Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Five

[Kenna]

Just stopping by to announce that I am still alive, if not kicking. After my summer in the nursing home it has taken me some time to get interested in much of anything again. As an extreme introvert it was an extra bad place for me, and I really needed to be alone for a while, physically and electronically. Still not feeling very sociable, but I'm working on it.

I know how you feel. It does take some time to get over, doesn't it? Especially when it's unexpected & there's no chance to prepare mentally. You'll get better with a little time. Come visit with us as much as you can, tho, it might help you reach that breakthrough moment back to normal!

 

[therussellv]

With all of the good feelings and warm fuzzys floating around i thought i would put my two cents it.
I lurk most of the time and usually chime in with a smart alec remark when it comes to me, but i value everyone here (well, maybe) as the best group of friends i have. You guys have helped me through some pretty rough times, an i am grateful. I did not know any of the founders, but i did know jewels, and when i came back from my downtime and found out she had gone to be with her ancestors, i felt the loss.
There are some gems here, and coming from a red man/bull rider/tough guy/redneck/carpet salesman, i love you guys!

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

 

[Kenna]

With all of the good feelings and warm fuzzys floating around i thought i would put my two cents it.
I lurk most of the time and usually chime in with a smart alec remark when it comes to me, but i value everyone here (well, maybe) as the best group of friends i have. You guys have helped me through some pretty rough times, an i am grateful. I did not know any of the founders, but i did know jewels, and when i came back from my downtime and found out she had gone to be with her ancestors, i felt the loss.
There are some gems here, and coming from a red man/bull rider/tough guy/redneck/carpet salesman, i love you guys!

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

(((RUSSELL)))!! We like you, too! How are you feeling now? Bruises & arms healing well?

 

[therussellv]

(((RUSSELL)))!! We like you, too! How are you feeling now? Bruises & arms healing well?

Getting better, still a lot of pain, but im getting there.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

 

[Kenna]

Getting better, still a lot of pain, but im getting there.

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

Take it easy, & don't push those arms. Give them some time!

 

[DancingHeretik]

Just stopping by to announce that I am still alive, if not kicking. After my summer in the nursing home it has taken me some time to get interested in much of anything again. As an extreme introvert it was an extra bad place for me, and I really needed to be alone for a while, physically and electronically. Still not feeling very sociable, but I'm working on it.

I'm so glad you're posting again. Don't worry if it's only every once in a while, for now. One step at a time. That's all we can do.

{{{{{amoret}}}}}

 

[DancingHeretik]

With all of the good feelings and warm fuzzys floating around i thought i would put my two cents it.
I lurk most of the time and usually chime in with a smart alec remark when it comes to me, but i value everyone here (well, maybe) as the best group of friends i have. You guys have helped me through some pretty rough times, an i am grateful. I did not know any of the founders, but i did know jewels, and when i came back from my downtime and found out she had gone to be with her ancestors, i felt the loss.
There are some gems here, and coming from a red man/bull rider/tough guy/redneck/carpet salesman, i love you guys!

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

We love you too, tough man!

 

[clnire]

@amoret , good to see you! Stop by when you can, a little laugh and some warm hugs might help you recover.

@therussellv , give yourself time to heal. You got pretty banged up. Don't push it and you will be better sooner.

Now for some humor:

 

[FranC]

Good morning

 

[Lannie]

If you do there don't buy one there are tons of homeless Parrots Cockatoos out here that the owners just couldn't handle having themaround anymore. From the documentaries I have seen they out live most people.

Frankly, I would never have an actual parrot. They chew too much and all our furniture is wood. But if I did have one, I wouldn't toss it out of the house when I didn't want it anymore. I'm not that kind of person.

Lannie, I always, (for some reason it's the way my brain is wired) somehow gain inspiration from these type posts .. here we go ..

While you may not find the gentle and sweet love encapsulated within the velvet folds of a bovine neck here, since, we are, after all, within the Virtual Realm .. .. the essence of your feeling both understanding and acceptance is alive and well within the folds of our Virtual Realm .. thusly, there is rarely a lack of understanding and certainly not any judgmental leaning as it relates to anyone at any time being silly .. .. in fact, many of us are known Worldwide as having uncontrollable bouts of Silliness .. we wear it as a Badge of Honor .. ..

