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Ken62

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In late 2013 I had completely quit a 35 year analog habit using ecigs. Then I started driving a truck over the road... To make a long story short, I put down the ecigs and started smoking again.

Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago...

I bought the istick TC40W and an Aspire nautilus tank. Love it! It works so much better than the old Vivi Nova on the iTaste MVP!!!!

I'm still not totally off of analogs yet but already down from over 2 packs a day to less than a half a pack, and less every day.
 

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Welcome back Ken. REO's always sounded like the ultimate on-the-road PV to me. I don't use them, or drive tho, lol. Anything but a vivi nova tho haha.
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Couldn't agree more.

Welcome back, Ken. Better luck this time, bud.

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    When I see REO, I think of trucks not Rob O'neil haha. Back in the 70's we had alot of trucks coming thru our town mostly coal trucks. The most impressive was the REO.

    As a teen I used to tag along with my BIL on early morning coal runs. Alot of coffee and he Never would pull over for a pee break! haha I was assigned the Compound(?) shift lever on the '69 U model Mack.
     
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    HauntedMyst

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    Welcome back!

    You'll have to forgive Beck, sometimes he goes off his meds and gets a little grandiose in portraying his truck. He isn't much trouble most of the time. This is him in the truck we made for him to drive around the hospital grounds when he won't stop singing "Convoy" and talking like everyone is on a CB.

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    HauntedMyst

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    People still use CB's it's just that when he is off his meds, Beck insists everything gets done in CB to talk so "pass the salt" becomes "Breaker! breaker! This is big dog Beck in need of some sea salt for my sunny side ups...anyone out there lay eyes on it? Over! Come back good buddies! And pass the pepper on the flip flop" And the thing is, you are sitting right there next to him. Right there. Right next to him at a table, not on the road. A simple "pass the salt" would do but he has to make it a production. It makes for a long, long meal.
     

    rgerber

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    In late 2013 I had completely quit a 35 year analog habit using ecigs. Then I started driving a truck over the road... To make a long story short, I put down the ecigs and started smoking again.

    Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago...

    I bought the iStick TC40W and an Aspire Nautilus tank. Love it! It works so much better than the old Vivi Nova on the iTaste MVP!!!!

    I'm still not totally off of analogs yet but already down from over 2 packs a day to less than a half a pack, and less every day.
    Well Ken, what I need to know is when you are driving a two sticker, can 'ya shift, drink coffee, talk on the CB and vape all the the same time. Last two stick I drove was back in 1970. A narrow nose 65' Pete. I missed a down shift on the 5 mile on the Grapevine and had to come to a full stop to recover. I really backed them up that night...WELCOME HOME!!
     

    beckdg

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    People still use CB's it's just that when he is off his meds, Beck insists everything gets done in CB to talk so "pass the salt" becomes "Breaker! breaker! This is big dog Beck in need of some sea salt for my sunny side ups...anyone out there lay eyes on it? Over! Come back good buddies! And pass the pepper on the flip flop" And the thing is, you are sitting right there next to him. Right there. Right next to him at a table, not on the road. A simple "pass the salt" would do but he has to make it a production. It makes for a long, long meal.
    Aaaaauuuudio...

    Aaaaauuuudio...

    Breaker breaker one nine.

    Hey listen there Yankee boy. Had I known you felt that way C'mon.

    Tapatyped
     

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    People still use CB's it's just that when he is off his meds, Beck insists everything gets done in CB to talk so "pass the salt" becomes "Breaker! breaker! This is big dog Beck in need of some sea salt for my sunny side ups...anyone out there lay eyes on it? Over! Come back good buddies! And pass the pepper on the flip flop" And the thing is, you are sitting right there next to him. Right there. Right next to him at a table, not on the road. A simple "pass the salt" would do but he has to make it a production. It makes for a long, long meal.

    OMG! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
     
    In late 2013 I had completely quit a 35 year analog habit using ecigs. Then I started driving a truck over the road... To make a long story short, I put down the ecigs and started smoking again.

    Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago...

    I bought the iStick TC40W and an Aspire Nautilus tank. Love it! It works so much better than the old Vivi Nova on the iTaste MVP!!!!

    I'm still not totally off of analogs yet but already down from over 2 packs a day to less than a half a pack, and less every day.


    Keep on going! You will beat it!

    I never drove a semi. For a year I drove an attached w a 40+ ft flatbed, for Symons steel forms for footings and foundations. Lots of fun.
     
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    coolerat

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    Nice truck.

    I work with alot of trucks but we see very few of the fancy ones due to weight.

    We ship right to the legal limit so the trucks don't have a single extra thing. Pretty spartan life for the drivers I guess, things like cutting the handle off the toofbrush to save weight. Also it would seem they dispense with unnecessary things like deodorant and clean cloths.
     
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