NERV Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Well, I've certainly been MIA for awhile, am I the one who has trouble with the forum loading? For the longest time it just wouldn't load almost as if the forum didnt exist. Anyway, I'm back, hopefully to stay. What have I missed? I don't wanna go thru like 5 pages of threads so if anyone can give me a recap that'd be swell. I did notice Wyteboy is going to LA, you leaving the forums for good or just until you get settled in in LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Welcome back. Well we have a few new regulars like JohnDeere. Mathazar FINALLY quit. Alan is going to try some tombeik. Aluminum, plastics, brass, teflon and other chemicals are still an issue for some people. Overloading a bowl may not be in. We got some sort of spam email for hookahs in Europe. I think thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Oh and if you have rusty balls, contact your doctor or Seandoo. They might know how to fix them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Wyteboy will be returning. Math quit hookah (again), Cypress has been bumping previous aluminum/screen threads because that question still keeps popping up, and I still <3 hookah.. Whats your story, where have you been Nerv and why were you MIA? Good to see your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Lol, beaten by Cypress in a matter of minutes.. Don't you sleep Cypress? Ohh yeah about the forum problems you've been getting. I can't speak for anyone else but I haven't noticed any problems/changes. Maybe due to your inactivity, the forum is having problems? Wouldn't imagine so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 I work shift work so i am up at the ass crack of dawn when I work days (3:50 to get to work by 5:30) or stay up all night when I work nights. I worked last night. Now I have dsl thats 15 bucks a month and I can post when I am home and get up during the morning or day when I work nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Nerv! Howdy and stuff! I was wondering about you the other day. Now, If only we can find ZooJohnny we may get back to normal. Glad to see you're still with us. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Deere Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 I have been having a lot of problems with the forum. It doesnt load half the time, and when i refresh it, it says there are errors on the page.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Ya. I've always had troubles with the forum. Have to shut the window half the time and restart, usually half way through a session. But Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 WTF? I think it heard me....posted my messege mid sentence without me doing a thing.... Anyway wellcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Hey there bud, welcome back. All that can be said has been said, so I'll just chime-out now. And yeah, I "FINALLY" quit. Wasn't easy, I threw-out a sh*tload of HH ma'assel along with my hookah and those beautiful plethor MYA hoses....damn, every so often I want a hit, but then I have flashbacks of my bouts of coughing and puking. I was up to 15 bowls a day, smoking non-stop, there was no other choice. For my health & well-being I had to quit. Great to see ya back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 How long have you been quit? MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 A week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Holy smoke dude, you are doing great! I bet you now can feel the improvement in health already! MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Yeah, I feel MUCH better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Way to go! We are all very proud of you! You win "Brother-Man of the month" status for that! Jerk. (I just need to get back ther myself) Seriously: Good Job! Keep us posted and PM me if you need some support! MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Now, back to you, Nerv. We missed you! I need another Nakhla fetishist around here! MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemartin Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Hi Im new! ummm i like hookah....... i guess that could be assumed...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I should certainly hope so. Welcome aboard, joemartin! MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 lol the forum was having problems for a few days again but here i am, good job on the quitting math, you planning to ever smoke again? or tihnk youll get addicted again? im somewhat addicted at the moment, it not that i need to smoke but its just force of habit, whenever i have notihng to do i find myself setting up a bowl and end up having like 5 a day, havent had any health problems tho, wouldnt you know it, 4th of july was the first time ive had a coal explode in months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Thanks NERV, welcome back! No, I don't have any plans of taking-up the hookah again in the near future. Knowing how addicted I am to it, at 10 to 15 bowls a day, I would see it in my best interest to give it up completely. Try smoking 10+ bowls a day for a month, and I guarantee you'll have lung/congestion problems, and from the heavy coughing you'll very likely be puking. Smoking 10 bowls a day on an empty stomach is not reccommended because if need be you want to have something in your