Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD

[Bimini Twist]

Great update, Chak!

This is partially true… read on...

This is also partially true… I do like my naps and take whatever time I can get to nod out for 10 - 15 minutes. Very relaxing and stress relieving. The art of taking naps started from getting into meditation, I just take it a step too far most of the time and can be asleep in a matter of seconds.

The short nights came about from doing graduate courses online from San Diego State U back in 2003 - 05 and working full time. I'd be up till 2, or 3 in the morning trying to finish homework or read up on the subject (Educational Technology). Thank god for the "meditation" naps. They come in handy. In one of my classes our group project partners were a gal from Corona, CA and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fun trying to get those three time zones lined up. Yee Haw!

I haven't meditated in quite some time (my life is relatively stress-free these days). Still, I remember how good it was. It was VERY helpful when at sea in the Navy during those extended "sleep when you can get it" missions. I think I'll start up again - especially next summer/fall when we go on overnight fishing trips. We don't get a whole lot of sleep on those trips.

Interesting tid-bit: I was taught Transcendental Meditation (TM) in the mid '70s by Prudence. Yes that Prudence.

 

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Good morning Army!

 

[Bunnykiller]

Mornin Bronze... late start? or a late night?

 

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Mornin Bronze... late start? or a late night?

Mornin' Killer. Late start.

 

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What'yuh know. Just got a shipping notice from SlowTech. They shipped out my replacement SVD. It's been 35 days (and one email bugging them) since I returned my defective one. And now the Chinese go on holiday so it will be another two weeks of them farting around plus another two weeks to inspect once they get off holiday. I stick with my original prediction that it would take 2 months to get that defective SVD replaced. Right on track.

 

[retic1959]

What'yuh know. Just got a shipping notice from SlowTech. They shipped out my replacement SVD. It's been 35 days (and one email bugging them) since I returned my defective one. And now the Chinese go on holiday so it will be another two weeks of them farting around plus another two weeks to inspect once they get off holiday. I stick with my original prediction that it would take 2 months to get that defective SVD replaced. Right on track.

I hope they didn't send it singapore post for your sake , it's taken several nasty emails for me to get results from them , FT has a list that I'm gonna get myself on that specifies that no order of mine will be shipped through that crappy system . FT now has USPS Epack shipping that USPS started for ebay china that should speed up shipping times hopefully but it's taken USPS 3 days to move my hcigar 3.1 50 miles from one town in CA to another town in CA hopefully I'll get it monday so much for USPS and priority mail .

 

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I hope they didn't send it singapore post for your sake , it's taken several nasty emails for me to get results from them , FT has a list that I'm gonna get myself on that specifies that no order of mine will be shipped through that crappy system . FT now has USPS Epack shipping that USPS started for ebay china that should speed up shipping times hopefully but it's taken USPS 3 days to move my hcigar 3.1 50 miles from one town in CA to another town in CA hopefully I'll get it monday so much for USPS and priority mail .

They sent it Singapore post.

 

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They sent it Singapore post.

So in conclusion, SlowTech shipped me a defective SVD that took two weeks to get to my door. Add another two months to get it replaced (jury still out if it works). But I saved 10 bucks!!! Yippee!

 

[retic1959]

Hi GT how ya doing man ?

 

[retic1959]

So in conclusion, SlowTech shipped me a defective SVD that took two weeks to get to my door. Add another two months to get it replaced (jury still out if it works). But I saved 10 bucks!!! Yippee!

Bronze with the mood I've been in I'd like to shove singapore post's up USPS's .... just to see what would come out the other end .

 

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Bronze with the mood I've been in I'd like to shove singapore post's up USPS's .... just to see what would come out the other end .

LOL!!!

 

[Bunnykiller]

Bronze with the mood I've been in I'd like to shove singapore post's up USPS's .... just to see what would come out the other end .

probably take 9 weeks to come out the other end

 

[Dusty_D]

Bronze with the mood I've been in I'd like to shove singapore post's up USPS's .... just to see what would come out the other end .

You might end up with Canada Post..

 

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probably take 9 weeks to come out the other end

Guess that's where the term "Cheap St" comes from, huh?

 

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Don't ever order a pet alligator from SlowTech. Know what I mean?

 

[retic1959]

Don't ever order a pet alligator from SlowTech. Know what I mean?

Got enough of those down here , if only they could be trained to stalk mailmen and chihuaha's .

 

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Got enough of those down here , if only they could be trained to stalk mailmen and chihuaha's .

They don't need to be trained to stalk poodles. Had a friend with a pet poodle that got ate by a gator.

 

[Chakris]

Great update, Chak!

I haven't meditated in quite some time (my life is relatively stress-free these days). Still, I remember how good it was. It was VERY helpful when at sea in the Navy during those extended "sleep when you can get it" missions. I think I'll start up again - especially next summer/fall when we go on overnight fishing trips. We don't get a whole lot of sleep on those trips.

Interesting tid-bit: I was taught Transcendental Meditation (TM) in the mid '70s by Prudence. Yes that Prudence.

Yes it is very good if done in the right way and I'm thinking/feeling that I haven't been not doing it in the right way at all, because I get so relaxed I just fall asleep and don't keep up that sustained state of awareness/oneness of (TM). All my experience with it has been pretty much on my own readings, which are not extensive by any means just a couple of books that I've come across here and there, and the chance meetings with others who were doing a lot more in depth study and practise on the subject.

Whoa! In your footnote, I wasn't sure which Prudence you were referring to so I had to look it up, but wow that must have been quite an experience to be taught by her. I just watched this video about her and it brought back a lot of memories for me. SOULJOURNS - PRUDENCE FARROW BRUNS, HER LIFE WITH TM AND MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI

Case in point and possibly another interesting tid-bit: I had my first, and only "True" out of body experience back in the summer of '78 just two years out of high school and a year before going into the Navy. Also brought on by a near death experience that I won't go into here, but will for anyone wants to PM me. The best thing about it was that nobody died, I was totally straight and lying in my bed in the middle of a beautiful summer afternoon. Afterwards, I knew it was time to move out of my parents house.

Going back to the Navy, they actually had a short half day lesson about relaxation exercise that was very similar, I think, to yoga and bringing yourself to a state of total relaxation through stretching and breath control.

Can't believe I just wrote all that… TMI

 

[retic1959]

They don't need to be trained to stalk poodles. Had a friend with a pet poodle that got ate by a gator.

My neighbors got chihuaha's and some kind of either a terrier or french bulldog that never shutup , BK has chihuaha's but his are trained so they're good dogs but my neighbors are the typical yappy mutts, I've debated baiting up a rod and reel with a chunk of meat and fishing for them just to see if I could haul one over the fence .

 

[Chakris]

Time to go Trance out…