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I used to do a lot of sft but after accumulating 500+ flavors, I just got tired of doing them. I still do one once in a while.
I don't have a lot of flavors (and got this device/pod that is perfect for SFTs but useless otherwise) I bought it just for that purpose... doesn't have great flavor but very good for what I use it for... the Autopac Magic) A single coil rda is also great for this.
 

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    Today is confusing... mixed feelings. My son dropped off the grandchildren (four of them) Mom and I love having them over... but at the same time, her cat (17 years old) is dying (I know... have read many posts on here about people with older cats/dogs and having to "put them down") No need to tell me the stories (have followed all of them) and thank you in advance for support) but the reality we are going to have to put her down tomorrow (it's been four days of her crying... sometimes agonizing crying) We didn't tell the kids (put the cat in the garage) but mom and I know what we have to do... I can't seem to find the emojie for crying... :(
    The kitty has suffered enough.
     

    Katya

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    Today is confusing... mixed feelings. My son dropped off the grandchildren (four of them) Mom and I love having them over... but at the same time, her cat (17 years old) is dying (I know... have read many posts on here about people with older cats/dogs and having to "put them down") No need to tell me the stories (have followed all of them) and thank you in advance for support) but the reality we are going to have to put her down tomorrow (it's been four days of her crying... sometimes agonizing crying) We didn't tell the kids (put the cat in the garage) but mom and I know what we have to do... I can't seem to find the emojie for crying... :(

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    Today is confusing... mixed feelings. My son dropped off the grandchildren (four of them) Mom and I love having them over... but at the same time, her cat (17 years old) is dying (I know... have read many posts on here about people with older cats/dogs and having to "put them down") No need to tell me the stories (have followed all of them) and thank you in advance for support) but the reality we are going to have to put her down tomorrow (it's been four days of her crying... sometimes agonizing crying) We didn't tell the kids (put the cat in the garage) but mom and I know what we have to do... I can't seem to find the emojie for crying... :(

    I’m sorry you’re having to deal with that. Our cat actually passed at home over a weekend when the vet was closed. It’s never easy.
     

    stols001

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    I am sorry @vaper1960 . You are doing the right thing. 17 is incredibly old for a cat. Hold on to your happy memories, they will remain. I always say pets are tough. They aren't complicated like humans, they just love you (even when they annoy you sometimes.)

    I, for one am glad pets exist. I have owned some wonderful animals probably my favorite being my first cat. He was more than a cat. I know he'll bother to come find me, even if some of my other pets will be off doing whatever.

    I am very sorry. There's no right or wrong way to feel about it. Feel it as much as you need to, and let it be over when you can.

    Anna
     

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    Whatever works for each of us is good :)

    Report: 1.2Ω coil on mini zlide feels tighter than .8Ω coil on my big Zlide. Flavor is OK on both--a subtle difference, perhaps, but one is broken in and the other brand new.

    That said, mini Zlide just vapes tighter in general, IMO, so I can't be 100% sure.

    End report. :D
     

    stols001

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    In other news I emptied out the entire kitchen. LOL. The emptying out was easy.....

    The cleaning the kitchen cabinets was.... OMG. Houses in Douglas are very, very old. Landlords don't do a lot to them. Our landlord was like, "Oh gosh don't worry about the cabinets you are the cleanest tenants we have ever had.

    LOL it's a Sufi thing that sticks with you. That and being a maid with my kid. But, Sufis believe in beautifying things, which is actually a very nice thing to do. Our landlords treated us very nicely, there was NO WAY I was not going to clean the cabinets.

    I really kind of want to thank the landlord for the opportunity to, perhaps, clean the grossest set of cabinets I have ever seen in my life (particularly the cabinets that were empty because there were a lot of them, and like the one that was all sagging with what looked like bits of ferret food stuck to it... I was like, "I don't think I need that cabinet." Also, the ones over top of the fridge AND the top of the fridge. Too bad the husband like Stuck a thermos up there and so I SAW it and I was like, "NO, that cannot exist in that fashion, I can't possibly leave it."

    LOL they were tricky too because of their age. Some had contact paper and I was like, I will wash the contact paper but I am AFRAID to take it off/what may be underneath. Some stuff that I thought was sawdust turned out to be like, dirt and grease guh. I found very elderly pixie sticks and all sorts of oddness. LOL. It WAS so gross it was kind of entertaining and well, it looks a lot better. Why not leave cleaner cabinets?

    Today, God decided to bless me with a sore right arm for NO reason the rest of me (back ,knees) is FINE but there will be no yoga today....

    We are hitting that point where we can see it MAY just fit in the truck, yay! Calling the boy soon.

    Anna
     

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    Report: 1.2Ω coil on mini Zlide feels tighter than .8Ω coil on my big Zlide. Flavor is OK on both--a subtle difference, perhaps, but one is broken in and the other brand new.

    That said, mini Zlide just vapes tighter in general, IMO, so I can't be 100% sure.

