Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Five

[LittleBird]

I really never spent much time around my Uncle David except for a couple of NJ-Ohio mutual short visits when I was a kid, and at family reunions, which are fairly infrequent. I guess my favorite story is about when he played golf horribly but still beat me badly. That happened, I think, at the same 1997 reunion where my little brother recorded these videos of my Dad, my Aunt Mary and my Uncle David talking about their lives growing up on a farm in Dayton OH. I am very moved by what my Dad says at 4:00.

I loved this! To hear their stories in their own voices is a privilege and a joy. As my Nana would have said, you come from good stock. (I wish you could see the smile on my face. I could have listened a lot longer!) Thank you for sharing it, Dave.

 

[3mg Meniere]

I really never spent much time around my Uncle David except for a couple of NJ-Ohio mutual short visits when I was a kid, and at family reunions, which are fairly infrequent. I guess my favorite story is about when he played golf horribly but still beat me badly. That happened, I think, at the same 1997 reunion where my little brother recorded these videos of my Dad, my Aunt Mary and my Uncle David talking about their lives growing up on a farm in Dayton OH. I am very moved by what my Dad says at 4:00.

Good family documentary. Wish I had something like that. Glad you put in the CC.

 

[LittleBird]

I have the news on TV. So sad. My heart goes out to the people of Belgium.

 

[MikeE3]

I really never spent much time around my Uncle David except for a couple of NJ-Ohio mutual short visits when I was a kid, and at family reunions, which are fairly infrequent. I guess my favorite story is about when he played golf horribly but still beat me badly. That happened, I think, at the same 1997 reunion where my little brother recorded these videos of my Dad, my Aunt Mary and my Uncle David talking about their lives growing up on a farm in Dayton OH. I am very moved by what my Dad says at 4:00.

Your little brother done good ... that video is certainly falls in the category - Priceless.

 

[bigbells]

I loved this! To hear their stories in their own voices is a privilege and a joy. As my Nana would have said, you come from good stock. (I wish you could see the smile on my face. I could have listened a lot longer!) Thank you for sharing it, Dave.

Iffen ya really want to, you can click "watch on YouTube" and there you can find Parts 2 and 3, about 15 more minutes total. At the time that Andrew uploaded the video to YouTube there was a 10 minute limit on video length so he had to break it into 3 parts.

 

[Kaezziel]

@Kaezziel & @Flowersoul, if you really want to laugh, watch me bowl! My depth perception is pathetic, and the last thing I threw was a temper tantrum -- about 50 years ago!

Mine is usually fine when I start bowling.... not so great by the time I finish...

Hi all

Doing ok with this temp vaping - years after it came out lol

That's awesome, Wolf. I put a titanium coil in the Stumpy on my Tmod, too. Was working great until I decided the wraps looked a little wonky and needed to be straightened. Long story, short... broke the leg off of the coil at the post. Made a new one with NiChrome and switched back to power mode. 24ga NiChrome is really hard to break.

 

[MattB101]

28ga Kanthal is my preferred coiling material. I've tried TC and am not thrilled. I like a warm vape and haven't had that with any if the TC coils. I've tried. Of course it could very well be the device. Only TC devices I have are Istick TC40W and I don't think their TC functions are very good. They only work with nickel as well. Maybe one of these days I'll buy something a little more versatile but for now, the price is right and I'm still vaping.

 

[Kaezziel]

28ga Kanthal is my preferred coiling material. I've tried TC and am not thrilled. I like a warm vape and haven't had that with any if the TC coils. I've tried. Of course it could very well be the device. Only TC devices I have are Istick TC40W and I don't think their TC functions are very good. They only work with nickel as well. Maybe one of these days I'll buy something a little more versatile but for now, the price is right and I'm still vaping.

They "say" it only works with nickel, but you might try making a coil with titanium. My Target mod is set for nickel, but it works fine with titanium. The only difference is that the coefficients are set for nickel. Therefore, you have to set the temp a bit lower than what you really want (I mostly go by feel and start around 325°F). I found that I get a much more satisfying vape with Ti than with Ni200... but that may just be me. Might be worth giving it a shot though.

 

[skullblade789]

Hello sneaking my way over here. How is everyone? Oh no, Little Bird is here, gotta run before I get nailed to the floor!

 

[skullblade789]

28ga Kanthal is my preferred coiling material. I've tried TC and am not thrilled. I like a warm vape and haven't had that with any if the TC coils. I've tried. Of course it could very well be the device. Only TC devices I have are Istick TC40W and I don't think their TC functions are very good. They only work with nickel as well. Maybe one of these days I'll buy something a little more versatile but for now, the price is right and I'm still vaping.

