NotCigs refugee thread

[markfm]

Good evening everyone!

Playing with the focus Wanko again tonight. I popped the clips used for the wave coils off - a pita to wick/rewick those with rayon, where a tight fit is wanted. Running one of my standard 4-1/2 wrap 2.5 mm ID twisted 26 kanthal, 0.45 ohm. Excellent flavor, just need the therion bf under it

 

[DingerCPA]

Good Evening!

Sorry - I've been a little lax with this thread. @salemgold - Glad you're o.k. I've been so saddened to hear about all the fires and whatnots in that neck of the woods. I've been through that area a few times - gorgeous country. Hopefully it won't take too much for it to spring back....

Just kinda putzing this evening. Wanted to pop my head in and wish everyone well....

 

[FranC]

Morning,folks

 

[Bovinia]

Morning

 

[El Dee]

Couple of years back I ordered 4 Stevia plants from the Bay....Not sure if annual or perennial but they live through the winter and grow again in the Spring...Harvest as you go or all at once in the Fall....Then grind or extract with alcohol...It works well but due to Mom's stroke the leaves got frozen before I got around to harvesting them this year...One could put @16 plants in a 4X4 and have Stevia aplenty for the year....

Dextrose isn't good....not aspartame though....The Stevia I found to be good was all in foil packets and even then it was sometimes gummy or solid when the pack was opened....Trust I'm smack dab in the middle of BBQ and bologna sammitch country....Stevia.....not so much....

Sugar is 8X as addictive as the Columbian Marching Powder....Or so I read....I MG of sugar takes 8 MG of Magnesium to process through the body.....hence the magnesium deficiencies making the rounds in the healthy articles of late....Sugar ain't good for you....

At the end of the day it gets quiet overwhelming....The way I see it everything making it into your mouth will either hurt you or help you....Living healthy and holistic....Son I can assure you it will not be easy in this day and age....It is a lifestyle pure and simple....Corporate food generates corporate disease....The powers that be don't want the population healthy....YMMV

 

[Bovinia]

Dee, I found something that is very healthy, high protein, low card and chock full of good minerals and omegas! Been sprinkling it in my food everyday for a few days now. I can't link it, but look up Manitoba Hemp Hearts. The website will give you all the nutrition facts, but I bought them off Amazon way cheaper.

As for the stevia, I'm good with it...it's still better than table sugar and I don't use much of either. I drink plain water other than my 2 cups of coffee a day. My carb addiction was stuffing my face with chips and junk while watching tv late at night. All that sheet went out to the garbage!

 

[salemgold]

Darn, Bov. I must have missed a lot here. Did not know that you are diabetic. The good side effect of Metformin and Glucophage is that it will make you lose weight. Good luck.

My mom graduated to insulin a few weeks back. We are still at the stage of trying to get the dosage right but have high hopes. Took her to her normal visit with the cardiologist the other day. She told him that she has been having sharp pains in her chest so he did an Ekg. Her heart is actually functioning normally. It just amazes me as she continues to smoke heavily. Her lungs are her worst enemy now although we know that she still has several major blockages in her heart. Her Dr said that sharp pains are normally muscular.

Not sure why my link didn't link to the article. Going to try again to see if ECF edited it out.
The South Is On Fire And National Media Couldn't Care Less

Ok. This one works. Must have been a fluke.

Have a good night all.

 

[FranC]

Morning,folks

 

[908Tracy]

Good morning everyone!
We got our tree Friday night after work.
It took most of the day yesterday to decorate it. Lights went on without any issues, topper just fine, garland lovely. The girls all take over at that point to hang the ornaments. About 20 or 30 ornaments later I hear watch out! and CRASH, to the floor it goes!!!
First time ever, and what a mess.
We leave 3 holding the tree to run out for a new stand (which I don't like near as much as my swivel straight tree stand of yesterday/yesterYEARS).
Ran a screw into the window frame behind the tree and tied that sucker UP!
I'm on a hunt for a new swivel straight tree stand. To Amazon I go.....

Happy Sunday all!

 

[Bovinia]

Morning folks

And even for the mishap, a beautiful tree it is, Tracy!!

Salem, I know the frustration with your mom. Katie refused to go to her carotid US appt, and blood work. I talked to our Dr about it at my appt last Friday. He noted it in her chart and said he wasn't surprised.

 

[markfm]

Good morning all!

Yesterday the wife and I caught the Nutcracker, a regular for us at this time of year.

Today is kawvee roasting, a little work, and maybe futzing about with basement lights (some new fixtures).

 

[El Dee]

Cold and rainy....Looked at the satellite and hopefully that will extinguish the fires to the West.....

Hopefully I'll get back to working on the bed for my Ranger this week....Gonna take a couple of weeks to get it painted and installed....Hopefully sold after all that....Debating whether I should just sell it as is as I'm quiet tired of all the work.....

 

[Bovinia]

I need to check our forecast, I heard something about snow.

 

[Bovinia]

Yay!! Got my fraudulent debit card charges refunded

 

[FranC]

WooHoo,Bov Glad for you.

 

[Wharf Rat]

Nice Bov !!!

 

[Wharf Rat]

I went down to SoCal this Friday for ECC. I went back to Kia's and we found a good Greek restaurant a couple blocks away. We went back to her place, hung out. Her roomie got home from work about 11:30 and talked until almost 3am LOL... On Sat they had some very informative advocacy speakers and they were very encouraging.

Hope everyone had a good weekend as well !

 

[908Tracy]

Yay Bov!!!!

Oh wharf, encouraging sounds good to me! I'm glad your trip was a success and that you had fun visiting Kia!

 

[FranC]

Morning,folks

Glad you had a good time,Wharf

 

[LynnNC]

Great news Bov!!

Wharf, glad you had a good time!!

Good morning