Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Three

[FranC]

 

[MattB101]

I think it is telling you that you need to download the app. Hangouts - Android Apps on Google Play

I have the Hangouts app on my phone but, when I click on the link and it asks me what application to use to open it, it doesn't give me the choice of Hangouts. On my Imac I click on a link like that and it goes to Chrome which in turn opens Hangouts and away we go. Not sure what's going on here. There should be a way to export a link to a hangout and post it online so I can either click it or drag and drop it into Hangouts. Now Hangouts will allow you to send an invitation to a person using their phone number, I wonder if you can send an invite to an email address? Deb, might have to send you my phone number (not that I have any problems with that) and try that.

 

[MattB101]

that is really odd.... that the link is takin y'all just to the app store. Thought maybe with Matt, something got booted from his app. But I know he's used that link before on his tablet, so maybe something is goin on with google hangout today that's hinky Hiya Cl!!

Tablet is different, treats the link like a laptop would. I was in the hangout via my cell the other day but, for the life of me I can't figure out how we did it.

 

[clnire]

Sounds positive legs. Hope the rest of the tests turn out OK and the Hep C treatment helps. We get ta keep ya around and enjoy your company. That is GREAT news!

 

[MattB101]

Well I sure don't need a vacation from you folks - I do have to read every day or I go thru withdrawals I just need to get talking more



Nice to meet you too Peach! and thanks. The affording part is definitely the hardest. Had to tell my husband that if we keep going like this year we are going to run out of money real quick. I think he just had to get a bunch of travel in during times he never could when he was teaching and school was in.

Thanks for posting the flamingo that you mixed the other day. I keep trying to find a mix with TFA juicy peach - because I would love to be able to vape a yummy peach and I bought a 30ml bottle of the flavoring because I was sure I was going to love it. Well until I tried the flamingo that you posted - I hated every recipe I previously tried. I mixed some up last night and so far it is tasting pretty good



Peach - just my take on this. In the last few years I have found (even before vaping and quitting smoking) that the skin on my face had become more sensitive to the creams I was using - even when they were really expensive good creams. Found I had to even switch brands after 2 or 3 purchases of any brand.

Then when I quit smoking and started vaping - for a while it didn't seem to matter what brand of cream - I was having issues with a fine rash on my face. I too had increased my water intake - tried washing my face more often, then less often and nothing seemed to help.

So I just kept switching brands..... now it has been 2 1/2 years and I find that it is only if I am vaping a lot more than normal that I get some of the slight rash problem occurring again.

I started with 18mg high pg and found it way to harsh. I dropped right away to 15mg in 40pg/60vg. However, had to switch to 50/50 because when I first quit smoking I found higher vg left me with a heavy feeling in my chest and a lot of phlegm.

Now higher vg doesn't give me the heavy chest - just an increase in phlegm and feeling like I have to clear my throat a lot. I have decreased over time to 3mg but continue to pretty much stick with 50/50 and rarely some 40pg/60vg in a melon mix that seems to taste better with the higher vg.

So long story - but in my case I think the face/skin issues were because of an increased intake of both pg/vg and until my system adjusted I kind of had to just tough it out. I guess I should have tried not using any creams - didn't even think to try that.



Thanks Dancing - I have been reading (lurking) just not doing much talking. I am hoping with staying home for awhile now - maybe I can "visit" a little more often.

Funny how things go - I come from a family that had 4 girls then 2 boys. I then had 4 boys and 1 girl. Of my sisters the first 3 of us all had boys first and then the sister next to me stopped after 3 boys. So my Dad started complaining after 8 grandsons - was he ever going to get a granddaughter He did eventually get 5 of them

Now history repeating in the opposite fashion - I thought I would never have a daughter and here we go with lots of granddaughters....

Ok enough talking ..... going to wear out my welcome

Well as most here know I'm #5 of 6 but, never once in my 17 years of living at home did we have lest then 10 kids living there. My mom was a pentecostal Christian and she would convert the street kids in Daytona and bring them home to live in a "healthy" environment.

 

[MattB101]

Nope. This is a six day break. The long break was last week, but I was ripping and running the last two days. Good night's sleep? Uh, no.... I did sleep most of the morning, however. Here it is almost 3 pm, and I'm still in "wake-up" mode. Just finished my coffee and still can't seem to get up and moving.

After wishing you a good night's sleep I went and actually didn't sleep a wink. The only sleep I have had in the last 48hrs has been the 2 hour nap I took this afternoon.

 

[MattB101]

Vaping can dry out your lips. I use burst bees lip balm, and that helps a lot.

"burst bees"? Sounds kinda messy!

 

[MattB101]

Isn't that amazing? After days of trying to get to the back porch I finally make it and there's someone ready and waiting to welcome me. American hospitality at its best!
Anyhoo, all I meant by a place to share my spreadsheet was somewhere on the interweb I could put the file so's folk could download it from a link on this forum. Nothing more fancy than that. (Here is that link if anyone's interested: LibreOffice version of Scubabatdan's Mixing Spreadsheet. Edit: Link removed due to vileness on hosting site!)
(Goodness, I used "folk" instead of "people". I'll do anything to fit in!)

