It's way easier. I especially like it because I use such potent nicotine that measuring out the amount necessary for, say, 15mls is nerve-wracking. Its only drawback is that the final proportion of nic, VG, and PG will vary somewhat depending on the recipe, something that doesn't bother me but could annoy someone more sensitive.
Weather say a mere 3-4 inches here tonight.Good afternoon D-I-Y'ers!
Yay, we got about 8-9 inches of snow including lake effect snowfall. Dog and I had much fun playing in it earlier. Got all the snow blowing done already. Streets are very nicely plowed down to the concrete. It looks really pretty.
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not my GSD, but mine does love making a mess of it
Hope you Easterner's are ready. This was a long duration snowfall, here.
Thank you much.
I kinda like that one myself.
@ShowMeTwice - That's too cute! The dog is really having fun. Looks like it's learned to stay away from the stairs. Would really jar its teeth if it smacked them with the shovel.
I don't use gloves or anything with my 100mg nic. Every now and then a little nic has gotten on my hands, no biggie, nothing happened. I also premix base.
I got all the symptoms after my first shot but nothing severe. Got the shot Mon morning. Monday and Tuesday my shoulder hurt. Mon evening headache. Tue and Wed a sore throat. Wed and Thurs runny nose. Felt stuffy like with a cold all week. Now I'm over a week in and no problems at all. I heard that puts me at 50% protection and less serious outcome if I catch it.
They say the second shot is worse.
What I experienced seems to be pretty common. Some people get no reaction at all. My daughter had it a bit worse than me. I haven't heard about anyone having severe reactions, except for rumor type reports on the internet which I don't give much credence to. My State is handling the process really well.
Base is good. I make enough for 3 months so I don't have to mess with 100mg and big bottles of VG and PG too often.
In the beginning of my mixing I too was afraid of the nic and took extreme precautions. So I mixed up 50/50 VG to my 100 mg/ml nic to make it 50 mg/ml and I was less afraid of handling it. I still have some 50% bottles in my freezer. I no longer do that and 100 mg/ml nic doesn't scare me now. I don't mix base as my flavor percentages are all over the place and I'm a stickler for keeping my mixes to 1.5 mg. I've worked too hard to get it down from 24 mg to 1.5. I also bought enough nic for 2 mg and I don't want it to vary too much as I don't want to run out of nic.
That's good to know. I did read that younger people will have more vaccine symptoms since their immune systems are more robust. I'm still waffling and I haven't cancelled my appointment yet as I've been working like a dog all day. On one hand, I can be the crash test dummy to show my family it's no big deal. On the other hand, who knows. Also, since I care for my parents, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea for me to be protected somewhat to lessen their chance of getting it. There are just so many unknowns. I'm giving myself until tomorrow to officially make up my mind...but I'm leaning towards cancelling. Our state is handling it poorly and Alabama got the least amount of vaccine as well. If my parents got it today, I was for sure getting it Sunday. But now I don't know.
Likewise. I do mix at the kitchen sink, so any splash of 100 mg nic can be rinsed of quickly. Eye protection is, imo, still a good idea, although my normal trifocals are good enough. Just really don't want to get any in the eyes! Skin absorbtion is slow enough that a few moments won't do anything bad.
Yes, premixing base can be a not so good idea if you run your nic really low.
And, dang, after a week of our HMO's site being, well, obstinate, finally got appointments for both of us for shot one, this coming Sunday!
I've been mixing with nic for nearly 5 years (still using some of my 2016 MFS vintage - clear as crystal) but still take the precautions. In the past when I've spilt a bit of 100mg on my arm I got a reaction. So I guess I'm sensitive.
Sounds like the plan for sure.
I sketched a picture of a toad. A colored pic would be kinda boring. Therefor I’m going to do a little artistic cheating and color it like one of the very colorful poison frogs.
Alright I mixed the Chefs Tiki at 10% and cannot taste it. I guess maybe 15% is right but I'll work my way up.
I use 250mg nic! I pour into the bottle I use for mixing over the sink as I really don't want any on me but I haven't taken any other precautions and have not had a problem.
I mix at my kitchen table. The Nude Nicotine Armor 100mg nic I use has a septum that I draw the nic from with a sharp 18g needle and syringe. Years ago NN used to include a couple of those needles with each order. They stopped including those some years back.
No nic ever leaks out of their bottles. I always bought their nic in the 120ml bottles. When I rec'd an order I wrote a date on the label and in my nic freezer they went. Currently I'm on a bottle from 2015 and the nic is super clear.
Last year I accidentally dropped a bottle from regular refrigerator size height while taking it out and it didn't break or crack. My heart skipped a few beats as I watched it fall thinking "oh no". NN's bottles are tough little buggers.
No nic ever leaks out of their bottles. I always bought their nic in the 120ml bottles. When I rec'd an order I wrote a date on the label and in my nic freezer they went. Currently I'm on a bottle from 2015 and the nic is super clear.
Last year I accidentally dropped a bottle from regular refrigerator size height while taking it out and it didn't break or crack. My heart skipped a few beats as I watched it fall thinking "oh no". NN's bottles are tough little buggers.
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