My name is Steven

[steven-g76]

Howdy,

My name is Steven from beautiful New York. It was even more beautiful before the "ban e-cigarette" story. Anyways, I'm still vaping and I'm loving it. I finally registered here. I hope to find lots of like-minded people here and that we can "fight" together against that stupid ban thing...

Cheerio,
Steven

 

[mistinthewoods]

Steven, have you signed the ecig saves lives petition? You should and you should send this link to everyone you know. http://EcigsSaveLives.info/

 

[steven-g76]

No, I haven't so far. But thats a fantastic idea. I'll sign for it right now. Thanks.

 

[Shortstuff116]

Hi Steven, my name is Stephen and Welcome Aboard. Some people are really flippin' out about all the bans we are hearing, but keep in mind that they are bans to the sale of e-cigs, not the use or possession of them. There are no e-cigs stores anywhere near me so all of my purchases are made online for parts and liquids so we generally have nothing to worry about.

That being said, you are right here along with all the 'pioneers' of e-cig development, use and the ultimate acceptance of e-cigs. We are all trying to do what we can to ensure that the right information is out there and to fight the bureaucracy that is so unfair towards e-cigs. There is going to be a long uphill road ahead but somehow I feel that if done properly, e-cigs will eventually earn a place in society as a safe alternative to smoking.

 

[Col. Gaunt]

Welcome to the ECF Steven.

Lets all fight the good fight!

 

[crazygirll22]

Welcome to the ecf and yes I would suggest signing the petition and following the instructions for mailing it to everyone on the list. I have already signed and made many many copies for friends and family to sign and mail for us. Happy vaping.

 

[mistinthewoods]

Actually, shortstuff, I found a site this morning ( Choose State USA electronic cigarette ban - ecigs ecigarette ) that lists all 50 states with links to a page for each state that gives the latest news concerning e-cig legislation. It looks to me like the negative bills are weakening. In places that were considering sales bans (like California) they're opting for "sale to minor" bans. I'm not suggesting that anybody relax their vigilance in the support of our rights to vape, I'm just saying that there may be reasons to feel encouraged.

 

[Happy Domino38]

Welcome aboard Steven!

 

[jiff]

Welcome to the board, we have a great community here. The members are great. Except for that jiff guy I've seen posting around, he seems like a real jerk.

 

[strkaholic]

Welcome from another ECF newbie. Glad you found this site since its definitely the best place to be for anything e-cig related and the posters are just great. Now that I've read in here quite a bit, signed, mailed all petitions, etc., I find that being more informed has helped me to not be so afraid that what has helped me completely quit smoking will be taken away. More and more people joining the fight will eventually result in success, or at least, I really believe it will.

 

[Jaka]

Actually, shortstuff, I found a site this morning ( Choose State USA electronic cigarette ban - ecigs ecigarette ) that lists all 50 states with links to a page for each state that gives the latest news concerning e-cig legislation. It looks to me like the negative bills are weakening. In places that were considering sales bans (like California) they're opting for "sale to minor" bans. I'm not suggesting that anybody relax their vigilance in the support of our rights to vape, I'm just saying that there may be reasons to feel encouraged.

Thanks for posting the link and the encouragement! I'm pretty sure I'll be inhaling something or other for life, and never thought I would manage to quit cigarettes until I started vaping, so the thought of bans makes me kind of panicky.

(Well, panicky too, but maybe "violent" is a better word for wanting to grab someone, pump them full of cigarette smoke until they're addicted and chronically ill, and then ask them how they feel about banning the safer alternative... yeah, "violent". Violent and vicious. And vindictive. And other words that start with "V" and mean "I hate you for the threat you've created." In my inner life I am not a nice person.)

Um... so yeah. Thank you for helping to calm me.

 

[Shortstuff116]

Actually, shortstuff, I found a site this morning ( Choose State USA electronic cigarette ban - ecigs ecigarette ) that lists all 50 states with links to a page for each state that gives the latest news concerning e-cig legislation. It looks to me like the negative bills are weakening. In places that were considering sales bans (like California) they're opting for "sale to minor" bans. I'm not suggesting that anybody relax their vigilance in the support of our rights to vape, I'm just saying that there may be reasons to feel encouraged.

Thanks very much for posting that link! That makes it so easy to see what the current laws are in each state/location, especially useful if going on vacation/travelling around.

 

[lordbyron77]

hallo, my name's Michele from Italy

 

[Dmass]

Welcome to the forum. Sure glad to hear that someone else wants to join in the fight against these bans!!

 

[mistinthewoods]

We all need to fight this. Here's the link for the current petition CASAA's putting together. please take the time to sign it. This is our freedom we're talkin' about!
E-Cigarettes Save Lives - A Petition for Policy Change

 

[puff puff pass]

thanks for the link im also a new member as u can see!

 

[Seabrook]

Welcome to all you newcomers. Congrats on your commitment to try vaping and trying to quit the analogs. Please be kind to yourselves, you don't need to do it all in one day. Most people go through less stress if they cut down over a period of time. Before long, you are going to love your vaping and scrumpdillyicous new flavors so much that you'll forget about your nasty, yucky, stinky analogs, LOL. You'll get a lot of support, advice and well wishes from the ECF family. Hugz.