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  1. KODIAK (TM)

    How much did you used to smoke?!

    40 years. Towards the end I was 3 packs a day. (They got too pricey so I switched to some generics). 6 years vaping now. Currently about 2.5ml/day. (I vape at a blistering 11 watts! :w00t:). Just finished a 300 mile wilderness hike over the summer. I'd have died on that trail 10 years ago. I...
  2. KODIAK (TM)

    FDA Provape Closed

    Provape just couldn't compete with $19 iSticks and 200 watt juice boilers. Pbusardo has a video of their factory. They looked to be geared up for massive distribution and I suppose they just couldn't handle the industry transition that China seized on. I have 6 assorted Provaris. Good, solid...
  3. KODIAK (TM)

    Sad News - Johnson Creek Is Out of Business

    Not me. They had a really well thought out juice line but it was way too pricey. Not really economical for this new age of 100 watt, 30 mil/day user base.
  4. KODIAK (TM)

    Kansas governor approves bill reducing e-liquid tax to $.05/ml

    I've got peeps in Kansas City KS. 5 cents... 20 cents... doesn't matter. They just cross the river and get it cheaper in Missouri anyway. Brownback/Kansas has done more to boost Missouri's economy than anyone currently legislating there. :)
  5. KODIAK (TM)

    Teen vaping rate falls sharply, reversing e-cigarette trend

    All this does is reinforce ANTZ tactics. "See? What we're doing is working brilliantly! Let's peddle some more junk science until the evil e-cig is a thing of the past. Those that continue to use tobacco will die off soon enough."
  6. KODIAK (TM)

    FDA Response from Missouri Senator Roy Blunt on FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act

    My doc of 20 years did the same thing a while back. I called her bluff by giving her a summary of PG, VG, flavoring, "popcorn lung", and debunked that silly-assed formaldehyde test. I asked her what her opinion is based on and what she had read on the subject? She didn't want to admit her...
  7. KODIAK (TM)

    Cole-Bishop Failed. What now for vape?

    I say again, the FDA is out of this now - has been for some time. Damage was done when the deeming became law. We can harp all about the change in leadership but it's too late. Congress is a forgone conclusion. It's all about the D's and R's. If the R's want it... the D's will fight it...
  8. KODIAK (TM)

    FDA gives e-cigarette makers a reprieve

    "The delays are actually due to the trial brought on by the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and the International Premium Cigar & Pipes Retailers Association (IPCPR)." Seems the cigar suits have a bit more clout than those set in motion by the vaping industry...
  9. KODIAK (TM)

    U.S. House Bill Would Exempt E-Cigarettes from Tobacco Regulations

    Probably won't happen unless new FDA chief confirmed by Senate: HUNTER VAPING BILL TO REPLACE FDA DEEMING REGULATIONS MET WITH MIXED REACTIONS
  10. KODIAK (TM)

    California Prop 56 - Hidden Vape Tax

    Just shows you can only rely on yourself. Go ahead and cough up the money for DIY flavoring. I probably bought $100 worth initially and wasted most of it. Finally found something to replace all my pricey vendors. $12/liter is quite doable.
  11. KODIAK (TM)

    FDA and surgeon general bias(whip cracked by judge Leon)

    I suppose. But Judge Leon was eventually overturned and the FDA won anyway: Appeals court upholds FDA's right to use menthol cigarettes report And keep in mind, Leon suggested that the FDA regulate e-cigs as "tobacco" back in 2010. And here we are. :)
  12. KODIAK (TM)

    Any news from today in NJ???

    China literally laughs at our state "laws" and U.S. trade jurisdiction. Daily.
  13. KODIAK (TM)

    E-Cigarettes as Safe as Nicotine Replacement in Real-World Study

    Another UK study. I fear all the "facts" in the world won't help us here in the USA. (Hidden agendas and all that...) Why Vaping is Safer in the UK than in the US
  14. KODIAK (TM)

    Cole/Bishop Introduce FSPTCA Correction Act

    I agree and I've said as much. Even though we now have a more anti-regulatory political structure, there are only so many legislative days in the calendar and much they want to do. Health care and Tax Reform will dominate that calendar before mid-term election groveling begins. Throw in copious...
  15. KODIAK (TM)

    Trump puts regulation monitors in U.S. agencies

    Same here. Especially when those regulations are supposedly tied to congressional authority (The TCA). Then we'll have the judiciary weighing in and it'll be a [edited]. Perhaps Putin can fix it all for us?
  16. KODIAK (TM)

    FDA FDA Released New Interpretation of Compliance Policy Guidance PDF

    My friend... I think this lake has been all fished out.
  17. KODIAK (TM)

    FDA FDA Released New Interpretation of Compliance Policy Guidance PDF

    Was waiting for you to spit out that hook. :)
  18. KODIAK (TM)

    Cole/Bishop Introduce FSPTCA Correction Act

    While I feel the EPA needs an overhaul, some form of environmental oversight is a must. Enough to keep corporate temptation to cut ecological corners to a minimum at least. I'm old enough to remember when there weren't any notable checks and balances.
  19. KODIAK (TM)

    Wide Bore to Standard Drip Tips

    I hatez them thar wide open thingies myself. I bought a bushel of these. Made for mouth-to-lung (if that's your spouse's thing). Every tank I get the drip tip it comes with is the first thing to get chucked into the garbage. Of course just about every supplier sells drip tips with narrow bore.
  20. KODIAK (TM)

    What's your favorite drink to vape with?

    Never the same for me. After all these years that's the one thing I miss; coffee and a real smoke. But whatever... with the savings I think I've put one kid through college and kept Mrs. Kodiak's closet fully stocked with the latest fashions.