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I guess I didn't get that memo :)
If there weren't so many negatives attached to smoking I would still be doing it. vaping allows me to continue doing what I want to do without all the harm.
We each have to do what we need to do. It is great that you know you can just quit. I might be able to but at this point I have no plans to do so.
Same here.I did not make the switch to quit,i made the switch to find something more enjoyable,and possibly a bit healthier.I just got to the point that i could not stand the taste of cigarettes anymore,so wanted to get a change of taste haha.
The way i see it,i don't drink or do drugs,so nicotine and caffeine are my 2 vices,and i have no plans to give up either,they keep me happy haha.
 

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Same here.I did not make the switch to quit,i made the switch to find something more enjoyable,and possibly a bit healthier.I just got to the point that i could not stand the taste of cigarettes anymore,so wanted to get a change of taste haha.
The way i see it,i don't drink or do drugs,so nicotine and caffeine are my 2 vices,and i have no plans to give up either,they keep me happy haha.
:thumbs: Me too :)
 

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Same here.I did not make the switch to quit,i made the switch to find something more enjoyable,and possibly a bit healthier.I just got to the point that i could not stand the taste of cigarettes anymore,so wanted to get a change of taste haha.
The way i see it,i don't drink or do drugs,so nicotine and caffeine are my 2 vices,and i have no plans to give up either,they keep me happy haha.

Right on :thumbs:
I've never had a huge drinking habit. Just occasional 'with friends'.

I did have large :censored: habits though :(
Not good. I have replaced this and smoking with vaping and I think I enjoy it more! Nice to have a clear mind after all this time. Nobody stopped me doing :censored: and nobody will ever make me quit vaping. Maybe I'll get bored but it'll be my choice and my choice alone.
I really like it :thumbs:

Edit: it is getting a bit crazy though. I used to like the thought of when I would purchase my :censored:. I would get tingly and excited. I felt the same when Dhl dropped off my GP paps last week. And the company Gus uses have dispatched again. I'm getting tingly all over... Rather light in the pocket. This buying lark is as addictive as smoking was o_O seriously. I've replaced addictions :?:. Physically healthier = defo. Mentally = not so much. "More, more, more" :blink:
 
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Right on :thumbs:
I've never had a huge drinking habit. Just occasional 'with friends'.

I did have large drug habits though :(
Not good. I have replaced this and smoking with vaping and I think I enjoy them more! Nice to have a clear mind after all this time. Nobody stopped me doing drugs and nobody will ever make me quit vaping. Maybe I'll get bored but it'll be my choice and my choice alone.
I really like it :thumbs:
Good for you! Don't let anyone take your vape :)
 

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not stocking up for me, in two years i stop vaping, pretty simple. vaping is great and all, but weren't we all suppose to quit at some point? maybe this is the time to take that opportunity. I know i am. i will keep my money in my pocket. i will keep some stuff here and there, but hoarding supplies.... i am not that committed to nicotine.
That was my plan, that is until Government and FDA B.S. came into play. I was perfectly happy with vaping on my iStick, buying factory coils. I was cutting down my nicotine, went from 18mg down to 6mg. But the corruption that is the Oligarchy of our Government and the FDA changed all that. I started building, learned Mech's and even dabbled with mixing my own juice. I really enjoy Vaping, actually really love it. I have zero interest in quitting, fact is I've become an evangelist and do what I can to help people get off the Stinkies. All this because of Government and the FDA. If they let it be I more than likely wouldn't be Vaping now.

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Today is the first day this all seems super real to me. Also, the first day I am ultra glad I am stocked up.
Somedays it is really hard to imagine that nothing will be legally available in 2 years, that is cold slap in the face. Thank goodness we are stocked up. I do miss the old days pre 8-8 when I could cruise shops and know I could get whatever I wanted anytime any day. No age checks, no signatures, no taxes except sales in your state. I would look at some new latest greatest things, etc. It is all over, that feeling of always being able to vape whatever and know it would be there. Thank goodness we have EFC to share our loss and be able to continue to vape during these Dark Ages.
 

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Good for you! Don't let anyone take your vape :)

Never.
Here's one for you though...
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All this and now I'v transferred the kayfun onto my Gus kiss and I'm cleaning the Paps. I don't work atm but this takes up all my day. How do you guys fit both in? :blink:

I have sent this pic in pm to mooch because I need his help.
What is this? Brand new AW 18490s. First day of use. Little black mark on the negative post of the paps and the battery. Is it micro arcing? Anything to be worried about?
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weren't we all suppose to quit at some point?

