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[5cardstud]

I was a VS ultra light smoker, as well ... Didn't like the TH, which is probably why I switched from regular VS to Ultra lights. Now, no 'Baccy flavors; they remind me of analogs, and make me nervous. And, higher VG - at least 50/50. Whatever works!



Save a bit for me, please. On the rocks; no water. I'm gonna be needin' it soon! Thanks, Bamrz

The key words here and ones I believe in is "Whatever works".

 

[Strings]

Enjoy your rest, DP. You've earned it

 

[Vapian]

Kinda curious, Krisma: where in Oz?

Where does anyone live in Australia?
Somewhere between the Venomous Kitten sanctuary and the neighborhoods full of Giant Spiders THAT WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU (before they eat you)?
Perhaps a little North of the Fields of Poisonous Sunflowers?

There's a reason that the official language of Australia is Screaming.

 

[Krisma]

Where does anyone live in Australia?
Somewhere between the Venomous Kitten sanctuary and the neighborhoods full of Giant Spiders THAT WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU (before they eat you)?
Perhaps a little North of the Fields of Poisonous Sunflowers?

There's a reason that the official language of Australia is Screaming.

I was going to defend this shameless slander but I could not resist googling what kills you in Australia.

Once I stopped laughing for your viewing pleasure and Shamelessly copied from cracked.com

Things in Australia that Will Kill You
Everything. No, seriously: Everything.

First there's the wildlife: If something appears to be cute and harmless in Australia, then we promise you - it has only evolved that way to lure you close enough for the thousands of ravenous, prehensile blade-tongues to descended upon you.

Then there's the Geography: Consisting mostly of arid, dry desert, (populated by over 100 venomous species of snake,) the harsh local climate is peppered with small, livable areas presumably just to lull human beings into a false sense of security.

Ah, but the tropical beaches, you say! Surely the paradise on Earth that is the Australian beach makes up for an entire continent of biological weapons. And it's true: Australia is known for having some of the best beaches in the world...all you have to worry about are the Saltwater Crocs, Great White Sharks, poisonous Stonefish, or being stung by the Box Jellyfish: The deadliest and most painful sting of any Jellyfish species in the world.

Your best bet is just to stay in the city then, right? Enjoy the local culture; go visit the capital of Canberra, or visit beautiful Sydney and see the wonder of the Opera house. And that's totally safe: Just remember to wear protective clothing, stay in well travelled areas, always know the nearest path to a hospital, and just generally try not to exist - because Australia is also home to over 280 species of poisonous spider, including that aforementioned Sydney Funnel Web Spider. What, did you think it was just a name? No, it lives in cities, in garages, in tool sheds and houses - it even swims. IT ....ING SWIMS.

Seriously: Everything in Australia evolved solely to kill everything else in Australia - and you show up with your soft, unarmored skin, tiny, rounded teeth, and ridiculously non-poisonous spit and expect a vacation?

You just walked into Mother Nature's Thunderdome, friend. And in this analogy, you're not Max; you're the dead .......

Things in Australia that Will Not Kill You
....

Hugh Jackman seems nice.

 

[5cardstud]

Being a spider hater myself I did a little research and found this interesting article.

I discovered that all spiders have their taste buds on the tips of their legs. There are certain natural oils they hate, including citrus, lavender, peppermint, citronella, cinnamon, tea tree and cloves. This natural spider deterrent does wonders to combat an arachnid invasion, and with repeated use will help repel spiders year round:

Add up to 5 drops of essential oil (lemon is my favorite and spiders detest it) and up to 5 drops of dish washing liquid to 1 qt. of water. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle and shake well.
Pots of mint and lavender inside your home on a sunny windowsill will also help deter indoor spiders.

 

[Uncle]

WOW ! ! !



Still a lot of holes on the board . . .

Where - Oh Where - Do I Go From Here . . .

 

[Krisma]

Being a spider hater myself I did a little research and found this interesting article.

