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Battery fumes? LOL! Once I was trying to jump start a Volkswagon Squareback (yes there once was such a thing) with a partially frozen battery. (Stupid indeed I know) I only had limited use of the jumping vehicle, and it was bloody cold. (Not that I was likely to get warm from the exhaust to air heat exchanger but it was better than standing there freezing). The battery in those was under the back seat and I had to be a contortionist to pull the cables through the front doors (only doors) and connect to the battery. Attached they began to charge but I decided to make the connection better for faster charging. Oh did I mention yet another stupidity? Twelve volts to six volts charging on a frozen battery. Anyway a spark ensued........... Let's just say that before the big bang, I bet that was some battery fumes inhaling.

Ok, that's new to me. I've got so many weird things in my eyes before such as fluorescent light stuff from inside the tube (wind blowing at land fill) aquarium chemical that I thought was contact lens solution, various bugs while on the motorcycle, glass from cracked specs, petrol splashing from aforementioned motorcycle, various things that my hands have been in and rubbing eyes stupidly etc., but so far, (crossing everything crossable) no e liquid.

ummmm and backups?????

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Johnnyfog, That's awesome! Congratulations!!!!!!! You are the poster boy. Your story should be in front of the idiot FDA and in equally stupid and juvenile congressional hearings. Although quitting smoking was my goal, quitting vaping isn't so far. I guess I go with the theory of "Want a new drug.... One that won't make make me sick..."

I know my car runs better when I'm shifting from third to second, turning on the signal, rummaging around for one of the eCigs that rolled on the floor, making the corner only to find it's rolled in the other direction, meanwhile making sure my beer doesn't careen off the dash, while changing the radio station, and answering the hand phone. Or maybe I'm just not paying attention to the engine?

Then To a shopper it's each dollar spent To a banker it's money well lent To a copper it's which way he went, To a smoker it's a Kent! The tast of Kent... The taste of Kent. More taste fine tobacco... Now To the body man it's a great big dent To the post man it's a letter sent To a camper it's a leak proof tent To a vaper it's a vent! The taste of juice... The taste of juice. More air better flavour.... Then You can take Salem out of the country but...... You can't take the country out of Salem. Now You can take flavour out of the liquid but....,. You can't take the liquid out of flavour....... Then Winston tastes good... like a cigarette should Winston tastes good like a (knock knock) cigarette should! Now Vapour tastes good...if your ECig works good Vapour tastes good if your (knock knock) ECig works good!

I also had rugged teeth, and smoked. The smoking tried very hard to damage them. Then what happened? I turned 50. Of course smoking contributed to the damage, but age and lakadaisical care were big factors. My gums are now far better than when smoking. More Doctors recommend Camel than any other brand. Camels suit your "T" zone to a T! T for taste..... T for throat. (Too bad they forgot T for teeth)

Thanks for posting that. I've been using those techniques in restaurants for a long time. So far success has been great as long as I can keep even a tiny bit of vaprour from escaping.

I sure don't have the answer but it gives me pause to digress. When I first arrived in Malaysia I was planning a trip to Tioman Island. I thought getting a new watch that was water proof would be just the ticket. I went to a vendor and got a watch that was way too expensive but was advertised to be able to survive armageddon. Water proof, shock proof, for all I know bullet proof and nuclear bomb proof. I got to Tioman, and walked into the water with about three inch waves and submersed myself almost up to my ankles. A tiny wind came up, basically a tropical breeze, and splashed a tiny drop of water on my new watch. It immediately went into timex arrest. Flat lined. No resuscitation worked. Back on the mainland, the dealer had vanished. Anyway after that I bought a really cheap watch that I tortured because who cared it was cheap. It wouldn't die until it almost completely fell apart. Is there a lesson here? Maybe the mod condom is the best solution. I'd sure give it a go.

Congratulations! That's a really big milestone. After almost 50 years of two packs a day, I'm approaching my 2 year anniversary in May. It's been a great two years thanks to all the great equipment and advice from the folks here.

Well I try to look at it this way. When I was smoking and woke up I had to make the decision to either get up, put on something that won't shock the neighbours, go down stairs, disable the alarm, open three locks, try to keep the dogs from getting excited, and convince the cats it wasn't yet breakfast time, and smoke. Or just watch a boring youtube video and fall back asleep. The smoking won out more times than I care to admit Now I don't wake up as often as when I smoked, but I now put on the boring youtube video and take a hit or two and pass right out again. I'm continuously using 18 mg nicotine because that is mainly what my supplier in Sarawak has in stock.

