Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

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2legsshrt

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You still inhale that stuff? I decided about a year ago that continuing to stuff foreign chemicals into my already damaged lungs for the sake of a nic fix was not a good thing. Since I quit stinkies in 2011 I have steadily decreased nic from 12 to 0. Been at zero nic for a while and feel better for it. Yes, I know, it's the tar and carpet glue that give you cancer but I'm not willing to bet on the nic and flavoring additives anymore in joose either.
I'm working my way back to 3mg. I'm at around 7mg now. Did 3mg for a year or so but when I had to go to a restricted MTL I upped it. Even at 7 it bothers me in the morning but at 3 isn't enough. I was used to 3mg with direct lung going thru about 10-12 ml a day. Now I'm vaping about 6-7ml at 7mg. I couldn't go completely without flavor tho. I'm liking about 60%VG now also. Hoping that when my Prime clones get here I'll be able to go back to TC. If so I'll get a couple more. The Siren 2s I got work well with Kanthal but not so with SS, they are rock solid as far as TC is concerned but don't vape well. I have always been impressed with the KFs.
 

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For those of you who are up north or just generally cold, thought i would show you my workplace, we are currently burning 4 of the 5 fireplaces with the good ceramic logs, pretty toasty.
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currently burning 4 of the 5 fireplaces with the good ceramic logs, pretty toasty.

That's beautiful! After 20 years of wood burning fireplaces in different homes I converted to ceramic logs in white oak last winter. Love it!
 

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I'm working my way back to 3mg. I'm at around 7mg now. Did 3mg for a year or so but when I had to go to a restricted MTL I upped it. Even at 7 it bothers me in the morning but at 3 isn't enough. I was used to 3mg with direct lung going thru about 10-12 ml a day. Now I'm vaping about 6-7ml at 7mg. I couldn't go completely without flavor tho. I'm liking about 60%VG now also. Hoping that when my Prime clones get here I'll be able to go back to TC. If so I'll get a couple more. The Siren 2s I got work well with Kanthal but not so with SS, they are rock solid as far as TC is concerned but don't vape well. I have always been impressed with the KFs.

Don't know what those are,,,,,,,,don't keep up with it anymore but.......if you get concerned enough about being able to take a breath as opposed to not being able to take a breath I promise that you will at least consider cutting down and eventually stopping altogether. I, like you. also played hide and seek with lung disease and was forced to make a choice. I chose breathing for the long term. 'nuff said.

Just to be clear, I have not "changed sides". I will always be grateful for this group and for vaping. I cannot, in good conscience, continue to inhale chemicals into my lungs when those lungs were never meant to be a conduit for anything but air. Humanity has polluted some air more than other air but we don't have much choice about that.
 
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.if you get concerned enough about being able to take a breath
Actually as bad as my lungs look in a pic I went to a pulmonologist and my breathing function are pretty much normal Blood O2 level at 97% and they did the test where you get into a little clear plastic shower stall and make like you are doing a breathalizer test, not that I'd know what those are like, but my lung capacity is actually better, with all the stuff thats wrong, then when I was smoking.
 

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Hey @clnire, we must've quit pretty close to the same time, I've got a little jump on you cause I quit in July I believe right before heart surgery. I started in 08 but I was still smoking also, just couldn't completely give them up till I had an incentive, plus it wasn't that great back then. So does that make us inlaws or something?
 

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Yikes, I just went to FB and made my comments about this tax bill and the Trumpsters struck. I hurriedly deleted it. According to them I'm supposed to watch Fox news and get the real story.
They have no right to prevent you from expressing your opinion. I have my settings so that there is no political or religious discord.
 

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They have no right to prevent you from expressing your opinion. I have my settings so that there is no political or religious discord.
I'm guessing you have your settings much like mine....not open to the public....only those on my friends list can view it...;)
 

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They have no right to prevent you from expressing your opinion.

Sorry, but oh yes dey do! Haven't heard 'bout Google, Amazon, FB, et al limitin' and censorin' recently? Same as here on da ECF; corporate 'entities'. It's all in da fine print dat you/we agreed to fer access.
 

