Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch-Part Six

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DavidOck

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We're all pretty exhausted and still have a lot of cleanup to do, but there was no damage to the house and our 4 giant live oaks are still miraculously standing tall although a bit thinner. Hurricane windows are dirty but not even a scratch. We have one screen missing from our lanai, but that's it....we are so amazingly blessed!
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Good morning it's a balmy 32F this morning. God I hate winter. Used to love it.

Guess it's not winter here yet, then, as it was only 35 :)
 

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G'morning Porchers :)

Just thought I'd barge my way through here today :)

@Flowersoul - so glad things are "back to normal" ?

Cathy, hope you had a great b'day!

Thanks all for my b'day wishes :)

2Legs - "balmy" 32 degrees :shock: Yeah, no thanks!

You are never barging, it's always good to see ya!

I am very glad @Flowersoul 's home is OK. Seeing some of the flooding in places is scary. We flooded once in So FL, but only (?) about 12 inches flowing through. These floods to the roof top, just WOW.

I had a wonderful birthday and my sister joined us for dinner. Best birthday present I could as for, a big hug from her.
 

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First off:

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Wishing all the celebratin' porchers a good one!


Ever have a prolonged "what the..?" daze just hover over ya? Not gonna bore with the ridikidink details, suffice to say that it's been interesting...



vape that daze away!
 

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Thank you so much for posting this! What is considered profound shock? A few weeks ago, Frankie started just trembling and acting weird. The dog that will only just now (after being with him daily for a year) allow me to hold him close for just a few minutes, let me hold him tight for 1.5 hrs til my back just couldn't take it anymore then laid on my chest with my arms holding him for another 2.5 hrs. He didn't act sick........he just acted freaked out over something. He trembled for several more hours after that. I called my son, but he didn't get there for a few hours, and when he did, he was doing much better, but started trembling again when I got up to go to the bathroom. It didn't last long though.


That little boy dog got scared by something! Was someone sneaking around outside? Had he barked or anything?


Great opening line!!! The rest was good too. sorta pointing out all parts of it, but that's to be expected. One thing that I hadn't thought of before, caught my eye. Where someone had said that they couldn't let vaping take off and become glamorous like smoking had, then 5 years later if it proved to be harmful :rolleyes: try to stuff the genie back in the bottle. Hadn't thought of it from this aspect. I don't like it of course, but makes me wonder if stars who vape do us more harm than good in the views of some. Thinking back to how glamorous hollywood made smoking out to be.


I think anyone who bases decisions, or opinions on that of a "celebrity" has a screw loose. It amazes me how much credence some people give them. Just amazing.
 

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Thank you so much for posting this! What is considered profound shock? A few weeks ago, Frankie started just trembling and acting weird. The dog that will only just now (after being with him daily for a year) allow me to hold him close for just a few minutes, let me hold him tight for 1.5 hrs til my back just couldn't take it anymore then laid on my chest with my arms holding him for another 2.5 hrs. He didn't act sick........he just acted freaked out over something. He trembled for several more hours after that. I called my son, but he didn't get there for a few hours, and when he did, he was doing much better, but started trembling again when I got up to go to the bathroom. It didn't last long though.


lol I've always said it a bit differently. Only two tools a woman needs are duct tape and a hammer. If it moves and shouldn't, duct tape it. If it don't move and should.......beat it with a hammer til it does!! [emoji38] 3rd optional tool is a screwdriver........for pryin things open only. :D


Wahooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy for ya!! That's gonna be an exhausting trip, but so glad y'all are getting to go!!


Amen big brudder!!!


last 3 numbers may or may not be significant in that. ;)


You stinker!!! We were wishin so many bdays and you just kept quiet!
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Great opening line!!! The rest was good too. sorta pointing out all parts of it, but that's to be expected. One thing that I hadn't thought of before, caught my eye. Where someone had said that they couldn't let vaping take off and become glamorous like smoking had, then 5 years later if it proved to be harmful :rolleyes: try to stuff the genie back in the bottle. Hadn't thought of it from this aspect. I don't like it of course, but makes me wonder if stars who vape do us more harm than good in the views of some. Thinking back to how glamorous hollywood made smoking out to be.


so glad y'all had no damage and power is back on!!



I spect ya don't wanna know that it's 70 here this am huh [emoji14] I sure couldn't live up there. A friend in SD had their first freeze last week and they were already predicting snow. You need to move south darlin!
74 here. But my weather app has been known to lie, & it feels like 30!
 

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I had a wonderful birthday and my sister joined us for dinner. Best birthday present I could as for, a big hug from her.
awwwwwww so glad for you!

Not a chance. Too little rain and the webs between my toes start to crack and itch
roflmao!

