ECF Refugee Thread All welcome though

[AndriaD]

Yeah right

I hesitated to even suggest you check post tightness, lol.

Not a bad suggestion at all, with attys that use the thru-the-posts mounting... and even with my old kayfuns, sometimes they wiggled a little loose. Maybe it's the titanium that makes it stay tight in the Achilles? I dunno, but I've never noticed them getting loose at all.

Andria

 

[SirKadly]

Actually... a hangover is due to the alcohol-outprocessing in the liver being stalled in the acetaldehyde phase. So yeah, probably the shine. It was more alcohol than your liver could deal with in that amount of time, so it was still in-process when you woke, and you still had a fair amount of acetaldehyde in your liver.

Andria

I wonder if Rip has a cure for that?

 

[AndriaD]

I wonder if Rip has a cure for that?

Heh. The best cure is a) time, and b) plenty of water, to get the acetaldehyde converted to acetic acid (vinegar) ASAP and flushed to the kidneys. Since alcohol displaces water (esp. in the brain since it's so aqueous, hence those GODAWFUL headaches), water is ALWAYS a good remedy for a hangover. I pretty much had a PhD in drinking by the time I finally knocked it off, thanks to a stint in rehab + natural curiosity.

Andria

 

[inspects]

I'm thinking of attempting to explode one of those 16k rounds of firecrackers in one whack

Pls make a video of the blast.....

 

[MyMagicMist]

Went to looking at Steam Engine regarding the stock coils what come with the Velocity clone rdas. It is 28ga kanthal wrapped 12 times. This means each coil would read out at ~ 2.5 ohms. Put two on a deck and you get ~ 1.25 ohms. I then decided on misbehaving. I put the coils on the deck vertically. "Oh, Hell Yeah!"

Yes, I'm aware others have done so already. I also know they probably still do. It was a first for me & it worked out well, possibly better than I expected. Also used one length of rayon as a wick. Ran one end down one chimney (coil) and then up and over the other end went to the other chimney.

Minor note. Not sure exactly why but one of the decks apparently is shorted. Don't worry yourself over it @JuicyLucy. I fumbled with the ss wire, that's on me. Not even sure that is what caused it. Shoot, they're clones I'm pretty sure there is a reason they sell cheaply. Might be metal burs I cannot see even with reading glasses on, on the hex head grub screws.

I did clean the deck and ran a hex driver through the bottom feed pin. It sounded rough making it's exit out the other side. Figure there were burs in it at the least. It's no big issue for me. I can pick up another Velocity kit later on. Might even be able to spring for an authentic by then.

S'all Goode. Time now to head down the way to have supper with the witch, then feed the other critters. Had a nap earlier despite getting to bed at 10 PM. Guess a few nights of 3 AM caught up. * Makes note to self, "You're not twenty any more old man, go to bed at a reasonable hour." *

 

[Hank F. Spankman]

Went to looking at Steam Engine regarding the stock coils what come with the Velocity clone rdas. It is 28ga kanthal wrapped 12 times. This means each coil would read out at ~ 2.5 ohms. Put two on a deck and you get ~ 1.25 ohms. I then decided on misbehaving. I put the coils on the deck vertically. "Oh, Hell Yeah!"

You're a fucking miscreant Morley!

 

[The Cromwell]

Pls make a video of the blast.....

Russia will go to DEFCON 1.

 

[JuicyLucy]

Pls make a video of the blast.....

I'll see how devious I feel Monday.

I spread one out and set it off last 4th. It took 11 minutes to finish. what I forgot to account for was the mess and litter afterward

It took over an hour to clean up (three people) to even semi-passable.

 

[AndriaD]

Went to looking at Steam Engine regarding the stock coils what come with the Velocity clone rdas. It is 28ga kanthal wrapped 12 times. This means each coil would read out at ~ 2.5 ohms. Put two on a deck and you get ~ 1.25 ohms. I then decided on misbehaving. I put the coils on the deck vertically. "Oh, Hell Yeah!"