I discovered that all spiders have their taste buds on the tips of their legs. There are certain natural oils they hate, including citrus, lavender, peppermint, citronella, cinnamon, tea tree and cloves. This natural spider deterrent does wonders to combat an arachnid invasion, and with repeated use will help repel spiders year round:

Add up to 5 drops of essential oil (lemon is my favorite and spiders detest it) and up to 5 drops of dish washing liquid to 1 qt. of water. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle and shake well.
Pots of mint and lavender inside your home on a sunny windowsill will also help deter indoor spiders.

+1 on the lemon oil. I use it inside. We have a small colony of micro bats in one of our gum trees and they clean up a lot of the small ones around the house.
You just learn to coexist. With a lot of heavy duty fly spray near to hand. I hate flys and we have a lot.

 

[AndriaD]

Dang, I feel really fortunate now to only have to watch out for Black Widows and Brown Recluses. Of course, the bite of the latter will EAT YOUR FLESH. Really. Our former landlady lost a big chunk of a buttcheek because of a brown recluse bite. Couldn't have happened to a better person.

Andria

 

[Debadoo]

Where does anyone live in Australia?
Somewhere between the Venomous Kitten sanctuary and the neighborhoods full of Giant Spiders THAT WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU (before they eat you)?
Perhaps a little North of the Fields of Poisonous Sunflowers?

There's a reason that the official language of Australia is Screaming.

omgggggg I was rollin laughin at this............

I was going to defend this shameless slander but I could not resist googling what kills you in Australia.

Once I stopped laughing for your viewing pleasure and Shamelessly copied from cracked.com

til I read this.......then I was really rollin!!

Pots of mint and lavender inside your home on a sunny windowsill will also help deter indoor spiders.

Jup I'd always heard about the lemon and peppermint oil, but never think to try it. Did not know that their taste buds are on their legs, now it makes sense WHY it would work!

Dang, I feel really fortunate now to only have to watch out for Black Widows and Brown Recluses. Of course, the bite of the latter will EAT YOUR FLESH. Really. Our former landlady lost a big chunk of a buttcheek because of a brown recluse bite. Couldn't have happened to a better person.

Andria

Jup we got those here too, and they aint nuttin to play wth!

 

[Strings]

Was reading something a few years back about the spread of the brown recluse. Some "expert" was going on about how they're only found in areas X, Y, an Z, and how would they migrate so far, so fast anyway. My immediate thought was "eBay"

 

[Debadoo]

Was reading something a few years back about the spread of the brown recluse. Some "expert" was going on about how they're only found in areas X, Y, an Z, and how would they migrate so far, so fast anyway. My immediate thought was "eBay"

jup no tellin what kind of creepy crawlies we're importing from china and every place else with all the global ordering

 

[Mark Denison]

Ok for my last shot, as my pillarship takes her last direct hit, I FIRE my last terdpedo at G 13


And just gotta say this has been a BLAST thanx DD for coming up with it!

 

[5cardstud]

Was reading something a few years back about the spread of the brown recluse. Some "expert" was going on about how they're only found in areas X, Y, an Z, and how would they migrate so far, so fast anyway. My immediate thought was "eBay"

All I ever found on Ebay was worms. I just bought a "NEW" graphics card. Got here yesterday and it was new but back in 1886. The guys site said I have to pay return shipping and he only refunds 80%. I emailed him and said he had 2 choices. Pay return shipping and full refund or choice 2. I just tell Paypal what he's doing and get the money back from them. Within 10 minutes I had a return shipping label to print and a full refund.

 

[Debadoo]

All I ever found on Ebay was worms. I just bought a "NEW" graphics card. Got here yesterday and it was new but back in 1886. The guys site said I have to pay return shipping and he only refunds 80%. I emailed him and said he had 2 choices. Pay return shipping and full refund or choice 2. I just tell Paypal what he's doing and get the money back from them. Within 10 minutes I had a return shipping label to print and a full refund.

wow...........what nerve. I'd still tell ebay what he was doing.

 

[5cardstud]

Ok for my last shot, as my pillarship takes her last direct hit, I FIRE my last terdpedo at G 13


And just gotta say this has been a BLAST thanx DD for coming up with it!

