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[chanelvaps]

No such store around here. Isn’t Trader Joe’s owned by the same company as Aldi? There is one of those but it’s so skanky I won’t shop there. I have a choice between Walmart (closest) and Meijer ( in the hood, no thanks) and a very small local shop.

Personally I don’t care about GMOs or organic - I don’t really believe what the labels say. Actually will not eat ‘organic’ meat as I feel that not treating them for preventable diseases or illnesses they catch is cruel. So I buy local, family raised meat. These animals do not have to be pumped full of antibiotics to remain alive.

There’s not much to like about this area, but food from small farms is definitely a plus.

yes owned by Aldo or the other way around. Traders specialties include its "private-label products which contain no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives, no colors derived from anything other than naturally available products, no genetically modified ingredients, no partially hydrogenated oils (adding trans fat), and no MSG. In addition, its private label dairy products use milk from cows not given the artificial growth hormone" (copied from Wikipedia.)
The cleaning products are earth friendly. You cannot even get artificial sweetener in there. I do not find Aldi to be anything like Traders

 

[chanelvaps]

Turns out I was trying to sign in with the wrong user name (hadn't needed to use after first sign in on the app), for whatever reason I used my Em's full name rather than my own.

haha. All my passwords are my pets names. Most are long gone animals names and a series of numbers

 

[chanelvaps]

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That’s all the shiny for today. The Dooney is a Janie tote. I have one in Ocean, love it. Nice deep inside pockets. And the Flow pod. I’m charging it now, I’ll let you know what I think. My fasttech is in NY, probably for the weekend.

so beautiful. Dooneys do have amazing leather and stitching on their bags

 

[chanelvaps]

That’s the most lit I ever got drinking beer,

well now then there is this thing called a Jagerbomb (Jagermeister shot dropped into a beer)
drank my share of these are a work Christmas party once. Boss kept buying them and not wanting to be rude I kept drinking them. Threw up all over a brand new pair of Uggs on the way home (daughter picked me up) so I also threw up in her car. It was not pretty.

 

[stratus.vaping]

I have a another mystery UPS parcel on the way from HK. Of late the companies who send me samples are not telling me what's coming and don't respond to questions either.

I get the feeling that the big Chinese manufacturers sales & marketing people are running around like headless chickens trying to urgently expand their markets as others shrink owing to sanctions and various bans.

 

[DeloresRose]

yes owned by Aldo or the other way around. Traders specialties include its "private-label products which contain no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives, no colors derived from anything other than naturally available products, no genetically modified ingredients, no partially hydrogenated oils (adding trans fat), and no MSG. In addition, its private label dairy products use milk from cows not given the artificial growth hormone" (copied from Wikipedia.)
The cleaning products are earth friendly. You cannot even get artificial sweetener in there. I do not find Aldi to be anything like Traders

Sounds interesting. I knew it was a lot more upscale than Aldi’s, but nothing else. It would save me a lot of time reading labels- the artificial preservatives are something I try to avoid like the plague. I make as much as I can from scratch just to avoid them. Even my own taco seasoning. It’s easier than trying to figure out what the ingredients are, lol. Seems as soon as I know what I’m looking for, they change the names so I’m in the dark again.

 

[DeloresRose]

well now then there is this thing called a Jagerbomb (Jagermeister shot dropped into a beer)
drank my share of these are a work Christmas party once. Boss kept buying them and not wanting to be rude I kept drinking them. Threw up all over a brand new pair of Uggs on the way home (daughter picked me up) so I also threw up in her car. It was not pretty.

I’ve had the one with Guinness and Bailey’s with a shot of whiskey dropped in.

The only thing that really wrecks me is tequila though. I can drink none, or I can drink one, but if I drink two, I’m not stopping. It’s a crash and burn situation.

The family jokes that they’re going to get me a t shirt that says

If you can read this, I need a ride home

Upside down and catty corner across the back.

 

[Rob B.]

whereabouts? L.A. is my stomping ground

It was in the Angeles National Forest close to Falling Springs. What a great time my friends and I had there.

 

[charlie1465]

Good morning shiners! Already have a tracking number on the Luna, which I guess is a good sign. Went by ePacket, but didn't realize that's not the same as a FT ePacket. According to 17track apparently it's not through China mail, but a private carrier Wanbang. Which is OK, same 6-15 day delivery deal. I decided to check them out just for yuks, and indeed they are a private shipping company to the US, EU, and elsewhere. Thanks to Google Translate, I figured I could be fluent in Chinese and easily decipher their business. I don't think it went as well as it should have

" Shenzhen International Logistics Co., Ltd. IMC speed is a cross-border e-commerce services in the field of logistics enterprises , and is committed to research and development of global straight hair logistics channel . By analyzing the traditional postal and business service providers features , improved service channels, building a global network,comprehensive global capacity, customs clearance, delivery and other advantages of resources, profits wisdom logistics, big data, integration of resources and other forms, to enhance China to the world of straight hair"

I'm now wondering if the more expensive DHL option would have been worth the price difference. Nothing against straight hair, it's a good look and my daughter's hair is pretty straight, but she's not a logistics expert.

