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Thank you Nana. but YOU wear 50 a WHOLE lot better than I wear it. Youre still in a 35, right. Hodgehound, ( I just cant spell that right for some reason), I had a Takamine acooustic 6 string and a 12 string. AWESOME guitars. I traded in for Ovations, and I love the sound of them above any other guitar, but that shell back is just impossible to get used to. The martin is me favorite, hands down. I just got a hold of an old demo CD from my old band, Ill have to post them on here soon. I wrote and recorded quite a few songs back in the day. LOVE music. Its me only vice anymore. LOL.

I play guitar as well. Always love to watch a fellow musician. HI GUYS !! Me first post after welcome back ! Let the Pa-tay begin ! Oh wait, I just turned 50 last week. Better tone it down. JeffB, shuddup, I know you got somethin smart to say.

It will definitly take a week or more for your tastebuds to come to life. When I first started, they all tasted the same. But the longer distance you put between your last analog and your next vape, it just keeps getting better and better. So I wouldnt judge too harshly just yet. Give it some time.

Hmmmm. It seems I have seen them, but Im not sure. If no one else here knows, you might wanna try calling Jeff @ Wordupecig.com, or Arno @ Awesomevapor.com. They both would be glad to answer any questions you might have, and steer you in the right direction. If its any consolation, at first I wasnt sure if Id like the manual button, and was kinda avoiding the 510 because of it. But, after using one for 4 months, its really NO hinderance whatsoever. In fact, its a GOOD thing. The battery is safer, and lasts longer. Just food for thought.

This REALLY boiled my blood. I find, on a daily basis, something in the news that makes me wanna scream at the top of my lungs. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/05/court-jailed-felons-wash-should-be-allowed-vote/#comments

Dr. J, you find the neatest articles ! Thanks

@ Nana and kitsune - once again, great minds think alike. If anyone has any doubt that alcohol related traffic accidents are FAR worse than cigarettes, I recommend they ride a shift with an EMT until they respond to one. Hate to bring everyone down, but the WORST call I ever responded to was an accident where a drunk driver plowed into a station wagon carrying a family froma night of Christmas shopping. 3 children, 2 adult females, dead. The drunk was standing by his vehicle, not a scratch on him. ( Drunks turn to rubber during an accident due to slow reflexes ). Now, this guys life is clearly over because of a stupid decision, and a family is gone forever. As some of you may know, I come from a family of cops. My cousin was a New York State Trooper who was hit head on by a drunk driver on 1981. Both he and his partner were killed instantly. My cousin left a wife and 2 children. The irony, the drunk that hit them was a good friend of my cousin. I believe he is still in jail. I apologize. I have no horror stories for cigarette related accidents Ive responded to. Now, for the long term health problems caused by smoking, my view is, thats MY choice to do so if I wish and it affects ME. And no matter HOW much I smoke, Im not gonna take a family out with me. Unless Im havin a few gin and tonics with my cig.

Need to know what model your driving and what gas your usin before we can give you any advice. Usually, the higher the nic content, the better throat hit. So if youre using 11 or 18mg, you might wanna bump up to 24mg. What unit are you using ? If not a 510, you might wanna consider one, theyre vapor cloud monsters.

COOOL ! Fresh fish comin to the tank ! Good job Dave !

Ok people. You woke up the monster ! LOL. This is, plain and simple, capitolism eating itself. The pendulum has swung from satisfying the consumer, to satisfying the supplier. Consumer rights is a thing of the past. Its evident in MANY situations. When you go to the supermarket, and swipe your card, and in some cases even write a check, by the time you get home the funds have been withdrawn from your account. The bank knows the moneys there, and poof. Its gone. Now, how come when I deposit a check, it takes 3 days to clear ?. Ive had it explained to me in Bankerspeech gobbldigook. I dont care. Its wrong. Whats ggod for one transaction should be good for another. CLEARLY, the technology is there. Last month, I had a wonderfully warm conversation with my Credit Card company, Bank of America. Times being what they are, I am always close to the max. This month, I still had 8 dollars before I reached my limit. BEFORE. I looked at my account online one day, and there was a $35.00 charge for "Over The Limit" fees. Whoa ! Wait a second, Im not OVER the limit. Now, this is when Holly was in the hospital, so I was in an unusually more chipper mood than I am on most days. So, I called them. After pressing 1 for english, then 4 other numbers to get to the person I needed to talk to, I explained " Theres a charge on my account for being over the limit, but Im not over the limit". The woman on the other end said " Ok, Ill take that charge off your account right now." I said " Thank you, but why was it there ?". She said, " Dont worry, its been taken off". Im gettin a little agitated now. I said " Ok, thank you, but Id like to know WHY it was on there. Was it an over the limit fee, or an " Almost Over the Limit Fee". ? Id like to make sure I dont make the same mistake " She said, and Im seriously quoting here " Sir, its been taken care of, is there anything else I can help you with ?". I was absolutely speechlees. I know it sounds humorous, but that is word for word the way the conversation went. I caught them red handed charging me for something I didnt do. I got to wondering HOW MANY people get duped like this and DONT call. I have SOOOO much more to say, but I gotta run out for a few. Ill come back later and finish my rant.

