The REO Lounge - Part IV

[harley05]

Good morning REOvillians!

Jen, I have been thinking and praying for you and your family. I hope everyone has the best possible outcomes and heals well and with as little pain as possible.

Lisa, I am so glad you made it through that terrifying experience unscathed. It sounds like you handled it as best as you could have, and luckily nothing bad happened (well, to you at least. Sorry about the car though!)

Ed, you said your friend was "heading to Florida" and I wonder if you mean moving there? If so, I hope you get to visit with one another soon!

Sorry if I missed anyone, I just got through a few pages!

Have a great day everyone

Yes they moved. Have a great day Val.


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[Rhapsodies Fire]

That sounded scary Lisa, glad your in a new ride and didn't make the 10oclock news.
Now that your safe, I can imagine the driver behind you's oh shyte moment, must have been Cole Trickle..
Good super early morning reoville. Have to setup a po box this week...

Haha...ya, but a lot slower. Honestly, I'm pretty sure I was a lot safer than those behind me.

 

[Mudflap]

Everything OK?

I could complain, but who wants to hear a grown man whine?

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Good Morning Reo-fam! Lisa I hope you get a new engine/tranny out of this. I remember when you got I think two matching cars right? Can't believe it's been two years already.

Had a sad moment already this morning when pretty much my only trusted friend knocked on the door and said he and his wife were heading to Florida. He was a door gunner on a Huey in Vietnam and is still battling the horrors of it all. Yet still highly loyal to a country that turned its back on him when he returned home. One of the most knowledgeable and down to earth guys I ever met. He just drove out. I'll miss him...

Thanks Ed...I hope whatever it is, it is completely fixed. I've been raving about my car since I got it and now my confidence is, shall we say....lessened. I obviously don't expect a new car out of it, though I wouldn't complain. Ya, I got a green one and he got a silver one.

I'm sorry to hear that your friend is leaving, but I hope that warmer weather and lighter skies will do him some good. Just keep in touch with him...I'm willing to bet that would mean a ton to him. I knew a few of "those guys" and my heart always breaks for them, and I think of them often. One in particular who came home, and after being treated poorly got involved in politics to do something about it and be an advocate for those like him. He spent nearly 4 months teaching me everything he could about the war, the politics and reality of it, and about what he was doing when I was a young adult living in his neighborhood. He too is still loyal, and brave. And I honor them all for it. (((hugs)))

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Hi peeps. Still around. Just less chatty these days.

Hi Tripp It's good to know you're still around.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Good morning REOvillians!

Jen, I have been thinking and praying for you and your family. I hope everyone has the best possible outcomes and heals well and with as little pain as possible.

Lisa, I am so glad you made it through that terrifying experience unscathed. It sounds like you handled it as best as you could have, and luckily nothing bad happened (well, to you at least. Sorry about the car though!)

Ed, you said your friend was "heading to Florida" and I wonder if you mean moving there? If so, I hope you get to visit with one another soon!

Sorry if I missed anyone, I just got through a few pages!

Have a great day everyone

Thanks Val...

 

[nerak]

Lisa's car farted!


Good Morning Reoville!

I was out after grocery shopping and thinking about what happened to Lisa's car. I could imagine the big house sized brown cloud. My mind said it was a big car fart! Then my mind wondered if it smelled of gasoline and oil! Sometimes I think that I am just not right in the head!

Very glad that she could drive the two miles to the dealership. I don't really think it was the safest thing, but lots less aggravation then a tow.

Hey Ed! Sweetie I know that must be tough to have your bestest bud leave. It must have your heart all soft and mushy.
I just hope it is the best for him. Sometimes a change will make a huge difference.
You keep the positive thoughts for him going and remember the good times you two have had. (((((huggs)))))

Well, here at work and things to do!

Enjoy a smile today.....even if you have to hunt for it!!!

 

[pmoraldo]

Good morning Reoville

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Lisa's car farted!


Good Morning Reoville!