Vapin' cinnamon and watchin' Captain Kangaroo Don't tell me I've nothin' to do

What really would have helped me was if I'd known about all the other addictive additives that are in tobacco products. There's no required disclosure. Almost fifty years of smoking two packs a day, gave me a bit of experience. I really believe that nicotine is only mildly addictive compared to what they put in cigarettes, like chemicals that are like narcotic pain relievers, hormone like substances and bronchodilators that all serve to make us feel good whilst smoking and good about smoking. My almost two years have shown me that I don't get all crazy when I can't vape like I did when smoking. If nicotine was the bad guy then we could all quit with those patches and gum and a fake cigarette for the hand to mouth habit. It plainly doesn't work for most smokers. I think the combination of good vapour production, good flavour, and throat hit plus the addition of nicotine makes such a good facsimile that it really really works. I couldn't have quit the analogues without my PVs. If I'd known about all the other things in tobacco, I'd have been better prepared to handle the other parts of the cravings that aren't addressed in vaping. I listened instead to the idiotic congress and FDA who talked about nothing but the effects of nicotine ad nauseam and didn't really come close to addressing all the problems with tobacco products as they are manufactured today. I M O full disclosure of what goes into cigarettes et al in the same way we have food ingredient labeling would have been a far more useful endeavour.

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Oh yeah Come to where the flavour is....... Come to Fedora country.

How it would be different if the past were now........ Vape em if you got em Vapin in the boys room Everybody know that vapin ain't allowed in school. Said he can't be a man cuz he doesn't vape the same nicotine as me Vape vape vape that eGo t Oh girl your silhouette/ make me wanna fire that button yet One more coffee/ One more vape ............

There once was a young man named Dave Who kept cigarettes in a cave. He said I'll try vaping and cigarettes evading. Just think of the money I'll save. So young Dave a man of his word found vaping cool; smoking absurd. But for saving money the ideas now funny. Now by too many new things he's lured.

I too didn't look hard enough, but when I did finally find the info, I was fascinated by all the definitions and abbreviations. Then I closed the page and immediately forgot the meanings. I decided then and there I shouldn't try for a new career in inventory control.

I know we do a little tongue in cheek about these toys. But as I approach my 2 year vaping birthday, it gives me pause to think how serious these 'toys' are. I could have had another 2 years of hacking up 2 packs a day. Maybe choked to death, maybe a lung cancer diagnosis, (of course still could get that one I know) . Another two years of wheezing, not great feeling in fingers and toes, arms falling asleep while the rest of me not sleeping because of that. On and on it goes. Instead, I've had two years of nothing but improvement in breathing and circulation and feelings of well being all because of these 'toys'. I like to joke about my new toys too but deep inside these are a serious business. I for one feel the need to thank again Vapor Talk and the folks here who are so encouraging, and the engineers and chemists both professional and amateur for the fantastic equipment and juices. Thanks for a great two years and looking forward to a few more

Well Tam, pass this on to your co worker. I'm 7 years from 70 and I'm rapidly acquiring the lungs of a 30 year old All because of vaping and not smoking. Great stories here all.

Congratulations!!!!!! It's a biggie! Going on 2 years myself. Amazing isn't it? I was one of those smokers who couldn't imagine life without cigarettes. In fact I didn't think it would be worth living without. Now ..... Wow! This forum and the folks here were and are a big part of my success too.

When I was a kid, ( I know we had to climb mountains through 3 feet of snow to chop the wood for the school stove old man kinda story), and worked in a family grocery store, we could smoke anywhere in the store, behind the meat counter, at the register etc., but it could never never interfere with taking care of the customer. That was made quite clear. PUT THE CIGARETTE DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION TO SERVING THE CUSTOMER! was drilled into our heads. Now it annoys me no end when I go to a similar shop here in Malaysia and the staff finds it more important to have discussions with each other whilst haphazardly ringing up my purchases with one hand, the other gesticulating to punctuate their conversation, and they're not even smoking. Maybe though this vaping thing being kinda new, the vaping shop workers think they look cool and maybe superior to the customer because they have so much more at their disposal, and of course more personally perceived knowledge and think it's impressing the customer. I remember how cool I thought I looked when I could at 16 smoke in front of adults legally and wanted to show off. But then, at 16 I thought a lot of things I don't think anymore

I recently visited my first B&M vape shop in Ho Chi Minh city and got 2 very small bottles of store made liquid. I can't read the name on them, but they both come close to a good tobacco substitute flavour. I know this isn't much help to anyone, more a point of interest. I'll try to put up a review of the shop on TripAdvisor soon.

I've been chasing tobacco flavours for almost 2 years, and I first started on Liqua Cuban Cigar, French Pipe, Turkish Tobacco, American Blend, and Bright Tobacco. They all have something to say for a while but then the flavour gets tiresome. But with so many to choose, I just keep going from one to the other and they seem to 'refresh' or my taste buds forget the last flavour for a while. I've tried some of their fruits and berries and spice mixes and they are ok, but not as special as so many here have raved about from other vendors. I keep chasing the elusive perfect tobacco flavour, but you know what? The few times I've cheated with analougs even cigs don't have it either! I never noticed that when I was a smoker.