Older Folks and Vaping Front Porch - Part Three

[3mg Meniere]

You guys and gals have been great getting me set up. I know there will be many questions along the way, but I think I'm ready for the back porch. I'm a back porch sort of gal anyways

I knew you would fit in with this group from your very first post. WELCOME!! And come on over.

 

[DavidOck]

Now, how can we spend some more of your $$?

 

[garyoa1]

And anudder one moves away from the bakky flavs and becomes an instant convert!

 

[seapeach]

I knew you would fit in with this group from your very first post. WELCOME!! And come on over.

Yay! I don't know how to flag forum pages to watch and when I search for Old Folks and vaping back porch it gives me old stuff. How to I get to the back porch? All I know to do is go back to my original old hippie new member page/thread and click on your link. Is there a better way?

 

[garyoa1]

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[Ken_A]

When you order online, your three favorite words change to:
Out for delivery

 

[umanbean]

Welcome to the porches seapeach. Glad to see you've cleared your first hurdle.

Vaping is work, but worth it... different than flippin' a cig out of the pack and hittin' it with a bic, that's for sure.

It's like a station sales manager told me many years ago "Selling radio is easy... if you work it hard."

Good luck... you've found the right place, and people, for all the help you could need.

 

[Iffy]

c-peach,

Way to stick with 'it' and be 'adventurous'!

With today's variety and advancements in vaping equipment/jooses, commonly, the only folk that fail in vaping are those that don't really want to quit 'bakky. It's a rare individual that can't succeed in vaping due to allergies/health. In most of those cases, there is normally a satisfactory work around.

BTW, if I read right, your resultant mix should be 9mg and 75PG/25VG; "1 ml of this Hydro peach 50/50 0 mg with 1ml of the cool fresh 100% pg 18 mg."

So glad your first hurtle was just a lil' bump in da road!

 

[MikeE3]

Math is not my forte, but I stopped at the shop up the street and got some Hydro peach 50/50 o mg. (Got some hydro watermelon 0 mg and some Fantasia double apple 50/50 12 mg also) I mixed 1 ml of this Hydro peach 50/50 0 mg with 1ml of the cool fresh 100% pg 18 mg. I could vape this all day set at 3.7 volts. The hole is wide open (4th one for max air). I get flavor and a great cloud on the exhale. Twenty minutes later and no craving and no tight jaw or teeth grinding. You guys and gals have been great getting me set up. I know there will be many questions along the way, but I think I'm ready for the back porch. I'm a back porch sort of gal anyways

Oh good - you're on your way now. Now that you've got the knack of it. Don't be afraid to adjust your air flow and or voltage in increments to fine tune your setup to what you like.

Yay! I don't know how to flag forum pages to watch and when I search for Old Folks and Vaping back porch it gives me old stuff. How to I get to the back porch? All I know to do is go back to my original old hippie new member page/thread and click on your link. Is there a better way?

On top of the 1st post on the page look for "Watch thread" and click on it. Then anytime you want to find the thread go the the top of the page and look for 'Watched Threads". If you click on that it will give you a list of all the threads you are watching. Than when you click on one of your watched threads - you'll go to the 1st unread post and you can pickup where you left off.

 

[Semiretired]

I'm a back porch sort of gal anyways

Yep, you are going to fit in with this group just fine...

 

[Metal Storm]

My morning vape with my coffee went very well. I started at 3.0 volts and worked my way up to 3.7. I don't like a lot of puffing first, getting vapor all in my face and nose. I found if I just draw off the mouth piece straight to my lungs and then exhale a nice cloud, I am more satisfied than any other way with less to no coughing. That's even with the 100% pg. Can I get 100% vg and mix this pg with it to dilute to % 50/50? I read somewhere that you could mix nic strengths and flavors, but not pg/vg differences because of how it stays in suspension. I'd like to try the vg, but I don't want to waste this either.