Oh DAVE ! The Horror ! Youve NEVER had Private Stock ? 555 is good. Before I had KPS itwas my main vape. But, KPS is to 555 what Dom Perignon is to Ripple !

Hey Dave, wanna put in a good word for me.

It was just so I didnt confuse a noobie who might run to the store looking for "Keenans Private Stock". Once hes been here a week, THEN he'll get the memo.

I smoked Camel Wides for 30 years. Sad news. None of em really taste like em. But none of the "brand" juices do. Wordupecig has a camelwide thats the best Ive had. But you gotta remember, theres no combustion with e cigs, so your not gonna get the same taste. My FAVORITE juice id VaporTalk Traditional Tobacco. Its all I use, and being a camel smoker, you might like it too. Any 555 juice is as close as Ive found. Hope this helps

Congrats Christania ! Welcome to the world of vaping ! Keep us updated on your progress !

Its already in the store as "Traditional Tobacco", and there is a strong outcry from people who want the name changed to "Keenans Private Stock", Dulcis is a close second to KPS, kinda like KPS Light.

Hmmm. Kinda need to know the name of the unit, a lot of carts arent compatible. What was the name of the Co. at the mall ?

Keenans Private Stock ,( also known as VaporTalk Traditional Tobacco ). My main vape. My only vape. There is no other. Nowhere. The others dont exist. KPS for short.

Sounds like your in LV ! I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya and mumble a few prayers ! If you get it, see if they need anyone else, then get my room ready in yer basement, Im on my way !

I probably muddied up the waters with my last rant. So let me try to clear up a few things. Mainly because, well, Im bored. First and foremost, let me state that I am a TRUE patriot, who loves his country. Now, truthfully, Im not sure what the definition of a "true patriot" is, but I believe I am for the following reasons. I have participated in every election possible since I was 18. I am now 49. I served my country during the " Cold War ", in the U.S. Navy. I do not believe in breaking the law because you dont agree with it, I believe you change a law you dont agree with using the process we have in place. Not a perfect system, but having travelled the world, I believe it is the best. I accept my President, regardless of party, having achieved the office in a free democratic election. I pay my taxes. Now, if those things dont make me a true patriot, then I apologize. But, it makes me at LEAST a good citizen. That being said, let me point out something else, and I dont think Im alone here. I DO NOT, trust my Government. I FIRMLY believe I have been lied to, misled, told falsehoods, and decieved by MANY, many, many facets of our Gov't. In cases of National Security, I might understand, maybe a little, that its necessary to withhold information. But thats where it should stop. And this, in my opinion, has grown rampant only recently, within the last 10 to 20 years or so. I sometimes think I feel like our founding fathers must have felt in 1776. They truley loved thier country, Great Britain. People forget that. But, they were lied to, misled, and misrepresented by thier King. So, they revolted. Thats the way Im beginning to feel now. My tax dollars are being used in ways I did not have any say in. Im being told that $ 20 BILLION, with a B, has been funneled into education from lottery revenue for 20 years. Thats ONE BILLION a year, in my state alone, not nationwide. BILLION ! WHY, tell me WHY are students going to classes in trailers ? Why do they lack computers in classrooms ? Why are they having car washes every weekend to raise funds ? WHY are there no music and art classes ? Thats one billion dollars OVER AND ABOVE the REGULAR taxes we pay for education !!! If you loaned me $ 500.00, and I couldnt account for what I did with it, and had NOTHING to show for it, would you loan me ANOTHER $ 500.00 ? Would you loan me $ 20.00 ? NO, you wouldnt. Then why should I be expected to trust the Gov't. with my money ? I have worked my whole life. And when I apply for assistance, a very humbling experience, embarrassed to do so, but in TRUE need of it, I am denied. While my next door nieghbor, who hasnt worked a day in his life, is approved for ALL assistance ! And walks around bragging about, and proud of the fact he's getting a , and I quote him, "FREE RIDE". I'd like 10 minutes in a room with the person or persons making THAT decision. And my story is NOT unique. This is happening in large numbers across this country to people just like me. Thats why Ive come to completely distrust my Gov't., and thier institutions, like the FDA. I feel like its 1776 all over again. So, I hope I cleared the waters a little with why MY opinion is the way it is, and I apologize to those who dont agree with me. Im not trying to start an argument, just get some wieght off my chest.

