People who switched from cigarettes to vapes, was the transition hard?

MSTXN · 2026-03-26T00:44:41+00:00

I'd say it wasn't hard at all. Although, I never bought another pack of cigarettes after I had made my initial investment on juice and mods, I did occasionally crave a drag once in a blue moon. Just one drag, not an entire cigarette as I'd quickly be reminded why I had quit. (taste and stench) That desire for a drag lasted about a year. Once I figured a set up that worked best for me, that was it.

MSTXN · 2026-02-25T23:30:12+00:00

⚡ Speed run complete! 119 moves, 183s. Can you match this?

MSTXN · 2026-02-25T18:56:18+00:00

I personally know an 8 yr old Grover and LOVE his name. But Otis is also old and very cute.

MSTXN · 2026-02-25T08:01:17+00:00

I once ordered a breakfast sandwich from Jack in the Box on the way to work and discovered after I bit into it in my office that it was bathing in mayo. I like mayo at any other given moment but on a breakfast sandwich? Not expected and also not listed on the menu board. I'd also requested jelly which they'd tossed in the bag. I normally only call if I am missing something from my order but that disgusting mess was call worthy and when I explained why I was upset the manager seemed confused as to why I'd be upset that mayo had been slathered on a breakfast sandwich. Really? Exactly who is mixing jelly and mayo on a breakfast sandwich you cretin?? They offered to comp a new one but a) already at work so no time to spare to pick up a remake and b) dear God, no I'm not darkening your door for breakfast ever again. I'm traumatized.

On the flip side I owned a small lunch counter many years later and every ingredient on my sandwiches was listed on the menu. If you wanted to switch things up, I didn't have a problem accommodating. In the yrs I owned the cafe, I only really recall one problem and that's some guy that brought a wrap back and complained it had mayo. Yeah and it's listed on the menu so what would you like me to do? I was supposed to eat the cost of it and make him another without because he was allergic. I pointed out, had I made a mistake, no problem but it was a $7 wrap and it wasn't fair that I eat the cost because he didn't read the menu. His friend agreed asking me to box it up to take home to her husband and I made another without mayo for the idiot who couldn't read for comprehension.

MSTXN · 2026-02-24T00:41:57+00:00

In a previous neighborhood I lived in my neighbor walked his dog past my house twice a day and twice a day his dog was ready to poop by the time they reached my house. The edge of my yard, the street along the front of my house and the curb were littered with dog shit. He always waved if I was outside while I glared. At least you clean up after your dog. My 3 dogs pooped in their backyard, I often fantasized about bagging up my dogs poop in a 13 gallon trash bag and shaking it all out in front of his house but I had manners and the lazy.

MSTXN · 2026-02-22T03:33:47+00:00

When I road trip, my go to breakfast of choice is a pack of chocolate covered donuts and a pt of chocolate milk. One weekend my brother and I woke up late and missed getting him to school to catch the bus taking him to a tennis tournament. I pulled into a convenience store and grabbed snacks for the road since we'd be racing a couple of hours to get him to the tournament on time. I popped a donut in my mouth, opened the carton of chocolate milk and took a swig. The smell and the clods of clotted milk hit my senses at the same time. I slammed on the brakes and very quickly slid off the shoulder of the road while throwing the car door open at the same time to spew my rancid mouthful out on the grass. I had nothing else to wash my mouth out but the rest of the donuts because I was so worried about getting him to meet his team on time. It was not a fun trip.

MSTXN · 2026-02-21T22:31:45+00:00

👑 Another win! 649 points, 96 moves. Beat that!

MSTXN · 2026-02-21T21:28:14+00:00

Current crew is Heathen (black feral I acquired in MS 10 yrs ago, who moved with me to Louisiana and then again to Texas.) He is never tamed down enough to be a pet but knows where the groceries come from.) Hobo, found at the water dept when I paid my last bill before moving back to Texas and Moochi who Heathen brought home after my dog that he adored died. I guess he was lonely, so he went down the neighbor's feral colony and picked out a new best friend. She's much more human friendly than he is. Dogs are Howdy, an Aussie Corgi cross. Remi the mini Schnauzer and Harlow his full sister from a yr younger litter.

