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    It's still a little hit and miss but I had stuff left over from last week that has lasted me through the morning and I've got a couple others I haven't looked at. It would be nice to have a steady flow instead of being weeks backlogged.
    No happy place.
     

    stols001

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    Oh I forgot to mention like my STD company called this morning like. They are having a "behavioral health person" review it on June 3. It woke me out of a deep sleep at 7 am because they ae are in freaking CANADA.

    Once I wake up, I need to do more interview research and like, figure out more what to do. I was too unawake to like, manage to ask any questions about the whole disability thing. There is no point calling, this is just their process. Not only that, I should figure out the SSDI thing pretty soon probably. Well, things in order I guess. Interview then I will have to make a SS appointment. I am not having this and if SSDI determines me ill, well, they can't freaking continue this aberrant behavior.

    I am so tired, I'm just trying to prioritize. I guess if I get denied disability through my work, I can resign. That would be nice.

    Anyway. I just talked the husband out of like, giving the homeless dude he hired for a day to not give him 45 dollar for a bus ticket to Douglas from Tucson because his grandmother died. I was listening to the various contortions about how to do it, and I was like, "He needs to finish his damn letter." So, I called him in. I was like, "Dude, this guy is playing you. He was like, no I don't think so he called me at 2 a.m., blah blah blah." I just looked at him and said, "It is not the 45 dollars I an worried about although he better freaking not come here. If there is a shuttle running from Tucson to Douglas for 45 dollars which I highly doubt then pay for the shuttle FOR him." It was depressing. But of course the dude could not HAVE the shuttle do it but had so many "sort of legitimate" ways to do it. After my husband was like, "Have the shuttle person call" and he called AGAIN with "other ideas" I just shook my head at the husband and was like, "Nu uh, this is over. TELL HIM NO."

    Dear God, if there is ONE thing I don't want to have to deal with it's some homeless guy my husband felt sorry for one time and has attached himself to the husband like a leech. It kinda sounded like if the dude was gonna come here for the grandmother his family was gonna lynch him. HIS FAMILY.

    Yes, that is the type of person I want to give my money to and eventually have squatting in my house:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:. GOD.

    Feeling free floating ANXIETY TODAY it sucks. I think it was that call. I have no clue with this STD company but I need to BREATHE and remember ain't no one dying today..

    GOD. Hopefully.

    Anna
     

    FranC

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    Oh I forgot to mention like my STD company called this morning like. They are having a "behavioral health person" review it on June 3. It woke me out of a deep sleep at 7 am because they ae are in freaking CANADA.

    Once I wake up, I need to do more interview research and like, figure out more what to do. I was too unawake to like, manage to ask any questions about the whole disability thing. There is no point calling, this is just their process. Not only that, I should figure out the SSDI thing pretty soon probably. Well, things in order I guess. Interview then I will have to make a SS appointment. I am not having this and if SSDI determines me ill, well, they can't freaking continue this aberrant behavior.

    I am so tired, I'm just trying to prioritize. I guess if I get denied disability through my work, I can resign. That would be nice.

    Anyway. I just talked the husband out of like, giving the homeless dude he hired for a day to not give him 45 dollar for a bus ticket to Douglas from Tucson because his grandmother died. I was listening to the various contortions about how to do it, and I was like, "He needs to finish his damn letter." So, I called him in. I was like, "Dude, this guy is playing you. He was like, no I don't think so he called me at 2 a.m., blah blah blah." I just looked at him and said, "It is not the 45 dollars I an worried about although he better freaking not come here. If there is a shuttle running from Tucson to Douglas for 45 dollars which I highly doubt then pay for the shuttle FOR him." It was depressing. But of course the dude could not HAVE the shuttle do it but had so many "sort of legitimate" ways to do it. After my husband was like, "Have the shuttle person call" and he called AGAIN with "other ideas" I just shook my head at the husband and was like, "Nu uh, this is over. TELL HIM NO."

