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

[Opinionated]

So I’m a little bummed out. I was supposed to go to San Diego tomorrow with sadie to visit my friend and just get out of here for a bit. Well, said daughter is swamped with homework and we had to cancel.

So anyone with grown kids that have left Home want to chime in how precious this time is and that she’lll be gone before I know it? I could use a little reality check

I'd give anything to see my daughter again, even if it was just to watch her study while she ignored me.

Hug her... you never know how long you have, and you never want to look back and feel like carp for how little things made you feel...

It was an autocorrect - but I'm leaving it stand. . Maybe feeling like carp would be horrible. .. lol.

 

[Bronze]

I'd give anything to see my daughter again, even if it was just to watch her study while she ignored me.

Hug her... you never know how long you have, and you never want to look back and feel like carp for how little things made you feel...

It was an autocorrect - but I'm leaving it stand. . Maybe feeling like carp would be horrible. .. lol.

I think I might know how you feel just a little bit. I was in the northern Ontario wilderness fishing with a small group including my friend and his dad. It was a fly-in with no roads within 200 miles. No communication with the outside world. We were there a week. About day two my friend and his dad got into a humdinger of a fight. No idea what it was about but they were both really sore. They gave each other (and everyone else) the silent treatment. After a few days I had enough. One night I dragged my friend out in the boat and told him there wasn't anything I wouldn't do to have my dad sitting in my boat. My dad had died the previous Fall. In other words, quit your pity party and get the big picture. Didn't work. My friend and his dad remained putzes the entire trip. Didn't change the way I felt though.

 

[LAwaters]

It’s true. None of us ever really knows how much time we have with someone. We get hung up on little things that don’t matter. Not just with each other but in everything.

When my oldest two were little, I caught myself being angry and grumpy over some small thing. In the middle of yelling the phone rang. I picked it up and sweetly said hello. Boom! I figured if I could have that kind of self control to be courteous to some unknown person on the phone, I could use the same self control to be patient in dealing with whatever conflict was going on. Might sound silly, but it changed my life to hang onto that awareness and live it as best I could. I’m far from perfect for sure. But it helped.

Life doesn’t always go the way you wanted it to, or the way you were aiming for despite your best efforts. I know that from experience too. We all do. It’s still worth it to keep the big picture in mind and try to live each day in a way that you won’t regret. Other people make their choices and that can’t be helped. But it’s good to be able to say honestly that you don’t regret giving your best.

 

[Bronze]

It’s true. None of us ever really knows how much time we have with someone. We get hung up on little things that don’t matter. Not just with each other but in everything.

When my oldest two were little, I caught myself being angry and grumpy over some small thing. In the middle of yelling the phone rang. I picked it up and sweetly said hello. Boom! I figured if I could have that kind of self control to be courteous to some unknown person on the phone, I could use the same self control to be patient in dealing with whatever conflict was going on. Might sound silly, but it changed my life to hang onto that awareness and live it as best I could. I’m far from perfect for sure. But it helped.

Life doesn’t always go the way you wanted it to, or the way you were aiming for despite your best efforts. I know that from experience too. We all do. It’s still worth it to keep the big picture in mind and try to live each day in a way that you won’t regret. Other people make their choices and that can’t be helped. But it’s good to be able to say honestly that you don’t regret giving your best.

True dat! My mom was a stay at home mom while I was a young'n. She made sure she never sent my dad out the door mad or upset as he headed for work. She told me if he got in an accident and died she'd never be able to live with herself knowing she sent him out the door upset. That was the bigger picture for her.

 

[LAwaters]

I saw the stop the vape ban stuff. I read a story where big tobacco has some sort of device that heats real tobacco, but doesn't burn it. It hasn't come out yet, I don't think. I plan to vape e juice. The big T groups just won't give up, and I know they have lost some business. I think they have a heavy hand in the FDA stuff on this. Still I know people who plan to keep smoking regular tobacco, and they don't want to vape. I haven't smoked one cigarette since I started vaping. I'm good with that.

Yeah we saw that story too. “Heat not burn” has picked up momentum as a smoking alternative. I’ve read that it’s intense compared to vaping. And you still have the chemicals added to big T’s tobaccos. Not sure how accurate that part is. The FDA meanwhile is pushing for reduced nicotine cigs. Anything to make it easy for BT to stay big and make money, while squeezing out the small vape businesses.

 

[DavidOH]

It's been 3 weeks since I dropped my video cable and went with DirectvNow. My viewing has changed a little because I have BBCA again and I've added a few channels to Roku Ultra. The buffering has settled down with the higher internet (100/10) and going wired to the Roku. (CAT 5e). I still get a little but I feel that's from the server of the channel I'm on. And it seems to only happen late at night. Don't think I'm going to bother with a new router just yet. The phone and laptop are the only wireless I'm using and I might be better off with a new modem that has IPV6.

