E-Cigarette Review (Vanity)

Free Republic | June 15, 2009 | Eric Blair

[Eric Blair 2084]

I am habitually late to the latest technology. I just got an HDTV 2 months ago. I am ready to throw it in the ocean because some people are just too ugly to be seen in Hi Def...but I digress...

I was embarrassed that everyone else had heard of e-cigarettes before I did and I'm supposed to be the nanny state guy on FR (let me just throw myself on the mercy of the court like Jim Baker and say "I'm sorry, I have sinned!")

It would be nice to stick it to the man and at least pretend to smoke anywhere while getting my nicotine.

So I ordered them to try it out. I bought them from NJOY for no other reason than their owner was in the news and seemed willing to fight the entrenched powers (tobacco control, big Pharma, big Tobacco) in public and I liked his style. I have no interest in pimping a product.

It came in a nice package with all of the responsible disclaimers that you would expect when you know that the fetid breath of gubmint will soon be breathing down your neck....not for kids, nicotine is addictive, for current smokers.

Readers Digest version:

Cons: I don't get the same nicotine buzz I get from the Ultra Light tobacco cigarette I normally smoke.

Pros: I can smoke them in my office, they don't stink and I don't feel like taking a cigarette break all day.

Conclusion: I'm not sure if nico-Nazis and grant junkies need to be concerned that this will cause everyone to quit tobacco completely and force them to get a real job befitting someone of their skills like being a supermarket deli meat slicer.

[Eric Blair 2084]

There are a lot of smokers on this ping list so I thought you'd be interested in my amateur observations. Gabz, you might want to try this stuff and ping your list for kicks and giggles before they ban this and girl scout cookies. I would reserve serious questions for RandallFlagg, he seems to know what he is talking about.

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[LiberConservative]

The absolute best way to quit smoking is to read Allen Carr's The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.

Period.

[GRRRRR]

I have been using the Red Dragon for about three days...weak smoke production unless fresh battery and cartridge.

I have the NJOY Pro on order and the BLU e-cig on order too.

Planning to up the juice with some from Totally Wicked.com

With fresh battery and cart, the smoke hit is JUST like an analogue ciggy. I vaped in the office today for my 9am hit...did pretty well.

Try this website http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/

[edcoil]

later

[Eric Blair 2084]

I’d like to quit tobacco. I’m not interested in quitting nicotine. Thanks anyway.

[ozark hilljilly]

"I don't get the same nicotine buzz I get from the Ultra Light tobacco cigarette..."

Oh for gawdssakes! Ultra Lights??!! Just quit why dontcha? You're just sucking air with those anyway. ; )

(I'm in the homestretch with Commit, should be a genuine nonsmoker by the end of June!)

[Eric Blair 2084]

I’ve read the stuff on that forum. Others have had the same experience from what I’ve heard.

It’s a nice way to stop the cravings and get the same routine but it’s not the same. I could learn to get used to it, but it’s not the same as regular cigarettes.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Biggest mistake I ever made was spending $40 for that lame Commit lozenge. I bought it because I was about to go on a long plane trip for my cousin’s wedding.

I put it in my mouth and spent the rest of the flight wishing some terrorists would hijack the damn plane and crash it into a building and put me out of my misery.

[ozark hilljilly]

Heh! The stuff’s working for me, boss. Best thang since sliced bread!
Of course, now I fear I’m getting addicted to their coffee n cream flavor!
I can’t do gum and I’m allergic to adhesives on the patch, so that was my only sissy way left.

[alarm rider]

I have a buddy that flies alot. He always carries a cig and matches in the breast pocket of his suit.

He claims that if he knows for sure the plane is going down, he’s going to light up and enjoy his last trip.

[Eric Blair 2084]

I like it when guys call me boss.

I also like it when waitresses call me honey. I feel like a cast member from “Mels Diner”.

Whatever works for you. It’s not my bidness.

[arbee4bush]

The e-cig is a great substitute for either quitting or cutting down using tobacco. I use it and have gotten others to use them. They will have to pry them from my cold dead hands.......

Take it away Randall--you da man!

[LiberConservative]

" ... I’m not interested in quitting nicotine ..."

Then just keep puffing away, FRiend. Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs on earth. And not only is nicotine addictive, latest research indicates that nicotine itself helps tumors grow. Nicotine is your enemy, whether you are smoking or not.

[Eric Blair 2084]

I have a buddy that flies alot. He always carries a cig and matches in the breast pocket of his suit. He claims that if he knows for sure the plane is going down, he’s going to light up and enjoy his last trip.

This is my Vanity, can we leave it for smokers to discuss the e-cigarette please? :-)

[arbee4bush]

latest research indicates that nicotine itself helps tumors grow.

Lets see your link for that one please.

[Eric Blair 2084]

latest research indicates that nicotine itself helps tumors grow.

Let's see that bogus study. Golly gee willikers, the ads I see on TV for fruit flavored gums from big Pharma says that nicotine is harmless and is just a stimulant. It's the tobacco that is bad.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Beat me to it.

[arbee4bush]

If that is the case, they better ban nicorette gum, lozenges, patches, inhalers etc, etc.
And outlaw nicotine too. IF this isn’t bogus research.

[LiberConservative]

Google is your friend. Look it up for yourselves.