The News- What a difference a year makes!

[fourthrok]

Last night on our local news there was a sizeable segment on "e-cigarettes". When we saw the teaser we thought "oh boy..here it comes! Another bashing!" To our surprise it was completely the opposite. The news team interviewed the owner of a local shop here and interviewed a former smoker who now vapes. They quoted a whole lot of statistics about how much the e-cig industry has grown, especially since around 2008, and the big money involved. They also seemed to tactically encourage people who want to quit smoking to try e-cigs (comments by the talking heads after the story). Of course overall the stance was to was to simply quit altogether.

Last year this time it was the complete opposite. News stories from "doctors" who were pontificating about how e-cigs could be "dangerous". Then the big story about the clown who blew his tongue out in FL. What a mess. Seemed like the media was totally down on vaping. It was "evil incarnate" to them.

What a difference a year makes! And $$$$$
Local company cashes in on e-cigarettes | News - Home

 

[DC2]

The media has been warming up slowly, but still a long ways to go.
Years ago, however, you couldn't find a positive story if your life depended on it.

 

[vengence]

Good stuff I hope. The more popular it becomes the more it might cost...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/365400-fda-e-cigarettes-your-action-needed-now.html

 

[fourthrok]

Good stuff I hope. The more popular it becomes the more it might cost...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/365400-fda-e-cigarettes-your-action-needed-now.html

That's the way it goes usually when things get popular. Supply and demand and all that. But some of us that got in early might have an advantage. For one, most of us have equipment already, and some of it is pretty much "wear-out-proof". Lots of people can rebuild attys and all sorts of things. For those of us who don't..well, blank cartomizers might go up a bit. Hopefully the quality will improve at the same time (I know, eternal optimist here!) And some of us have learned how to DIY our own juices. For those who are prepared...it shouldn't hit too hard. And it's good that more people will be encouraged to try vaping to get off the cigarettes!

 

[vengence]

I mix my own juice but I don't have a rebuild-able. Maybe its something I should look into...