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[GeekyGeezer]

Weekend coverage for @FringeChief68

We could vape our way to health—if the government gets out of the way | Opinion

I swear this is sort of some fiendish game. Just about the time I'm totally convinced we're all going to be outlaws in the next few years, I see an article like this one. And from Newsweek, no less. Since the death of print journalism they don't hold the stature they once had but it's still one of the places that will get attention.

Of course, be ready for the manic comments on the article and maybe even letters to the editor.

 

[kas122461]

NOTES TIME. No clue why I am announcing it but this thread has Much Knowledge on Not the Cheapest Vapes.

I almost bought a Squid Double Barrell I have always wanted one. The only thing that stopped me was like, I did not know which version to get. I have also heard that they are indestructible. But then I have heard they can die if you look at them funny.

But, tomorrow is Mother's Day! I have to not only call my mother, but remind the husband to text the kid, so he doesn't feel bad for not remembering (he's kinda like me about this stuff.)

So on many levels, I deserve a gift. LOL. Help a daughter and a mother OUT. What is the skinny on the Squid. I'm sure there is a million page thread, but ugh....v

Anna

Just my
I wouldn't if I were you.

I have one, I will not have another. Granted mine is an older model but the door was difficult to say the least. The board went bad, SOL. I think there are better choices. I bit on the Veterans idea but I sort of feel that I was duped.
The newer ones maybe fine, I don't know and I won't know.

Just a bit of info on them:
They were designed in the USA but made in china.
They have a 90 day warranty.
They can auto fire when just sitting on a table.

That was with an older model as well, so things might have changed.

This is just my opinion, and I am not trying to tick off anyone that likes this company,
or their devises. My only!


KAS

 

[ENAUD]

Decided to take a good long ride today, weather forecast was iffy so I bagged my phone and wallet in Qt Ziplock freezer bags. Rode 17 miles up to the Falls of Neuse dam from where my car was parked, lugged my bike up to the top of the dam and rode around there for a bit. Decided to try and find my way back to the bottom of the dam with the roadways, wound up on a divided highway two lanes each side. A couple crosswalks and a little ways I did find the road to the bottom of the dam Wound up riding about 36 miles in total, and felt great the whole way.

Had two deer jump out in front of me, saw a couple of blue herons, lot's of rabbits out there this time of year too. At one point a copperhead was sunning itself on the tarmac, and I turned around and went back to it, I kept my front tire between me and it and tried to shoo it off the path with a stick, but that snake wasn't havin it! Just reared it's head a little bit and would not budge when I tried to push it along with a stick...said OK little fella, have it your way, and proceeded on my way.

Was a really nice day for me, I got the energy needs thing figured out, was using gels and energy chews, and a bag of chocolate chip cookie crumbs, LOL, they didn't hold up too good in jersey pocket. When I checked my blood glucose upon returning home, it was at 80! Lowest reading I have ever gotten, going to shoot for 50 miles in the near future

 

[Hobbs]

UP in the Diner ~~~
* Life's a picnic *
Chicken with Basil-Pecorino Cream Sauce, Roasted Red Potatoes, Red Bell Pepper and Shallot ... Bon Appetit

 

[Hobbs]

Been seeing tons of commercials on TV, so yesterday I checked out of curiosity. Thought the score would be higher. Too close to "Very Good". Maybe I should put all my ProVari's and Kabuki's on Craigslist (local only) to try and get my score up where it should be. Shoot

 

[GeekyGeezer]

Been seeing tons of commercials on TV, so yesterday I checked out of curiosity. Thought the score would be higher. Too close to "Very Good". Maybe I should put all my ProVari's and Kabuki's on Craigslist (local only) to try and get my score up where it should be. Shoot

I really dislike what the credit bureaus have become. It's still hard to believe that they were allowed to charge anyone who locked their account for some sort of protection after the huge bureau breach. I think maybe that got changed and maybe only in some states.

So it really didn't help things when an account I had got closed, and my score dropped 70 points. Turns out they think closing an account is a bad thing and makes me more of a risk.

Problem is, I didn't exactly close the account. I paid off a car loan. I didn't get another car and loan, so since there was no reason for me to be paying them the lender closed it for me. Alice in Wonderland is looking more and more futuristic every day.

 

[Nermal]

So it really didn't help things when an account I had got closed, and my score dropped 70 points. Turns out they think closing an account is a bad thing and makes me more of a risk.