Nana , you have said a bazillion times, that you and I think exactly alike. You have just proven it, beyond question. That is one of those things I read and think to myself " WHY the HECK didnt I think of that !" Thanks Nana, awesome post !

OK, BEFORE anyone reads this, this turned out to be a rant. JMHO. Please dont anyone take offense. Just thoughts running out of my brain. dlynne said "As mentioned previously by someone, baby milk from China contained deadly substances, and now we are finding lethal components to dry wall from China. Much of our e-cig juice base components come from China. Yes, I do think about it. In theory, e-juice is safe, but we don't know the long term effects of inhaling e-juice. And, we don't know the purity of the juice when the base comes from a country with a history of selling contaminated substances." Good point dlynne, and definitly food for thought. China's quality control does leave a lot to be desired. And, while the FDA does outsource a lot of its research, in my opinion, that does not excuse them from liability in thier decisions. They cant say "This is a safe product, go ahead and use it". and then when its proven unsafe, say " Well, we didnt do the research, someone else did". They cant have it both ways, All the power, none of the culpability. Thats what theyre doing, and thats why theyve become a joke. The hundreds of new drugs being mass produced and put on the market with KNOWN life threatening side effects is alarming. "If you experience thoughts of suicide, speak to your doctor immediatly". REALLY ? If someone is having thoughts of suicide, as the result of a drug, they are NOT going to be capable of rationally making the decision to call thier doctor ! HOW can they approve something like that unless its money motivated ? If suicidal people had that ability, there'd be a lot less suicides ! In recent weeks, my wife has had some serious health issues. Shes been in and out of the hospital 4 times in a month and a half. On her second visit, I read the side effects label on a new pill she had just started taking. She had EVERY single symptom, word for word, that was listed. I was absolutely SURE I had found the source of her problem. When the E.R. doctor came in, I immediatly took out the label, explained my findings, and handed him the paper. WITHOUT so much as taking a peek at it, he tossed it aside and said " ALL medicines have to print this stuff out to cover thier butts, thats not whats wrong with her". THATS a DIRECT quote, as the paper fell into a trash can ! So, if I believe my Doctor, the FDA is wasting a WHOLE LOT of paper printing these false warnings on meds. What, is it a mere coincidence that my wife has EVERY symptom the drug warns about. And I guess if someone commits suicide, they can say that about Chantix warnings too. "Its not real, they HAVE to print that". Now, what surprises me the most, is apparently the Doctor was RIGHT. My wife, on her own, stopped taking that pill, and shes still sick. So, it either IS a coincidence, or the effects are long lasting. I guess the purpose of my rant is, how come they can approve these drugs with these SERIOUS side effects, KNOWN life threatening side effects, PROVEN to be harmful, but they cant even consider a device that for years has been used by thousands of people with NO serious side effects or ramifications. Not even on a trial basis. Its being villified right out of the gate. So keep using Chantix. Its safer. And we're falling for it. Dlynne, NONE of my rant was aimed at you. Thank you for posting an intellectual, informative and well stated topic, I have been wanting to hear what an attorneys opinion on this matter would be, and I thank you for it. You brought up some VERY good points. But, IMHO, EVERY conversation I will have on the FDA, will end with, "Who are you trying to fool ?". Rant over. I'll go to my room now.

What I wanna know is, who's the bean counter that figured this out. Let him run for office.

That was a great article !!