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[SmokeyJoe]

Yeah, she probably felt she had the scoop of the century! It'll take her some balls to back down, so I don't see you getting a reply - hey I could be wrong, you never know.

Great e-mail though.

SJ

[woody]

Good email Tropicalbob. We need to keep pressing the message home until someone listens.

[TropicalBob]

It's been a few days ... and she didn't answer my email. Came back on air the next day to talk about how desperate so many smokers were and how hard it will be to choose 23 testers for the e-cigarette (of whom I predict 3 will succeed and 20 will fail on the non-nicotine cartridges they'll get). We'll see.

[TropicalBob]

She is obviously not going to answer my long email ... but when I checked tonight to see if there was any followup, I saw one intellligent message in the comments below her story. It was from someone called Smokey Joe, calling it a "car crash" of a story, etc.

Way to go, SJ. She didn't reply to me, but you pressed the right buttons and at least there's one piece of informed opinion there. Thanks.

[SmokeyJoe]

Hehe, thanks TB,

I was quite surprised they let that one through, actually, seeing as the first message I sent didn't. I think I was even more strident in my tone in the one that did get through as well.

Shame she didn't get back to you, especially after that follow up which, given the information she had by then received, I think we can call disingenuous, at the very least!

Seen any more news items in the MSM recently? There was a small piece on our channel 5 news recently - just the rewrite of a press release for some brand we have over here, nothing more substantial that I have yet seen, sadly.

Right, best be off before I write any more overwrought sentences!

SJ

[TropicalBob]

Lots of people do this, but ... I set Google up to notify me whenever the words "electronic cigarette" appear anywhere on the Internet. I get regular links, mostly to unsubstantiated promotion pages for resellers in search of a quick buck.

[TropicalBob]

Time for an update. WINK chose eight volunteers and will test for three weeks. The story on the volunteers follows. Note particularly the last paragraph.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - Hundreds of viewers wrote in and offered to try out the E Cigarette for us. We narrowed those emails down to just eight smokers, who desperately want to quit. Some for themselves and others for their families.

Parents, husbands, wives and even former members of the medical profession make up our group of smokers. They all hope the E Cigarette will act as an oral fixation and help them quit.

The product operates on a re-chargeable battery and even lights up and emits a vapor that looks like smoke. It has several cartridges that you can bring anywhere to take the place of cigarettes.

After three weeks, we'll check in with our volunteers to see if the product helped them quit smoking.

Since the E Cigarette contains no Nicotine, we've instructed them to use it in conjunction with a gum or a patch.

[jimldk]

Interesting trial....but with a leaning towards pharmacotherapy..hmmm...you will never be able to tell the side-effects whether from the e-cig(non-nicotine) or pharmaceuticals drugs...almost pointless exercise and the amount of patient and time is way to low to judge/evaluate..But anyway..it is good start ...and maybe a 'tragedy' in waiting..Let's wait and see...

[EricD]

this person picked people who desperately want to quite for their families and such (people with allot riding on it) so when they fail, which is the point of this fixed exercise, it will be a catharsis inducing tale of hope, suffering, and failure. Shakespeare would be proud. :x

[RatInDaHat]

this person picked people who desperately want to quite for their families and such (people with allot riding on it) so when they fail, which is the point of this fixed exercise, it will be a catharsis inducing tale of hope, suffering, and failure. Shakespeare would be proud. :x

Well said, sir. Well said. I love the news.