Yes, I'm aware others have done so already. I also know they probably still do. It was a first for me & it worked out well, possibly better than I expected. Also used one length of rayon as a wick. Ran one end down one chimney (coil) and then up and over the other end went to the other chimney.

When I was experimenting with a Veritas, I tried a single vertical, and I found it fairly impressive, though I didn't care much for that atty overall, too airy for me. But those vertical coils do perform very well.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Heh. The best cure is a) time, and b) plenty of water, to get the acetaldehyde converted to acetic acid (vinegar) ASAP and flushed to the kidneys. Since alcohol displaces water (esp. in the brain since it's so aqueous, hence those GODAWFUL headaches), water is ALWAYS a good remedy for a hangover. I pretty much had a PhD in drinking by the time I finally knocked it off, thanks to a stint in rehab + natural curiosity.

Andria

I thought I should add this, to the above post: there actually is a much better cure for hangovers, which hasn't failed in nearly 24 yrs: abstinence. Seriously, that's why I had to quit, the 3 day hangovers were killing me.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Russia will go to DEFCON 1.

I'm still giggling over that one.

Andria

 

[MyMagicMist]

You're a fucking miscreant Morley!

I'm also an insensitive bastard at times. Your point is what exactly? And yes I am a bastard in the sense of having been born out of wedlock, not the sense of being a test tube baby though. Well, you're twixt me and supper. I'll tell ya make a hole, run 'er slow.

 

[Atchafalaya]

I think Cromwell found them even cheaper.

Cromwell can ALWAYS find things cheaper.

 

[Hank F. Spankman]

I'm also an insensitive bastard at times. Your point is what exactly? And yes I am a bastard in the sense of having been born out of wedlock, not the sense of being a test tube baby though. Well, you're twixt me and supper. I'll tell ya make a hole, run 'er slow.

Try it like this next time

 

[JuicyLucy]

I'm still giggling over that one.

Andria

Me too.

Unfortunately, he may be right. I do not need to get involved in yet another international incident.

I'm trying to figure out where I can do it and no one will know for certain it was me.

Mr. Juicy Lucy and I are well known in the group of top five pyros in town

While technically not illegal on July 3-4, we worry pushing the limits could lead to a ban.

Some were PISSED when I set off those rounds last year

 

[Atchafalaya]

That would be refreshing after a nap, lol

I need a nap. Been up all day and got the car back, then grilled. It's SO hot!!!!! It'll be a wonderful sleep with no work or having to do anything tomorrow.

 

[Hank F. Spankman]

I got a special meme for @Robert Cromwell lol

 

[Moueix]

Story submitted to a publisher. They request no simultaneous submissions, meaning no submitting a story elsewhere until they accept or reject. Their time for response is four months. It's alright by me because they seem to pay well enough. Besides, I'll be starting another story Monday or Tuesday. Might hold off until Tuesday to account for the holiday.

Ooooh, good luck with your story, Morley! I hope it is a smash!

 

[AndriaD]

Me too.

Unfortunately, he may be right. I do not need to get involved in yet another international incident.

I'm trying to figure out where I can do it and no one will know for certain it was me.

Mr. Juicy Lucy and I are well known in the group of top five pyros in town

While technically not illegal on July 3-4, we worry pushing the limits could lead to a ban.

Some were PISSED when I set off those rounds last year

Our next-door neighbors have a BIG fireworks party every July 4 and Dec 31, and some of our neighbors up the street often do too. And all the streets around us. If you heard it around here July 3-5, you'd swear the British were already here and being fought off stoutly! But our next-door neighbors do those huge ones that really look like something when they go boom way up in the air, and you have to hold your ears, it's like a shotgun blast.

Andria

 

[Moueix]

I'll see how devious I feel Monday.

I spread one out and set it off last 4th. It took 11 minutes to finish. what I forgot to account for was the mess and litter afterward

It took over an hour to clean up (three people) to even semi-passable.