    Dear God, if there is ONE thing I don't want to have to deal with it's some homeless guy my husband felt sorry for one time and has attached himself to the husband like a leech. It kinda sounded like if the dude was gonna come here for the grandmother his family was gonna lynch him. HIS FAMILY.

    Yes, that is the type of person I want to give my money to and eventually have squatting in my house:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:. GOD.

    Feeling free floating ANXIETY TODAY it sucks. I think it was that call. I have no clue with this STD company but I need to BREATHE and remember ain't no one dying today..

    GOD. Hopefully.

    Anna
    Can’t blame you for being a bit upset over that.
     

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    I know the conversation about TFA Smooth was a couple of days ago but I haven't been around in more than that. I have SO much to do moving back into my Virginia home after two years in Washington.

    Anyway, I copied a list of what the various additives do and why they are used into my notes sometime back from this old thread.

    Know Your Enhancers

    "This is how he explains the main ingredient in Smooth, Vape Wizard, etc.
    Triacetin- Sold as aaa magic mask by fa, and is a main ingredient of mts vape
    wizard by fa, smooth by tpa, and flavor toner/enhancer by fw. This stuff is used
    in many processed foods and in cigarette filters to smooth out harsh notes. It
    does this by temporarily numbing certain taste receptors in your tongue. This is
    the reason you can stomach breakfast cereals, microwave meals, and all the added
    paper and other trash they put in commercial cigarettes. Likewise, it can make
    some ejuices tolerable, maybe even tasty, that without it would be abominable.
    This stuff is actually amazing. If you really suck at diy, and your juice tastes
    like an abortion, you need this stuff; it can save even some of the worst tasting
    mixes. SIDENOTE: Triacetin is also the most amazing coil cleaner! It actually does
    for cotton what conditioner does for hair; vg slowly clogs wicks, and pg makes the
    fibers brittle, but aaa unclogs wicks and plasticizes fibers, leaving them
    flexible once more."
     
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    Zazie

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    I am betting there are some managers and business worried about "overhead costs" and building costs vs. IT costs or whatever.
    Yeah, I agree. But, if they were smart, they'd realize they have an opportunity to reduce their plant costs by having staff work from home, paying their own rent and using their own electricity, Internet, etc.

    I think another reason for the push to get people back to their offices is that some managers don't want to accept that decent workers will do their jobs just fine without anyone on the spot supervising them. In a way, I can't blame them: lots of managers would be made redundant if people worked from home.
     
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    NolaMel

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    I saw maybe two people wearing masks yesterday besides us. I think everybody just doesn't care. Makes me want to stay home even more. I cannot get this virus...I take care of too many people.
    As bad as it is in Montgomery right now, between there and the lake, the only person I saw wearing a mask was us. Insanity. I went to my little neighborhood grocery this morning to get some stuff to take back this weekend, everyone had on masks.
     

    FranC

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    As bad as it is in Montgomery right now, between there and the lake, the only person I saw wearing a mask was us. Insanity. I went to my little neighborhood grocery this morning to get some stuff to take back this weekend, everyone had on masks.
    Mel, I’m so sorry to here about Monk :(
     

    stols001

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    Man, I am totes freaking OUT. Like, I have this interview tomorrow and I am feeling UNPREPARED. Again. For no reason. I just need to read over some stuff, and get some more like, SETTLED in with the whole deal. But then I had an IHS position in UT (a nice part though) suddenly pop up and I hate that, but I wanted to so I applied. Then the PA job was like, "We want to interview you blah blah so I scheduled that for FRIDAY, Jesus. It would be nice if I could get a job offer I could deal with BEFORE my FMLA ran out because then I could decide on my path forward which would be the bomb. I must say the PA lady was a lot more CHILL but they want to do skype, I never use skype and I have to figure that out, like apparently? I have an account? Connected to my outlook? I guess? Is that what I use, and do I have to feed it money? Do I need a phone number? ARGH. The husband could help, however he is still doing the LETTER.

