 years training out of Ft. Bragg, NC. She doesn't have a clue, and I don't think he has much more of a clue.
End rant.............Good luck, dude!
No one has a clue that's why spec ops is still the best of the best. You don't have a clue till your knee deep in the .... sandwich minus the bread lol. I always say keep your head down, listen, and never stop fightong. You do that you come home. Those who flake, die. Hence the whole "death before dishonor." I was 1st marines force recon asog team 2.
 
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Anyone else's wishlist get messed up with the site design update? Not that it would difficult to go through the catalog again, just a little annoying. I do prefer the way it looks now, though.

And just in case it hasn't been posted yet, the new discount code is 'FCDISCOUNT' -- 'fcvapingcheap' appears to have expired a few weeks ago.
 

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Well after over a week, ordered on the 6th, (and 2 emails to Doris), I guess my cReo and Chalice III have shipped, I think. :confused: Strange thing is the tracking number shows it coming from Germany, RX*********DE. 17track.net just says "origin Germany", nothing else, like it is not in the system yet. I REALLY HATE :-x when a tracking number does not work. Guess I'll give it until Monday and email Doris again if it is still not working. Could be the system got the number wrong like my order from the USA warehouse, where it started with a 3 instead of a 9. I am in no rush (yes I am) but I would just like to see it moving. :cry:
 

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Burnie I had an order go thru Germany and thought it odd since China to California is a straight shot. Anyway used this site to track the package ALL-IN-ONE PACKAGE TRACKING and at some point (don't recall) moved to USPS tracking
Yep same site I have been trying to use to track it, just nothing there yet, but Thanks :)
 

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I'm wondering if maybe they had to pull the stock out of their Germany warehouse because it was out of stock in China...that's so strange.
I was thinking the same thing, shame they didn't have them in the USA warehouse, would have received them last week when I got the Smokeless Owl. :(
 

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Same thing for me, my latest package is coming from Germany, it did take nearly 5 days before it started showing any tracking info, seems worse than shipping from china, next time I see Doris on Skype, I will ask her about it.
Well that just Sucks :(
 

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    So does that mean Deutschland Post coming from China still, or is it coming out of their Germany warehouse?

    Hmmm, maybe somebody should tell her it's not faster...

    From what she said, I think still coming from China, and so far I agree, doesn't seem faster.
     

    Nailz

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    This is my shipping info so far, and answers the question, ships from China, goes to Germany and then comes to the US :confused:

    2015-09-15 09:47
    GERMANY, Acceptance, Your item was accepted at 9:47 am on September 15, 2015 in GERMANY.
    2015-09-15 01:51
    GERMANY, Acceptance
    Origin Country - Tracking Consuming: 4938 ms - Go to official website
    2015-09-15 16:01
    Hong Kong, HK, Processing Completed at Origin
    2015-09-15 09:47
    Deutsche Post Hong Kong VV, US, Processed Sort Facility
    2015-09-14 16:30
    Hong Kong, HK, Processed
    2015-09-14 15:01
    Hong Kong, HK, Arrival DHL eCommerce Facility
    2015-09-12 06:38
    Electronic Notification Received

    Not really sure how it can be faster when has to go all the way to Germany before coming to the US :blink:
     

    cindycated

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    This is my shipping info so far, and answers the question, ships from China, goes to Germany and then comes to the US :confused:

    2015-09-15 09:47
    GERMANY, Acceptance, Your item was accepted at 9:47 am on September 15, 2015 in GERMANY.
    2015-09-15 01:51
    GERMANY, Acceptance
    Origin Country - Tracking Consuming: 4938 ms - Go to official website
    2015-09-15 16:01
    Hong Kong, HK, Processing Completed at Origin
    2015-09-15 09:47
    Deutsche Post Hong Kong VV, US, Processed Sort Facility
    2015-09-14 16:30
    Hong Kong, HK, Processed
    2015-09-14 15:01
    Hong Kong, HK, Arrival DHL eCommerce Facility
    2015-09-12 06:38
    Electronic Notification Received

    Not really sure how it can be faster when has to go all the way to Germany before coming to the US :blink:
    So about 3 days to Germany...what's the average with USPS? About 10 days? So that gives them about 7 more days to get it to your house. :laugh:

    Maybe globally it's faster. Their European customers must be really happy.
     

    Burnie

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    So does that mean Deutschland Post coming from China still, or is it coming out of their Germany warehouse?

    Hmmm, maybe somebody should tell her it's not faster...

    From what she said, I think still coming from China, and so far I agree, doesn't seem faster.

    This is my shipping info so far, and answers the question, ships from China, goes to Germany and then comes to the US :confused:

    2015-09-15 09:47
    GERMANY, Acceptance, Your item was accepted at 9:47 am on September 15, 2015 in GERMANY.
    2015-09-15 01:51
    GERMANY, Acceptance
    Origin Country - Tracking Consuming: 4938 ms - Go to official website
    2015-09-15 16:01
    Hong Kong, HK, Processing Completed at Origin
    2015-09-15 09:47
    Deutsche Post Hong Kong VV, US, Processed Sort Facility
    2015-09-14 16:30
    Hong Kong, HK, Processed
    2015-09-14 15:01
    Hong Kong, HK, Arrival DHL eCommerce Facility
    2015-09-12 06:38
    Electronic Notification Received

    Not really sure how it can be faster when has to go all the way to Germany before coming to the US :blink:
    Yep mine is coming from China also, finally had tracking start to show something.
    2015-09-18 15:52
    Hong Kong, HK, Processing Completed at Origin

    2015-09-18 13:57
    Hong Kong, HK, Processed

    2015-09-18 13:22
    Hong Kong, HK, Arrival DHL eCommerce Facility

    2015-09-16 08:23
    Electronic Notification Received

    Didn't figure I would get it for my 2 year vapaversary today, but at least the tracking is working, so I am happy. :)
     

    Nailz

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    Yep mine is coming from China also, finally had tracking start to show something.
    2015-09-18 15:52
    Hong Kong, HK, Processing Completed at Origin

    2015-09-18 13:57
    Hong Kong, HK, Processed

    2015-09-18 13:22
    Hong Kong, HK, Arrival DHL eCommerce Facility

    2015-09-16 08:23
    Electronic Notification Received

    Didn't figure I would get it for my 2 year vapaversary today, but at least the tracking is working, so I am happy. :)

    Awesome job on 2 years Burnie :)
     
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