Alice, I have 5 of the Smok Tech 1.7's from REO that I haven't tried yet because I am waiting for this shorty to croak. They are about 1/4" or so longer than the shorty. I prefer the smallness of the shorty but do look forward to trying the ones from Rob, if I could just get this shorty to die! As for an old timer, I probably got you beat! By reading your posts, you are are too high tech and "with it" to be that old! My wife keeps telling me to act like I'm 46, but that'll never happen. And yes, it was me asking for carto suggestions. Thank you for your replys, info and suggestions. Russ.
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I'm getting up there and multiple concussions haven't helped. Born 1949. I've always been a gadget freak (First major thing I took apart was my mother's electric sewing machine at age five years.) and learned so much following around my Dad, a gadget freak, tinkerer, and amateur inventor, even before I could walk. I'm the kid who read labels, in bathroom, if there was nothing else to read or I had read it (still doing that today); always in bathroom basket were current Readers Digest, a Scientific mag, and a Handyman magazine, and daily newspaper (except for the crossword that my Mother did in recliner late at night). All the women's related magazines were to be had in my mother's beauty shop. I read every word. At any rate, DH labeled me an "information suck" decades ago, even when we were courting. I finished off Compton's encyclopedia (every word) before finishing grade school. (Britannica at a friend's house because only "rich" people had Britannica.) I never hated "go to your room" and we didn't even have radios, TVs, or phones in our rooms. Math and sciences were just a genetically enhanced gift as both my sisters, very bright, went in different directions, with very similar growing up environment; one mostly "numbers" the other music and literary.
I've had the gift of not needing much sleep most of my life. That offers so many hours to "suck" in information.
DH isn't as interested in a much "geek" as I but he's my go-to person for smart phone issues and he's 77 yrs old. We are the "oldies" who converse a lot
and have our phones in action while dining out(or being a passenger in car). Instead of having an analog between courses we have our fingers going on phones (and vape if we are lucky). GEEK will will always be alive and well at "New Fort West." It's "in the blood."
When I have the time I'm tearing into the 72" HDTV to replace lamp/color wheel and clean the massive amounts of dust out. Decisions to do these types of things, of late, boil down to time and physical limitations. Besides having natural appitudes for many things my upbringing encouraged that there are few limits to doing many things if one has the desire and many mistakes will happen but learning from mistakes makes most mistakes a positive. ..................... My mother had to take her sewing machine to shop to have it reassembled but they were proud of my effort and so glad I didn't lose any parts.
Hugs, Feisty Alice
{edit} When I was a kid I used to love going out on very rural mail route with my Dad or Pappie Saunders. At about age 7 my Dad asked me if I was ready to change a tire. I had been taught well. It was one of those very special Father/Daughter experiences and we were both very proud. Sunny Fall Day with wonders of colorful trees all about and special lunch waiting for us at the country Black Smith/Store just a few miles away. He got to do a lot of bragging. Those kinds of memories and feelings continue to give me a lot of confidence and joy doing lots of things.