    Dr. Sean Spurr DO's MA ACTUALLY called me and they "don't know how to do infusions." So he is referring me to a hematologist. Fine. I told the chick I wanted him to CALL me because I am still ill and like, well it would be nice if a) he could help and b) I wanted a referral to like, an infectious disease specialist. HE wants me to call my work again on Thursday to arrange to get tested again on Saturday. I told him I was all FINE and cool with that but like, I thought it was dumb. Although they may not know it's me because it's in Bisbee maybe they wont' dunk it in bleach. Whatever. Anyway according to him that needs to happen. I was like "OH okay oh all FINE." So that has to happen and if not the disease specialist.

    I told him I was still having fevers and wheezing. He said the next step was like a steroid inhaler for my lungs. I explained (TO HIM THE DOCTOR WHO THINKS HE HAD COVID AND WAS HOSPITALIZED YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD MAKE YOU INTERESTED AND RESERCH THE TOPIC I GUESS NOT) sorry so like yea I was like "They say not steroids with Covid-19 besides the fact I am on thyroid meds and cannot DO inhaled steroids, but man another Z-pack sure would be nice it got me to a better place and well it's broad spectrum for infections, dude" He prescribed me another one. This means I gotta go out, which also means I should bathe. Like soon. I want to do yoga again today but mainly because I am all ARGH!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHL? so much to do oh ALL suddenly I am SO anxious today. I don' t have to worry about like, um, the other job so much I asked about interviewing and she said ,"You will be interviewed by 3 social workers and told me the process and I asked her if there was some special process they used or whatever, and like she just laughed and said, "Well sorta but we just ask relevant questions and whatnot."

    It's kinda more appealing.... Except for the in-laws like *I* know my SIL and BIL are gonna want to hang out all the time and that will make me want to slit THEIR wrists. If I get offered the job and we decide to go I think I might make the husband call the parents and the sis and set some VERY STRINGENT limits. Like, I know, that sounds awful but the husband is the one who was crazy smart enough to GET OUT like smart enough to be considered to have mild Asburger's that family is NUTS.

    Way worse than mine. Mine is not intrusive except the SIL. Oh MY GOD. Anyway resting here bit, bathing, considering the z-pack then yoga. Oh gosh, there is no way is almost 1 pm, ARGH.

    Anna
     

    FranC

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    Man, I am totes freaking OUT. Like, I have this interview tomorrow and I am feeling UNPREPARED. Again. For no reason. I just need to read over some stuff, and get some more like, SETTLED in with the whole deal. But then I had an IHS position in UT (a nice part though) suddenly pop up and I hate that, but I wanted to so I applied. Then the PA job was like, "We want to interview you blah blah so I scheduled that for FRIDAY, Jesus. It would be nice if I could get a job offer I could deal with BEFORE my FMLA ran out because then I could decide on my path forward which would be the bomb. I must say the PA lady was a lot more CHILL but they want to do skype, I never use skype and I have to figure that out, like apparently? I have an account? Connected to my outlook? I guess? Is that what I use, and do I have to feed it money? Do I need a phone number? ARGH. The husband could help, however he is still doing the LETTER.

    Dr. Sean Spurr DO's MA ACTUALLY called me and they "don't know how to do infusions." So he is referring me to a hematologist. Fine. I told the chick I wanted him to CALL me because I am still ill and like, well it would be nice if a) he could help and b) I wanted a referral to like, an infectious disease specialist. HE wants me to call my work again on Thursday to arrange to get tested again on Saturday. I told him I was all FINE and cool with that but like, I thought it was dumb. Although they may not know it's me because it's in Bisbee maybe they wont' dunk it in bleach. Whatever. Anyway according to him that needs to happen. I was like "OH okay oh all FINE." So that has to happen and if not the disease specialist.

