Some thoughts, totally at random
Humidity, kayak skins and Dio. Nylon is hydroscopic, I knew this going in. I didn’t pay attention to the humidity index while sewing, just the temps, figuring I was spraying water on it, good enough.
Wrong answer. Humidity index was in the mid 30’s then. This week its been 80-100% and the yak looks “floppy”. Brought it into the house with the wood stove and overnight, she tightened back up. Supposedly, this is normal and after a year or two stops or at least becomes ‘not noticeable ‘, but it kinda irked me at first. I’d imagine in the Pacific NorthWET, where Brian and Kilii operate, this isn’t nearly as extreme. Probably still some variation just not as wildly.
Been watching the news off’n’on, things seem on the verge of correction in the financial markets. Good and bad of course, depending on where your view is from. Only time will how it all pans out. Only advice I have is the usuals; be prepared, stay away from crowds and have three escape options at all points in between.
Holidays are behind us and I had a pleasant surprise for myself after all was said and done. Jumped on the scale the other night and feared the usual 10# gain. Nope: can’t say I lost any as a 2# fluctuation is nothing really, but I was down 2 from my usual 185. Cool. Just keep on keeping on with what I am doing, keep trying to shed the nicotine addiction and I should be good to go.
About that addiction. My sis introduced me to a different type of e-cig, and I have shifted to it. For the most part. Won’t lie, I slip and kinda frequently, but I am not hammering back 1 1/2 packs a day anymore. 10 seems to be the worst so far, and that was one of those ‘I’m smoking or they are bleeding, your choice‘ kinda days. I’ve said in the past that my smoking had saved many peoples lives, because I might have gone full postal on occasion without it. I know its just an excuse though. I’ve lost 2 friends over the last 2 years, and am about to lose another one, and smoking was attributable or a direct cause in all three cases. I gotta get off these things, know it, and STILL struggle in the fight. I can do it, but danged if its easy. Long down times due to winter spells isn’t helping and I can only find so much to keep my hands occupied: I am so looking forward to spring when I can really start getting on water and getting away from things that trip me into lighting up, and where a cigarette has a snowballs chance in hell of surviving 10 seconds of splashing water.
Oh! Hey! I heard the government had shut down for 12 days; did any of you notice? I sure didn’t, other than the harpies on communist news network bemoaning the wicked president that wont listen to ‘reason’. Whatever! LOL.
No promises, but it looks like this weekend MAY be launch day for the yak. Christening will be then and the name (a total play on words here) “Jest DUH!kee” in honor of all my Duh! moments while learning.
Post up when and if. Til then, keep on keepin’ on.
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Let me know about results of ecig…couple I tried were in no way a replacement for the real deal. Tasted awful, and required too much time, effort and really more expensive than smokes I’ve early stage COPD, of which no cure, but can be slowed by quitting.
Youngun, been puffing on these longer than you been breathing. Talk about tough to give up, I start to panic when I get down to couple packs. Anyway, wish you luck and appreciate any help….can’t help you any with the yakking experience ….
Nice start up language by one of the two Muslims just sworn into congress. Reckon motherfucker has now officially come mainstream. SMMFH.
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January 4, 2019 at 8:00 pm
The one I’m using is the juul. The tobacco pods gag me, but mint seems to do the trick: at least until my stress pegs the redzone. Usually due to stoopid human tricks by coworkers, and occasional vehicle operators outnabout. Its no replacement but it does help. About as expensive to start as a carton, but eyeball around, I found mine $20 off the start kit and that made the shift reasonably doable with my pathetic excuse for income.
The other thing I’m doing is rolling my own: stuffing tubes actually, but same difference. I make them up as I go so they aren’t conveniently available. Makes me think more about not making one than ‘do I really want it’. That helps but the craving never quite goes away.
Yup, the shits going mainstream world wide, I see potentials for another series of Crusades, only not in our lifetimes. It’s gotta get a whole lot more ‘in your face ‘ for more people before the wake up call can go through.
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January 4, 2019 at 8:16 pm
Tried the rolling my own. Ended up buying a small roller, my attempts at cowboy style, or like my ole man used to do, one handed with Prince Albert, failed miserably, lol.
Other problem with rolling, could not find a tobacco I wanted to smoke. So I gave that up. May look into the juul. Appreciate the input.
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January 6, 2019 at 9:15 am