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FranC

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    One of the big reasons I got into DIY was because so many commercial liquids were just sickeningly sweet to me. Wasn't always that way.
    I still do some sweet stuff but am happier with little to no real sweet.
    I found I couldn’t vape anymore vendor juice when they all of a sudden all tasted over flavored to me.I found I also had to drop the flavor percentage in all my diy mixes.It happened so sudden I was scrambling for awhile. Ending up piffing what vendor stuff I had left.I’ve never been able to vape anything more than very mildly sweet.
     

    DavidOck

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    One of the big reasons I got into DIY was because so many commercial liquids were just sickeningly sweet to me. Wasn't always that way.
    I still do some sweet stuff but am happier with little to no real sweet.

    I got tired of favorites being discontinued. No longer an issue :)
     

    Tabac man

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    Any Menthol lovers around? Anyone use Flavour Art Polar Blast? It's a cooling enhancer. Works quite well with Menthol mixes. It makes the menthol a bit cooler. I suppose it has uses with other flavours but I have only with Menthols. It can mute flavour slightly but I think the flavour comes back after a short steep. Use sparingly though. I tried 1% then 0.5% and it works just as well.

    I recently tried Flavour Art Extra Mint, but wasn't so impressed. I was expecting a more concentrated Menthol flavour. It is cool though so I suspect it is their normal Menthol with added Polar Blast. Here's what I do now because I bought 50ml of The Extra Mint.

    Flavour Art Spearmint 4%, Extra Mint 1%
    Flavour Art Peppermint 4%, Extra Mint 1%
    Flavour Art Menthol 4%, Extra Mint 1%

    Menthol flavours thick enough to walk on but minty cool and fresh.
     

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    I haven’t tried any of those. I guess I’m a little old school since I still use regular menthol and koolada in my menthol tobacco. Since I joined this thread, I have started using some ws23 in a few non tobacco recipes to add a cooling affect.
     

    FranC

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    Any Menthol lovers around? Anyone use Flavour Art Polar Blast? It's a cooling enhancer. Works quite well with Menthol mixes. It makes the menthol a bit cooler. I suppose it has uses with other flavours but I have only with Menthols. It can mute flavour slightly but I think the flavour comes back after a short steep. Use sparingly though. I tried 1% then 0.5% and it works just as well.

    I recently tried Flavour Art Extra Mint, but wasn't so impressed. I was expecting a more concentrated Menthol flavour. It is cool though so I suspect it is their normal Menthol with added Polar Blast. Here's what I do now because I bought 50ml of The Extra Mint.

    Flavour Art Spearmint 4%, Extra Mint 1%
    Flavour Art Peppermint 4%, Extra Mint 1%
    Flavour Art Menthol 4%, Extra Mint 1%

    Menthol flavours thick enough to walk on but minty cool and fresh.
    I don't have a big taste for menthol but I use a little TFA Menthol in a long time ADV I have.
     

    FranC

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    I haven’t tried any of those. I guess I’m a little old school since I still use regular menthol and koolada in my menthol tobacco. Since I joined this thread, I have started using some ws23 in a few non tobacco recipes to add a cooling affect.
    All I use is TFA Menthol and only in a couple of mixes. I have Koolada and probably should use it more but when I want a coolant I usually reach for the WS=23.
     

    Skeebo

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    I got vape mail today. I’m in love with the vaporesso gen. I might have to have another one.

    I put away my latest flavor order and mixed Fran’s granola crunch. I’m looking forward to trying it.

    I am still waiting for the Vaporesso Gen, which I am a little worried about. My mailman is absolutely terrible and the Vaparesso Gen is from the contest win so I have no way to check tracking. And, I seemingly ...... her off one day last week when I wrote all over a bunch of mail she delivered, "Not Our Address!!!!!". I think those 5 exclamation points sent her over the edge.... My box probably got slung in some bushes.
     

    Letitia

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    I am still waiting for the Vaporesso Gen, which I am a little worried about. My mailman is absolutely terrible and the Vaparesso Gen is from the contest win so I have no way to check tracking. And, I seemingly ...... her off one day last week when I wrote all over a bunch of mail she delivered, "Not Our Address!!!!!". I think those 5 exclamation points sent her over the edge.... My box probably got slung in some bushes.
    Is the Gen coming from China?
     