    I told him I was still having fevers and wheezing. He said the next step was like a steroid inhaler for my lungs. I explained (TO HIM THE DOCTOR WHO THINKS HE HAD COVID AND WAS HOSPITALIZED YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD MAKE YOU INTERESTED AND RESERCH THE TOPIC I GUESS NOT) sorry so like yea I was like "They say not steroids with Covid-19 besides the fact I am on thyroid meds and cannot DO inhaled steroids, but man another Z-pack sure would be nice it got me to a better place and well it's broad spectrum for infections, dude" He prescribed me another one. This means I gotta go out, which also means I should bathe. Like soon. I want to do yoga again today but mainly because I am all ARGH!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHL? so much to do oh ALL suddenly I am SO anxious today. I don' t have to worry about like, um, the other job so much I asked about interviewing and she said ,"You will be interviewed by 3 social workers and told me the process and I asked her if there was some special process they used or whatever, and like she just laughed and said, "Well sorta but we just ask relevant questions and whatnot."

    It's kinda more appealing.... Except for the in-laws like *I* know my SIL and BIL are gonna want to hang out all the time and that will make me want to slit THEIR wrists. If I get offered the job and we decide to go I think I might make the husband call the parents and the sis and set some VERY STRINGENT limits. Like, I know, that sounds awful but the husband is the one who was crazy smart enough to GET OUT like smart enough to be considered to have mild Asburger's that family is NUTS.

    Way worse than mine. Mine is not intrusive except the SIL. Oh MY GOD. Anyway resting here bit, bathing, considering the z-pack then yoga. Oh gosh, there is no way is almost 1 pm, ARGH.

    Anna
    I don’t think it would be wise to move anywhere near your husbands family. You should have him make you one of those teas that calmed you down.
     

    stols001

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    I know!!!!!!!!!!!! But I freaking like PA and the job is like PERFECT for me.

    I am a little leery of the tea. He's busy with the letter. I'm not sure it was making me better I really think it was the dang Z-pack REALLY. I bet another one could bring me to wellness! Man as usual my fever went up. In less than a half hour here I am gonna go get it ,and I am going to be happy. So, yeah.

    I really like everything about that job honestly. The parents aren't great but I have reached the maturity where I don't mind them so much. Etc.

    The SIL and BIL would need to be buried in the woods. That's the thing about rural PA you can get away with stuff like that. SO MANY FORESTS. I could be kind about it, I would give them the choice between dead or alive.

    This SIL is gonna want to bipolarly befriend me and I am going to have to be like, "THAT is a WIDE and VARIED diagnosis, dude. Come here.. You want hemlock, a bullet to the head, or to just climb on in....;"

    I'm kidding. I think. Etc.

    The sad thing is the parents (who are vaguely intolerable but somewhat funny at times, they are awesomely racist especially the stepdad, who really curses creatively) will die first. The BIL and SIL will be around for.... decades. If we buy land with a house, they might ask if they could SHARE.

    Oh boy. Well interview practice, I guess.

    Anna
     

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    I know!!!!!!!!!!!! But I freaking like PA and the job is like PERFECT for me.

    I am a little leery of the tea. He's busy with the letter. I'm not sure it was making me better I really think it was the dang Z-pack REALLY. I bet another one could bring me to wellness! Man as usual my fever went up. In less than a half hour here I am gonna go get it ,and I am going to be happy. So, yeah.

    I really like everything about that job honestly. The parents aren't great but I have reached the maturity where I don't mind them so much. Etc.

    The SIL and BIL would need to be buried in the woods. That's the thing about rural PA you can get away with stuff like that. SO MANY FORESTS. I could be kind about it, I would give them the choice between dead or alive.

    This SIL is gonna want to bipolarly befriend me and I am going to have to be like, "THAT is a WIDE and VARIED diagnosis, dude. Come here.. You want hemlock, a bullet to the head, or to just climb on in....;"

    I'm kidding. I think. Etc.