stomach to puke-up, as compared to dry-heaving and puking-up bile. I've done it both ways, and trust me, it just downright BLOWS. I do want to smoke the hookah, because since I've quit I've gone back to smoking around 8 to 10 cigars a day, which is not much better than smoking the hookah that much. The only difference being that I don't inhale the cigars, which is a MAJOR health advantage over the hookah. Yes, I do get some second hand smoke from my cigars, but not enough to cause the kind of health problems I've had before with the hookah. Right now, I'm dying for some Romman Double Apple. But everytime I get the urge to smoke the hookah, I either light-up my pipe or smoke a few cigars. Anyway, for now I've quit, and I've been feeling much better. I don't wake-up with a scratchy throat anymore and I don't get WILD urges to smoke the hookah either. I think there's no doubt that I would get addicted if I started smoking the hookah again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCulture Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 **Blasts Roman Fanfare** I'm back from the dead. I even found a suitable thread title! Lots of work and personal issues have left a lot of other things by the wayside, and I think its time I get back on the damn horse! I haven't quit shisha, but I'm not smoking every day. I've been experiencing a few new things as well, and even noticed a change in charcoals! Anyone remember the Diamante red bag of finger coals I raved about that are so pure, odor-free and good? Well they've changed them drastically. They now have an odor and are softer. They don't seem to have the faultline funning down the spine when you snap them because of the change in density of the coal. That's a good thing and makes me think they've read my posts here! I think they're using coarse wood roughage from some crop harvest of some sort, much like olive pulp is used for other finger coals. Pine nuts? hmmmm. The coals stay together well, but now they smell a little funny! Once they're going on your hookah and are solid red, they go great though. Just that initial odor. Get 'em red first! Al Fakher GS news: I've heard from 2 local retailers that the Eskandrani, my favorite as you all know, is being moved to another brand or something and no more AFGS Eskandrani is being shipped. The Bahraini is still available though, I saw the packets, but I really wanted the Esk at the store. Either way, I heard it won't be available. I'll need to scrounge up from online retailers! Anyone hear anything similar? Anyone plugged in to corporate headquarters here? Flavor review: Brand: Layalina. Flavor: peach. This was a brand I saw at the store where I usually got my Eskandrani. 50g for 2.99, just like the Nakhla box. Coming out of the bag it was very wet, and it was RED! The juice was thin but it was all over the place. I think this affected the quality of the smoke a lot. The actual material was well-cut and no thick lumber. Flavor was nice, authentic, and only a teeny tinge of cardboard and only for a short amount of time. The flavor wasn't intense or outrageously sweet like some other brands carry some other flavors. The smoke volume, as predicted, was thin and unimpressive. It smoked like it was at the start of the bowl and you're trying to get it going. FOR 30 MINUTES. I didn't even finish the bowl, I was that disappointed. It was nowhere NEAR Fumari peach in quality of smoke or flavor. Maybe I should give this stuff a squeeze and give it another shot? In other news: I'm working on an update of the site, much catching up to do. Quite interestingly enough, I've been working on a HEALTH section. Mo, read your inbox! ---Reiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCulture Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Oh yeah Yashman you snagged your avatar from Red Sea! Also I'm glad you admins/mods are on top of the unsmokeables thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 [quote name='HookahCulture']**Blasts Roman Fanfare** Diamante red bag of finger coals[/quote] I don't think you could have described the Diamante coals any better! I know exacty what you're talking about. Although I never tried their previous version, but I know exactly about the initial oder. When I first purchased them and starting lighting one up, I smelt the odor and was worried that these naturals were going to be a problem. But when you get them fully lit, they smoke great! Good to see you're back. Looking forward to many great threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 [quote name='HookahCulture'] Al Fakher GS news: I've heard from 2 local retailers that the Eskandrani, my favorite as you all know, is being moved to another brand or something and no more AFGS Eskandrani is being shipped. The Bahraini is still available though, I saw the packets, but I really wanted the Esk at the store. Either way, I heard it won't be available. I'll need to scrounge up from online retailers! Anyone hear anything similar? Anyone plugged in to corporate headquarters here?[/quote] There was a member named wyteboy in this forum who said that he could not order a 50 gr of esk from BNN. They said they were out of stock and they didnt know when they would be getting some in. I just thought they were phaseing out the 50 but i guess they are doing it completely. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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