Welcome to the porches. No finer place on ECF or the Web if you ask me. Why don't you pull up a rocker and tell us a little about yourself. Always like to here from new folk and learn 'bout them and their journey into vaping as well as what kind of gear they're using. Advice is freely given here however, good advice might cost ya.

 

[MikeE3]

Well as most here know I'm #5 of 6 but, never once in my 17 years of living at home did we have lest then 10 kids living there. My mom was a pentecostal Christian and she would convert the street kids in Daytona and bring them home to live in a "healthy" environment.

Nothing against you Mom or her religion ... but I 'gagged' when I read the word 'pentecostal'. Got a call this morning that my debit card may have been compromised. The agent asked "Did you make a $7.80 payment yesterday to a Pentecostal Church". My answer "No". Well then we'll have to cancel and reissue your card as its been compromised.

On the flip side - they also asked about 2 charges this week to a cigar or tobacco shop. I asked - can you tell me the names. One was VaporShark, the other was RTD Vapor. Yep those are legit. So vaping vendors get lumped into cigar/tobacco shops.

 

[seapeach]

Well I'm back. The doc says my leak is pretty stable only 2ms greater then before and the valve is opening and closing the same. He suggested having another echoin 6 months and if I have anymore palpitations to wear a sonic monitor or something like that for a month but I guess I am going to live for the present which is good news EKG was not normal but the same as before so I guess I'm not all better but I'm not any worse which is good. Now I have to go into the VA and they are going to give me every blood test known to man. I asked if they were going to check my liver functions and they said those and many other functions I told them I didn't have that many functions anymore, then they are going to start me on the $100K Hep C treatment. Got the OK from the heart doc to do it. He said he has heard of no cardiac issues with it.

Gracious, Legs, sounds like they're putting you through the mill. I've got a cousin battling Hep C, anxious to hear how that goes for ya! She's asymptomatic, but worried. "Same as before" and "Only 2 ms greater than before" are great things to hear. I always say if today is as good as yesterday, at least I know I can get through it.

Porch people in the Google Hang Out-------->

 

[Debadoo]

I told them I didn't have that many functions anymore, then they are going to start me on the $100K Hep C treatment. Got the OK from the heart doc to do it. He said he has heard of no cardiac issues with it.

first........so glad it's not any worse!!! Yay!!! But dang 100K wowsers. and I had to laugh at you not having that many functions lol Do you have hepc or is this preventative?

Now Hangouts will allow you to send an invitation to a person using their phone number, I wonder if you can send an invite to an email address? Deb, might have to send you my phone number (not that I have any problems with that) and try that.

yeah pm me your phone number and I'll see if we can figure it out. I"m sure we can.

 

[clnire]

What a precious, perfect gif of the hangout peach!

 

[MattB101]

Wutz with the sig graphics? I'm not a fan of red x's.

Sounds like you have a few broken links. Not seeing any red Xs here.

 

[MattB101]

first........so glad it's not any worse!!! Yay!!! But dang 100K wowsers. and I had to laugh at you not having that many functions lol Do you have hepc or is this preventative?


yeah pm me your phone number and I'll see if we can figure it out. I"m sure we can.

I'll catch you in the morning, hitting the horizontal surface now. Night, night.

 

[garyoa1]

Sounds like you have a few broken links. Not seeing any red Xs here.

Nope. No broken links. It shows in preview but when I post... red x. Am I havin' fun yet? :/

 

[MattB101]

Nothing against you Mom or her religion ... but I 'gagged' when I read the word 'pentecostal'. Got a call this morning that my debit card may have been compromised. The agent asked "Did you make a $7.80 payment yesterday to a Pentecostal Church". My answer "No". Well then we'll have to cancel and reissue your card as its been compromised.

On the flip side - they also asked about 2 charges this week to a cigar or tobacco shop. I asked - can you tell me the names. One was VaporShark, the other was RTD Vapor. Yep those are legit. So vaping vendors get lumped into cigar/tobacco shops.

Not offending me my friend. Have I got some stories to share about mom.

 

[Debadoo]

I'll catch you in the morning, hitting the horizontal surface now. Night, night.

Okie Dokie Sweet dreams

I am seeing the red x in your sig line Gary but not sure why. You should ask on the forum issues thread. They can help. It could be that it's too big, but not sure

 

[DavidOck]

You mentioned it was a private domain name? That might be it.

 

[lulu836]

Pics, or it didn't happen!

The horse and the armor were rented for the day so they're not available any more....sorry.

 

[Rotowoman]

After wishing you a good night's sleep I went and actually didn't sleep a wink. The only sleep I have had in the last 48hrs has been the 2 hour nap I took this afternoon.

A two hour nap in 48 hours?? You can't be serious. I'd be a total wreck! I've been up 9 hours today, and in a few minutes, I'm going right back to bed.