Keyboard Dyslexia

I smoked menthol cigarettes for 45+ years. Never cared for the taste or smell of cigarette tobacco, but I liked my menthol. When I tried Blu ecigs, the tobacco didn't taste like tobacco, it just tasted "meh". The menthol flavor was more meh with a mentholesque hint, and they were a freaking hassle. When I finally realized this weird vaporizer shop across the street from the hospital and next to the ambulance company actually sold E-cigarettes, not those things you steam up a room with Vick's Vapo-Rub, I went in and told them about my experience with Blu's and asked if they had anything better. I walked out with an eGo starter kit, some fruit flavors, and some menthol and mint juice to mix with them. Success! Got my menthol/nicotine fix and was able to put down the combustibles! For a year and a half I've been doing the same thing only DYI: Fruit and menthol and/or mint. Just had to have that menthol feel or it didn't do the trick for me.

Last week I got a bunch of new flavors from MFS. I mixed up some desert coffee and a key lime pie concoction, no menthol or mint, and it was GOOD!

Now if only somebody would tell this stupid spell checker there is no "u" in flavor!  

I was just in the "New Members Forum" and come to realize how much I don't know about vaping. Good God, some of these "newbies" are way more advanced than I am. When I joined ECF just a few months ago, folks were still posting questions about EGOs and cig alikes. Now there asking about coil builds and mods, and concerned about blowing clouds. Guess I'm just one of the Old folks on the front porch....  

I've observed various threads being moved here and there shortly after being posted. I've posted stuff in specific locations and waited for ever for an answer, if at all. Kinda afraid to post anything without looking for a specific section. So,my question is: What is considered General Vaping Discussion. Not trying to make wise, but if you have a question you need answered ASAP, I would think that more exposure would render more responses. I gotta wonder how many folks really monitor the more remote categories.

Don't get me wrong...I love ECF, and in my early days, pulled me through a couple of tough spots.  

you should've seen the looks I got "smoking" next to a 20,000 gallon tank of gasoline....then the construction crew lost it when the fire marshal came over and started "smoking" on a beautiful Tree of Life/Elm combo next to me....  

I'm not proud of this, but I broke down and had a cig this morning (been months since I quit, but still "slip" once in a while)
The next door neighbor came by (she knows I vape) and there I am smoking. She said " just don't vape... it's very dangerous!" It almost killed me... and she didn't seen concerned at all that I was smoking (I think her husband used to smoke and had heart issues... he passed away) I made one of my "bad jokes"... said "it will drive you to smoking again" She didn't even get it. It's called "social engineering" and is very powerful (at least to the "sheeple") We have all discussed this. Your average person doesn't read or listen to the whole story, just knows "vaping is dangerous!" I give up... just can't get through to some people  

At first I was not too concerned about a flavor ban because my wife and I use no flavoring and I mix my own... But now Romney and some dude named Jeff have a bill on the floor that includes banning refillable cartridges. That scared the holy bejesus out of me. It sounds like they want all e-cigs to be like the "Mojo" (a disposable closed system).

The frustrating part about this current situation is that all of this seems to have started from some black market THC cartridges, which has absolutely nothing to do with vaping. PG is used in children's asthma medication and nicotine is really not much more dangerous than caffeine, but everyone out there thinks that e-cigarettes are killing people.

I think our first mistake was calling them "e-cigarettes" instead of something like "nicotine delivery device"... The name "e-cigarettes" just causes those that are clueless group them in the same category as cigarettes. Big Tobacco and Big Pharma are probably loving this right now. Smoking kills 450-500k people per year, as far as I know vaping has killed 0, but sure, go ahead and put severe restrictions on vaping. I know it saved my life, 12 years ago I could not manage walking up a flight of stairs, every time I laughed it ended in a coughing fit. Then e-cigs came along and all of that changed.

I wish there was some way to educate the public, especially our government officials.  

I know this sounds strange, but I just cleaned my computer (air dusted, took apart keyboard and cleaned, etc) and it seems a bit of cleaning sped up my computer.... webpages open much faster, the computer's more silent...overall a much needed thing. the only thing I can think of, is maybe the dust was causing the processor to overheat a bit and throttle down.

Relating to vaping.... It's much easier to clean a computer that has not been smoked around. This is the first time I've cleaned my computer since I smoked, and it was a whole lot easier. Many people don't realize how much the tar gets built up inside the computer, inside the heat sink on the processor. How much the dust clings to everything, the wires, etc. If you smoke around a computer, the tar gets sticky, and when dust gets around the inside of the smoker's computer, it's like a magnet for dust.

Come to think of it, I haven't had a bearing go bad in any of the fans in this computer since I've been vaping.

took it outside, used my air compressor and blew it off... it all came off and it now looks clean as a whistle. besides wiping the outside of the case, nothing needed to be de-tarred or wiped off.

The keyboard on the other hand... well.. I have a now 7 year old.. enough said.  

So why don't some of us old-timers reminisce a little bit about how it used to be....