74 here. But my weather app has been known to lie, & it feels like 30!
72 now but mine lies a lot too. It does feel much colder. and I couldn't quote it since you put it inside my quote, but I totally agree about folks being stupid that put a lot of stock in celebrities. Back in the day I can understand a poor housewife who's life was all work......and nothing fancy wanting to be a bit glamorous like a star, and smoking was something she could do to try to achieve a piece of it. But nowadays, I wouldn't wanna be anything like 95% of em!
 

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We're all pretty exhausted and still have a lot of cleanup to do, but there was no damage to the house and our 4 giant live oaks are still miraculously standing tall although a bit thinner. Hurricane windows are dirty but not even a scratch. We have one screen missing from our lanai, but that's it....we are so amazingly blessed!

Wonderful news! OK, now exhale...
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... last 3 numbers may or may not be significant in that.

Yeah, I had to wait 'bout 12 seconds so I wouldn't be
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Good morning!

I could have sworn I posted an update last night, but don't see it here! Exhaustion can do that to ya.

Anyway,

Power was resumed about 5ish yesterday! Having electricity is one of those things we take for granted....not any more! :) Generators are good, but the real thing is better!

We went out to dinner with neighbors and when we returned, voila......so so so relieved!

We're all pretty exhausted and still have a lot of cleanup to do, but there was no damage to the house and our 4 giant live oaks are still miraculously standing tall although a bit thinner. Hurricane windows are dirty but not even a scratch. We have one screen missing from our lanai, but that's it....we are so amazingly blessed!

We were hit here with a Cat3 at low tide which was our saving grace......had it been high tide.....well.......

Feeling mighty grateful that we had a safe home with son in St. Augustine! Downtown St. Augustine is a nightmare!

Texted with Matt and he and Doree should be in Daytona sometime today!

Won't be on much cause we're still pretty busy with cleanup and helping others so will be back when I can.
Wonderful news! Don't you worry about us. Just don't work TOO hard.
A few weeks ago, Frankie started just trembling and acting weird. The dog that will only just now (after being with him daily for a year) allow me to hold him close for just a few minutes, let me hold him tight for 1.5 hrs til my back just couldn't take it anymore then laid on my chest with my arms holding him for another 2.5 hrs. He didn't act sick........he just acted freaked out over something. He trembled for several more hours after that. I called my son, but he didn't get there for a few hours, and when he did, he was doing much better, but started trembling again when I got up to go to the bathroom. It didn't last long though.
That's how my son's dog would act when rain was coming, long before the humans knew it was coming.
So happy for ya!! That's gonna be an exhausting trip, but so glad y'all are getting to go!!
Melinda was shocked she actually talked me into it. That much travelling for a 48 hour visit!
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Not you've got me curious.
 

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Oh my, maybe now I know why ya might be jealous? NC doesn't have da green party on da ballot...
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Dave, if ya don't know my inclinations by now, can't help ya at dis point; if ever!

Nice try, but politically, troll someone/somewhere else... <click...>
I apologize, Iffy. When I was drinking, I thought it was a good post. I was surprised to read that there are 6 tickets on the Florida ballot, but I didn't vet the info to make sure it was accurate.
 

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I apologize, Iffy. When I was drinking, I thought it was a good post. I was surprised to read that there are 6 tickets on the Florida ballot, but I didn't vet the info to make sure it was accurate.
Gotta start drinkin more of it or less of it not sure which. The furnace guy is here, we always get the same one every year, really nice guy and says our funace which is 23 years old is looking good so far doing a CO2 test on it now takes it all apart every year and cleans the burner checks the chimney for leaks. He said he did one yesterday and the old ladies chimney had a big split in it and it was lucky it didn't kill her. Guess we don't need a new one yet.
 

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Damn Bells ever since you mentioned you had a 70" TV I've been trying to figure out where we could fit it in our living room. Then if we got Ultra HD we'd need a Roku 4 and higher internet speed with an 802.11ac modem. This could get expensive but for as much time as we watch TV it would be worth it.
 

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Happy Birthday Dinger!
Damn Bells ever since you mentioned you had a 70" TV I've been trying to figure out where we could fit it in our living room. Then if we got Ultra HD we'd need a Roku 4 and higher internet speed with an 802.11ac modem. This could get expensive but for as much time as we watch TV it would be worth it.
If you're like me, you'll look at your 70" TV one day and find yourself wondering if you should get an 85".

Swift Creek is more like Swift River for the time being. I don't know if it's crested yet.
 

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I apologize, Iffy.

Dave, I sincerely appreciate that! You probably have lil' idea how much I respect your porch contributions/presence, even if I generally disagree with the political aspect. So be it...

Nevertheless, hopefully we all are here to support each other for our betterment; not personal political challenges.

Still hoping we can share a brew or two, or... in our future (no vinegar please)!

Swift Creek is more like Swift River for the time being. I don't know if it's crested yet.

Been monitoring da WeatherUnderground site and it's definitely not over fer our northern coastal neighbors. Ya'll stay safe!
 
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