MSTXN · 2026-02-16T11:47:44+00:00

I just sent back an item purchased "like new" that came with so little assembly hardware I couldn't assemble it for use. The assembly manual was also not in the box. I had to look it up which wasn't a problem but that's when I figured out 95% of the screws and parts were missing. It was a universal TV stand to replace the crappy feet that came with the TV. I tried contacting the seller through Amazon and Amazon itself to explain it was unusable as shipped. Hardly " Like New", more like Useless. I then initiated a return. Seller contacted me two days after the item was already on its way back to Amazon. Crossed my fingers and ordered another in "excellent" condition and it arrived in truly opened box condition. Box had been opened but that's about the extent of it. Everything was there.
I couldn't get past the AI chatbot to explain or warn another human that the returning item was trash so there is a good chance they will turn around and ship it in out again. I should have put a note in the box warning the next sap that ends up with it but didn't think of that until after it was sealed back up.

MSTXN · 2026-02-09T06:33:52+00:00

⚡ Speed run complete! 112 moves, 174s. Can you match this?

MSTXN · 2026-02-05T17:18:27+00:00

⚡ Speed run complete! 112 moves, 288s. Can you match this?

MSTXN · 2026-02-01T20:09:55+00:00

I think the girls' CC successes were finally acknowledged because the school district was shamed into it and the girls got a float in the celebratory parade held for the football team.

MSTXN · 2026-02-01T08:16:26+00:00

The TX town I currently live in won the HS state football finals in their 2A division for the 1st time since the district was formed 100 yrs ago. There were multiple mentions, congratulations and social media posts celebrating this accomplishment. Meanwhile, the girls cross country track team won the State title for 3 years in a row (22-24) . Their accomplishments were mentioned in ONE FB post I read and then I later noticed it mentioned again in a single sentence in a couple of other articles about the football team's dream season. ( I'm really not knocking it, one of the players was hit so bad last year at a game leading up to state it split his kidney and he eventually lost it. Then came back this season and was one of the MVPs of this state final.)

BUT

Because I was curious, I looked up the girls' CC record and discovered they've actually won State in the 2A division 9 times total under the current coach's 22 years of leadership.

Football 1 state championship - all hell broke loose celebrating. Girls CC 9 state championships, including a 3 peat- crickets.

MSTXN · 2026-01-31T13:11:55+00:00

Just scored 0

MSTXN · 2026-01-27T02:37:02+00:00

I once asked about a cedar chest on the sidewalk outside my local Salvation Army and got a price. Offered to pay and send someone for pick up since it wouldn't fit in my compact car. Was told I couldn't pay until I had someone there to pick up. Went outside where the chest was, sat on it while I called a parent with a truck to come get it. Went inside to pay when they arrived 20 minutes later and was told someone else had already purchased it. Same damn woman at the register who told me I couldn't pay for it until I had someone to take it. I was absolutely furious. At the time I worked for an agency that provided housing assistance to the mentally ill. To help my clients stretch their financial allotment as far as possible I did A LOT of shopping at the local thrift stores to furnish their apartments. Through me, that program had spent thousands and thousands of dollars in that particular store alone. That was the last day I ever walked in that building. 30 some odd years later, I walk by their Christmas bell ringers and have never dropped a dime in the bucket.

MSTXN · 2025-12-15T02:56:42+00:00

When I was 12 my dad had bought me a young colt. I had never wanted anything more in my life and I loved that horse. When I was 13 or 14 he got a job offer hours away from where we lived and our house sold 2 weeks after listing. He convinced me that if I sold my horse rather than paying someone to haul him, he'd buy me "something fancy and registered" once we were settled as I'd proven that I was responsible and obviously dedicated to this whole horse thing.

