Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part 5

[Frenchfry1942]

The talk of Protanks and the recommendation of the KF5 brought back memories. I had 6-9 Protanks running as my primary and then decided to try building with a kayfun. Less than a week, Protanks were looking to be PIF'd and more Kayfuns were coming. Not hard, relaxing even and I decided that Kayfuns would be great for when things get hard to get.

 

[Debadoo]

and I care deeply about all of you here.

ditto darlin! It's amazing how close folks can get even online. I saw this whatever ya call it last night, and thought it was so appropriate even for our online friendships.

 

[Kaezziel]

Oh hope that goes really great!!

Thank you, Darlin'. We're definitely hopin' for the best with this one!

ditto darlin! It's amazing how close folks can get even online. I saw this whatever ya call it last night, and thought it was so appropriate even for our online friendships.

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Hahahahahahaha!!! Well, I guess that's one way to look at it! It is pretty awesome to see how strong a relationship can become between people whom have only met online. Boggles the mind sometimes.

 

[Alter]

The talk of Protanks and the recommendation of the KF5 brought back memories. I had 6-9 Protanks running as my primary and then decided to try building with a kayfun. Less than a week, Protanks were looking to be PIF'd and more Kayfuns were coming. Not hard, relaxing even and I decided that Kayfuns would be great for when things get hard to get.

This sounds like a familiar path that I have followed except it was the kayfun that shelved my protanks then the subtank mini that caused my kayfuns to be shelved. I did like the kayfuns for vapor and better build area than protanks but the kayfuns seeped juice through the fill port and I just couldn't fix it good enough with homemade orings from cardo condoms. The only kayfun that didn't seep was the authentic and it had no oring on the fill screw, all the clones I had seeped.

 

[Myrany]

Hahahahahahaha!!! Well, I guess that's one way to look at it! It is pretty awesome to see how strong a relationship can become between people whom have only met online. Boggles the mind sometimes.

True Story (Which is even vape related eventually)
Back in 2003 I started playing The Sims Online and met a young woman(19 at the time) who was being treated very badly by other players. I sort of took her under wing and it eventually came out that about a year earlier she had been in a horrific car wreck (car rolled 7 times after being pushed off an embankment by a drunk driver on black ice). Her injuries were beyond belief many broken bones and severe head trauma. At the time her mental capacity was estimated at 35% of what she had before the wreck. She was easy meat for other players to take advantage of.

1st Miracle: She lived

2nd Miracle: She woke up from the coma

When I met her she was using the game to keep her mind off the pain as she went through many surgeries to rebuild her broken bones.

Eventually I moved her to another game (Second Life) where everything in the game world is player created. I taught her to build stuff there (a rudimentary 3d modeling) and eventually how to use Photoshop to texture her builds. It was a painfully slow process as one of the side effects of head injury for her was a very unpredictable memory. I could teach her something one day and the next it was totally gone. So I would reteach and she would forget. We did this over and over for years.

The one day her dad sat down on her account to talk to me. Her latest tests were in. She had hit 95% of her pre-wreck mental capacity (Hello Miracle 3). The doctors totally credited the creative endeavors + someone to not let her give up with the improvement.

Eventually over time some of her family joined us in the game. In particular her cousin Jimmy who is a member of a Police Special Teams Unit (They are in Canada). He eventually got more of the team in the game and their spouses until we were up to 72 of us gaming together every night.

Our Crew has stuck together through 6 games now and still going strong. We call ourselves a family even though I technically am not. Over all these years together we sure feel like we are. We are all bro or sis to each other. I am actually closer to most of them than I am to my real family. We have never met. It is all online. Never discount how good outcomes can come from online connections.

One interesting side effect of all of this is that I have 9 VapeVerts amongst my Adopted Canadian family now. When I successfully quit they wanted to know how I did it and it went from there.

Btw the young lady in question is now WALKING, married has a job and a little one of her own. Hows that for miracles happen.

 

[LittleBird]

...Not hard, relaxing even and I decided that Kayfuns would be great for when things get hard to get.

It was awhile before I started building; it seemed a daunting and difficult endeavor. Now, building, dry burning, rewicking - just a thing to do . I do try to get attys that have decent sized decks. No sense tempting fate!

 

[LittleBird]

@Myrany, thank you for sharing that story. There is much more love in the world than we credit ... Now, off to find the Kleenex.

 

[clnire]

Great story @Myrany , thanks for sharing. Miracles do happen, and sounds like you helped make it happen. That feel good feeling.

 

[Iffy]

True Story ...

Hows that for miracles happen.

Beautiful encounter!!!