All my Luna's came via Wanbee and they arrived in around 7 days. They seem diligent and worth using

 

[Letitia]

Good morning Shiny's
getting along with the phone slightly better outside of skype which I dislike using anyway

 

[charlie1465]

Got contacted by a friend from Italy and have managed to secure three Boro tank glass slides with the engraved BBB logo....here's the design

 

[Rob B.]

Good morning Shiny's. Jeeze! Haven't been here since Wednesday, and I had to read through 12 pages to get here. Over an hour of well spent time.

 

[stratus.vaping]

I keep looking at those Lunas, beautiful things. Sadly they don't suit this 10W tootlepuffer 8(

Maybe with a 1MΩ coil ....

As for tequila, that's the only spirit that has ever floored me for some reason, and I've drunk >110 proof samogon ( moonshine, hooch, poteen) with Russian sailors that strips paint from the table! Baltics always eat snacks when seriously drinking though, fatty meats, pickles etc, works better than sucking a lemon.

 

[charlie1465]

I keep looking at those Lunas, beautiful things. Sadly they don't suit this 10W tootlepuffer 8(

Maybe with a 1MΩ coil ....

As for tequila, that's the only spirit that has ever floored me for some reason, and I've drunk >110 proof samogon ( moonshine, hooch, poteen) with Russian sailors that strips paint from the table! Baltics always eat snacks when seriously drinking though, fatty meats, pickles etc, works better than sucking a lemon.

The Luna's will suit you fine...there are lots of tootle puffers out there that squonk and there has been a big increase in the number of MTL RDA's and which have BF pins.

AS you say you need something like the Ammit RDA by Geekvape with a nice 1.2 ohm coil in there....it really is a lovely vape....you won't regret it

 

[stratus.vaping]

The Luna's will suit you fine...there are lots of tootle puffers out there that squonk and there has been a big increase in the number of MTL RDA's and which have BF pins.

AS you say you need something like the Ammit RDA by Geekvape with a nice 1.2 ohm coil in there....it really is a lovely vape....you won't regret it

Thanks for the interesting reply. I DTL rather than MT and now have a Pico Squeeze 2 that I am enjoying immensely, the fat airflow and chunkiness suits me.

I'll check out that Ammit you mentioned, thanks! I was joking about the coil btw, I said 1 mega ohm 8)

Oh dear, I have not extinguished that shiny urge!

PS the Ammit is MTL ofc, I'll looks some more 8)

 

[stols001]

I got my pulse up and running. I can't totally tell how the vape is because I put a new mix in it that doesn't taste like much. It's smooth. It's beautiful. I will take a pic.... Sometime.

No plumbers this morning. I am certain they are sleeping off their hangovers in Mexico. I am going to give it another hour before I call the landlord, because I need my meds to kick in.

Then, if they don't show, I'm just going to try and clean in here with the poop water. To the best of my ability. I mean, it' can't look WORSE, that is for sure, and perhaps the kid will think my tiles are sort of a light tan color not white.

I am going to clean the bathrooms, again, to the best of my ability. We are going to make this work. I'm not going to let PLUMBERS ruin my like, time with the kid.

Oh, also I let my team know I would be bringing the kid and husband in on Monday, in order to like, meet them, and that I would be bringing pizza, because a) I am a nice person and I think it is a fun thing to do and b) I like my team.

The husband has to unexpectedly leave Sunday afternoon (I found this out AFTER I sent the email, BTW) because the roofers offered to come MONDAY morning or "sometime later in the month."

When roofers do that, you do what you are told and you wait patiently on your stoop to hand them the other half of their money IMMEDIATELY, and then you wash their feet and go, "May God be with you, my child."

My team is going to think my husband is IMAGINARY and does not exist.

Sigh.

Anna

 

[Eskie]

MTL on a mech squonk (unregulated in this case) is perfect use. Plenty of rdas to choose from and no worries about running the battery or squonk bottle down short of a day. You can get more than a day if it's a ~3 ml tootling level of vaping.

With a 0 4 ohm coil in a mild restricted DL rda and roughly 5 ml of juice on my adv setup (alternate in another flavor or two so 7-8 ml total intake a day) my battery is still not below 3.7V. Truth is, unless you don't mind waiting forever for the coils to heat up, high mass dual coil builds just don't so well with a single battery. They're better in a regulated or dual parallel mech squonk. The Luna or any other single battery mech squonk is a good match for mtl use.

 

[Rob B.]

I am going to step into the RTA world in a couple of weeks or possibly early next month. I am looking at two to get. My local shop has them. The Kylin is mesh, which I like and top airflow, which I like. The Bulk RTA has a nice big deck with dual coils. Are these worth my beginners effort? Thanks!

Kylin Mesh RTA

Bulk RTA

 

[Letitia]

I am going to step into the RTA world in a couple of weeks or possibly early next month. I am looking at two to get. My local shop has them. The Kylin is mesh, which I like and top airflow, which I like. The Bulk RTA has a nice big deck with dual coils. Are these worth my beginners effort? Thanks!

Kylin Mesh RTA
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Bulk RTA
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Honestly for your first rta I'd suggest a single coil (not mesh) top af. You can find some great picks from this thread.
Top air RTAs

 

[AngeNZ]

Morning shinies

On the farming front - our sheep are all due to pop in a month, our zany cow Missy is due in 2 weeks ( a bull from the neighbours dairy farm got out ) and we just got a year old Highland calf named Meredith (not knocked up) - pics to come