Today Just Ain't Right

[Thompson]

Last night I couldn't get a decent vape. All my delivery systems were acting up in one way or another. Figured whatever go to bed deal with it tomorrow.

Well I've had some success today with my AGA-Ts, everything else has put a sour look on my face.

It's not a flavor lock at least, but I'm currently rather fed up with the entirety of vaping. Don't even want to pick up a PV, and actually considering boxing it all up for awhile.

There has been some pretty bad things going on in & around my life recently. TBH the last thing I need is to be jerked around by low quality & inconsistency from something I'm used to having insanely easy access to.

/stupid rant

Faxed in on the Mojo Wire

 

[subversive]

I hear you on the inconsistency. People will start offering all these different things they like to fix your problem, but the truth is that's the current flaw in vaping. I don't want to fiddle with stuff; I don't want to deal with RBA's; I don't want a tinkering hobby. I want my nicotine, and I want things to simply work.

 

[Rickajho]

Wassamatter binky? Hardware having a bad hair day? lol

I dunno. It happens. Every so often even my most reliable set up seems to go out of whack for no apparent reason. Some times I've found it to be an unintended tweak in voltage that I introduced - some how. Other times it happens when I'm trying new stuff out - you know, that stuff everyone swears is supposed to give you the best vape ever - and you end up blowing more time diddling with the danged thing than actually vaping it.

All I can suggest is when you are frustrated go back to your most basic setup that you know you can count on. Seems that some days there is nothing but diminishing return trying to beat a piece of hardware into submission.

 

[MMarie]

Sorry to hear you're having a bad time, Thompson.

I enjoy your insightful posts, not to mention your avatar. I'm a big HST fan myself; even named my cat "Thompson" ... he lives up to his namesake, being the most gonzo animal ever.

 

[Renolizzie]

Thompson - sorry you are having such a bad day

I know, it was so much easier to just light up a smoke. The downside is that smoking is definitely harming your body.

Get out the prepackaged cartos and the little mini cig-a-like and have at it for a day. Don't forget to bring a couple of back up minis with you.

 

[oplholik]

I have days like that. I have 11 pv's, both mech. and VV. Some have just a carto hooked up, some have a carto tank. Sometimes a carto is under performing, sometimes a flavor is just off for the day, but among the 11 I have going, I can usually find something that gets me thru the day. I like cartos, so I stick with that. Hope you get it all worked out.

 

[1truk]

Wow, you just described my day as well. NOTHING seems to be satisfying me today. Go-To juices that I normally love just taste different today. Devices that almost ALWAYS work flawlessly seem to just not-work like I expect. Just a weird day all around for me. I have been tinkering with making my own juices lately and have come up with a few recipes that I normally LOVE .. Not today. I have some premium expensive juices that I normally love to vape .. Not today. I just seems like I'm in a VAPE FUNK. Hoping that tomorrow is a better day.

 

[Dirtyfnhippy]

When the going gets weird the weird turn pro

 

[NamVet68]

Must be the phase of the moon or something.. My day has been pretty chitty as well....but I have an excuse; got a bum tooth (root canal tomorrow). I can't even vape, hurts too bad...
Not a happy camper

 

[Absintheur]

Days like that are made for dripping a 306...lol...

 

[glasseye]

This is so weird. I wanted to light up today in the worst way. Took just about everything to not go in the freezer and rip the wrapper off that unopened pack I'm so stupid proud of.

 

[Ken_A]

I had a strange day.. I'e been vaping happy with my BCC Mega.. today at work, I would loose the flavor and up the voltage - get the flavor back... the suddenly it would have a burnt taste, so I would lower the voltage... fine for a while, then flavor but not much vapor... up the voltage - get the vapor and loose the flavor. then lower the voltage and get great with both until the flavor stops... lower the voltage more and get great with both, then loose the vapor again. Normally for me, up the voltage get more vapor and less flavor - lower the voltage and get more flavor and less vapor... but not loose either completely. It's the last day of the full moon, isn't it?

 

[bazmonkey]

It's not a flavor lock at least, but I'm currently rather fed up with the entirety of vaping. Don't even want to pick up a PV, and actually considering boxing it all up for awhile.

2 mini batteries, generic cartomizers, PCC, 5 flavors max. People don't become "fed up" with smoking's inconsistency because, like it or love it, it is what it is, and that's it. The mods, the huge batteries, the tanks, the dripping... one can put a lot of work into vaporizing nicely. Wouldn't you have felt silly -- masochistic, even -- if you put that much work into smoking a cigarette, learning to cure your own tobacco, buying ever-more-complicated rolling machines?

Keep it simple like it used to be. Vaping makes administering an addictive chemical way too easy, cheap, and fun. It rings hollow to put too much effort in it, only to accomplish... what, exactly?