E-Cigarette Forum Discussion Thread

[lolady]

(the other link)

Oh, well, I'm sure sorry I clicked that. The poor old auntie still makes me cry weeks after the fact, so that rather cavalier comment made me feel distinctly uncharitable.

"Eraser" was good, though. Everything from classic neolithic tribal chants to ritual invocations of the spirit of cannibalism. Kind of like a little droplet of purest internet attar, suitable for Time Capsule burying.

 

[ClayK]

It's an article about a shipment of batteries that caught fire. It happens to be about a shipment of electronic cigarette batteries. However, the doom and gloom is a stretch. There are countless other sources of lithium batteries in all of our electronics, but that doesn't seem to be the slightest concern.

 

[Randyrtx]

Wck3 responded appropriately.

 

[lolady]

OMG - if it wasn't so damn sad it would be truly laughable.

QuitSmokingMessageBoard.com • View topic - E -cig fire hazard concern

It's an article about a shipment of batteries that caught fire..

Ohhh, I was thinking it was going to be one of those "What's the stupidest thing you've done with your e-cigarette?" threads from here, where people tell of trying to light them by mistake...

 

[phonedude]

It's an article about a shipment of batteries that caught fire. It happens to be about a shipment of electronic cigarette batteries. However, the doom and gloom is a stretch. There are countless other sources of lithium batteries in all of our electronics, but that doesn't seem to be the slightest concern.

Thanks. I was curious but I've had enough of that site for this week.

(and I would bet anything the op is in my foe list so there wouldn't be anything to see)

 

[MustangSallie]

... but that doesn't seem to be the slightest concern.

Of course it's not. To be concerned about any of the other myriad objects in our every day life that use batteries that could also be a potential fire hazard would water down the point he is struggling to make.

 

[LibertariaNate]

<snip> It is in the inhalers you use everyday

Just curious why everyone says this? I've used inhalers most of my life and have never encountered one that contains PG.

 

[ClayK]

Just curious why everyone says this? I've used inhalers most of my life and have never encountered one that contains PG.

Danger of Inhaling Propylene Glycol | eHow.com

Medical Uses
PG has been used as the aqueous-based chemical additive in asthma inhalers and nebulizers since the 1950s, with no serious side effects known. PG, because of its water-retaining properties, is the compound of choice for delivering atomized medication. It is also a common diluent for injectable medications, constituting 40 percent of the intravenous form of Phenytoin, an anti-seizure drug.



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[lolady]

Wck3 responded appropriately.

He's probably going to get banned now. You have all been warned repeatedly about posting inflammatory facts like that.

The article very carefully avoided mentioning any of the other things that have that kind of battery. It just mentioned that other fires had occurred.

Wck3 deliberately sought to plant the seed of doubt in impressionable young minds, who assumed , like they were supposed to, that those other fires were caused by dangerous e-cigarettes, and now some of them will wonder if the fires might have been caused by laptops, the sales of which present NO potential impact to sales of any pharmaceutical product.

 

[lolady]

Danger of Inhaling Propylene Glycol | eHow.com

my sinus spray has it.

 

[MustangSallie]

Just curious why everyone says this? I've used inhalers most of my life and have never encountered one that contains PG.

I think lolady said her sinus inhaler does have PG in it. lolady, correct me if I'm wrong?

EDIT: alrightly then, too slow on the draw...

 

[ClayK]

The USA Today article avoided other articles of potential fire hazards?

 

[MustangSallie]

The poor old auntie still makes me cry weeks after the fact, so that rather cavalier comment made me feel distinctly uncharitable.

Yes, it's the comments like these that make me question what we're really dealing with.

 

[lolady]

I stand corrected, the new one does not. It does, however, have glycerine, which is also used in some of the liquidemons used in the dangerous poison delivery systems we addicts puff here in our lounge, which I really think they should start calling a lair. Or a den. It sounds so much seedier.

 

[LibertariaNate]

Danger of Inhaling Propylene Glycol | eHow.com

I'm not arguing that the statement is littered all over this forum and the internet. Just because it's on the internet and repeated incessantly doesn't make it so. I have used inhalers for 20+ years and have yet to actually find an inhaler that contains PG.

 

[hobotivo]

Could somebody point out to the God Warrior that she should add a disclaimer when she adds emphasis to an article when she re-posts it? There is no underlining or bolding in the original Health Canada Advisory Bulletin.

Health Canada Advises Canadians Not to Use Electronic Cigarettes - Health Canada Advisory 2009-03-27

Cheers

 

[ClayK]

I'm not arguing that the statement is littered all over this forum and the internet. Just because it's on the internet and repeated incessantly doesn't make it so. I have used inhalers for 20+ years and have yet to actually find an inhaler that contains PG.

Is it possible that you are the exception? Lol above stated it was in her sinus inhaler.

 

[LibertariaNate]

I'm also not trying to say that PG isn't prevalent in many things we encounter daily. Just wondering why people are stuck on the asthma inhaler part...

 

[MustangSallie]

I was doing some research on PG this past week. I did find an article (independent of any e-cig site or research) that said PG was approved by the FDA for use in inhalers, and there is one inhaler that does (or did?) use it, but I didn't bookmark either article and it might take me some time to track them down. Hopefully Kristin will pop in soon and know of such a link. At 12:00 am, I'm not so inclined to make extensive use of google.

 

[MustangSallie]

In fact, at 12:00 am I am inclined to call it a night. So, good evening (or morning) everyone and I hope to see you all again soon.