 

[Kaezziel]

True Story (Which is even vape related eventually)
Back in 2003 I started playing The Sims Online and met a young woman(19 at the time) who was being treated very badly by other players. I sort of took her under wing and it eventually came out that about a year earlier she had been in a horrific car wreck (car rolled 7 times after being pushed off an embankment by a drunk driver on black ice). Her injuries were beyond belief many broken bones and severe head trauma. At the time her mental capacity was estimated at 35% of what she had before the wreck. She was easy meat for other players to take advantage of.

1st Miracle: She lived

2nd Miracle: She woke up from the coma

When I met her she was using the game to keep her mind off the pain as she went through many surgeries to rebuild her broken bones.

Eventually I moved her to another game (Second Life) where everything in the game world is player created. I taught her to build stuff there (a rudimentary 3d modeling) and eventually how to use Photoshop to texture her builds. It was a painfully slow process as one of the side effects of head injury for her was a very unpredictable memory. I could teach her something one day and the next it was totally gone. So I would reteach and she would forget. We did this over and over for years.

The one day her dad sat down on her account to talk to me. Her latest tests were in. She had hit 95% of her pre-wreck mental capacity (Hello Miracle 3). The doctors totally credited the creative endeavors + someone to not let her give up with the improvement.

Eventually over time some of her family joined us in the game. In particular her cousin Jimmy who is a member of a Police Special Teams Unit (They are in Canada). He eventually got more of the team in the game and their spouses until we were up to 72 of us gaming together every night.

Our Crew has stuck together through 6 games now and still going strong. We call ourselves a family even though I technically am not. Over all these years together we sure feel like we are. We are all bro or sis to each other. I am actually closer to most of them than I am to my real family. We have never met. It is all online. Never discount how good outcomes can come from online connections.

One interesting side effect of all of this is that I have 9 VapeVerts amongst my Adopted Canadian family now. When I successfully quit they wanted to know how I did it and it went from there.

Btw the young lady in question is now WALKING, married has a job and a little one of her own. Hows that for miracles happen.

What an absolutely beautiful and heartwarming story, Myr!! Thank you soooooooooooo much for sharing this! This wonderful story of your personal experience has truly given merit to the most positive sides of the internet and human connection, and you are truly a very special woman to have helped this young lady during her most difficult and trying times. Bless you, Myr! And I'm so very happy to hear that she is doing so well now! Those combined miracles are all Very touching!

My Bride and I actually met online... 18-19 years ago now. We were in an online RPG chat room, of all places.

 

[Myrany]

Really y'all give me too much credit. She did the hard part. I just provided the nudges.

When I first came to ECF and stumbled on the porches that story had a ton to do with my decision to approach all of you. On reading the front porch (yes I went back and read all of it before ever posting) I got a really similar vibe to what I have with my gaming family. A sense of we will stick together through anything and we will get through it TOGETHER.

We each make each other stronger and better for our time on the porches.

 

[Kenna]

True Story (Which is even vape related eventually)
Back in 2003 I started playing The Sims Online and met a young woman(19 at the time) who was being treated very badly by other players. I sort of took her under wing and it eventually came out that about a year earlier she had been in a horrific car wreck (car rolled 7 times after being pushed off an embankment by a drunk driver on black ice). Her injuries were beyond belief many broken bones and severe head trauma. At the time her mental capacity was estimated at 35% of what she had before the wreck. She was easy meat for other players to take advantage of.

1st Miracle: She lived

2nd Miracle: She woke up from the coma

When I met her she was using the game to keep her mind off the pain as she went through many surgeries to rebuild her broken bones.

Eventually I moved her to another game (Second Life) where everything in the game world is player created. I taught her to build stuff there (a rudimentary 3d modeling) and eventually how to use Photoshop to texture her builds. It was a painfully slow process as one of the side effects of head injury for her was a very unpredictable memory. I could teach her something one day and the next it was totally gone. So I would reteach and she would forget. We did this over and over for years.

The one day her dad sat down on her account to talk to me. Her latest tests were in. She had hit 95% of her pre-wreck mental capacity (Hello Miracle 3). The doctors totally credited the creative endeavors + someone to not let her give up with the improvement.

Eventually over time some of her family joined us in the game. In particular her cousin Jimmy who is a member of a Police Special Teams Unit (They are in Canada). He eventually got more of the team in the game and their spouses until we were up to 72 of us gaming together every night.

Our Crew has stuck together through 6 games now and still going strong. We call ourselves a family even though I technically am not. Over all these years together we sure feel like we are. We are all bro or sis to each other. I am actually closer to most of them than I am to my real family. We have never met. It is all online. Never discount how good outcomes can come from online connections.

One interesting side effect of all of this is that I have 9 VapeVerts amongst my Adopted Canadian family now. When I successfully quit they wanted to know how I did it and it went from there.

Btw the young lady in question is now WALKING, married has a job and a little one of her own. Hows that for miracles happen.