I was out after grocery shopping and thinking about what happened to Lisa's car. I could imagine the big house sized brown cloud. My mind said it was a big car fart! Then my mind wondered if it smelled of gasoline and oil! Sometimes I think that I am just not right in the head!

Very glad that she could drive the two miles to the dealership. I don't really think it was the safest thing, but lots less aggravation then a tow.

Hey Ed! Sweetie I know that must be tough to have your bestest bud leave. It must have your heart all soft and mushy.
I just hope it is the best for him. Sometimes a change will make a huge difference.
You keep the positive thoughts for him going and remember the good times you two have had. (((((huggs)))))

Well, here at work and things to do!

Enjoy a smile today.....even if you have to hunt for it!!!

Perfect! I love the way you think.

Ya...I really didn't want to be that surprise at the end of the cloud so I felt it was best to just keep moving. The temp gauge didn't even move, so I figured I'd be okay as long as I was taking it easy.

Hope you have a good day, Karen. Is it there yet???

 

[CalamityJess]

Good Morning Reo-fam! Lisa I hope you get a new engine/tranny out of this. I remember when you got I think two matching cars right? Can't believe it's been two years already.

Had a sad moment already this morning when pretty much my only trusted friend knocked on the door and said he and his wife were heading to Florida. He was a door gunner on a Huey in Vietnam and is still battling the horrors of it all. Yet still highly loyal to a country that turned its back on him when he returned home. One of the most knowledgeable and down to earth guys I ever met. He just drove out. I'll miss him...

It sucks so much when friends move, or you move away from them. It's something I never got used to in this life. In fact after having to leave all my friends of 4 years in Alaska when the Army said we had to move (to Ft Lewis...ugh) I stopped trying to even build friendships. It just killed me to leave and deal with that. When we got to GA a friendship snuck up on me, and I dread the day we have to go.

But Washington state can be really hard on the emotional/mental state. Especially if you already have stuff going on in that department. So I hope for your friend, the sunshine and sunny skies of FL help him seethe bright side. WA almost destroyed me with it's gloomy grey skies and rain, and I was just a spouse dealing with my husband's deployment (2009/10...if you lived up there you know Ft Lewis troop casualties were always on the news, most of them were in my husband's company). Getting to warmer, brighter climates really has helped me.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Good morning Reoville

Good morning, Pietro

 

[harley05]

Haha...ya, but a lot slower. Honestly, I'm pretty sure I was a lot safer than those behind me.

I always feel the same way after eating brussel sprouts!

 

[harley05]

Greatest Gals on earth here in our lounge. Huge hugggs for all of you!

 

[nerak]

Perfect! I love the way you think.

Ya...I really didn't want to be that surprise at the end of the cloud so I felt it was best to just keep moving. The temp gauge didn't even move, so I figured I'd be okay as long as I was taking it easy.

Hope you have a good day, Karen. Is it there yet???

The cover should arrive tomorrow. The other thing will arrive but not sure when. Amazon is shipping with Lazership and it is not showing up yet. They say delivery from Wed - Sat. So maybe Thursday when I am home. I sure hope so!

Busy week here. Have to run out again tomorrow.

Our local Kroger that is where I always go decided that they needed to move everything in the store! Last week was crazy, this week was the same. I really do not like having to look for stuff I usually just grab. Plus they decided to group things different. So not all the stuff for baking is right next to baking. I had to go down every aisle and actually look for items. Now the fruit juice is way at the other end of the store by the pop/soda. But the fruit boxes are somewhere else. What the heck! Cans of fruit on one isle, and the fruit cups on another. Makes no sense to me. Maybe it will when they are done. Certainly hope so.

 

[Sterno]

hey Tripp i hope life is treating you well

 

[CalamityJess]

Will today be new Reo day? They have finallly gotten out of Maine, and left Macon, GA! Mind you the delivery date still says Yesterday? .... gimme my goodies!!