    The sad thing is the parents (who are vaguely intolerable but somewhat funny at times, they are awesomely racist especially the stepdad, who really curses creatively) will die first. The BIL and SIL will be around for.... decades. If we buy land with a house, they might ask if they could SHARE.

    Oh boy. Well interview practice, I guess.

    Anna
    Sounds to me like a very bad place to move to.
     
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    stols001

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    Well all jobs and things have problems.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    These are potentially resolvable though. POTENTIALLY. I think I am kidding. Oh GOD I just know like the interview is gonna go great and like, I will get offered some insane some of money and OH GOD OHGOD. LOL.

    Yeah I am feeling a bit.... No thank you. OH GOD I must bathe, put on my yoga clothes and go get that zpack NOW.

    Otherwise yoga won't happen. I will do some more research upon my return this is the kind of day I JUST need some suffering. Maybe I will take Adivil and see what happens. MAYBE it is fine.... what am I SAYING. IDK.

    Tens unit, definitely time for my TEEF. For a frightening moment I did not think I uh, had written down my uh, like stuff. Oh that part of PA is GOREOUS and it is near enough to Harrisburg you can get medical care.

    Adios for a bit. I'm ignoring you ATM Mom, ah @FranC .

    I mean.... Okay thought if the BIL .........es surreptitiously at me ONE TIME, I am castrating him though. That is ONLY FAIR.

    Anna
     

    JustWondering1

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    :cool: Any thoughts on VT Blueberry? Is it relatively strongly flavored for a blueberry? Is it floral at all? Is it fairly versatile? Is it used in a large number of recipes? I am trying to reduce the size of my BCF cart because I need to, but I really don't want to.
     

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    Good Morning Random Mixers!

    I get up to all kinds of noise, and there's 5 cop cars outside! Turns out some kids have been stealing packages and storing them ON THE SIDEOF OUR HOUSE. Being disabled we never go over there but that was a shock! I guess some were opened and some were not. Unbelievable.
     

    FranC

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    Good Morning Random Mixers!

    I get up to all kinds of noise, and there's 5 cop cars outside! Turns out some kids have been stealing packages and storing them ON THE SIDEOF OUR HOUSE. Being disabled we never go over there but that was a shock! I guess some were opened and some were not. Unbelievable.
    Wow
     

    FranC

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    :cool: Any thoughts on VT Blueberry? Is it relatively strongly flavored for a blueberry? Is it floral at all? Is it fairly versatile? Is it used in a large number of recipes? I am trying to reduce the size of my BCF cart because I need to, but I really don't want to.
    I'm not sure that any Blueberry flavor is strong. Know nothing about that one.
     

    JustWondering1

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    Good Morning Random Mixers!

    I get up to all kinds of noise, and there's 5 cop cars outside! Turns out some kids have been stealing packages and storing them ON THE SIDEOF OUR HOUSE. Being disabled we never go over there but that was a shock! I guess some were opened and some were not. Unbelievable.

    OMG!! Thank goodness you are safe!
     

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    :cool: Any thoughts on VT Blueberry? Is it relatively strongly flavored for a blueberry? Is it floral at all? Is it fairly versatile? Is it used in a large number of recipes? I am trying to reduce the size of my BCF cart because I need to, but I really don't want to.

    I haven’t tried that one. A few people I’ve talked to recommended FW blueberry. Also the osdiy blueberry is supposed to be good. I have it but haven’t tried it yet.
     

    vaper1960

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    The coffee thermos effectively solves that problem for me. For example, I knocked it over this am but that meant two drops to clean up, not an entire cup of coffee.
    I used to have this coffee "travel cup"... the kind that is wider towards the bottom (like an upside down funnel) It was metal and had a rubber grip on the bottom. I loved that thing (wonder if they still make those?)
    OK, I just did an image search... can't fin them (at least not metal... did find one ceramic one) I guess since all cars have cup holders they are not popular anymore.
     

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