    End report. :D
    And that is why I don’t like the mini zlide
     

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    In other news I emptied out the entire kitchen. LOL. The emptying out was easy.....

    The cleaning the kitchen cabinets was.... OMG.

    I don't know how you do it. Just reading about it makes me slightly nauseated. And in Arizona summer heat. We moved twice since we got married, and both times we hired movers to pack and schlep our stuff. In our defense, we were moving from CA to CT (so we had to fly) and back (a year later), with 2 small kids and one big dog. But still. :facepalm:
     

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    In other news I emptied out the entire kitchen. LOL. The emptying out was easy.....

    The cleaning the kitchen cabinets was.... OMG. Houses in Douglas are very, very old. Landlords don't do a lot to them. Our landlord was like, "Oh gosh don't worry about the cabinets you are the cleanest tenants we have ever had.

    LOL it's a Sufi thing that sticks with you. That and being a maid with my kid. But, Sufis believe in beautifying things, which is actually a very nice thing to do. Our landlords treated us very nicely, there was NO WAY I was not going to clean the cabinets.

    I really kind of want to thank the landlord for the opportunity to, perhaps, clean the grossest set of cabinets I have ever seen in my life (particularly the cabinets that were empty because there were a lot of them, and like the one that was all sagging with what looked like bits of ferret food stuck to it... I was like, "I don't think I need that cabinet." Also, the ones over top of the fridge AND the top of the fridge. Too bad the husband like Stuck a thermos up there and so I SAW it and I was like, "NO, that cannot exist in that fashion, I can't possibly leave it."

    LOL they were tricky too because of their age. Some had contact paper and I was like, I will wash the contact paper but I am AFRAID to take it off/what may be underneath. Some stuff that I thought was sawdust turned out to be like, dirt and grease guh. I found very elderly pixie sticks and all sorts of oddness. LOL. It WAS so gross it was kind of entertaining and well, it looks a lot better. Why not leave cleaner cabinets?

    Today, God decided to bless me with a sore right arm for NO reason the rest of me (back ,knees) is FINE but there will be no yoga today....

    We are hitting that point where we can see it MAY just fit in the truck, yay! Calling the boy soon.

    Anna
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    It was the only one that was clean and ready to go--because I don't like it either and don't use it much. ;)
    I have 2 of the dang things and a friend that likes them. They will be piffed
     

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    Report: 1.2Ω coil on mini Zlide feels tighter than .8Ω coil on my big Zlide. Flavor is OK on both--a subtle difference, perhaps, but one is broken in and the other brand new.

    That said, mini Zlide just vapes tighter in general, IMO, so I can't be 100% sure.

    End report. :D

    I agree. The 2ml zlide is much tighter than the 4ml. I bought one 2ml and don’t use it. I have multiple 4ml zlides.
     

    stols001

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    IDK. I like cleaning. I physically actually ENJOY it. I'm not one of those people that can KEEP things that clean on an ongoing basis (although I have improved I even clean my car regularly) but I really DO enjoy taking something utterly foul and making it look better.

    IDK maybe it's like the sorcerer's apprentice. LOL. I HELD back on the cabinets and I was up high and like the ceiling had all this gross... .Just crap on it, and I could see cleaning it up quite easily but I forbade myself I was like, "Thou shalt not wash walls. Or ceilings." LOL.

    In a half hour or so me and the husband are gonna try and plan our route/where to stay/etc. and reserve it. This is gonna suck. I always kinda feel like you should NOT reserve stuff because what if something occurs on the road or whatever but I guess with everything going on, we have to. The husband says it is 3 days. I say, "Damn dude, that is 3 TEN HOUR days are you sane?" Oh well.

    Anna
     

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    You are using condensed milk with florals? That is WAY too high. I use it with teas at 1.5 percent and while I personally HATE florals and think they all taste like perfume, you will overwhelm the delicate, soapy taste of the floral and just be like, "This tastes like milk that has gone off."

    I am a connoisseur of condensed milk and I love it but you gotta use it SPARINGLY.

    Anna
    Hmm... I wonder if it could improve one of my mango lassis NOW SPLIT INTO SIX and the 6th one is SORT of acceptable. Why not. Like I have ANYTHING TO LOSE at this point... LOL
    That's all I asked for was a starting point with the milk. Thanks for that. When I was vaping the jazzy boba, a jasmine boba tea, it had a milk constituent and instead of tea, I'm trying to create something with the honeysuckle and dragonfruit with a jasmine milk edge to it. Jazzy boba was very good and I think if I get all my percentages right, I'll have something just as unique. I've never worked with florals before but I don't expect any issues, it's the milk part I'm trying to nail down. By the way, the two florals I'm using are not perfumey at all and dragonfruit seems to be the thing that ties them together. Again, it's the milk part I want to add the smooth creaminess with and if I used too much on the first test batch, of course I'm gonna lower it.
     

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