Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

[MikeE3]

OK, inquiring mind wants to know...

Dat JAC's kinda pricey. What's da rave 'bout da JAC (other dan da mag batt door) fer watt/power vapers? View attachment 737353

Glen Logie - $10

Glenlevit 12 - $30

Glenmorangie Original - $80

Macallan 25 yrs - $1500 (yes 2 zeros at the end)

Do they all deliver alcohol? - yep. Does a $20 Chinese mod and a $100 Jac deliver vape? ... yep. The difference is what you prefer and what you're willing to spend. Me, I like that it comes from a private enterprise (not a Chinese giant), I like it has a dna board (even though I don't do TC), I like the quality of the build, the feel of the mod (not slippery), the size of the mod, and the customer support.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

tongue in cheek, this popped to mind -- just buy a ProVari!
I was here for the wars, own and still use several of them!
Whatever works for someone, whatever they want to/can spend, ok by me.

My BD was earlier in the month and the DH asked me what he bought me. He's used to me finding something, showing it to him and saying Thank You! LOL. I've been working too many hours to noodle around and see if anything appeals. I don't really feel the need for a new mod but the JAC is on the maybe list.. May want an atty? Unsure. DH is happy since he's off the hook anyway!

As for scotch - Yikes! I should have saved the bottle of 25yr old Macallan we brought back from Scotland on our honeymoon. I'd have made quite a profit. It was the most expensive bottle we bought, but IIRC it was around $100. It was a lot of money at the time, but the vacation splurge was worth it. Yummy.

 

[bigbells]

Glen Logie - $10

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Glenlevit 12 - $30

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Glenmorangie Original - $80

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Macallan 25 yrs - $1500 (yes 2 zeros at the end)

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Do they all deliver alcohol? - yep. Does a $20 Chinese mod and a $100 Jac deliver vape? ... yep. The difference is what you prefer and what you're willing to spend. Me, I like that it comes from a private enterprise (not a Chinese giant), I like it has a DNA board (even though I don't do TC), I like the quality of the build, the feel of the mod (not slippery), the size of the mod, and the customer support.

Balvenie 40 years: $5000 to $6000, depending on where you don't buy it from.

Fortunately for me, I've never tasted any whiskey....



that beats relatively affordable Canadian Club.

 

[bigbells]

The CDC recommends throwing out any romaine lettuce you might have bought, due to an e. coli outbreak.

2 or 3 days ago, I bought some "Spring Mix" salad-in-a-bag at Aldi's. It consists mostly of a variety of baby romaine lettuces. The same day, I ate some of it and didn't get sick but I guess better safe than sorry, and I'll make it tossed salad... tossed in the trash, that is.

 

[DavidOck]

From the CDC site
Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce | Investigation Notice: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections April 2018 | E. coli | CDC

• Based on new information, CDC is expanding its warning to consumers to cover all types of romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. This warning now includes whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce, in addition to chopped romaine and salads and salad mixes containing romaine.
• Do not buy or eat romaine lettuce at a grocery store or restaurant unless you can confirm it is not from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region.

So if not from Yuma, ok.

 

[2legsshrt]

TMI about ma teef:

I went to the implant doctor today and had a 3-D scan done. There's not enough bone in my upper jaw to warrant trying to put implants in again. The images from the scan made this perfectly clear, and they consulted with me, answering all my questions, explaining everything they could, and apprising me of all my options.

The most expensive option, but the best one if it works, is to have what's called a sinus lift, which is a bone grafting operation. So I'm going to find out if it has a reasonable chance of working.

Next step is to go to an oral surgeon that does bone grafting, to get an opinion regarding whether a sinus lift would or could provide enough bone to make a good anchor for implants.

If that doesn't work, I'll have the place I went to today make me a top quality upper full denture with a palate. My current full upper, since it was designed to attach to implants which are no longer there, has no palate. That's the biggest reason that it comes loose so easily.

If I am a good candidate for the sinus lift, I'll have that done, then go back to the place I went to today in order to get implants planted in the new bone, and they'll either make me a new upper denture or modify my existing one to match up.

The brightest spot is that I'm committed to doing something. The second brightest spot is that the implants in my lower jaw, and the denture that attaches to them, are doing great. It was dramatic to look at the scan images and see the huge amount of bone in my lower jaw compared to the negligible amount in my upper jaw. The 2(a) brightest spot is that regardless what I end up being able to do about my upper jaw, they'll be able to make me an upper denture which meshes perfectly with the perfectly good implants and denture that I'm already using in my lower jaw. I was glad to find this out, because one of the nationwide outfits that advertises on TV told me they would only do both jaws and that they didn't do just one jaw.... that's apparently just greed on their part, even though they gave me a song and dance about how they needed to do both jaws because they wouldn't be able to get new uppers to mesh with exisisting lowers.

I'm sure the dentures with what you are talking about work better but myself I've never had a problem with the upper denture. I do use Sea Bond but it holds really well and I know it isn't even a good fit cause it is 25 years old. The bottom one is the only one I have ever had problems with. I really need to get a bottom replacement.

