Yes I still Smoke Cigarettes and I am addicted to the smoking habit - support and chat thread.

[DoloresB]

It was the same way in Cal when I lived there, the rational at the time was that the best produce was shipped out to other places and the locals got what was left over. I'm not completely sure I believe that though cause I see the produce here, one of the places it gets shipped to, and it's pretty pitiful. I will say that Cal was way way better than here, they charge premium price for produce here that would be thrown out in Cal, and should be thrown out here. Over ripe, rotten spots, you name it, it's really bad.

Maybe I'm one of the fortunate ones that benefits from that rationale. I know that the local supermarket has an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables that are somewhat reasonably priced 12 months of the year. I never see any overripe produce on the shelves. But then again, I only go to the supermarket once every 2 weeks (when I get paid) to stock up, so I may be missing a lot.

 

[Karen N Daytona]

Good afternoon everybody! I hope you all have a fantastic Friday!

Today, I am going to get people ready to go to college. I am the financial aid, get all your paperwork in order lady, Nephew is already going and 2 semesters from graduating with his bachelors, now I am getting his girlfriend into school and another of her friends. All in school keeps them on the straight and narrow, less troubles.

I also have a few things planned to clean and laundry always makes my day! So hard to do these days, not easy at all. It exhausts me after just one load.

I am in a tobacco stage, I can mix flavors together but they have to go with tobacco. so I have banana tobacco, caramel tobacco. vanilla tobacco, a few straight tobaccos and ry4's. I want to mix a few other things to see what else goes with tobacco. Everything else tastes good, but I find I go back to the tobaccos. Creamy tobacco is tasting great right now on my Provari with a IClear16.

 

[beebopnjazz]

Blueberry or apple or peach go well too Karen

 

[FinallyQuit]

MMMM I'm looking for a good vanilla to add to my tobacco, so far no luck. Peach sounds fantastic as well. Nothing beats a good RY4 in my opinion. Can you tell my flavor rut is still going strong? This weekend for sure! The nic is already out of the freezer, I'll be cutting it tonight down to 24mg and throwing together about 10 new bottles. I'm so tired of what I already have mixed up, or I'm all out of my favorites, or the nic is too low (think 12 to 15mg) and well, do I really need a reason?

Hope you're all having a fabulous Friday! It's a 3 day weekend for me, so I'll be lazy on Monday and not wake up at the crack of dawn. See y'all later!

 

[Karen N Daytona]

Blueberry or apple or peach go well too Karen

I'll try peach and blueberry, I haven't found an apple that I liked ever. I love real apple so I'm not sure why

 

[Thayamax]

I'll try peach and blueberry, I haven't found an apple that I liked ever. I love real apple so I'm not sure why

Deadly Sin is supposed to be a combo of tobacco and cinnamon roll. I'm sure there are other things also, but you could give that combo a try.

 

[loxmythe]

FQ try making ry4 with black n mild tobacco and dulce de leche. It's awesome

 

[Karen N Daytona]

Deadly Sin is supposed to be a combo of tobacco and cinnamon roll. I'm sure there are other things also, but you could give that combo a try.

good one, I'll try that!

 

[ShariR]

Stay tough, Shari. That line about "depreciation" is BS. Depreciation is NOT the same thing as a hold-back.. Sounds like they're trying to screw you over, get you to accept a 60% payment instead of the full thing.

That is what it is sounding like to me also. She was doing so much double talking that she could not even keep track of it herself. Then I would ask her a pointed question and she would be all screwed up. It actually was getting pretty funny. She was making no sense by the time I was done torturing her verbally. There was no sense at this point to continue the game because I do not have the estimate in hand.

They had better watch out once I have their bs in writing. I can be a pit bull. Problem is, they do not bend. We will see what I am made of in the next few weeks.

And yes. It sounds like she was describing a hold back. But she kept using the term depreciation and kept repeating it, then trying to make it sound like hold back. So I am not clear on the exact thing she was attempting to describe, only positive that they were going to not give the full dollar amount of the estimate. Who knows if we would see the balance of it. Hold back and depreciation are not the same thing and have never been the same thing. This is going to be a battle.

 

[JJ1977]

im more of a fruit / candy person now i dont miss the baccy flavors at all

 

[FinallyQuit]

FQ try making ry4 with black n mild tobacco and dulce de leche. It's awesome

Mmmmm, I don't have any black and mild but I do have 10 others, never thought to put dulce de leche in there. Another idea for my recipes this weekend!

 

[ShariR]

me and the wife went threw the same thing lasy yr when the roof started leaking after a bad storm, estimates they gave us was near 4k less than the cost to repair i fought with them for 2 months before they gave in

I know this is going to be nightmare and it is going to take me days of arguing over every other dollar and every line item on the estimate. I want to do the arguing up front with my estimates against theirs. DH just wants to get it done. I do not want or need for several thousand dollars to be out of our pockets because I did not know what I was doing. I hate knowing I am being made a fool of or being taken to the cleaners.