So thank you, sincerely .. I am now going to Petition The White House for "National Hug a Cow Day" .. after all, we have a Day for about everything, do we not .. ?? So I find "National Hug a Cow Day" to be worthy and worthwhile .. .. Please do not take my post as being mean in any possible way .. many here will vouch for me .. I think .. although I know I do provide some degree of head scratching among the Collective periodically, it is not intended to poke at anyone ..


In closing, should you ever decide to have a Virtual Face to Face .. I'm sure a link will be forthcoming ..

Awwww, that was SO SWEET! I got all misty, reading that. And yes, that's JUST what it feels like to hug a cow. I always thought cows were "dumb and stupid" animals, until I got Miss Bandit back in 2007, and she taught me that not only are cows SMART, but every bit as loving as a dog. They're smarter than any dog I've ever had, and sometimes, no a LOT of times, they're smarter than me. I can't tell you how many times Rich and I have thought we'd outsmarted them, only to find out we hadn't. There isn't a gate latch made that they can't open. Some take only seconds, and some take several minutes, but they can and will open every single damn one of 'em. We have to have backup safety clips on everything, and one of the girls has even learned to unclip those tiny little thumb snaps. She still can't do it every time, but she does it often enough to be really scary!

Never thought I would see that name, or variant for a dog again. My father's boyhood dog was named Zip. One of my first memories was of Zip jumping up on me and bowling me over when I was real little. My grandparents moved into town and left him on my uncle's farm (next farm over). One day, Zip was no longer there, he had left and never came back, I was told.

Puppies do zip all over the place, don't they?

Shepherd X Collie

Yeah, I remember a German Shepherd we had when I was a kid. His name was Wolf, short for Wolfgang von T-Bone III. He "went to live on a farm with an older couple," after he reactively bit one of the neighbor kids who climbed over our back fence and landed on him. He was surprised, and the bite wasn't serious, but my parents figured if he would bite a little kid AT ALL, he had to go. Of course, years later, I found out he was really killed, not sent to live on a farm. I was so upset about that...

I wasn't raised around animals. I was taught to think of them as less. That humans were more special, better.

But, I've gotten to know a few animals since then. And, I was shocked. They're not less than us. In many ways, they're more. Well, they're like humans, less the conceit, less the constant thought of self.

It's the animal part of our nature that has the things we value most. Love, loyalty, honor, etc. The human mind just THINKS it knows stuff.

You discovered the truth of things. I was raised around animals. Just dogs and cats and various small rodents, but they slept with us, we ate their dog food (YUCK!), they ate our peanut butter sandwiches, and life was good. In spite of all the horror tales the elders told us (cats will steal your breath, don't swallow a cat hair or it will turn into a worm in your belly, etc.), we all grew up hale and healthy, and with a respect for all life, not just human. I was raised Catholic, and one of the reasons I left that faith was because the authorities (the nuns and priests) said that animals had no souls and therefore couldn't go to Heaven when they died. Well, I called BS. Now I'm of a different faith, and in The Summerlands, EVERYONE is welcome, most especially the animals. And believe me, there are a LOT of my friends waiting to meet me there. Dogs, cats, horses, my sweet cow, some special chickens, and even some little rats and mice.

~Lannie

 

[clnire]

Then there is the Rainbow Bridge. I believe all animals go there, humans too, not just dogs.

 

[FranC]

That's a nice thought,clnire

 

[MattB101]

Good morning

Good Morning Fran. Always nice to see you. Well read you anyway.

 

[Lannie]

Then there is the Rainbow Bridge. I believe all animals go there, humans too, not just dogs.

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The picture is nice, just please don't post the poem, or if you do, put it in one of those "spoiler" tags so I can skip it. I can't read that thing without blubbering like a freaking BABY. Then my eyes get all puffy, and my stomach is upset for hours...

