Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

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Janet H

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Back when I smoked I used to get a cold twice a year in spring and fall. Almost like clockwork. They lasted about 3 days on average and maybe 5 on the outside.

Since I started vaping I have not had a cold of any kind... I always figured it had to do with the anit-bacterial properties of our juice. It was great...

Well, all good things must come to an end - I now have the worst cold/flue/whatever that I have had in how many years... Going on 5 days now and no end in sight. I guess it's payback for all the years I did not get one...

Yeah, Mike and I hadn't had a cold since we started vaping either - until January 2016. We both got the flu. Ugh! it was awful! But we got over it and haven't been sick a day since. I do believe vaping has something to do with that because we've been around Miles and his many sicknesses and haven't caught it. (I have to keep reminding myself that vaping is supposed to be bad for us.) Now if vaping could just help out these old bones!
 

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Congratulations, clnire and Gary. I'm one of the ones that can't remember my last cigarette date, so I've been counting from when I got my first setup. I immediately dropped from 2 PAD to 3 or 4 cigarettes a day, and down to 2, but I couldn't seem to get rid of that last couple. Then one day I ran out of smokes, and it was -20 out with blowing snow, and I said nope, not going out in that for 1 pack. Haven't had one since.:D


:thumbs: Absolutely Subarus. The stupidest thing I've ever done regarding cars was when my last Subaru broke down and I decided to get a Ford, since no one locally would work on a Subaru. But the Subarus I've had have been the absolutely best winter driving vehicles ever, while still feeling like cars, not trucks. And repairs may not have been locally available, but they also weren't needed very often.

I still have the blasted Ford, since its value dropped fast, and can't afford a Subaru, because their value stays high forever.
:-x

And, I have a totally non-vape battery question. If an 18V ni-cad battery gets left out in an unheated garage for a week when the still air temps have been mostly below 0 - as in -10 to -20, will the battery be okay after a slow thaw, or is it shot?

I'm very grateful to my daughter for all the help she's been, but being neat and organized about tools is not one of her strong points. It wasn't until I needed the drill today that I realized where it must have been left.

It could be worse since it goes on a drill for which I have another battery. But there was a reason I got the one with 2 batteries. I'm not working up on ladders any more, but getting up or down stairs is kind of a big deal now, and I still don't like waiting around while a battery charges. Or :censored: thaws. I'm assuming I ought to let the drill thaw for a while before putting the other battery on it.
As I understand them as long as it didn't lose all its charge should be fine. I would bring it inside let it set for a day then put it on the charger and see.
 

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What a yucky morning around here. Just cleaned up the driveway. It was a mix of snow, slush and freezing rain. It was dang cold last night (in the teens) when it came in. But by this afternoon it's supposed to be 42 degrees. Stupid weather. :-x

But the good news is Kate, Brian and Huxley arrive around supper time today. Can't wait to see them all. :wub: It was snowing in Denver too ... thankfully the flight is only delayed 45 minutes (so far).
 

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Eye feel yer pain, Mike. Had about an inch or two last week. Supposed to get warmer. Didn't. So now, driveway has become iceway. Had about 3 inches last nite. Itz phun navigatin a sno blower over lumps. (not)
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I have some wood ready as well lol. I can't wait to start building...

... a family (?)
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Currently a pleasant 82°F here on Florida's Suncoast...
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<Wish y'all were here!>
 

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Yeah, Mike and I hadn't had a cold since we started vaping either - until January 2016. We both got the flu. Ugh! it was awful! But we got over it and haven't been sick a day since. I do believe vaping has something to do with that because we've been around Miles and his many sicknesses and haven't caught it. (I have to keep reminding myself that vaping is supposed to be bad for us.) Now if vaping could just help out these old bones!
I used to get whatever was going around. And it would always last a few days longer than everyone else.
Post-vaping, I've had one cold in the past 3 years. Everyone else had it for 4-6 days. I had it for 2.
Unfortunately, it was not a controlled study, so does not count as evidence that VAPING is good for you.
 
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