Using the guide is taking some getting use to due to the fact it doesn't tell me if the program is new or a rerun and has nothing but the title. So I have to look it up if I want to know. If I want to know about a movie I just go to IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities - IMDb. I am looking for a movie rental site to rent from without a monthly cost. Fandangonow comes with Roku but all the reviews I've found are so bad I turned it off. Redbox has started a streaming service without a sign up fee. It may be what I'm looking for. Of course there are ways to watch new movies for free. But that would take some work with programs and may or may not be legal depending on your view point.

So am I happy without the cable? At this point yes I am.

 

[MostlySunny]

I'd give anything to see my daughter again, even if it was just to watch her study while she ignored me.

Hug her... you never know how long you have, and you never want to look back and feel like carp for how little things made you feel...

It was an autocorrect - but I'm leaving it stand. . Maybe feeling like carp would be horrible. .. lol.

Thank you. That’s exactly what I needed. And no one likes feeling like carp

 

[DavidOH]

Guess I should have said IMDb is good for looking up just about anything to do with movies and TV shows..

 

[Urlacher78]

My wife is a panthers fan and I’m a Bears fan. She named our teacup Yorkie after Cam Newton and she was against me naming our new little girl after Butkus? Not sure why so I named her Layla after Derrick and the dominoes song. You can thank my Pops for my music taste.

 

[Opinionated]

nvm...

 

[Bronze]

My wife is a panthers fan and I’m a Bears fan. She named our teacup Yorkie after Cam Newton and she was against me naming our new little girl after Butkus? Not sure why so I named her Layla after Derrick and the dominoes song. You can thank my Pops for my music taste.

Hmmm. Having lived my first 38 years in Chicago I am a Bears fan. Having lived the last 20 in Carolina I am also a Panthers fan. Id get along well in your household.

 

[Urlacher78]

Hmmm. Having lived my first 38 years in Chicago I am a Bears fan. Having lived the last 20 in Carolina I am also a Panthers fan. Id get along well in your household.

Yes you would bronze we might need to catch a game when they play in Carolinas

 

[MostlySunny]

Hmmm. Having lived my first 38 years in Chicago I am a Bears fan. Having lived the last 20 in Carolina I am also a Panthers fan. Id get along well in your household.

Wasn’t Cam a Bruin? I wanted to name my son Cameron, bc I loved him. I never had one so I didn’t get to. Haven’t watched hockey in a good 30 yrs. loved it when I lived in CT.

 

[Urlacher78]

Wasn’t Cam a Bruin? I wanted to name my son Cameron, bc I loved him. I never had one so I didn’t get to. Haven’t watched hockey in a good 30 yrs. loved it when I lived in CT.

Cam is name after Can Newton the QB of Carolina Panthers

 

[MostlySunny]

That was supposed to be a reply to @Urlacher78, not sure what happened. But I wondering how the Bruins got involved in a Bears and Panthers conversation. I think I missed something!

 

[Urlacher78]

Cam has already Peed on Layla and popped on her crate dunno if that’s a good thing or not lol.

 

[MostlySunny]

Cam is name after Can Newton the QB of Carolina Panthers

Oh geez, I am not paying attention. Cam Neely is the Bruin. Seriously, take the keyboard away from me! Lol

 

[Bronze]

It's been 3 weeks since I dropped my video cable and went with DirectvNow. My viewing has changed a little because I have BBCA again and I've added a few channels to Roku Ultra. The buffering has settled down with the higher internet (100/10) and going wired to the Roku. (CAT 5e). I still get a little but I feel that's from the server of the channel I'm on. And it seems to only happen late at night. Don't think I'm going to bother with a new router just yet. The phone and laptop are the only wireless I'm using and I might be better off with a new modem that has IPV6.

Using the guide is taking some getting use to due to the fact it doesn't tell me if the program is new or a rerun and has nothing but the title. So I have to look it up if I want to know. If I want to know about a movie I just go to IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities - IMDb. I am looking for a movie rental site to rent from without a monthly cost. Fandangonow comes with Roku but all the reviews I've found are so bad I turned it off. Redbox has started a streaming service without a sign up fee. It may be what I'm looking for. Of course there are ways to watch new movies for free. But that would take some work with programs and may or may not be legal depending on your view point.

So am I happy without the cable? At this point yes I am.

There is so much stuff on that Roku. Takes awhile to figure out all that is on there. And yes, i still have issues at times. Though not often. But I have concluded it is the provider and not my Roku or the wifi signal. In my case, Spectrum.

 

[Urlacher78]

There is so much stuff on that Roku. Takes awhile to figure out all that is on there. And yes, i still have issues at times. Though not often. But I have concluded it is the provider and not my Roku or the wifi signal. In my case, Spectrum.

I’ve been on fire tv for awhile learned how to program Kodi so I can watch everything for free, bought Mom a Fire close for Christmas and guess who uses it the most I won’t say names Pops lol

 

[Bronze]

I’ve been on fire tv for awhile learned how to program Kodi so I can watch everything for free, bought Mom a Fire close for Christmas and guess who uses it the most I won’t say names Pops lol

Dont worry. Mom is gonna toss him out of the house soon anyway so she'll get her Fire back.