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AIBU to carry on evangalising about electronic cigarettes? (Part 3).

989 replies

magimedi · 01/02/2014 14:36

This is now our third thread.

Thread 2 is here - with lots of useful information:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1912752-AIBU-to-STILL-feel-positively-evangelical-about-electronic-cigarettes-thread-2?pg=1

OP posts:
Jux · 27/02/2014 19:49

Yes, Plenty, you're right, I didn't notice.Blush

So I have two MEPs voting against Article 18, and 2 non-voters. Better than two in favour. Good.

FlockOfTwats · 27/02/2014 19:55

How do you find out who your MEP is?

FlockOfTwats · 27/02/2014 20:02

Oh done it, We have
Sajjad Karim (Conservative) - Didn't vote
Brian Simpson (Labour) - Voted in favour
Arlene McCarthy (Labour) - Voted in favour
Paul Nuttall (UKIP)- Voted against
Nick Griffin (BNP) - Didn't vote
Chris Davies (Liberal Democrat) - Voted in favour
Robert Atkins (Conservative) - Didn't vote
Jacqueline Foster (Conservative) - Voted against

PlentyOfPubeGardens · 27/02/2014 20:37

I've got:

Mary Honeyball - Lab - not on list Confused
Sarah Ludford - Lib Dem - For - Loyal
Charles Tannock - Con - Against - Loyal
Syed Kamal - Con - Against - Loyal
Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS - con - against - Loyal
Claude Moraes - lab - for - loyal
Jean Lambert - green - for - loyal
Gerrard Batten - ukip - didn't vote

So the only votes against are from the tories - what a dillema for a leftie Grin

I'm particularly pissed off with the greens' stance on all this. I usually vote for them in EU or local elections.

I'm a bit pissed off at the ukip bloke not turning up too. I hate ukip but thought we'd finally found a use for them. Thought it was a safe vote Angry

FlockOfTwats · 27/02/2014 21:41

It has given me a moral conflict lol. UKIP and a tory voting against.

And why is griffin my mep? Do they get voted in or is it random??

VelvetDuvet · 27/02/2014 22:42

Hello vapers, can I ask a bit of advice? I've been vaping for about a year I think, started off on e-cigs with cartomisers, but have recently moved onto a clearo. The clearos seem to leak into the battery giving that horrible burning flavour which is ruining my ameretto e-liquid experience! Sad
I find I'm constantly wiping it with a cotton bud, few vapes, then it's horrible again. I've replaced the clearos but although they're fairly new, the same has happened again.

Batteries are from My-Ciggy. Liquid from Tablites as I didn't like the plasticky taste the my-Ciggy ones seem to have.

Any thoughts?

Fluz · 28/02/2014 00:33

I've had wine, and I cheated... I just had a real cig (first since Monday) and it felt ORGASMIC.

I have a tobacco/caramel flavour from Joose Juice steeping - will this taste enough like a real cig to stop me cheating??

(To be fair, I set myself the target of Saturday to stop completely.)

Fluz · 28/02/2014 00:44

In more positive news, we gave MIL an e-lite to experiment with (she cannot kick the last 4 a day), and she seems quite up for it. Sharing the love.

FlockOfTwats · 28/02/2014 01:23

Velvet What clearo is it? I would just try a different clearo :) Iclear 16s are decent, ive never had a problem with them, GS-H2s seem popular too although i've never used them :)

VelvetDuvet · 28/02/2014 09:37

Clearo came from same shop as the battery,they're my-Ciggy brand too I'll have a google and see if I can get some iclear ones.

WTFlike · 28/02/2014 11:19

Have dx.com (dealextreme) stopped selling vaping stuff? There's nothing on the site today.

I had a delivery of 10 clearos from them today, thankfully.

Gulp.

Gorja · 28/02/2014 17:39

Can anybody recommend a battery, mine all seem to lose charge within about two hours, thanks.

Allergictoironing · 28/02/2014 18:03

I'm loving my Vision Spinner Gorja - it may take a while to charge but it's lasting me at least 1.5 days between charges at the moment Grin.

as a general rule, for a typical ex-20 a day smoker it's reckoned about 1 day between charges for a 900 mAh and about 1.5 days for a 1300 mAh battery. the potential downside is that the more power/longer lasting/bigger charge, the larger the battery is physically.

Ledare · 28/02/2014 18:20

I'll second that Smile

So... in your drawer, airing-cupboard-meth-lab or Tupperware, how many bottles of e-liquid do you have?

I've had a clear out and am down to fourteen.

Allergictoironing · 28/02/2014 18:29

Now THAT'S a question Ledare. Does this include the 3 bottles each of the same 2 favourite flavours I have (the very thought of running out brings me out in a sweat). And how about ones I've made up myself? Wink

Ledare · 28/02/2014 18:38

I realise that I am a mere novice...

Some bottles are the same flavour, yes. Three chocolates (but different manufacturers), two toffee popcorns.

What did you make for yourself in the end? I must have missed the posts.

Gorja · 28/02/2014 18:41

Thanks allergic, where did you get yours from, they seem much cheaper on ebay?

Allergictoironing · 28/02/2014 18:50

Gorja I got mine from Myepack, I'm a little wary of batteries on EBay - one thing getting a clone when it's £10 for some clearos, another entirely when it's electrical stuff costing twice that.

Ledare I just made menthol, apple menthol (very refreshing) and chocolate butterscotch; the last one was by blending 2 ready-made liquids & haven't tried it yet. thinking of blending vanilla & chocolate too.

Ledare · 28/02/2014 18:52

Oh, they sound good. I've done vanilla and chocolate. It's nice.

Allergictoironing · 28/02/2014 18:57

Total - 18. But that does include 3 of the tobacco I use, and 2 of the pineapple (the unopened one of which is 100ml muhahaha). And a "freebee" 5ml sample of Spearmint, which I haven't tried.

Allergictoironing · 28/02/2014 18:59

Oh damn forgot - the results of the shopping accident the other day arrived this morning - add another 5 to the list! Grin.

I should point out that there are a few that I've tried & not liked in the overall total, and I'm waiting to see my mate in the next couple of weeks in case she wants any of them from me.

Ledare · 28/02/2014 19:21

100 ml of pineapple!

I can't smoke fruit flavours on their own. Would you like some Hangsen Mandarin? I already have a Choc orange which smells likes Terrys.

Allergictoironing · 28/02/2014 19:44

That's only a little over a month's worth Grin.

Pineapple is my most usual "daytime" vape, then the clearo gets swapped for the tobacco one late in the evening. Other flavours are used normally for a while early afternoon, but the pineapple usually ends up back on by the evening. Strangely I haven't been gripped by the other fruit flavours I've tried, like fruit mix & grape. possibly because they were a little sweet?

Why not try your mandarin mixed with choconilla? That sounds like a good possibility.....

Ledare · 28/02/2014 20:46

It does!

Can't vape pure fruit at all. It's too acidic.

I get the vocal cord biopsy results next week and I am hoping that the redness and hoarse voice is due to silent reflux rather than the worst. I keep clearing my throat since giving up cigs which is a reflux symptom so everything crossed...

MaggieMcGill · 28/02/2014 21:49

Hehe! I"ve just counted the bottles in my drawer. 28! Oaft! Shock I only use the same two or three.

Thanks Ledare. I really hope your results are ok. One thing that I have noticed with vaping is that I need to cough a lot. I seem to have a tickle in my throat which no amounts of water will help. I also have a croaky voice which I didn't have before Confused.

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