I really like it. It burns clean and when coiled just right, will give great flavor!

 

[Kaezziel]

I really like it. It burns clean and when coiled just right, will give great flavor!

Hey Skully! Glad ya followed da breadcrumbs. This porch is a l'il different from the Front Porch... here, we're not restricted to stickin' on vape topics.

And I'd worry more 'bout Deb's fryin' pan than L'il Bird and Kenna nailin' ya to da floor!

 

[LittleBird]

@Debadoo, fryin' pan, please!

 

[Kaezziel]

@Debadoo, fryin' pan, please!

Rut-Roh!! You're in for it now, Skully!

 

[Sir Kadly]

I really like it. It burns clean and when coiled just right, will give great flavor!

Hey Skully, I see they drug ya around back. I mostly just read on the front porch, but here on the back porch I've been known talk a bit more. Even occasionally get myself into trouble.

And I'd worry more 'bout Deb's fryin' pan than L'il Bird and Kenna nailin' ya to da floor!

Ya forgot to warn him about the fact she lends it out to others on occasion.

 

[Kaezziel]

Ya forgot to warn him about the fact she lends it out to others on occasion.

HA! I didn't "forget"... I simply neglected to inform him of that little tidbit.

 

[bigbells]

HA! I didn't "forget"... I simply neglected to inform him of that little tidbit.

Is a sin of omission less of a sin than a sin of commission?

 

[3mg Meniere]

HA! I didn't "forget"... I simply neglected to inform him of that little tidbit.

She hands over the frying pan whenever she goes into hibernation. No telling who has it when she is not around, so be on your toes!

 

[Kaezziel]

Is a sin of omission less of a sin than a sin of commission?

Dunno... I'm not a theologian; nor am I a philosopher. I'm a simple man who likes to occasionally stir the pot and see what bubbles up afterwards. Sometimes the best way to stir a pot is to pretend that the spoon doesn't exist.

She hands over the frying pan whenever she goes into hibernation. No telling who has it when she is not around, so be on your toes!

Ya don't gotta tell me twice... I keep my football helmet next to the back door so I can grab it on my way out here!

 

[3mg Meniere]

Dunno... I'm not a theologian; nor am I a philosopher. I'm a simple man who likes to occasionally stir the pot and see what bubbles up afterwards. Sometimes the best way to stir a pot is to pretend that the spoon doesn't exist.

I don't know. Is joking about putting nails on one's feet so close to Good Friday better off ignored?

 

[Kenna]

Speaking of names, my dad's first name was Gerald. When I came along it was decided that I would be a Junior. Well, my dad had always gone by Jerry so when I came out, my mom already had a brother who went by Junior, she did NOT want me to go by Junior. It was determined that I would be called Jerry and dad would go by Gerald. You may have noticed it is Gerald with a "G" and Jerry with a "J". It is an Okie thing. My mom and dad divorced when I was 16. Speed ahead a couple years and mom met a really nice guy that owned a small cattle farm a few miles away. We had lived in the big thriving metropolis of Picher, OK. His name was Jack and he had a son named Jerry. They dated for a couple years and after I left home and joined the Navy, mom and Jack decided to get married. When they went to the courthouse to get their marriage license, Jack confided that his real name was Gerald. I heard from Jack that my mother uttered a few words that should not have been said in a courthouse here in the Bible Belt where Oklahoma is considered to be the buckle. It seems that when Jack was 6 or so years old that neither him or his best friend liked their names so they picked new ones. They told their parents and demanded the new names be used. And so, Gerald has been known as Jack to this day. Although the marriage had a bit of a rocky start, Jack paid her bail, they were married for the remaining 25 years of Jack's life. A finer man I never met. A heart of gold and he loved my mother as she should have been loved. Now you know just a little bit more about me.

I kinda have a name story, too. I'm named after my Dad. He did not want to name a son after himself & have him end up with the inevitable nickname of Junior. So when the first child was a girl they named me Kenna after my Dad, who was Kenneth. He went by Ken & they called me Kenny. Years later when Dad's salesmen would call for him they'd try to call him Kenny to be all friendly. The phone always got handed to me per Dad because he had already told them not to call him that, to call him Ken. I would always have a little conversation with them along the lines of "Oh. You want my Dad. Hey, he told you he doesn't like to be called Kenny didn't he? No Sir he doesn't. He says men shouldn't have names like that. It's ok for little boys or girls but not grown men. You shouldn't forget that, he really doesn't like it. You're welcome. No Sir, I won't tell him. Hold on, I'll get him for you.". Love my Dad still.