 

[MattB101]

It's so 2015, but "what colors is the dress?" was an interesting phenomenon. I'm part of the half that sees the dress as indubitably white and gold. I have not been able yet to see it as black and blue. Very good explanation here:

I am with you. It's gold and white and you aren't convincing me otherwise!

Just stopping by to announce that I am still alive, if not kicking. After my summer in the nursing home it has taken me some time to get interested in much of anything again. As an extreme introvert it was an extra bad place for me, and I really needed to be alone for a while, physically and electronically. Still not feeling very sociable, but I'm working on it.

We're here for you whenever you need. Miss you my friend.

With all of the good feelings and warm fuzzys floating around i thought i would put my two cents it.
I lurk most of the time and usually chime in with a smart alec remark when it comes to me, but i value everyone here (well, maybe) as the best group of friends i have. You guys have helped me through some pretty rough times, an i am grateful. I did not know any of the founders, but i did know jewels, and when i came back from my downtime and found out she had gone to be with her ancestors, i felt the loss.
There are some gems here, and coming from a red man/bull rider/tough guy/redneck/carpet salesman, i love you guys!

Last stinkie 10/15/2013

We love you too. Of course you don't "lurk" as much as you think and I always enjoy your input.

 

[yiddleboge6]

Just stopping by to announce that I am still alive, if not kicking. After my summer in the nursing home it has taken me some time to get interested in much of anything again. As an extreme introvert it was an extra bad place for me, and I really needed to be alone for a while, physically and electronically. Still not feeling very sociable, but I'm working on it.

Welcome back !!! You've been missed....

The picture is nice, just please don't post the poem, or if you do, put it in one of those "spoiler" tags so I can skip it. I can't read that thing without blubbering like a freaking BABY. Then my eyes get all puffy, and my stomach is upset for hours...

I can so relate to those kind of feelings, but then, I'm a mush anyway. My family has always gotten a great deal of amusement out of watching me start sniffling when watching a touching scene on tv or in a movie. There is a particular song......which shall remain unnamed.... that whenever a video from youTube is linked to here........I have to skip over, because listening to it upsets me for days......

 

[Flowersoul]

Just stopping by to announce that I am still alive, if not kicking. After my summer in the nursing home it has taken me some time to get interested in much of anything again. As an extreme introvert it was an extra bad place for me, and I really needed to be alone for a while, physically and electronically. Still not feeling very sociable, but I'm working on it.

I'm so glad you're back! Coming to your 'Back Porch' is one the best steps you could have made cause if there's anyplace on the net you could feel love, this is it! Welcome home!

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Tried those fast tech rebuildable sections for the subtank mini. They work just fine. They MIGHT be a tad flimsy compared to the real one but it is so close it is hard to tell.

Put in another fasttech order today and got 10 more + Authentic Kanger glass replacements for the substank mini + the 50 pack of orings for the subtank mini. My vaping life at this point is simplifying to just a few types of gear that I have lots of spare parts for. My REOs + RDAs for them. My Subtank minis + whatever I put them on Provari, subbox or mech. The FDA of doom is looming ever closer and I am starting to get nervous.

Yep I have pretty much standardized in the STM as well. Thanks for the info on the RBA decks. I will be making my spare parts order soon, Glass, Oring sets, RBA decks and a couple of bases.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Just stopping by to announce that I am still alive, if not kicking. After my summer in the nursing home it has taken me some time to get interested in much of anything again. As an extreme introvert it was an extra bad place for me, and I really needed to be alone for a while, physically and electronically. Still not feeling very sociable, but I'm working on it.

Very good to hear from you again, missed ya.
I understand VERY well the extreme introvert stuff.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Well you know what I got to thinking I have some things I got way back when I was using Aspire BCT's. They were air flow adapters but I think they will work perfect. They are like the heat sinks but no fins and they adjust to fit flush. I forgot all about them but I have 4 of them. Will get them cleaned up and give them a try on Monday.

I suspect that the heat sink thingys that are around 1.60 at FR are the same ones I piad almost 5.00 for. No way to know for sure till I but from FT though. Will put a couple of those on my Subtank mini spare parts order.