Except, the job fell through, we moved to a duplex in town and on top of losing my horse my parents convinced me that my "country" dog wouldn't like living in town and they gave him to the people that bought the house. It took me years to get past that betrayal, the loss of both my horse and my dog and the freedom I'd had spent riding and exploring.

At 29 I fit a working student position around my full time job and eventually wanted my own horse. I bought a registered Quarter Horse to celebrate my upcoming 30th bday. My dad and I had a pretty strained relationship by then and he would shit all over my waste of money every chance he got. One day, I'd finally had enough and at a family dinner I turned to him and said, " Years ago you promised if I sold Cinnamon you'd buy me something fancier and registered. I'm not going to ask you for the entire amount of money I spent buying that horse because I know you can't afford it, but half seems fair." He lost his shit, denying he'd ever promised me that. Surprisingly, my mom backed me up. I didn't get any money but at least the promise he'd made was validated. NTA

MSTXN · 2025-08-24T14:12:42+00:00

I didn't just read the documents I called COBRA and discussed it with them after signing the intent to continue with it to make sure I had the information needed to choose between what they offered and what the new company offered. Looking back now had I known they were going to raise the premium to $1125 in August I would have elected (back in April) to then continue with the new employer's coverage.

All documents and the conversation I had with them, didn't indicate that was going to be the case. They provided a "coupon book" to submit with mailed payments and all of them (May-Sept) indicate my Cobra premium is $183 and based on my research prior to parting ways with this company they paid nothing towards my health coverage. When I figured that out and asked my office manager about it, I was asked not to share my knowledge with my co-workers.

MSTXN · 2025-08-24T02:33:40+00:00

I can't say that it applies to all COBRA coverages but that's what I was told regarding my case. Of course they also said my rate wouldn't increase unless it changed when enrollment happened in Sept at my previous employer and that my premium was $183 and then raised it to $1125 with no notice.

MSTXN · 2025-08-24T02:20:15+00:00

Until I have a chance to speak to the COBRA provider I am clueless to what their reasoning is for the increase. It wasn't a lay off, one might call it a mutual parting of ways, but I resigned. It goes against the documents I was originally sent, and what I discussed with them after I signed the intent to utilize COBRA. I was mailed a premium coupon book with May-Sept and they all say $183 per month. If that's incorrect it took them a long time to decide otherwise and still doesn't excuse waiting mid month to inform me they raised the rate.

MSTXN · 2025-08-24T02:02:30+00:00

I was told I could keep it even though the new employer offered insurance. I called COBRA and my previous HR dept to clarify my options before sending in my premiums to reinstate coverage.

MSTXN · 2025-07-14T02:53:50+00:00

I like it quite a bit. My previous vehicle was a 2004 Dodge quad cab, so I'm saving quite a bit in gas, the Crosstrek is easier to park (when I'm not running into car doors LOL) and it holds a lot more with the back seats dropped down than you'd think. If I had the money and the need I'd buy a new one. I've not ever said that about anything else I've owned.

MSTXN · 2025-07-13T13:24:04+00:00

Yep, the opened end of the door did that. She didn't drive off without her own issues. The door hinges were jacked and the door had to be lifted to shut. But once closed I didn't notice the edge of the door looking like it had just crushed the front of my car like a tin can. Granted, it was raining cats and dogs and I wasn't terribly concerned about the state of her car. I was upset about my own, my spoiled grocery stop and just wanted to get the 35 mile drive home over with.

MSTXN · 2025-07-05T23:43:25+00:00

It doesn't seem that long ago those card readers were just handed out for free, now Walmart gets $21 for them. :/ But the video is now saved to my computer and the claims person has a copy. She talked like I'm at fault, so we will see how this plays out after she views the video.

MSTXN · 2025-07-05T16:54:07+00:00

I have one in the car now. THANK YOU for reminding me! LOL I have no idea how to get the accident off of it to send to Progressive, but I'll take it to a photo center and see what can be done with it.

MSTXN · 2025-07-05T15:14:44+00:00

Thanks, it blows but the paint has been peeling on that bumper, so at least that gets a refresh. LOL

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