That's somewhat similar to what happened to me. I got tired of paying AMEX $95.00 a year for a platinum card, when it offered no benefits or improved customer service than my other accounts. Cost me over fifty points because I didn't have enough "open lines of credit". Probably the same thing would have happened if I had had too many open lines of credit.

 

[Hobbs]

Well after I got my score, the first thing they did was offer me a bum ton of credit card links and such, which I paid absolutely no attention to. The number really doesn't mean much to me. I already knew I was fiscally responsible and solvent. They want to put a number on it, fine, whatever. I keep my own numbers. The TV commercials and credit bureau programs, apps and such are all targeted marketing ploys and they're just playing those numbers. At the end of the day, got nothing much to do with my numbers. I can say I've never been turned down in my life for loans or lines of credit when I did apply for them though. I've been with the same bank (Credit Union) since 1986 and have only one credit card which has no annual fee and I have the lowest rate they offer on any of their cards. They know me and have treated me well for the past 33 years. Still, 801 is probably a pretty good number for someone who retired when they were 53 and haven't worked a day, not for someone else anyway, in 13 years LOL ... dunno

 

[Hobbs]

If you have a pet, it's good to know correct anatomical names to help keep track of things of concern to discuss with a vet if need be. Using my assistant, Mason, to illustrate ...

And the vape on this day last year ... well technically, the 12th was a Saturday last year.
It was 1.8ohms @ 3.8V in the morning ...

 

[Hobbs]

Mason is a pure bred and triple registered (UKC, ADBA, AADR) American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT). His breed bloodline is Colby. Pure Colby with no outs or crosses all the way back to the 1890's. I have his pedigree all the way back. Two men line bred their family of APBT's for over 120 years in Newburyport Massachusetts. John Colby started with dogs off Irish and English immigrants in the Boston area in the 1890's. John's son Lou took over the Colby dogs in the 1940's and continued the Colby line until his passing at age 90 in 2011. Now Lou's grandson has taken over the Colby line. The Colby dogs make wonderful pets and companions but the American Pit Bull Terrier isn't for everyone and they may not get along with other dogs, although Mason and Sugar get along great. All dogs are individuals and should be assessed as such. I have never had any intentions of breeding Mason and can't now anyway. He's been neutered. It was medically necessary to get clean margins on a tumor removal last year. I may never get another dog after Mason and Sugar are gone. I think I might be too old to keep up with another young, athletic, high energy dog but I'd definitely have another Colby dog if I could. Who knows though. Lou did it until he was 90 and passed away. Owning Mason is like owning a piece of history and he looks a lot like many of the early dogs. Not so much like what most think of when modern Pit Bull comes to mind. Mason has never seen a "pit" and wasn't bred for the pit. Colby dogs are renowned as pets and companions by those in the know. He's my pet bull ... but still has many bull and terrier traits and drives. A picture of Lou Colby with a close relative of Mason's ...

 

[FringeChief68]

 

[stols001]

Good morning provarinattis. Hope all is well and happy mother's day to all creatures or rather, parents of all creatures.

Anna

 

[ENAUD]

Mason is a pure bred and triple registered (UKC, ADBA, AADR) American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT). His breed bloodline is Colby. Pure Colby with no outs or crosses all the way back to the 1890's. I have his pedigree all the way back. Two men line bred their family of APBT's for over 120 years in Newburyport Massachusetts. John Colby started with dogs off Irish and English immigrants in the Boston area in the 1890's. John's son Lou took over the Colby dogs in the 1940's and continued the Colby line until his passing at age 90 in 2011. Now Lou's grandson has taken over the Colby line. The Colby dogs make wonderful pets and companions but the American Pit Bull Terrier isn't for everyone and they may not get along with other dogs, although Mason and Sugar get along great. All dogs are individuals and should be assessed as such. I have never had any intentions of breeding Mason and can't now anyway. He's been neutered. It was medically necessary to get clean margins on a tumor removal last year. I may never get another dog after Mason and Sugar are gone. I think I might be too old to keep up with another young, athletic, high energy dog but I'd definitely have another Colby dog if I could. Who knows though. Lou did it until he was 90 and passed away. Owning Mason is like owning a piece of history and he looks a lot like many of the early dogs. Not so much like what most think of when modern Pit Bull comes to mind. Mason has never seen a "pit" and wasn't bred for the pit. Colby dogs are renowned as pets and companions by those in the know. He's my pet bull ... but still has many bull and terrier traits and drives. A picture of Lou Colby with a close relative of Mason's ...

