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FranC

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    Happy Friday, mixed up mixers :)

    Rain all night, rain all day. I'd appreciate the break from yard work if I didn't know the rain and wind made more... :(

    Not many beaches on the foothills of Mt. Rainier, but we do sometimes get this :)

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    (Lunar eclipse back in Sept. '15)
    Love the picture :wub:
     

    Skeebo

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    That River looks divine, thanks! There are many many places I'd like to go, just in the U.S. alone. My wife wants to do lots of world travel, that's fine and dandy I'm all for it, but this continent alone has so much to offer. She's done far more U.S./N.A. travel than I have

    We use to always rent cabins up there (Nantahala). One year we decided to get very adventurous and rented one at the very top of one of the mountains. The drive up took ever ounce of power my 4x4 Chevy could muster. We stayed there for two weeks and a cold front moved in the day we were supposed to leave. It was 19 degrees and when I started the truck coolant started pouring out the side of my engine block. I just knew it blew a freeze plug and figured we were stuck for sure on top of the mountain.

    Towing would have been a mint for sure!

    But that damn Chevy got us down the mountain and when I went to put water in not one ounce leaked out, amazingly. Somehow we got lucky, the truck got us back home to Florida. I tell that story to mechanics and they don't believe me.
     
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    FranC

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    We use to always rent cabins up there (Nantahala). One year we decided to get very adventurous and rented one at the very top of one of the mountains. The drive up took ever ounce of power my 4x4 Chevy could muster. We stayed there for two weeks and a cold front moved in the day we were supposed to leave. It was -19 degrees and when I started the truck coolant started pouring out the side of my engine block. I just knew it blew a freeze plug and figured we were stuck for sure on top of the mountain.

    Towing would have been a mint for sure!

    But that damn Chevy got us down the mountain and when I went to put water in not one ounce leaked out, amazingly. Somehow we got lucky, the truck got us back home to Florida. I tell that story to mechanics and they don't believe me.
    Did it actually blow the freeze plug or just dislodge it a bit?
     

    hittman

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    We use to always rent cabins up there (Nantahala). One year we decided to get very adventurous and rented one at the very top of one of the mountains. The drive up took ever ounce of power my 4x4 Chevy could muster. We stayed there for two weeks and a cold front moved in the day we were supposed to leave. It was -19 degrees and when I started the truck coolant started pouring out the side of my engine block. I just knew it blew a freeze plug and figured we were stuck for sure on top of the mountain.

    Towing would have been a mint for sure!

    But that damn Chevy got us down the mountain and when I went to put water in not one ounce leaked out, amazingly. Somehow we got lucky, the truck got us back home to Florida. I tell that story to mechanics and they don't believe me.

    The cold probably constricted the threads enough that it leaked out some but was probably better once the engine temperature came up.
     

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    What I’m thinking is 1% hp with 6% chocolate chunks. Thoughts?
    Yeah, you're gonna have to boost the choco component. That TFA Milk Chocolate is next to worthless. Choco Chunks has some zip to it so 6% should work. If you're gonna go to 6% on the chunks then I think 2% HP is fine.
     

    FranC

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    Yeah, you're gonna have to boost the choco component. That TFA Milk Chocolate is next to worthless. Choco Chunks has some zip to it so 6% should work. If you're gonna go to 6% on the chunks then I think 2% HP is fine.
    Ok, I will probably go with 2% or 1 /2. I can add to that
     

    Skeebo

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    Did it actually blow the freeze plug or just dislodge it a bit?
    The cold probably constricted the threads enough that it leaked out some but was probably better once the engine temperature came up.

    I think was exactly what hitt said. We got lucky.
     

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    @Brewdawg1181 , I just tried Stixx' Dark Fire using only 0.25% total apricot component. It was a bit weak for me. I enjoyed it at 0.5% but for me that marks the minimum level.
    Thanks for that, Bronze. I've got a tank of DF as a single flavor, and although I like it a lot, it's a little smokey to use as a standalone for me, for more than a few hits after dinner or lunch. I do love how full a flavor it is, though. Maybe the apricot would cut it a little.

    I've been adding a little of it to my tanks of AmVirg and A+ as well. But truth is, I haven't ordered my flavors yet. For one, I'm up to my eyeballs replacing office staff, and am short handed.

    The other is, to be truthful, I'm kind of on the fence. vaping has been really simple. I'm not sure I want to find something else to 1) complicate it, and 2) to make me enjoy vaping more than I do now. I'd one day hope I'd quit, so making it taste that much better may not be a good thing. I know that sounds weird, but that thought crossed my mind after putting all the flavors in my cart at BCF, and I never pulled the trigger.

    I'll probably cave soon though, when I get bored with my straight nets and have more time. And that apricot will be at the top of my list to try. It really does sound good!
     

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    I have a mystery (at least to me). I have a bottle of Freshepie’s milkshake base mixed 12/1. Tried it at a month and it was kind of flat, so I stuck it back for more steeping, and forgot about it. Tried it today, flavors have filled out, but I’m getting almost a floral note. It’s just ooo milky undertones cream, HA fvic and LB vanilla ice cream. I have to think I’m imagining it. If it had added vanilla, I might think that. Any ideas?
     

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    I have a mystery (at least to me). I have a bottle of Freshepie’s milkshake base mixed 12/1. Tried it at a month and it was kind of flat, so I stuck it back for more steeping, and forgot about it. Tried it today, flavors have filled out, but I’m getting almost a floral note. It’s just ooo milky undertones cream, HA fvic and LB vanilla ice cream. I have to think I’m imagining it. If it had added vanilla, I might think that. Any ideas?
    Beats me.
     

    FranC

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    I have a mystery (at least to me). I have a bottle of Freshepie’s milkshake base mixed 12/1. Tried it at a month and it was kind of flat, so I stuck it back for more steeping, and forgot about it. Tried it today, flavors have filled out, but I’m getting almost a floral note. It’s just ooo milky undertones cream, HA fvic and LB vanilla ice cream. I have to think I’m imagining it. If it had added vanilla, I might think that. Any ideas?
    Beats me too. Not of kind of mix
     

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