--I remember when new members would be struggling constantly trying to find the path to a satisfying vape
--I remember when the 510 came on the scene, with a somewhat lower resistance atomizer, and new vapers started having increased success
--I remember when 510 cartridge mods were all the rage, as folks kept trying to find a good way to continue getting those consistently good vapes
--I remember when the KR808D came on the scene, and cartomizers started pushing new vaper success rates even higher
--I remember the ensuing 510 vs KR808D wars
--I remember the Boge Cartomizers for the 510 models that may well have turned the tide towards 510 models
--I remember when low-resistance (LR) atomizers came on the scene and the ability to vary your "power" became a reality
--I remember the FDA court case, and the formation of CASAA from members on this very forum
--I remember when CASAA started working closely with long-time harm-reduction advocates, thus giving long-time THR advocates new life and consumer backing
--I remember when the Chuck came out with custom graphics
--I remember the Chuck vs Silver Bullet wars
--I remember when the Reo Mods came out, and took dripping to a whole new level
--I remember when Egos came out and new vaper success started to skyrocket
--I remember the Buzz, which if I remember correctly, started the variable voltage revolution
--I remember when the Provari came out and started the variable voltage wars
--I remember when the Nhaler came out with the Darwin and started the variable wattage vs variable voltage wars

And I look at that the New Members sub-forum these days, and find very few struggling at first vape anymore.
Success, now, is nearly guaranteed.

That's progress.



What do you all remember?  

Given some of the discussions in other threads that have taken over the original posters reason for the discussion and purpose of that thread . . . AND - Although there are other threads already having this type of discussion/discourse that people ignore or pass on (Don't really know their reasons why they refuse to post there where the same discussion is happening) . . . SO - This thread is only being created to hopefully move the ongoing disruptive conversation in other threads and have a specific thread opened for that discussion - instead of having it spread through-out so many other threads - in effect changing the main topic of discussion and why People are there in the first place . . .

This threads main purpose is to discuss and/or further debate - of course following ECF (This is NOT "OUTSIDE") - these personal opinions and commentaries . . .

SO - What is it that you perceive is going to happen - once Deeming Regulations, Federal, State, an even Local laws/restrictions are passed (or already have been passed) . . . AND - Are actually finally enacted . . .

The Government Does Nothing - Only the present Rules & Regulations go into effect, People over 21 will still be able to continue to purchase vape products (maybe with some limitations), Vape in their home/cars/designate areas out in public . . . Will there be current or even more - Grey Market - Black Market . . . Will there be Police Raids (both on commercial venues/private homes) - Products Seized by Customs - Arrest made for "Vaping" in public and or for distribution when sharing with others/passing along equipment/e-liquids, etc. to Family & Friends - Or for "Vaping" while driving . . .​


OKAY - If Ya' got something to say or an opinion or better yet actual FACTS to share - here is the thread to do it . . .

JUST REMEMBER - This thread is NOT "OUTSIDE" and Civility is a MUST for everyone - NO, Matter what your personal views are . . .



Have Fun. . . .

EDIT: BTW - I have absolutely no intentions on participating in this discussion/discourse - nor provide any personal insights/opinions/feelings about this subject - this thread is here to allow everyone else a place to do so and keep it out of other on going threads that have nothing to do with future conjecture/s of their personal perceived opinions of "What Is Going to Happen" . . . Just Sayin' . . .


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Hey folks. This is not going to be a "game changing" thread so don't expect too much, but I was toying with some words that I think should be included in "our" language.

If, at the end of this new year, there are enough new additions to our vaping language to warrant it, I will make a handsome leather-bound, display worthy, book and give each person who added a definition a free* copy.
*Some restrictions may apply.

I'll start:

Game Changer- (adj?) Any and every vape related product reviewed by YouTube personalities.
Vaperita - (n) A young, sexy lady vaper.
Vapeur- (n) A classy vaper.
Vooping (v) You figure this one out...;
Toiyl- (v) Working for an inordinate amount of time on a coil that turns out to be not that great
Darth Vaper- (n) Any vaper who takes multiple, heavy "toots" back-to-back-to-back-to-back. He/she will make the darth vader breathing noise as they vape. Darth Vaping (v).
Date Vaper- (n) Any vaping friends who wants to try your new juice and then end up over-vaping your juice and/or vaping you dry. Also: Date vape (v) "Dave came over because he knew my January VapeBox came in and he vaped 5 ml of everything. I think I just got date vaped". Not to be confused with Vape-raped.
Vape-raped- (v) Being sold shoddy, sub-par vape gear; usually done on purpose by questionable vendors (vape rapist)
Vapommelier- (n) A vaper who pretentiously describes and advises the best drink/food pairings for ejuice.

Have fun adding to the list!

EDIT: If you do add a word, please also use it in a sentence. A brief study recently conducted proves (eh... suggests?) that hilarity is increased by at least 34% when these words are used in a sentence.

Restrictions:
This is a bold lie and I have no intention of making, or giving away any such book. My lawyer/GF advises me that I am under no legal obligation to follow through with my wild claims.