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I’m still confused if the May deadline will affect sellers of nicotine base. I know there is a bill out there to tax it to hell which is bad enough. I read in one forum someone stated that it’s a raw material that has been sold for years and won’t fall under the PMTA.
Nobody really knows for sure whether or when the FDA will enforce against nic base. There's no question that it's a tobacco product, albeit an "unfinished" one. So one approach they could take is to issue guidance allowing the sale only to entities that are registered tobacco product manufacturers.

I just want to know if they will still be around after the May date. It’ll give me some more time to stock up.
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Yes they do, I have already experienced this. So any proprietary seals will be a concern if you don't have more. Silicone orings seem to be affected more than the black regular orings that you get on Kayfuns and Taifuns and such, which was suprising to me actually.

I've found that the best thing to do is to loosen all the parts on your tanks so they aren't squishing up against the orings/seals. I'm even considering lightly lubing the orings with VG, but haven't decided on that yet. Not sure if that would degrade them faster.

I only have one tank that I heavily stocked up on extra seals and glass. The rest, I got good enough deals on the whole tank that it didn't make much sense to buy all the parts, I just bought a bunch of that tanks instead.
That's a good idea not to have the orings tightly "squished" for long periods of time.

IMO, this is the best stuff to lubricate o-rings. Food safe, won't degrade the o-rings, and you only use a tiny bit, so the container will last forever. It's much thicker and tackier than other lubes, and doesn't rinse off with just water, so you don't need to reapply often unless you really intentionally scrub it off with soap. And it helps make a better seal than thinner pg/vg. I homebrew, and use it on all the keg orings as well. Even the large ones on the keg with 15 years of use have never had to be replaced.

Unless you know that your oring is not real rubber, you shouldn't use any petroleum based product on it. Some people use lip balm, but some of those have petroleum products in them, and they'll break down real rubber.
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Everyone should have at least one mech mod and one RDA. You need to know how to use them. Regulated mods don't last forever.
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Really, I would be feeling very vape insecure if I didn't have some mech mods as back up for my regulated mods.
 

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Does anyone have any recommendations on an inexpensive mech mod with a side fire button? (I have 5 bolts, but apparently the side switch on those can only handle something like 3 amps/1.2 ohm or higher.... I have several tube mechs with the button on the bottom, but I'd really prefer a side button).

Also, on a different note... The wife works with snotty disease ridden pre-k kids for the local school district and she ran out of hand sanitizer (she always has it on her lanyard). Obviously the timing was the worst possible to run out. smh I cannot find it anywhere, looked for rubbing alcohol to make our own and finally found some 2-packs at walmart... was looking for stuff to add to get over the $35 for free shipping and they friggin sold out in the meantime. lol I should have just checked out immediately and paid the stupid $5.99 shipping... Anywhoo, if someone sees rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer anywhere, let me know.
 

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Does anyone have any recommendations on an inexpensive mech mod with a side fire button? (I have 5 bolts, but apparently the side switch on those can only handle something like 3 amps/1.2 ohm or higher.... I have several tube mechs with the button on the bottom, but I'd really prefer a side button).

Also, on a different note... The wife works with snotty disease ridden pre-k kids for the local school district and she ran out of hand sanitizer (she always has it on her lanyard). Obviously the timing was the worst possible to run out. smh I cannot find it anywhere, looked for rubbing alcohol to make our own and finally found some 2-packs at walmart... was looking for stuff to add to get over the $35 for free shipping and they friggin sold out in the meantime. lol I should have just checked out immediately and paid the stupid $5.99 shipping... Anywhoo, if someone sees rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer anywhere, let me know.
Try dollar tree you can get the 90% alcohol and aloe gel and make your own
 

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Anywhoo, if someone sees rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer anywhere, let me know.

Check your Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Family Dollar local stores. If they don't have any hand sanitizer, they should at least still have rubbing alcohol. My local stores do.
 

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So what do you guys think of the Geekvape Aegis Legend? It's supposed to be water and dust resistant and all that. Should that contribute to a long life expectancy? They're a little pricey, but I'm willing to pay for quality.
I dont know. I own 9 of them. I hope they last a ling time. They are in long term storage.
 