Do it in a garbage can! Cleanup solved. When I was a kid, we used to do it in milk chutes. Just pop it in, close the outside door, and run like hell and hope the "Get off my lawn" lady didn't recognize us.

 

[JuicyLucy]

Our next-door neighbors have a BIG fireworks party every July 4 and Dec 31, and some of our neighbors up the street often do too. And all the streets around us. If you heard it around here July 3-5, you'd swear the British were already here and being fought off stoutly! But our next-door neighbors do those huge ones that really look like something when they go boom way up in the air, and you have to hold your ears, it's like a shotgun blast.

Andria

Hahaha.

One New Year Day, the neighbor I really hate came and complained, but he blamed it on the other neighbor I dislike a lot, so I got them both on that one. We were proud of that one

 

[JuicyLucy]

Do it in a garbage can! Cleanup solved. When I was a kid, we used to do it in milk chutes. Just pop it in, close the outside door, and run like hell and hope the "Get off my lawn" lady didn't recognize us.

Think a crappy old rubber maid would contain 16 thousand all at once?

My method to explode a thousand at once is to wait until Mr. Juicy sets off one of the big ones, the kind that are the size of a car battery. I then set 1,000 rounds on top, light it, and about 20 go off and then the other 980 explode all at once.

You can feel it rumble through the ground at 50 feet away, easy. you can feel it from inside a vehicle and it rattles the windows inside the house BIG TIME

 

[JuicyLucy]

Just pop it in, close the outside door, and run like hell and hope the "Get off my lawn" lady ROBERT CROMWELL didn't recognize us.

 

[AndriaD]

Think a crappy old rubber maid would contain 16 thousand all at once?

My method to explode a thousand at once is to wait until Mr. Juicy sets off one of the big ones, the kind that are the size of a car battery. I then set 1,000 rounds on top, light it, and about 20 go off and then the other 980 explode all at once.

You can feel it rumble through the ground at 50 feet away, easy. you can feel it from inside a vehicle and it rattles the windows inside the house BIG TIME

So... like the trains that cruise by all day and night, about 400 ft down the street.

It really is funny though, all that popping and booming going on for 3 freakin days -- take a wild guess where my fraidy-cat ends up spending most of her time -- that's right: The Cat Cave.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

So anyway... yeah... vaping! I've got some superior vapemail heading my way over the next week or 2. The black miniBook, probably Tuesday, might be Wednesday. Couple new batteries from illumn. Some flavors from BCV, finally getting some FA marzipan so I can try that Apple Tart recipe that HIC posted. And still awaiting those 13ga needles so I can try to improve on the mods to my Magmas, and maybe also mod my Achilles 2 base, to have a tighter draw. Those will be the last, they're on the slow boat from Hong Kong.

Andria

 

[JuicyLucy]

So anyway... yeah... vaping! I've got some superior vapemail heading my way over the next week or 2. The black miniBook, probably Tuesday, might be Wednesday. Couple new batteries from illumn. Some flavors from BCV, finally getting some FA marzipan so I can try that Apple Tart recipe that HIC posted. And still awaiting those 13ga needles so I can try to improve on the mods to my Magmas, and maybe also mod my Achilles 2 base, to have a tighter draw. Those will be the last, they're on the slow boat from Hong Kong.

Andria

That's great.

On a funny note - my last FT order had 20ml syringes but I forgot to make sure they were blunted. I got one out and stuck myself pretty hard - it's syringe as in "shoot drugs and draw blood on a large animal" sharp with an insanely large needle, lol.

 

[AndriaD]

That's great.

On a funny note - my last FT order had 20ml syringes but I forgot to make sure they were blunted. I got one out and stuck myself pretty hard - it's syringe as in "shoot drugs and draw blood on a large animal" sharp with an insanely large needle, lol.

I got myself with one of those, with those so-called 12ga needles I originally ordered to try the magma mod -- they were certainly not 12ga, more like 16ga, and they were for piercing body parts, so yes, insanely sharp -- just taking one out of the pkg got my right index finger! But they were marked as sterile, and had JUST been taken out, so I just slapped a bandaid on it and it healed in a couple days -- nice clean poke!