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Sorry, but oh yes dey do! Haven't heard 'bout Google, Amazon, FB, et al limitin' and censorin' recently? Same as here on da ECF; corporate 'entities'. It's all in da fine print dat you/we agreed to fer access.
I am talking about individual participants on those social media. As for the companies, yes, they do. We cannot censor trolls, only the board owners and companies can.
 

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I am talking about individual participants on those social media. As for the companies, yes, they do. We cannot censor trolls, only the board owners and companies can.

IOW, peer pressure vs. legalities. A poster's choice as whom to succumb to. BTW, no choice re da latter... legalities usually wins.
 
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Hey @clnire, we must've quit pretty close to the same time, I've got a little jump on you cause I quit in July I believe right before heart surgery. I started in 08 but I was still smoking also, just couldn't completely give them up till I had an incentive, plus it wasn't that great back then. So does that make us inlaws or something?
If that makes us related in some way, I am truly honored!
 

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Yikes, I just went to FB and made my comments about this tax bill and the Trumpsters struck. I hurriedly deleted it. According to them I'm supposed to watch Fox news and get the real story.
They have no right to prevent you from expressing your opinion. I have my settings so that there is no political or religious discord.
I'm guessing you have your settings much like mine....not open to the public....only those on my friends list can view it...;)
Sorry, but oh yes dey do! Haven't heard 'bout Google, Amazon, FB, et al limitin' and censorin' recently? Same as here on da ECF; corporate 'entities'. It's all in da fine print dat you/we agreed to fer access.
I am talking about individual participants on those social media. As for the companies, yes, they do. We cannot censor trolls, only the board owners and companies can.
IOW, peer pressure vs. legalities. A poster's choice as whom to succumb to. BTW, no choice re da latter... legalities usually wins.
The problem with freedom of expression is that others then have the right to disagree with you, and express themselves.

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I'm guessing you have your settings much like mine....not open to the public....only those on my friends list can view it...;)
That's the problem they are all people I used to work with. Got some real hardcore Left and Right wing people I know. Including my nephew that is a year older then me. Some of them are crazy some would've voted the way they did if they had gone to 5th avenue and shot someone others are so far the other way it's crazy, one even goes as far as to call them every dirty word in the English language, I didn't even know that kind of stuff is allowed but it must be.
It's crazy I tell ya, if you put them all in a cage it would be one of those last man standing. And I know all these people even related to some.
 

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I could go thru and keep all the ones that are like minded except for the one that uses the XXX rated stuff and get rid of the other side.
My grandaughter know how to get me tho, when I start can't say that lady dogging things that are happening she just says you voted for him. She gets a good laugh out of that so do I. Shouldn't have ever told her that.
 

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The problem with freedom of expression is that others then have the right to disagree with you, and express themselves.

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Yep they do, I for the most part don't care but it is kinda crazy over there. I usually delete it over there cause who knows about some. Might get the cherry tree TPd some day.
 

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Do any of you guys use an app called Nextdoor. We have it here in our not so little bedroom community. When we first move up here 17 years ago it was all houses like our, in the lower middle class type of place. Well now we have houses up here that go for $400-500K. They really get into some nasty fights on there. The 2 biggest subjects lately are 1 about opening up a weed store up here and the other about them wanting to build some 4 plexes up here. I stay out of those cause I don't want to get into something with my neighbors there, but it is really kind of comical. It is a good place to find people who do different services, thats where I found someone who will come over and snowblow our driveway and sidewalk, but the bickering is pretty funny. Don't know if I'll use them or not since the plumber I know usually comes up and does it for free but if he's really busy sometimes he can't and he doesn't do a fantastic job, but it gets done. I've tried to pay him before and he says nah, you see what kind of work I do I wouldn't charge for that and laughs. The other ones want $60 plus he's a great plumber and always use him for that and he's fair on his prices. I like to use things locally if I can. Alway hear about lost or found animals or something strange happening in certain area of the neighborhood.
 
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