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Try dollar tree you can get the 90% alcohol and aloe gel and make your own
Check your Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Family Dollar local stores. If they don't have any hand sanitizer, they should at least still have rubbing alcohol. My local stores do.
The wife checked Walgreens and they only had huge refill bottles behind the register and it was limit one per customer, so she just figured she would get a smaller one somewhere else.. When she told me that I told her she was nuts. lol.. I went back the next day and they were sold out, then I checked Dollartree, Family Dollar, and CVS... all sold out (of both rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer).

I think it's because someone died from coronavirus in our county on Friday, so everyone rushed to the stores... The wife went to Walgreens on Saturday, then I went out on Sunday.
 

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The wife checked Walgreens and they only had huge refill bottles behind the register and it was limit one per customer, so she just figured she would get a smaller one somewhere else.. When she told me that I told her she was nuts. lol.. I went back the next day and they were sold out, then I checked Dollartree, Family Dollar, and CVS... all sold out (of both rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer).

I think it's because someone died from coronavirus in our county on Friday, so everyone rushed to the stores... The wife went to Walgreens on Saturday, then I went out on Sunday.
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Does anyone have any recommendations on an inexpensive mech mod with a side fire button? (I have 5 bolts, but apparently the side switch on those can only handle something like 3 amps/1.2 ohm or higher.... I have several tube mechs with the button on the bottom, but I'd really prefer a side button).

Also, on a different note... The wife works with snotty disease ridden pre-k kids for the local school district and she ran out of hand sanitizer (she always has it on her lanyard). Obviously the timing was the worst possible to run out. smh I cannot find it anywhere, looked for rubbing alcohol to make our own and finally found some 2-packs at walmart... was looking for stuff to add to get over the $35 for free shipping and they friggin sold out in the meantime. lol I should have just checked out immediately and paid the stupid $5.99 shipping... Anywhoo, if someone sees rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer anywhere, let me know.
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    The wife checked Walgreens and they only had huge refill bottles behind the register and it was limit one per customer, so she just figured she would get a smaller one somewhere else.. When she told me that I told her she was nuts. lol.. I went back the next day and they were sold out, then I checked Dollartree, Family Dollar, and CVS... all sold out (of both rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer).

    I think it's because someone died from coronavirus in our county on Friday, so everyone rushed to the stores... The wife went to Walgreens on Saturday, then I went out on Sunday.
    Are they out of witch hazel, too?
     
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    The wife checked Walgreens and they only had huge refill bottles behind the register and it was limit one per customer, so she just figured she would get a smaller one somewhere else.. When she told me that I told her she was nuts. lol.. I went back the next day and they were sold out, then I checked Dollartree, Family Dollar, and CVS... all sold out (of both rubbing alcohol and hand sanitizer).

    I think it's because someone died from coronavirus in our county on Friday, so everyone rushed to the stores... The wife went to Walgreens on Saturday, then I went out on Sunday.
    Get some cheap mouthwash with 70% alcohol and VG and mix together
     
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    I just received an order of a gallon of VG and a gallon of PG. The PG was fine. The VG wasn't in a shipping box, just the flimsy Essential Depot box which had come apart. The jug had been dropped on its top so the lid was pushed in at a 45 degree angle.

    Amazon agreed to replace it but they wanted me to return the damaged one. There was no place in the return process to tell them the damaged article couldn't be shipped. I could have dropped it off at UPS but I would have had to tell them it was damaged and might leak to protect myself, and they wouldn't have accepted it. I got in a chat session with Amazon and they agreed to drop the return.

    Good thing is I get a free gallon of VG out of it. I can transfer the stuff in the damaged jug into the old empty jug. Won't be easy with the bent top but I can pour it into a measuring jug.
    Amazon's price on Essential Depot VG went up by about 20% a few days ago.
    I've been through at least 7 or 8 Glycubes over the years and haven't used any other.
    I haven't checked their home site but that's on my list today.

    EDIT - same price on their own website
     

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