My husband figured that whoever filled the order was just an idiot, and went over to the bins, saw the 14ga needles, and figured "12ga" must be narrower, not fatter, and grabbed 16ga instead of going the other way for the 12ga.

Andria

 

[chopdoc]

Oooooo, I double dare ya to do it on Cromwel's lawn lol!

 

[JuicyLucy]

I got myself with one of those, with those so-called 12ga needles I originally ordered to try the magma mod -- they were certainly not 12ga, more like 16ga, and they were for piercing body parts, so yes, insanely sharp -- just taking one out of the pkg got my right index finger! But they were marked as sterile, and had JUST been taken out, so I just slapped a bandaid on it and it healed in a couple days -- nice clean poke!

My husband figured that whoever filled the order was just an idiot, and went over to the bins, saw the 14ga needles, and figured "12ga" must be narrower, not fatter, and grabbed 16ga instead of going the other way for the 12ga.

Andria

Think I'll just saw the tips off - that shit is dangerous!

It never occurred to me that you could just buy ridonkulous sized sharp needles like that. I just assumed they were all blunted, lol

 

[AndriaD]

Think I'll just saw the tips off - that shit is dangerous!

It never occurred to me that you could just buy ridonkulous sized sharp needles like that. I just assumed they were all blunted, lol

I got some 18ga needles at one point that had points; I just rubbed the sharp point off on a piece of sandpaper, to preserve the diagonal opening, since those needles are so narrow. They still have much the same shape, but are no longer so wickedly sharp that they're a huge hazard. I did keep one with a sharp point though -- when those motherfucking childproof caps on plastic bottles don't open, you can pierce the bottle to transfer to another bottle with a proper cap or dropper.

Andria

 

[JuicyLucy]

All these discounts are killing me!

 

[MyMagicMist]

Try it like this next time

Have a gander. Will see to that way next time, or maybe twist the ss. Hm.

 

[MyMagicMist]

Ooooh, good luck with your story, Morley! I hope it is a smash!

I hope so as well. Will also be swinging the pick now and producing more short stories. Bound to have at least a bit of a chance with some of them. No need putting all the eggs in one basket. Especially not needed when I can make more baskets so to say.

 

[The Cromwell]

I got a special meme for @Robert Cromwell lol

I am happy with GOF

 

[The Cromwell]

Oooooo, I double dare ya to do it on Cromwel's lawn lol!

I am looking for my Prima Cord and Nitro Gel...
Now where did I put that.
Did find about 10 lbs of black powder though, now for some powdered Magnesium.

 

[MyMagicMist]

When I was experimenting with a Veritas, I tried a single vertical, and I found it fairly impressive, though I didn't care much for that atty overall, too airy for me. But those vertical coils do perform very well.

Andria

Yes they're doing the job quite well for me. The Velocities are highly adjustable for air intake. Can get them down to nearly no air to bringing in hurricanes.

 

[AndriaD]

I think I mentioned that there's a big bunny that keeps visiting our backyard... it's always in the evening, when our cat is already in, but she sits by the sliding glass doors just fixated on the little beast.



Looks to be about 15" or a bit more from tips of ears to the ground.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Ok, you fuckwad fugees... y'all are wayyyyy too quiet. What kind of shenanigans are going on?

Andria

 

[JuicyLucy]

Ok, you fuckwad fugees... y'all are wayyyyy too quiet. What kind of shenanigans are going on?

Andria

Sorry - holiday shopping!!!

And, something I've been meaning to do: a donation to Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition

 

[JuicyLucy]

I think I mentioned that there's a big bunny that keeps visiting our backyard... it's always in the evening, when our cat is already in, but she sits by the sliding glass doors just fixated on the little beast.

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Looks to be about 15" or a bit more from tips of ears to the ground.

Andria

Okay, intersting factoid, Andria. My town is overrun with feral rabbits.

They are everywhere. Some winters they attract so many predators that coyotes and lynxes literally run down the middle of the road.