 

[JJ1977]

Mmmmm, I don't have any black and mild but I do have 10 others, never thought to put dulce de leche in there. Another idea for my recipes this weekend!

black cigar from VZ is the black n mild flavor i believe if im not mistakened

 

[JJ1977]

I know this is going to be nightmare and it is going to take me days of arguing over every other dollar and every line item on the estimate. I want to do the arguing up front with my estimates against theirs. DH just wants to get it done. I do not want or need for several thousand dollars to be out of our pockets because I did not know what I was doing. I hate knowing I am being made a fool of or being taken to the cleaners.

get at least 3 quotes then submit them to the company thats what i did after they offered me the 1st offer, after that it took about 2 months before i got approved

*edit* make sure after the work gets done to take pictures then fax them to your insurance department

 

[Karen N Daytona]

That is what it is sounding like to me also. She was doing so much double talking that she could not even keep track of it herself. Then I would ask her a pointed question and she would be all screwed up. It actually was getting pretty funny. She was making no sense by the time I was done torturing her verbally. There was no sense at this point to continue the game because I do not have the estimate in hand.

They had better watch out once I have their bs in writing. I can be a pit bull. Problem is, they do not bend. We will see what I am made of in the next few weeks.

And yes. It sounds like she was describing a hold back. But she kept using the term depreciation and kept repeating it, then trying to make it sound like hold back. So I am not clear on the exact thing she was attempting to describe, only positive that they were going to not give the full dollar amount of the estimate. Who knows if we would see the balance of it. Hold back and depreciation are not the same thing and have never been the same thing. This is going to be a battle.

In your state, do you have the ability to record conversations for use in a court of law, if you do start recording. This might be helpful either way even if you never go to court. When they use this call may be recorded, I record as well, if they can so can I. my state does not allow for use in court but I do it anyway.

 

[ShariR]

I am finding exactly the same thing with the produce here, south of Nashville. The produce is disgusting, even in the more expensive supermarkets. I thought I was just acting like a stuck up Northerner or a spoiled brat, but this produce is nasty. I would not buy it back when I was living in either CA or CT. It is just nasty. Even the best of the best that I hand pick goes rotten in record time. It is like we are getting the stuff right before it turns or so shelf ripened that it rots before it ripens.

It was the same way in Cal when I lived there, the rational at the time was that the best produce was shipped out to other places and the locals got what was left over. I'm not completely sure I believe that though cause I see the produce here, one of the places it gets shipped to, and it's pretty pitiful. I will say that Cal was way way better than here, they charge premium price for produce here that would be thrown out in Cal, and should be thrown out here. Over ripe, rotten spots, you name it, it's really bad.

 

[Karen N Daytona]

I am finding exactly the same thing with the produce here, south of Nashville. The produce is disgusting, even in the more expensive supermarkets. I thought I was just acting like a stuck up Northerner or a spoiled brat, but this produce is nasty. I would not buy it back when I was living in either CA or CT. It is just nasty. Even the best of the best that I hand pick goes rotten in record time. It is like we are getting the stuff right before it turns or so shelf ripened that it rots before it ripens.

Well, at least I know I am not crazy, seems that it isn't just here in my area. It was a little better in South Florida. I think the better produce goes to places that have better financial demographics. Just an opinion.

I will say I am more limited these days on choices, I used to go look for farm stands, now I really can't use that as an option.

Tomorrow morning if I can set it up I will head to the flea market for some fruit and veggies, maybe I will get lucky with what they are offering.

 

[JJ1977]

all i know im waiting for french vanilla so i can make it with sweet cream and peach, hopefully its the combo i was looking for

 

[aikanae1]

Well, at least I know I am not crazy, seems that it isn't just here in my area. It was a little better in South Florida. I think the better produce goes to places that have better financial demographics. Just an opinion.

I will say I am more limited these days on choices, I used to go look for farm stands, now I really can't use that as an option.

Tomorrow morning if I can set it up I will head to the flea market for some fruit and veggies, maybe I will get lucky with what they are offering.

I've been surprised by what dollar stores offer too. I didn't realize that some carried fresh veggies until recently. I can also assure you that Az does not have upper demographics. The income levels here place the state in the lower 1/4th nationally. So I don't know why there is such a differential in the availability of produce. I do know that Mexican markets are superb for fresh however that means I have to get used to grey squash, cherimoyas and mangos rather than typical northern pit fruits and veggies.

Maybe there some cuban markets? I can't remember the name all of a sudden, they look like big bananas but taste more like potatoes. A cuban friend would fry them up all the time. Yum.

 

[DoloresB]

I've been surprised by what dollar stores offer too. I didn't realize that some carried fresh veggies until recently. I can also assure you that Az does not have upper demographics. The income levels here place the state in the lower 1/4th nationally. So I don't know why there is such a differential in the availability of produce. I do know that Mexican markets are superb for fresh however that means I have to get used to grey squash, cherimoyas and mangos rather than typical northern pit fruits and veggies.

Maybe there some cuban markets? I can't remember the name all of a sudden, they look like big bananas but taste more like potatoes. A cuban friend would fry them up all the time. Yum.

Would you be speaking about plantain, perhaps? I've never tried any myself, but I understand it's quite good. there's a ton of recipes using it on the internet. All you would need to do is google it.

Edit: I found some recipes here:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/plantain/index.html

Hope you're able to try one or two of them.