New member baldrick999

[baldrick999]

Hi folks, I'm baldrick. Smoked 20-40 analogs a day for nearly 25 years and stopped overnight thanks to trying out the good ol' Evod and a half-decent eJuice ("High Voltage" by T-juice FWIW). I've now been vaping for two months; I haven't had a single combustible cigarette in that time, haven't missed them a bit and I just *know* that I'm never going back . Started on 24mg/ml and now down to 16mg/ml. Absolutely loving exploring this new world of delicious e-juice and the inner geek in me is sated by the plethora of mods, tanks, coils and application of Ohm's law.

Currently running a Sigelei ZMax V3 flat-top APV with Kanger Protank II / various protank clones and becoming pretty adept at diagnosing & fixing issues with draw, leaking and gurgling. Also keep a couple of Evod batteries & tanks & mini protank II for that stealthy "on the go" vape. Currently getting into custom coil building (awaiting delivery of voodoowool and some Kanthal A1).

I've found the vaping community to be really friendly & helpful and would like to contribute accordingly. Ten years from now, analogs should be consigned to the history books as no-one in their right minds will even consider buying them!

All the best,

balders

 

[birdSmok]

Welcome to the group. Your prediction is a great bet. Congratulations on your change to vaping. Congratulations on your nic lowering. That is really cool. I smoked a long time ago. I just started vaping because I can get the juice in zero nic. So I can enjoy the pleasure of the past.

I know I have said this and heard it before. Vaping is a hobby not an addiction. You have many choices of ways to do it. You have an almost unlimited flavor choice. Not to mention mixing your own.

Enjoy and Vape on

 

[baldrick999]

Thanks birdSmok. Rootin' for the Browns!

 

[birdSmok]

Not the Browns. They suck. Not much for football. I do watch Top Gear a lot. Your country is nice looking!

 

[CreepyLady]

Hi baldrick and Welcome to ECF! Congrats on quitting

 

[baldrick999]

That'll teach me for making assumptions Got some pals over in Cleveland. Come to think of it, they don't rate the Browns much either!
Hope it's a bit warmer over there now after the recent cold snap.

All the best,

balders

 

[Razorback]

Welcome baldrick999. Glad to have you!

 

[30+Years]

Congrats and welcome.

 

[baldrick999]

Thanks CreepyLady, much appreciated.

 

[baldrick999]

Cheers Razorback & 30+ years, good to meet you all!

 

[djsvapour]

Welcome Baldrick.

As long as people aren't throwing away good money after bad with some of the rip-off ineffective rubbish that dominates the UK, it's all good.

I hope your 10 year wish comes true.

Sadly, if the UK government gets it's way, we might be either smoking again or vaping look-a-likes made by the tobacco industry.

I'm ready for any sort of regulation. Black market nic base... here we come.

 

[MrHankey]

Welcome Baldrick

 

[baldrick999]

Welcome Baldrick

Thank you!

 

[baldrick999]

Welcome Baldrick.
As long as people aren't throwing away good money after bad with some of the rip-off ineffective rubbish that dominates the UK, it's all good.
I hope your 10 year wish comes true.
Sadly, if the UK government gets it's way, we might be either smoking again or vaping look-a-likes made by the tobacco industry.
I'm ready for any sort of regulation. Black market nic base... here we come.

Thanks, djsvapour!

It's interesting how late the huge tobacco companies are to all this. They've demonstrated a "head-in-the-sand", "ignore-it-and-it-will-go-away" type of mentality over the last couple of years as this is potentially a completely disruptive technology that could decimate their existing tobacco products business. I don't suppose they'll lose much sleep until they see consistent evidence of declining cigarette sales, but if they do they'll probably dig into their pockets and start buying up e-liquid companies (in fact I think this is starting to happen). With their deep pockets and economies of scale they probably will end up dominating the market and maintaining incredible margins no matter what. Not that I have a problem with this - that's business, after all; I just think that it would be unfair for a small independent e-juice maker to have prohibitive regulatory barriers to the market that the big players can easily afford, on top of such a competitive market. Such regulation would stifle competition, and thus quality and innovation. That would smack of crony protectionism to the big tobacco industry, and the UK would lose a burgeoning and competitive new growth business that is ethically far, far more tolerable than conventional tobacco products.

Nonetheless, regulation will be very difficult to enforce in these days of e-commerce. Independent outfits could move to producing flavour concentrates and 0% nicotine products - surely these would be exempt from being designated as medical products since ALL the remaining ingredients (flavourings, colourings, PG & VG) are in wide use in the food industry. Like you allude, that would encourage people to using potentially dangerous shady-grey-market nicotine - something I would personally not advocate BTW (it's toxic stuff and increasingly dangerous at higher concentrations). In other words, bad regulation could have the opposite effect to that which was intended (ostensibly better public safety).

That said, I'm quietly confident that our current and future elected governments, whatever the colour of their rosettes, will reliably pursue the worst and most idiotic course of action, whilst pocketing healthy bungs consultancy fees from vested interests lobbyists and vote themselves a congratulatory salary increase. It just seems to come naturally to them...

 

[Razorback]

Thanks, djsvapour!

It's interesting how late the huge tobacco companies are to all this. They've demonstrated a "head-in-the-sand", "ignore-it-and-it-will-go-away" type of mentality over the last couple of years as this is potentially a completely disruptive technology that could decimate their existing tobacco products business. I don't suppose they'll lose much sleep until they see consistent evidence of declining cigarette sales, but if they do they'll probably dig into their pockets and start buying up e-liquid companies (in fact I think this is starting to happen). With their deep pockets and economies of scale they probably will end up dominating the market and maintaining incredible margins no matter what. Not that I have a problem with this - that's business, after all; I just think that it would be unfair for a small independent e-juice maker to have prohibitive regulatory barriers to the market that the big players can easily afford, on top of such a competitive market. Such regulation would stifle competition, and thus quality and innovation. That would smack of crony protectionism to the big tobacco industry, and the UK would lose a burgeoning and competitive new growth business that is ethically far, far more tolerable than conventional tobacco products.

Nonetheless, regulation will be very difficult to enforce in these days of e-commerce. Independent outfits could move to producing flavour concentrates and 0% nicotine products - surely these would be exempt from being designated as medical products since ALL the remaining ingredients (flavourings, colourings, PG & VG) are in wide use in the food industry. Like you allude, that would encourage people to using potentially dangerous shady-grey-market nicotine - something I would personally not advocate BTW (it's toxic stuff and increasingly dangerous at higher concentrations). In other words, bad regulation could have the opposite effect to that which was intended (ostensibly better public safety).

That said, I'm quietly confident that our current and future elected governments, whatever the colour of their rosettes, will reliably pursue the worst and most idiotic course of action, whilst pocketing healthy bungs consultancy fees from vested interests lobbyists and vote themselves a congratulatory salary increase. It just seems to come naturally to them...

Wow, very well put!