When my cat Bart died, I said to my wife I do not want another cat, I could not deal with it emotionally... I had rescued him as a too young kitten, half starved to death and very sick, and nurtured him back to health, he grew into a very large boy, grey and beautiful.

well, she had other thoughts and came one day with a skinny, frightened little girl named Mama Cass. I told her I would feed and care for her, but that was it!

Well, Stella, as I re-named her had other ideas, she liked being ignored, until she became comfortable in her new home...one day, out of the blue she jumped up on my lap and started "talking", she does this about twenty times a day now, and when my wife is home, she tells me that when I go outside, she talks the whole time till I come back into the house.

My dad had adopted several dogs over the years, the past few were older dogs who's owners had died on them. He used to say; old dogs are like a used car, sure they got some miles, but they still got a couple good years left...

Somebodies gotta love them.

 

[stols001]

Pet adopters are my favorite people. Apart from the kid's initial dog (who we found at a horse auction of all things, and she was PRECIOUS but way too young to be away from mom, tail snipped and being sold as a working dog for 60 bucks, well we bit. She WAS a working dog as a puppy she used to herd us) well, all of our pets have been rescued.

They have all been The Bomb, and either scraped off the side of the road and/or going to the shelter and saying "Show me all the dogs that are getting euthanized today."

Honestly rehabilitated pets are the best I mean, once they are rehabilitated, they are so fantastic. Pets don't want to BEHAVE that way, they genuinely don't. My son's last pet, I was pretty sure someone was gonna get bit on the way home.

She goes to the dog park now, off leash, and while she's not OVERLY fond of kids, no one is gonna get bit. I'm fairly certain she would die for the kid.

LOL, the kid sent me this rap song, I'm not quite sure when. It was titled, "Your life is going to suck." The rap was not bad, in fact kind of funny.

I texted the kid back and asked him if it was his mother's day offering for me. I hope he did not get drunk and rappy last night, that would not be much of a mother's day offering.

He has not texted me back. I hope he's not sleeping it off. I may ASK actually if he ever answers my text.

So yea mother's day so far, vaguely menacing.
Anna

 

[Bronze]

When my cat Bart died, I said to my wife I do not want another cat, I could not deal with it emotionally... I had rescued him as a too young kitten, half starved to death and very sick, and nurtured him back to health, he grew into a very large boy, grey and beautiful.

well, she had other thoughts and came one day with a skinny, frightened little girl named Mama Cass. I told her I would feed and care for her, but that was it!

Well, Stella, as I re-named her had other ideas, she liked being ignored, until she became comfortable in her new home...one day, out of the blue she jumped up on my lap and started "talking", she does this about twenty times a day now, and when my wife is home, she tells me that when I go outside, she talks the whole time till I come back into the house.

My dad had adopted several dogs over the years, the past few were older dogs who's owners had died on them. He used to say; old dogs are like a used car, sure they got some miles, but they still got a couple good years left...

Somebodies gotta love them.

Pets die (we all die). Got to remind yourself your purpose is to give them a good home that they would otherwise not have. And then feel good about that instead of the dread of them dying. Think of the miserable (and likely short) life those animals would of had if not for you or the ones still out there who need someone like you. Invest your emotions in what you can control and not what you cannot control. Makes it easier to deal with them dying.

 

[oplholik]

The wife and I will go before the puppy, and I worry about that. Actually when one of us goes, the other can't handle her alone, so.... It's gonna be sad.

 

[stols001]

Sign her up with no kill charity and put it in the will if like, necessary.

You can make preparations for your pets ahead of time if need be, and no relatives can take her. Etc.

If I am alone, and I have pets. I may specifically request that well, they eat me. I'd be far more likely to have foster kids though, and most of them have been through far worse than like, a death. They'd be likely to call 911 especially if I instruct them to.

But if it's a pet, I sincerely hope they get a few days to eat me first.

I gotta go to Walmart and like it is BEYOND monsoon out there. Sigh. There is always work clothes first and I am not panicking. I refuse.

I mean, I can eat petfood if it comes right down to it, it's not like OUTRAGOUS as far as things to do.

This is why I don't own a dog. All busy trying to NOT take care of ME.

Self-care is like, my Achilles heel man. To be fair, I tend to have these niece people who show up to take care of me in return for my entertainment skills or whatev. I have no idea,

Anna

 

[Frenchfry1942]

My pet gets the estate. Someone will want her.

 

[Bronze]

My pet gets the estate. Someone will want her.

Plenty of gold diggers out there.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

There are no gold diggers anymore. The internet says so.