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    I am still waiting for the Vaporesso Gen, which I am a little worried about. My mailman is absolutely terrible and the Vaparesso Gen is from the contest win so I have no way to check tracking. And, I seemingly ...... her off one day last week when I wrote all over a bunch of mail she delivered, "Not Our Address!!!!!". I think those 5 exclamation points sent her over the edge.... My box probably got slung in some bushes.

    That sucks! I got mine and like it. It looks great and the pulse function gives a really smooth vape.
     

    hittman

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    I am not sure. I assume not but that's purely from deductive reasoning. I saw where she offered the member known as "United States" a mod and he said he got it within the week.

    If they ship DHL it only takes a few days. I just got a package yesterday from geekvape for a review and they always ship dhl and it arrives quickly. It’s been so long since I won anything from innokin that I don’t remember for sure but think it took quite a while to get it.
     

    stols001

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    I hope it comes safely, I freaking HATE evil mailmen/women. We had one in Baltimore where she just DROPPED our mail on the ground by our mailbox. My husband was pretty sure she was doing it and "caught her" on video. He took it down to the post office, and well, knowing the post office she probably wasn't FIRED or anything. But, she was no longer on our route.

    Maybe you could do that... ?? It's a thought.

    @FranC I know it's a pain for you to not like sweet, but honestly you always post recipes that make me thing and I end up with some less sweet vapes. So, while I salute your suffering, I do want to say I ENJOY your inventiveness.

    Kid gone. Went to work Friday. I am going back on as Friday after EVERY vacation now, it's brilliant. Day was awful, new laptop unusable. I found out about a phone glitch talking to the IT guy if BOTH parties don't hang up together, the speaker remains on on the other side. I got to hear a bunch of cursing and how the guy didn't want to "talk to me any more." I hung up in horror in case I heard worse.

    But then I was like, Okay this is technically an IT issue. So I sent an email discussing the phone situation, what I heard, and I apologized for him not wanting to talk to me etc. and was here anything I could do to make his life easier, etc. I also said he could come GET the laptop as it was useless to me in its current condition. I CC'd his supervisor and mine ("Mainly because I need her to understand why I could not get things done.")

    I received an abject apology and the best IT support I have gotten from that company and well.... They probably DO need to deal with the phone issue. In any case, lots of other annoying stuff, STILL no dragon and also.... The kid left. The house feels all empty now with no dog and kid filling it up. We will have to go up at Christmas, the kid was crying about never seeing Little Dog again. Of course, he does that every time. I think he's just freaked. Those little dogs can live forever and he is bursting with health and energy. I mean....

    The dog is gonna die sometime. I tend to think, "Just wait until it happens, little one." However, I am all pragmatic like that. He never cries about US dying but to be fair I don't think much about parents dying and my dad had Hep C for decades (blood transfusion) and has already had one heart attack.

    I swear that dude is a TOTAL liberal. Last time it was "climate change' and I expressed my earnest opinion on THAT. This time, it's like.... "Gun control" and I am going to have to tell that twit that if he had his way his OLDEST and favorite daughter would be PROHIBITED from having a gun and did he think I would GO psycho.

    Also gun violence has NOTHING to do with MI. MI folks are like 30-40% LESS likely to commit violence as it happens. They are like 60% MORE likely to experience violence. IMHO gun violence is caused by society clashing with values, and the person gets more isolated and like, freaked until they SNAP. That is likely not MI, but probably more some need to help the person just get that we can all agree to disagree and there is LITTLE that can be done to "catch" that person at the right time to intervene. It appears open carry seems to get the job done better than anything and BRAVO Texas.

    Ahem. Sorry. Good morning.

    Anna
     

    FranC

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    If they ship DHL it only takes a few days. I just got a package yesterday from geekvape for a review and they always ship dhl and it arrives quickly. It’s been so long since I won anything from innokin that I don’t remember for sure but think it took quite a while to get it.
    Whatcha get this time?
     

    hittman

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    Whatcha get this time?

    I got a bident pod device and a Zeus sub ohm tank. I have tried the bident and like it so far. I cleaned the Zeus this morning and am waiting to figure out what recipe I want to load in it. I’m thinking LMP since I’ve been using it every day for a while and know what it should taste like.
     

    FranC

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    I got a bident pod device and a Zeus sub ohm tank. I have tried the bident and like it so far. I cleaned the Zeus this morning and am waiting to figure out what recipe I want to load in it. I’m thinking LMP since I’ve been using it every day for a while and know what it should taste like.
    The LMP should be a good choice. The bident is another I've never heard of....LOL
     

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