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  1. englishmick

    Smoking and Covid

    I remember those rumors from early in the pandemic. This article explains it, a little. Here's how that rumor that smokers can't get COVID-19 got started | Salon.com Hope this is the right place to post the article.
  2. englishmick

    Puff Bar

    I never heard of this brand before. E-cigarette maker Puff Bar is facing a probe by North Carolina's attorney general (msn.com) This part was interesting: Puff Bar as a company has been mired in controversy. The company voluntarily halted its sales in July 2020 amidst criticism of its...
  3. englishmick

    Vaping In Public

    Heard yesterday that Indiana has passed a law banning smoking in public parks. That includes vaping under the heading of "all other forms of smoking". Indiana has some history when it comes to vaping regulation. They passed a very restrictive law concerning juice a few years ago, with...
  4. englishmick

    At Least They Aren't Vaping

    Alcohol beverage companies made estimated $17.5 billion on underage drinking, study says By Sandee LaMotte, CNN 4 hrs ago An estimated $17.5 billion of beer and liquor sales in the United States in 2016 was consumed by minors, with the products of three companies -- AB InBev, Molson Coors...
  5. englishmick

    Coming To A Parking Lot Near You

    As far as I know this gem is real not Photoshop. It was posted on my local Nextdoor this morning. The howls of outrage from the moms went on for many pages. Apparently the Vape Truck belongs to a convenience store chain called Circle K. Don't know if they are doing it nationwide. No idea what...
  6. englishmick

    Email Oddity

    I just checked my Spam folder looking for an email someone said they sent me last week. It wasn't there but I found 3 or 4 pages of marketing emails from vape companies going back about a month. Before that there was only the usual handful of spam messages from the last 6 months since I last...
  7. englishmick

    Gov News

    I spotted this in an article about Covid. "Meanwhile, the department is steadily turning back to its many pre-Covid-19 priorities. At the Food and Drug Administration, officials are returning to hot-button issues like tobacco and CBD regulations."
  8. englishmick

    Provarifuel Closing

    Closing down Dec 1st due to upcoming regulations.
  9. englishmick

    Trouble - they found out about dripping

    Concerns about dripping Newer-generation e-cigs allow users to choose — and change — what flavorings they heat up in their devices. Most vapers choose a liquid with nicotine (that addictive, stimulant found in tobacco). To get the biggest nicotine hit from each puff, some vapers take the...
  10. englishmick

    5 Years

    Two days ago was my 5 year quitting anniversary. With all the stuff going on I missed it. Made it through 5 years just to see the whole thing fall apart.
  11. englishmick

    OMG

    This one just left me speechless North Carolina Teen Spends Nearly 40 Days in Rehab Because of Vaping: 'His Life Was Dependent on It'
  12. englishmick

    Provari Fuel

    RIP ProVari Fuel E-Liquid
  13. englishmick

    Saline in Juice

    I used saline in a recipe for the first time recently and had a bit of a shock. The recipe only had 0.2% saline. I couldn't taste it when I vaped. But after a while it started to taste more and more salty and then developed a really foul taste. I think I figured out what was happening. I vaped...
  14. englishmick

    Juul Activity

    Saw this yesterday. Interesting. Hope it hasn't been posted already. I did look. Juul is pitching its e-cigarette as an anti-smoking tool to employers and insurers "Juul has a new program to pitch its e-cigarette to companies and insurers who want to help their employees stop smoking...
  15. englishmick

    Vermont

    Seems the 92% tax bill has passed. Also Democratic Rep. George Till says kids who use the highly addictive products are four times more likely to become smokers. He says legislators are also working on measures to raise the age to purchase them to 21 and to prevent internet sales of vapor...
  16. englishmick

    Change dot org

    I signed a few petitions a while back. Now I get a couple a day in my inbox. Most of them are about individuals who have suffered injustice, life sentences for minor drug crimes, children who have been denied health care, and so forth. This morning I got one titled "Ban vaping devices". It was...
  17. englishmick

    Bottle Question

    I ordered a liter of nic after the latest FDA scare came out, it's due to arrive this week. I wanted to put it in the freezer in two 1/2 liter amber Boston bottles. I only have one spare at the moment. I looked around and nobody seems to sell single bottles in the larger sizes. Only cartons of...
  18. englishmick

    Nicotine Forever

    Just went through my records for the first time. I got my first bottle of nic 3 years and 9 months ago and picked up a total of 4 1/2 L. Now I'm down to 3 1/2 L + 120mls left. So a liter lasted me around 4 years. Last week I ordered another liter so I'll be back up to 4 1/2. At that rate I...
  19. englishmick

    Anniversary

    Four years since my first cig free day. The first one I was really excited. The second and third I didn't even realise until they were gone. This one for some reason I was looking forward to. No treats though. I don't even need anything. Did recoil all my tanks yesterday so I would have nice...
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    Mass Hysteria At E-cig Plant

    Just saw this one. Some kind of unknown industrial leak at a factory. "Mass hysteria" at e-cigarette plant, 20 hospitalized