 

[glowplug]

Hello Glowplug. Just a few observations, from one trucker to another;
I have Two Mechs (Grand and Mini 2.1), Two VV Grand and Three Woods. Only the Mechanicals go out on the road with me. I would recommend the Grand, as the battery life and onboard bottle are last longer.
Dripping while driving is what brought me to REOS Mods in Aug '12. I do not own any other Vaping equipment now.
Copper Vein is beautiful... until the natural oils in your hand turn it a dull. dark brown. Trunker posted that he covered his with polyurethane to keep that from happening. I personally have been on a Black Wrinkle buying mode last couple of metal mods. Holds up well on the road.
Welcome to REOVille. Nicest people you could ever ask for, and REONauts will always offer to help.

Thank you so much Papaw! I am totally out of my element (and league) with this whole thing. I am pretty sure I will pick the copper vein, LP Grand. Definitely not a VV. I want a mech. Time to put on the big girl panties and go mechanical. I believe we may be in for some rough times on the vaping front and I want to have simple equipment to repair if that happens.

I was under the impression that one could polish the copper vein to keep it looking like copper. No? I could use polyurethane, but I want to see how it ages first. Hoping I have the option to polish it to bring back the looks.

I have a dumb question. How is a dripper 'bottom fed'? How does the juice get into the dripper? I know about squonking, but where is the entry point on the dripper? I will be getting an RM2 with the Reo yet I hear about folks adapting other dripper to be bottom fed. I am curious.

If you folks allow it, I will as all sorts of questions. Please, if this is the wrong place or I am bothering folks too much...tell me where to go! Lots of people tell me where to go!

Another question: I have heard of 'upgraded contacts'. What might these be? I don't think it was the sub ohm kit I was hearing about but who knows? Waiting on an answer from the person who posted it. I didn't see anything about them on the Reo site.

 

[vsummer1]

I could complain, but who wants to hear a grown man whine?

Aw come on, we do! How am I supposed to say something kind to you if you don't whine? Geesh, take all the joy outta my life


Okay, I will try:

I sure hope whatever it is you have to whine about is trivial, and if not that it works out well in the end.

 

[glowplug]

Good evening everyone

I has a sad I think I blew up my car.

OH NO! So sorry to hear that!

 

[nerak]

Thank you so much Papaw! I am totally out of my element (and league) with this whole thing. I am pretty sure I will pick the copper vein, LP Grand. Definitely not a VV. I want a mech. Time to put on the big girl panties and go mechanical. I believe we may be in for some rough times on the vaping front and I want to have simple equipment to repair if that happens.

I was under the impression that one could polish the copper vein to keep it looking like copper. No? I could use polyurethane, but I want to see how it ages first. Hoping I have the option to polish it to bring back the looks.
A coating would keep it from the oxidation. Bring it back to new looks would be tough. From what I have read in copper vein powder coat information it seems to be just how it gets. It is not like a copper metal finish since it is paint.

I have a dumb question. How is a dripper 'bottom fed'? How does the juice get into the dripper? I know about squonking, but where is the entry point on the dripper? I will be getting an RM2 with the Reo yet I hear about folks adapting other dripper to be bottom fed. I am curious.
The bottom fed RBA's have a hole in the bottom so juice can be fed up into it. The REO has a connector with a hole and a tube that connects and rests in the juice bottle. Squonking is squeezing the bottle to force juice up into the RBA.

If you folks allow it, I will as all sorts of questions. Please, if this is the wrong place or I am bothering folks too much...tell me where to go! Lots of people tell me where to go!

Another question: I have heard of 'upgraded contacts'. What might these be? I don't think it was the sub ohm kit I was hearing about but who knows? Waiting on an answer from the person who posted it. I didn't see anything about them on the Reo site.

Robert is having new firing contacts and springs made. Also he has purchased new buttons. All of these are to address the heat and voltage loss in the REO mainly for sub-ohm vapers. However they will help even with low ohm coils.

Hope that helps. Always feel free to ask here or start a new thread. We love to help!