I only ever planned on quitting one thing.

Nicotine had nothing to do with it.

Given what I've already quit, I could take up any vice in the world and still be far, far ahead of the game.

Given I've done them all with no help, I'll always be ahead of 99%+.

But vaping? Never had any intentions. Don't now either.

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All Depends on what kind of card it is.

1. Some of those prepsid cards charged management fees i had one that charged me $2.95 a month for management fees.

2. My Pay Pal debit card actually pays ME to use their xard. I get about $9 a month for swiping my debit card as a debit card and my purchases at Amazon and other places online, then every 3 months i get another $15-20 in eBay Bucks to spend on eBay. It is like $14-15 free money every month just for using my Pay Pal debit card.

Of course i am in my Pay Pal account every day, abd anything accessing my Pay PAL accounts within a minute or two i get an email so i can dispute tge charges in 72 hours or less instead of waiting up to 30 days for the Bank or Credit card statement.
I need to get a card that PAYS ME!
. . . . weren't we all suppose to quit at some point? . . . .
Nope. We're supposed to do whatever is right for us. There was never any intention for me to stop vaping, only to stop smoking.
I just had my first encounter with a problem ordering online. I got to the shipping stage of an order from Vapor Beast and a popup came up and said "We cannot ship to retail customers due to Washington state regulations" (paraphrased a touch).
Uh-oh!
The way i see it,i don't drink or do drugs,so nicotine and caffeine are my 2 vices,and i have no plans to give up either,they keep me happy haha.
Me too.
Today is the first day this all seems super real to me. Also, the first day I am ultra glad I am stocked up.
Living in WA, I'ld be glad too!
 

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All this and now I'v transferred the kayfun onto my Gus kiss and I'm cleaning the Paps. I don't work atm but this takes up all my day. How do you guys fit both in? :blink:

I have sent this pic in pm to mooch because I need his help.
What is this? Brand new AW 18490s. First day of use. Little black mark on the negative post of the paps and the battery. Is it micro arcing? Anything to be worried about?
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Looks like oxidation from dissimilar metals and electrolysis.

Lemme guess...

Used in a mod where the contacts are brass, aluminum, copper or silver?

And the negative contact is the switch.

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All this and now I'v transferred the kayfun onto my Gus kiss and I'm cleaning the Paps. I don't work atm but this takes up all my day. How do you guys fit both in? :blink:

I have sent this pic in pm to mooch because I need his help.
What is this? Brand new AW 18490s. First day of use. Little black mark on the negative post of the paps and the battery. Is it micro arcing? Anything to be worried about?
View attachment 596581
Solutions

To remove...

Soft white rubber eraser
Rubbing alcohol
12,000 grit polishing pad (micro mesh)

To slow progress

Deoxit gold
No-ox-id
Raise resistance

Tapatyped
 

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Looks like oxidation from dissimilar metals and electrolysis.

Lemme guess...

Used in a mod where the contacts are brass, aluminum, copper or silver?

And the negative contact is the switch.

Tapatyped

Close. But no cigar :blink:
It is a paps and the switch is brass but it is not the contact.
It does, however, have a brass contact which attaches to the switch. Very good though.

So it's just oxidation. Anything for me to worry about or reduce it?
 

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Close. But no cigar :blink:
It is a paps and the switch is brass but it is not the contact.
It does, however, have a brass contact which attaches to the switch. Very good though.

So it's just oxidation. Anything for me to worry about or reduce it?

Solutions

To remove...

Soft white rubber eraser
Rubbing alcohol
12,000 grit polishing pad (micro mesh)

To slow progress

Deoxit gold
No-ox-id
Raise resistance

Tapatyped
That is all.

Tapatyped
 

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To remove...

Soft white rubber eraser
Rubbing alcohol
12,000 grit polishing pad (micro mesh)

To slow progress

Deoxit gold
No-ox-id
Raise resistance

Tapatyped

I was late. Just read 'em. Okay thank you. Not so much a worry then?
 

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I was late. Just read 'em. Okay thank you. Not so much a worry then?
Nope.

You'll be just fine.

Just make sure that you do your maintenance before you allow yourself to mash too hard on the switch and dent your batteries.

Tapatyped
 

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