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Lotz (not lox, which is DELICIOUS!) to respond to.
Firstly, while i am not a traditional hipster, i am the hippest kid i know. that said, lets proceed.
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On this day in 2012, I purchased my very first starter kit from Cheap Tobacco in North Olmsted Ohio.
It was a No.7's kit. Came with two stick batteries, a charger and 6 prefilled cartomizers. I purchased an additional 4 prefilled cartos and a bottle of 21st Vaping's Vegas juice.
Today, I am going back and forth between The Natural, with a Niumbus and Rob's Black Jack, The Drawtube with a Nimbus and Mom and Pop's Butterfly Bait, a Vamo with a 2 ohm AGA-T with Mom and Pop's Honey Tobacco, The Magneto with a 1 ohm AGA-T with Hope E-Liquids Keys Please and a 650 Ego Twist with a VVV Carto tank filled with DIY Peppermint.
You've come a long way baby.
Though there is still a full month before I can claim a year smoke free.
2 Days to Veteran Status! For what little that's worth.
Not sure why I bring 5 mods to work?
Huge congrats to you good sir!! "You've come a long way baby" is a great summary of your accomplishments and progression! There is little than can halt this obsessive hobby other than lack of funds (or internet connection) and with no end in sight, you have chosen a wise path! What begins as a cessation tool becomes a lifestyle choice. With ups and down, success and many failures the journey is half the fun
Kudos!
#1 I think I started disliking NatGeo about the time they did the recreation of King Tut's face and it looked nothing like his death mask and was an obvious attempt to discredit people who believe the Egyptians were black. It annoyed me and didn't seem very scientific at all. That article didn't surprise me in the least, but I am tiring of the argument that having flavoring in our liquids is going to cause kids to want to vape. I know it sounds callous, but who cares? I'm sick of the nanny state mentality. Kids, especially teenagers, are going to do what they want. And adults have tastebuds, too. The same overprotective adults don't seem to be crying out about the whipped cream and poptart vodkas. It's a double standard and it makes me sick.
In the immortal words of George Carlin: F@@K THE CHILDREN. The little boy who swallows too many marbles doesn't grow up to have kids of his own. Its called nature.
As i was reading this i immediately thought of the flavored vodkas, the pirates of the Caribbean rum commercials, the never ending beer advertisements (relax with a cold one), the neon signs, the sports and music endorsements, and the never ending unlimited access to alcohol at every store, restaurant and event.
Carlins standup about the kids is incredibly funny and on-point and accurately makes a good case for natural selection amongst kidos. pure gold.
4. 9/17- How do hipster vapers with skinny jeans pocket their PV's? Stuck with cigalikes, maybe?
Is that a PV in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
i keep mine in my sock.
if theres a will theres a way
#2 I'm pretty sure vaping is considered "too cool" for the hipster crowd.
They don't like anything that seems too "in" or popular. Their whole bag is liking things that no one else does and then complaining that everyone else has bad taste. While wearing a 4th grader's jeans and a furry hat with ears.
hey now!
i thought you liked my fuzzy hats
again, hipster is actually a moniker that was affixed to me over a decade ago. before it was genre of people. in my music business, the moniker is one i cant shake. i dont much care for it, as i am not really a hipster and do many different things and dress in a totally different fashion than these hipsters today. im my industry, where recognition and brand name are so important, i fear dropping the 'hipster' from my name, however i have thought of a few different ways to try to phase it out without losing my recognition as a promoter, label owner & talent manager.
kinda stuck like chuck.
09/17 Entry #3 . . .
First a responce to the last post first . . .
Very funny "You" should say that . . . At first I was totally turned off to the possibility of Vaping when I saw all the "Younger" People (look under 21) and "Hipster" Wannabe's "Videos" reviewing so many of the products that are available . . . AND - At "Our" Monthly Local Vape Meetings there are more "Younger" then "Older" people that are Vaping and even have all the lastest greatest best Mod's out there (Think - Bigger is Better or the need to compensate for something else . . .
) . . . Matter of fact, there are many "Younger" Men (in their 20's) all dressed in Black & Heavy Metal T-Shirts or "Wannabe Gangster" (Think - "Beiber" . . .
) clothing. However, I am also seeing a lot of Older "Hippies" or "Alternative" Lifestyle people involved in the Vaping Community too . . . But everyday middle of the road - Very Few . . . Just Sayin' . . .
the first vape company i worked with was a local, organic and unique vape company named HoliSmokes. They sell and make proprietary 100% VG liquid and use various plant extracts to produce effects. less emphasis on flavors and more on relaxation, stimulation, sedation, euphoria, arousal etc.... needless to say, it doesnt work. Well, you may expance some relaxation from one juice, or VERY mild stimulation from another. I hate to say it, but the juice tastes awful, like Vaseline and eucalyptus. I am not bashing on them, as i am still close with them (i pray they never read this) but with 0nic only, and hard to vape juice it was not popular with my crowd. They werent trying, and dont try, to sell as a cessation device. But rather a mood enhancer with hippies and yoga studios and ethnobotanical enthusiasts and their target demographics. There are true to their hippy roots.
I know a TON of young vapers, i have converted many, and when i go out dancing at a party or club i see almost as many people vaping as i do smoking! Its incredible! A lot of this could be attributed to how vape friendly tucson has become, and the prevalence of vape shops and vape friendly establishments.
#3 We have a ton of hipsters here in Tucson, and I'm not sure I've seen many of them vaping. Lots of other types of people do, from clean-cut business men to metal heads to old grandma types. I was really just taking the opportunity to poke fun at the hipsters. I find them highly amusing.
Tucson is over run, esp the part of town in which you work
Spending time downtown and on 4th the non-hipster can feel like the minority.
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TAKE THE BATTERY OUT of your Vamo... then very carefully pry the center post up just a minute amount around it's entire radius using a push pin, or paper clip or something. TAKE THE BATTERY OUT before you try this.
When my Vamo gets squirrely, that usually fixes it.
Thank you for this advice, i will commence post haste !!