Sorry Mark D. Thay's not good but you took a toll on the 13 row.

 

[5cardstud]

wow...........what nerve. I'd still tell ebay what he was doing.

I found out there's a lot of them people on there. They buy out new old stock from companies and resell it on Ebay as New. But hey he give my money back and I figure I'll say something on the feedback. Some of it isn't bad. I got my Kaspersky security and as it's installing they update it to the newest version.

 

[Krisma]

Let me finish wiping the tears of laughter away.
Found another list of cute Australian wildlife. Too much swearing for cut and paste so just the link. Again to cracked.com
The Animals That Make Australia The Deathtrap It Is | Cracked.com
Now to be perfectly honest and upfront they have missed the cane toads and hopper ants (which we have out the back of our place) but I wouldn't want you to think I was hiding anything.

 

[Katdarling]

I was going to defend this shameless slander but I could not resist googling what kills you in Australia.

Once I stopped laughing for your viewing pleasure and Shamelessly copied from cracked.com

Things in Australia that Will Kill You
Everything. No, seriously: Everything.

First there's the wildlife: If something appears to be cute and harmless in Australia, then we promise you - it has only evolved that way to lure you close enough for the thousands of ravenous, prehensile blade-tongues to descended upon you.

Then there's the Geography: Consisting mostly of arid, dry desert, (populated by over 100 venomous species of snake,) the harsh local climate is peppered with small, livable areas presumably just to lull human beings into a false sense of security.

Ah, but the tropical beaches, you say! Surely the paradise on Earth that is the Australian beach makes up for an entire continent of biological weapons. And it's true: Australia is known for having some of the best beaches in the world...all you have to worry about are the Saltwater Crocs, Great White Sharks, poisonous Stonefish, or being stung by the Box Jellyfish: The deadliest and most painful sting of any Jellyfish species in the world.

Your best bet is just to stay in the city then, right? Enjoy the local culture; go visit the capital of Canberra, or visit beautiful Sydney and see the wonder of the Opera house. And that's totally safe: Just remember to wear protective clothing, stay in well travelled areas, always know the nearest path to a hospital, and just generally try not to exist - because Australia is also home to over 280 species of poisonous spider, including that aforementioned Sydney Funnel Web Spider. What, did you think it was just a name? No, it lives in cities, in garages, in tool sheds and houses - it even swims. IT ....ING SWIMS.

Seriously: Everything in Australia evolved solely to kill everything else in Australia - and you show up with your soft, unarmored skin, tiny, rounded teeth, and ridiculously non-poisonous spit and expect a vacation?

You just walked into Mother Nature's Thunderdome, friend. And in this analogy, you're not Max; you're the dead .......

Things in Australia that Will Not Kill You
....

Hugh Jackman seems nice.

Popped in for a minute and now I'm LMAO!!!!!!!!! Krisma, post of the week here!

"No, it lives in cities, in garages, in tool sheds and houses - it even swims. IT ....ING SWIMS."


Watch out, you who will be soon sunk......

Was reading something a few years back about the spread of the brown recluse. Some "expert" was going on about how they're only found in areas X, Y, an Z, and how would they migrate so far, so fast anyway. My immediate thought was "eBay"

HIlarious, Stringy!

 

[Uncle]

Okay - Finally made a decision, so BEFORE I go to bed . . .

5th Round:

Fire B-4 . . .

 

[AndriaD]

Let me finish wiping the tears of laughter away.
Found another list of cute Australian wildlife. Too much swearing for cut and paste so just the link. Again to cracked.com
The Animals That Make Australia The Deathtrap It Is | Cracked.com
Now to be perfectly honest and upfront they have missed the cane toads and hopper ants (which we have out the back of our place) but I wouldn't want you to think I was hiding anything.

Pretty good article... but could have been helped a GREAT deal by, I dunno... spell-check? An actually LITERATE writer? He can really spell those cuss words, but plain English seems to elude him.

I really like cracked.com... but their editorial standards are non-existent.

Andria