You might try to get the same juice in "max VG" and mix it with your max PG. It would hit much more smooth for you. It would need to be shaken well so it vapes consistently like 50/50 should. I like 50% - 70% VG juice. Max VG produces very thick, heavy vapor and it's prone to dry hit if you don't have the right equipment. Makes me cough about as bad as very high PG. If you stick with 50/50 in the Nautilus, you should be fine.

Glad to hear you are off to a good start.

 

[Metal Storm]

When I am actually vaping, I don't get the rush like I do with an analog right when I'm doing it. But later, like about ten minutes later, I feel a bit shaky and my jaw feels tight, almost like I'm about to grind my teeth. I'm wondering if that's the high nic?

The Nautilus can put out a decent amount of vapor. It's a step up from some of the cheap beginner tanks so 18-24 mg nic might be a bit high for the vapor it puts out. I vape 6mg in my Nautilus at work. I chain vape a lot so I don't need high nic juice. 12 - 14 mg nic might be better for you in the Nauti. Part of starting out is all the experimenting you have to do. I've been vaping for a little over 3 months and I bet I've tried over 50 different juices. Finding a few flavors that you really enjoy and look forward to vaping is very important to sticking with it, IMO. And expensive doesn't guarantee "good". Cheap doesn't guarantee "bad".

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Hey, that's mine...

Opps, sorry. You snooze, you lose. But it was good.

How Reliable Are Sniffing Dogs? There you are.

I mean no offense, Omg, but that article was a hatchet job worthy of ANTZ. There are certifying bodies for different types of search dogs, if an investigative department chooses not to use certified animals and trained handlers, that's their fault. My limited understanding of accelerant training is a second dog should be brought in to confirm what the first found. How many accelerants are in your, mine, or anybody's house? The dog was told to find chemical traces of accelerants it was trained on and it did.

The dog found a scent in or on Wolf's package and was searched. Major PITA. But the scent could have come from another package or someone's hands for that matter. A pile of packages may have been searched. Not saying dogs are perfect, but it's up to the humans to sort through the information the dogs have given them. If a machine could do it better, we wouldn't be using dogs. And it was a dog that found the 8th victim in the Amtrak wreck after two days of searching by humans.

Perhaps the author would like to go after these adorable, life-saving creatures next. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/26/world/africa/hero-rats-sniff-out-landmines-and-tb/



I had at least four posts to quote in here and now the rest are missing. Anybody else having that problem?

 

[Metal Storm]

Opps, sorry. You snooze, you lose. But it was good.




I mean no offense, Omg, but that article was a hatchet job worthy of ANTZ. There are certifying bodies for different types of search dogs, if an investigative department chooses not to use certified animals and trained handlers, that's their fault. My limited understanding of accelerant training is a second dog should be brought in to confirm what the first found. How many accelerants are in your, mine, or anybody's house? The dog was told to find chemical traces of accelerants it was trained on and it did.

The dog found a scent in or on Wolf's package and was searched. Major PITA. But the scent could have come from another package or someone's hands for that matter. A pile of packages may have been searched. Not saying dogs are perfect, but it's up to the humans to sort through the information the dogs have given them. If a machine could do it better, we wouldn't be using dogs. And it was a dog that found the 8th victim in the Amtrak wreck after two days of searching by humans.

Perhaps the author would like to go after these adorable, life-saving creatures next. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/26/world/africa/hero-rats-sniff-out-landmines-and-tb/



I had at least four posts to quote in here and now the rest are missing. Anybody else having that problem?

The cops here in TN are known around the country for making the drug dogs hit on people's cars they've pulled over so they can confiscate their car, cash, etc. They go after people with out of state plates headed west on I40. They literally steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in cars, cash and expensive belongings from innocent people.

I vaped the usual Reds today but I'm going to wash the Nautilus out and make up some of my S&C Lite for tomorrow. No matter how much I like an eliquid, they all get tiresome to me after vaping it every day.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

If lets say for vaping or general activities.
Anyone have arthritis in their hands , what do you do or use to help you with pain and mobility ?

I know there are people on here with those problems but don't know what they use. A little bump here for your question.