Rabbit turds sometimes litter the sidewalks, like little frozen ball bearings. During thaws, there are rabbit poo skid marks all over the place.

The rabbit situation has created a bunny war in this town. Half the people love the rabbits, feed them, protect them and tolerate the negative aspects.

The other half hate the bunnies, trap them, eat them and sic their dogs on them.

I am a hypocritical NIMBY, I don't want anyone to harm the bunnies, but I hate it when they wander into my yard.

 

[AndriaD]

I'm about all shopped out. We went to Ingles and got the steaks for Monday's cookout, and they had coke 12pks on sale for a good price, but you had to buy 4 of 'em, for $11.98. Plus some taters and a nice canteloupe, and the usual 4lb bag of sugar. Cost us nearly $50 to get outta there. would have been $55 without that sale on the cokes, but we'd only have bought 1 if they hadn't been on sale. But oh well, he won't have to buy any for a while. I never drink real coke, only Dr Pepper, Pepsi, or (preferably) Canada Dry Ginger Ale. But usually just decaf tea -- lots less sugar that way!

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Okay, intersting factoid, Andria. My town is overrun with feral rabbits.

They are everywhere. Some winters they attract so many predators that coyotes and lynxes literally run down the middle of the road.

Rabbit turds sometimes litter the sidewalks, like little frozen ball bearings. During thaws, there are rabbit poo skid marks all over the place.

The rabbit situation has created a bunny war in this town. Half the people love the rabbits, feed them, protect them and tolerate the negative aspects.

The other half hate the bunnies, trap them, eat them and sic their dogs on them.

I am a hypocritical NIMBY, I don't want anyone to harm the bunnies, but I hate it when they wander into my yard.

If I'm not currently growing anything that they like to eat, I'm completely neutral about bunnies -- they're vermin, but if they ain't eating my garden, I can tolerate 'em, just like squirrels. We don't have all that many bunnies, just because there are quite a few feral cats around here, I've seen a coyote or two, and there's more than one Great Horned Owl and some Barred Owls too -- and further to the north side of town, I've seen golden eagles (and huge freaking 10pt stags, but that's another matter). But next summer, I'm going to put in some herb gardens in raised beds, so I'll be buying industrial quantities of black and red pepper to sprinkle all over the yard to keep the bunnies AND squirrels the hell outta my yard. Stray dogs don't care much for it either.

Andria

 

[MyMagicMist]

Ok, you fuckwad fugees... y'all are wayyyyy too quiet. What kind of shenanigans are going on?

Andria

Apologies, I'm over here nearing bed time and letting it settle in. Looking over another site too, not vaping related. Good night if I don't see you before your bed time.

 

[AndriaD]

I'm still blasting classic rock over here. Discovered one of the other perks with Amazon Prime -- unlimited ad-free music streaming. got my desktop speakers plugged into my phone's earphone jack.

Andria

Even niftier -- amazon music doesn't run down the battery NEARLY as fast as Pandora does -- much better code.

 

[The Cromwell]

Gearing down to go to bed now.
Done what little 4th of July sales shopping I am gonna do.
Except for a few exceptional deals I can't walk away from done shopping for nearly a year. Probably longer.

 

[Moueix]

All these discounts, if I keep saving money like this, Someday I'll be RICH

YOU GO, Sister!!

 

[Moueix]

Ok, you fuckwad fugees... y'all are wayyyyy too quiet. What kind of shenanigans are going on?

Andria

G F Y!!!

There, you're a victim of a drive by shouting...

 

[Moueix]

Okay, intersting factoid, Andria. My town is overrun with fecal rabbits.

Nuf said. Hasenpfeffer..

 

[JuicyLucy]

Nuf said Moo as he rubbed his Hasenpfeffer down his pants.

Damn Moueix - I thought you had better manners than that!

 

[chopdoc]

Nuf said. Hasenpfeffer..

Throw those bunnys into a crockpot, a few taters, onions, carrots, a little roux.....Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmm good!