ProVarinati Diner & Saloon and Beyond

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that is interesting, but it may be too airy for me.. that's my concern anyway..

I am a restricted lung vaper who vapes around 12-15 watts most usually.. that makes my life more difficult, as RL doesn't normally vape that low a wattage I don't think..
The joyetech RFC Riftcore Duo came out around 7-8 months ago which is years in the vape industry :laugh:
The latest Joyetech tank out is called the CUBIS Max :?:
28mm - 5ml :blink: top fill & adjustable top air flow that takes a cotton pad on the bottom o_O
I'm hoping they make one with a smaller diameter tank and to be used 15-30 watts. :unsure:

Here is PBusardo review on the CUBIS Max and Ultex T-80 kit.
They do sell the CUBIS by itself.



I like watching Phil take stuff apart :laugh:
 

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Today was a good day, I drove with my bike up to the north of Raleigh to an access point to the Neuse River trail at the eight mile marker, and finally road my bike to the trail head where it begins.

This was a ride that completed my exploration of this trail, and it felt awesome to have accomplished this. The trail starts at a huge flood control dam, just like the ones I used to ride my motorcycles to when I lived up north, they were destination points for me, I would research where they were and plan day rides to them to marvel at their construction and engineering beauty, this dam was no exception. It is a huge earthen dam with a sluice way allowing the gradual release of water to control downstream flooding, I rode and lugged my bike up to the top, and rode along the top of the dam just enjoying the awesome scenery. It was a dark, cold gray day, but I was beaming.

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Today was a good day, I drove with my bike up to the north of Raleigh to an access point to the Neuse River trail at the eight mile marker, and finally road my bike to the trail head where it begins.

This was a ride that completed my exploration of this trail, and it felt awesome to have accomplished this. The trail starts at a huge flood control dam, just like the ones I used to ride my motorcycles to when I lived up north, they were destination points for me, I would research where they were and plan day rides to them to marvel at their construction and engineering beauty, this dam was no exception. It is a huge earthen dam with a sluice way allowing the gradual release of water to control downstream flooding, I rode and lugged my bike up to the top, and rode along the top of the dam just enjoying the awesome scenery. It was a dark, cold gray day, but I was beaming.

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I’m a mile away from Falls Lake out my back door. I’m trying to think where this is. Has to be off of Falls of the Neuse Road by that bike shop, no?
 

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I’m a mile away from Falls Lake out my back door. I’m trying to think where this is. Has to be off of Falls of the Neuse Road by that bike shop, no?
Yes, at the end of the trail I saw the shop. I think it is called "the Bike Guy" ? next time I take a ride up there will be from mile marker 17.5, that will be a 35 mile ride. I need to get a rack for one of my road bikes so I can bring some food and maybe extra water for that ride. Maybe I'll drive up to Horseshoe Farm park and just do the shorter ride again, but I really hate driving on 401 on the north side of Raleigh...it's crazy traffic up there.
 

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Yes, at the end of the trail I saw the shop. I think it is called "the Bike Guy" ? next time I take a ride up there will be from mile marker 17.5, that will be a 35 mile ride. I need to get a rack for one of my road bikes so I can bring some food and maybe extra water for that ride. Maybe I'll drive up to Horseshoe Farm park and just do the shorter ride again, but I really hate driving on 401 on the north side of Raleigh...it's crazy traffic up there.
How to you get to the path? Are you close enuf to bike there?
 

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How to you get to the path? Are you close enuf to bike there? [ I put my bike in the back of my Subaru Forester ]


the Falls Of Neuse bike trail starts right there in the parking lot across the street from that bike shop. If you park by the river there, its just a short walk, maybe five minutes up hill, to the dam, you can see the sluice way from the area around the parking lot. Maybe some day we can meet up there :) It would be cool to actually meet you in person.
 
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Hey Bronze, here's the place: Google Maps

Falls Lake Tailrace Parking, zoom in and follow Pleasant Union Church Road, there are a row of boulders and if you keep going uphill past them you wind up on the crest of the dam. It's a really beautiful spot. you could also drive on up there if you find the way with the Googles. Flood control dams are really exceptional places to walk and just hang out during different seasons. That right there is a gem in your own back yard :)
 
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I do that for the mod bits I drop that inevitably roll under something.

Cat toys? Not so much. Then again, I do not have any cats ATM and when I did they were the type that didn't need toys.

You don't need a cat "climbing home" when your kitten is perfectly happy climbing your curtains (they were rotten curtains so I didn't much care and perhaps my parents did, but again.... I did not much care.)

Also their favorite toys were catching alive things and making them dead.

I do not actually consider cats domesticated animals although they're cool, so mine were always indoor/outdoor at will. They were pretty happy. One got run over by a car in the dark, but he was my happiest (and coolest) cat of all, so I do not regret keeping him indoors.

Also why I don't have cats, having an outdoor cat is really cruel here, if the homeless don't eat it the coyotes will, etc.

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I do that for the mod bits I drop that inevitably roll under something.

Cat toys? Not so much. Then again, I do not have any cats ATM and when I did they were the type that didn't need toys.

You don't need a cat "climbing home" when your kitten is perfectly happy climbing your curtains (they were rotten curtains so I didn't much care and perhaps my parents did, but again.... I did not much care.)

Also their favorite toys were catching alive things and making them dead.

I do not actually consider cats domesticated animals although they're cool, so mine were always indoor/outdoor at will. They were pretty happy. One got run over by a car in the dark, but he was my happiest (and coolest) cat of all, so I do not regret keeping him indoors.

Also why I don't have cats, having an outdoor cat is really cruel here, if the homeless don't eat It the coyotes will.

Anna
 

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Today was a good day, I drove with my bike up to the north of Raleigh to an access point to the Neuse River trail at the eight mile marker, and finally road my bike to the trail head where it begins.

That brings back fond memories. I once had a job to do in Kinston, NC and it was a remarkable trip due to the things I learned. It struck me that the name of the town was somehow a bit off - until I read that that the very old town had originally been named Kingston but due to the unpleasantries surrounding the Revolutionary War the townsfolk decided they didn't want no "King" in their town name. So they simply dropped a letter.

Then I kept seeing ads for the Ram Neuse museum. That could have been Swahili for all I knew since I was clueless about either word. I learned that there once were naval vessels whose only function was to ram enemy ships and do enough damage to sink them. And my geography was weak in that I had never heard of a major NC river named the Neuse. So that unintelligible phrase was Ram (type of ship) Neuse (named after the river it was built on). There is much more to the fascinating story about the Confederate vessel which didn't get finished in time to make any difference in the Civil War.

And then throw in the unlikely feat of finding two great barbecue restaurants two nights in a row.

The Carolinas are at the very top of my lists of places I wouldn't mind living in.
 

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