When I am actually vaping, I don't get the rush like I do with an analog right when I'm doing it. But later, like about ten minutes later, I feel a bit shaky and my jaw feels tight, almost like I'm about to grind my teeth. I'm wondering if that's the high nic?

Peach, glad you are doing so much better and have branched out in your flavors in less than 12 hours. Must be a new record!

There is a chemical added to cigarettes to give you that almost instant nic buzz that you can really notice in the morning or when you're having a super nic fit. There's also cough suppressant and 6,000= other chemicals in cigarettes. I still miss the instant nic fix, everything else I'm more than happy to see go.

Perhaps the 18mg is a bit strong for you, everybody is different, but do keep a stronger juice around for when those cigarette urges hit, you will be happy to have it. They saying around here, and it seems to be true for most people, it that those cigarette urges follow the rules of three; three days, three weeks , three months, three years. Not on that date exactly, but around that time. Then there's just good old stress. Nothing like a good puff or six off something stronger for a little fortification.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Went to the doctor today

Been having horrific problems with a cholesterol drug. The worst and diminishing one was heartburn or something similar to it. Never, ever had that problem before, the pain was excruciating so I quit taking the pill. Feel way better but thought the doctor should be aware. Doctor thinks I have heart problems. I told him I don't (had tests, yadda, yadda, heart's fine). Made me take an EKG. Doctor was completely confounded that this EKG is better than the last (when I was switching from heavy smoking to vaping). He gave me antacids. My BP has also dropped down in to the 120s after going back onto a little nic. It was over 180 after quitting the nic. He has the only German Shepherd worse than El Whacko that I know of. Doc showed me a picture of what was left of his office chair after Tex ate it. Last time we were there, Tex ate his computer cable. Tex makes El Whacko look like a saint. It was a good day plus it's raining out!

 

[Semiretired]

Doctor was completely confounded

That is why they call it practicing medicine...

Since I have been vaping - my lung capacity has increased by over 18%. I can now go up and down the stairs several times without huffing and puffing (when my legs allow it of course). And while this probably not related to vaping, but could be - I now require minimal anit-allergy meds...

 

[Metal Storm]

My Mr. E Liquid RY4 came today and they included a free sample, "Icarus". I'll see about those two later. Tonight, another A Lister is up: Mr. Vape RY4 is in my Subtank at 1.2 Ohms and tasting good. It is brighter, a little less tobacco forward than the others I've tried but still a tobacco vape first, not a dessert labeled tobacco.

It's early yet but will say that both Crystal E Liquid's RY4 and their Double Tobacco RY4 still reign supreme for me. But I still have to spend an evening or two with Mr. Vape to say for sure. He may turn out to be my kind of guy.

 

[Semiretired]

Love some good RY4 periodically. I DIY - never figured out how to make it, but pick up a bottle now and then when I order other stuff - have found several I like - it is strange how one is so much different than another...

 

[Iffy]

I think the author 0mg linked to was cautioning 'bout improper, and possibly indiscriminate, use of non-certified canine 'evidence' in convicting innocent individuals without any conclusive supportive data & documentation.

Once we reach the point of relying upon a four legged creature to determine our freedom, or lack thereof, we've gone waaay to far without contributing supportive and conclusive evidence!!! Being an avid supporter of the multiple and remarkable abilities of animal capabilities (i.e. pre-seizure alerts, cancer 'detection', mine finding rodents, etc), I can, and do, appreciate their benefits. But yet fear the resultant legal implications and consequences at this point!

How 'bout we do a dog trainer vs. child rearing parent comparison... OK, maybe not, due to emotional 50 shades of 'gray'.

The below quote should scare the crap outta any freedom loving (and especially innocent) individual:

<quoted from article>
"Q. Do you keep records as to the effectiveness of your dog?"
"A. Yes, sir, I do."
"Q. Do you know how often your dog gives false positives?"
"A. He doesn't give any false positives. We're just unable to verify the alerts at the time."

... aka "My baby would never do that!"

Catch ya'll later... chow time...