Total, miraculous victories can happen online!

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[Debadoo]

True Story (Which is even vape related eventually)
Back in 2003 I started playing The Sims Online and met a young woman(19 at the time) who was being treated very badly by other players. I sort of took her under wing and it eventually came out that about a year earlier she had been in a horrific car wreck (car rolled 7 times after being pushed off an embankment by a drunk driver on black ice). Her injuries were beyond belief many broken bones and severe head trauma. At the time her mental capacity was estimated at 35% of what she had before the wreck. She was easy meat for other players to take advantage of.

1st Miracle: She lived

2nd Miracle: She woke up from the coma

When I met her she was using the game to keep her mind off the pain as she went through many surgeries to rebuild her broken bones.

Eventually I moved her to another game (Second Life) where everything in the game world is player created. I taught her to build stuff there (a rudimentary 3d modeling) and eventually how to use Photoshop to texture her builds. It was a painfully slow process as one of the side effects of head injury for her was a very unpredictable memory. I could teach her something one day and the next it was totally gone. So I would reteach and she would forget. We did this over and over for years.

The one day her dad sat down on her account to talk to me. Her latest tests were in. She had hit 95% of her pre-wreck mental capacity (Hello Miracle 3). The doctors totally credited the creative endeavors + someone to not let her give up with the improvement.

Eventually over time some of her family joined us in the game. In particular her cousin Jimmy who is a member of a Police Special Teams Unit (They are in Canada). He eventually got more of the team in the game and their spouses until we were up to 72 of us gaming together every night.

Our Crew has stuck together through 6 games now and still going strong. We call ourselves a family even though I technically am not. Over all these years together we sure feel like we are. We are all bro or sis to each other. I am actually closer to most of them than I am to my real family. We have never met. It is all online. Never discount how good outcomes can come from online connections.

One interesting side effect of all of this is that I have 9 VapeVerts amongst my Adopted Canadian family now. When I successfully quit they wanted to know how I did it and it went from there.

Btw the young lady in question is now WALKING, married has a job and a little one of her own. Hows that for miracles happen.

I've heard this story once or twice before, but could never get tired of hearing it! So many just astounding parts of this! I love it. And no ma'am, not giving you too much credit at all. So many people aren't willing to invest their time like that even for family, much less someone who begins as a stranger.

We were in an online RPG chat room, of all places.

I hear RPG all I can think is rocket propelled grenade

 

[Kaezziel]

I hear RPG all I can think is rocket propelled grenade

Role Playing Game...

 

[Myrany]

I've heard this story once or twice before, but could never get tired of hearing it! So many just astounding parts of this! I love it. And no ma'am, not giving you too much credit at all. So many people aren't willing to invest their time like that even for family, much less someone who begins as a stranger.
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I hear RPG all I can think is rocket propelled grenade

RPG is Role Playing Game for any that do not know.

World of Warcraft and Lord of the Rings Online and heck The Sims Online are all examples of Role playing Games allthough they are MMORPGs. Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. The old paper and pencil Dungeons & Dragons is a RPG.

What Kaez is talking about is a time in RPGs when they were just starting to move online and were still text based so chatrooms were common.

 

[Kaezziel]

RPG is Role Playing Game for any that do not know.

World of Warcraft and Lord of the Rings Online and heck The Sims Online are all examples of Role playing Games allthough they are MMORPGs. Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. The old paper and pencil Dungeons & Dragons is a RPG.

What Kaez is talking about is a time in RPGs when they were just starting to move online and were still text based so chatrooms were common.

Yep. We met in a chatroom for VtM (Vampire: The Masquerade). But there were characters from several of the other strains of White Wolf games in there as well. Y'all gonna make me show my geek side in here? LOL

 

[Myrany]

Yep. We met in a chatroom for VtM (Vampire: The Masquerade). But there were characters from several of the other strains of White Wolf games in there as well. Y'all gonna make me show my geek side in here? LOL

We are vapers we are by definition techno heads and geeks to one degree or another.

 

[Kaezziel]

We are vapers we are by definition techno heads and geeks to one degree or another.

Hahahaha! Very true... but even the other vapers that I know around here think that I'm a geek. How'z it my fault if they don't know how to build a decent coil?

 

[seminolewind]

I'm so looking forward to actually visit a Vape shop. I'd probably spend too much. Are most still up and running?There are a couple in AU, in other states, but no Nic. I did see somewhere that doctors can now prescribe it for therapeutic use. But that would be for quitting.

Really! You may have to scout around for nic mailed from another country. I remember ordering heartworm pills for my dog from Australia because they were cheaper. See if you can get an import from GB , Italy , or France. You never know.

 

[Debadoo]

Role Playing Game...

Jup now that I hear it again, I remember hearin that before.
Military family......what can I say