PADave

Welcome to someone on almost the same road as me! I as well started with the dreaded smoke 51 (whos batteries last about 1.5hours each charge!) and then came here to the forums and read and read! On Wednesday, my new Riva was finally delivered and I am now really vaping rather than playing! Still running on the 11mg nicotine, and holding off on any additional purchases for the moment. I am heading to Vapefest in Philly next weekend and am looking forward to the 'try before you buy' opportunity I am sure it will present. I already know I need a few drip tips, some new flavors, and I am really interested in exploring some tank options to hopefully give me that direct dripping flavor and vapor with a lot less hassle. I have been in at least three local bars that have readily acccepted my usage of my PV (personal vaporizer...the smoke 51 was an ecig, but this Riva is a PV) and that is awesome! On average at least 3 or 4 people a night come up to me and ask questions. I am in the process of putting together a card I can hand out with some basic info such as this web site, some online retailers, local suppliers, etc. it will save me from all that scratchin' stuff on bar naps. I also find myself purposefully using it in situations where I know I am around smokers and hoping they will ask. I want to share the joy...no more hacking in the morning, food tasting better, etc. Welcome fellow vaper and enjoy the ride!

Chris, Thanks for the prompt reply. Really wierd..I went to the site and it said You have version 10,2,152,26 installed and then went back to the tutorials and Viola! they were working! Since you are the font of information here, a couple questions on my information on the left: It still has over 18 - YES while I don't see that on others...how do I remove? It looks silly. How do I add interests as some have? Thanks

Still pretty much a noob and would like to check out some of the videos, but for some reason, I can't see them. When I click on a thread, all I see is a big white space where the video is supposed to be (no grey box, no nothin'). I am running IE 8 (on a work computer, so not my choice...but honestly, I only check the boards over lunch!). I have tried running both in and out of compatability mode. Is there a specific player that I need? Is there some other place or way to access the videos? Any assistance would be appreciated.