 

[2legsshrt]

I'm lucky that my BP has never been higher than "high normal". Ever since I quit smoking it hasn't even gotten that high. I can't remember what it was during my physical, something like 127/68 maybe. The nurse said "your BP is excellent". My lung function was good and my blood oxygen level was 97%. Back when I smoked, it would dip below 95 and I would have to consciously do deep breathing to get it up to 95. The eye surgeon, the gastroenterologist and the oral surgeon all needed to see it at 95 or higher before they'd administer anesthesia.

Well I'd be SOL then. Never above 92 and when they gave me 15 min of Propafol it dropped way low. I think it kinda scared them because they put on my chart not to have any sedative type anesthesia without continuous observation. They want me to come in for another round of Cyberknife on another nodule, but I'm not real anxious to do that.

 

[bigbells]

So if not from Yuma, ok.

From a Washington Post article:
"Although the exact source hasn't been identified, federal health officials have said information indicates that the contaminated lettuce was grown in the Yuma, Ariz., area. But consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought romaine at home, including in salads and salad mixes, should throw it away immediately if they don't know its specific source, officials said — even if some had already been eaten with no ill effects."

My bag of soon-to-be-tossed-salad says: Product of USA and Mexico, packaged in IL, with nothing more specific regarding where the ingredients were grown. The first two listed ingredients are green romaine lettuce and red romaine lettuce.

 

[Bea-FL]

Do you dare try this?

 

[bigbells]

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Do you dare try this?

What's an elevator?

 

[classwife]

Anyone else follow the Decorah Eagles ?
I am heartbroken and hanging on to a thin shred of hope.

 

[DavidOck]

From a Washington Post article:
"Although the exact source hasn't been identified, federal health officials have said information indicates that the contaminated lettuce was grown in the Yuma, Ariz., area. But consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought romaine at home, including in salads and salad mixes, should throw it away immediately if they don't know its specific source, officials said — even if some had already been eaten with no ill effects."

My bag of soon-to-be-tossed-salad says: Product of USA and Mexico, packaged in IL, with nothing more specific regarding where the ingredients were grown. The first two listed ingredients are green romaine lettuce and red romaine lettuce.

That being the case - i.e. not knowing where the US portions came from, yep, toss the salad into the trash. What I've seen about it agrees - if you don't know the precise source and it's NOT Yuma, dump it. If clearly all from, say, Mexico, should be ok.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Anyone else follow the Decorah Eagles ?
I am heartbroken and hanging on to a thin shred of hope.

What is going on? I see three babies looking for mom and dad.

 

[classwife]

Dad has been missing since Wednesday evening

 

[3mg Meniere]

Dad has been missing since Wednesday evening

So mom is off hunting? Can she do the job for herself? Male Decorah Eagle Absent From Nest Says he disappeared for two days least year, but he returned.

 

[Janet H]

Well I'd be SOL then. Never above 92 and when they gave me 15 min of Propafol it dropped way low. I think it kinda scared them because they put on my chart not to have any sedative type anesthesia without continuous observation. They want me to come in for another round of Cyberknife on another nodule, but I'm not real anxious to do that.

I wouldn't be anxious to do that either, but it's not something you should postpone.

 

[Janet H]

That being the case - i.e. not knowing where the US portions came from, yep, toss the salad into the trash. What I've seen about it agrees - if you don't know the precise source and it's NOT Yuma, dump it. If clearly all from, say, Mexico, should be ok.

I'd toss it anyway. It may have been grown elsewhere, but how do they know where it was contaminated? Might be the packaging place used and not where it was picked.

 

[DavidOck]

The farms around Yuma have been determined to be the source, although the product is used by many packagers. So romaine from other sources should be ok. Then again, many packages don't clearly id the source, so should be suspect.

 

[bigbells]

I've been watching Barbara Bush's funeral, which in the best tradition has been a celebration of her life more than a mourning of her death.

JMO (or, when I am King): one day, the practice of having pallbearers will be regarded as barbaric. Every time I see it, regardless of the circumstance, it looks awkward, unnecessary and without genuine purpose.

 

[mmsjs5]

I've been watching Barbara Bush's funeral, which in the best tradition has been a celebration of her life more than a mourning of her death.

JMO (or, when I am King): one day, the practice of having pallbearers will be regarded as barbaric. Every time I see it, regardless of the circumstance, it looks awkward, unnecessary and without genuine purpose.

On Being a Pallbearer | Paul Gregory Alms

"Many customs and traditions in many areas of life are disappearing from among us. Liturgy in the church, national “rites” such as the Pledge of Allegiance or taking off one’s hat at the National Anthem, and countless other shared activities are being lost. There is some advantage to the rejection of a “we’ve always done it that way” mentality. But there is also a danger. More is lost than simple habits. We become more and more isolated, more alone when we mark times and feelings such as birth and marriage and war and patriotism and death in idiosyncratic ways. It becomes “just us” and our decision. Any other greater meaning is gone. When we do things that have always been done, even when it seems antiquated or strange (such as pall bearing), we are affirming that we are not free agents who have landed on the planet in the last twenty years. We have fathers and mothers, grandfathers, great grandmothers, ancestors, who worked and gave birth and believed and raised children, and we are the beneficiaries of that struggle. We have a past to which we are connected through ritual and the shared experience those rituals bring."