AngelCruz

Hey Vapor Talkers this is the latest I recieved from the TN house committee: Thank you very much for writing to let me know of your opposition to Assembly bill A. 1468, which would prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has found that electronic cigarettes contain several cancer-causing ingredients, and are not necessarily a safe smoking-cessation product. To the extent they are intended to be a smoking cessation device, they should be legal for adults, and would be under the bill, if and when the manufacturers seek and obtain FDA approval, as with other medical products. I appreciate your consideration in writing to me. Very truly yours, Richard N. Gottfried Chair Assembly Committee on Health PLease help me educate these narrow minded good ole boy politicians to how the e-cig works the benefits it seems that I am falling on deaf ears I have even been making phone calls with multiple voice mails left unanswered ! Thanks Angel Cruz

I got the generic response: Thank you for contacting our office. Your input is important to us and we appreciate your comments. This is indeed an important issue. I will keep this in mind when deciding how to vote on this and please let me know in the future if you have a concern or if I can assist you in any way. Very Best Regards, Representative Dale Ford Tennessee General Assembly 202A War Memorial Building Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-1717 *Adopt from your local animal shelter*

My E-mail has been sent along with my mom as well to everyone thats not a Tennessean Thank you! To lose our rights to choose is very disheartening we have moved back to that Good Ole boy politics here and it is sad not just on bills like this, there are others that take other basic Health choices away . Keeps our fingers Crossed it is rescinded ! What is sad in a 2 mile radius of my home there are in actual fact Ten (10) places of business that you can purchase analog cigarettes !!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey Vt peeps thought I would give a follow up to a post I made on here that I had planned on letting my Dr in on my vaping and the details of my experience well I told him and he brought in to other Dr.'s to view this new Green smoke as he called (had a big laugh in that one) and they all were amazed in knowing I was one that had gone through the books on quitting they were all in arms over that I was able to stop analogs in the first day I vaped and never looked back that it took the crave and withdrawal smtoms and threw them out the window not only that I have medical news to show that vaping assists in health improvements 6 months ago I had a chest x-ray and it showed serious signs of damage due to my smoking they had me do one and I will again in july on my next check up but this latest one had showed side by side there was clearing out of the dark color that was staining my lungs as well my nreathing tests showed I had a larger exhale mas than on a previous test done so keep vaping keep getting healthier and live longer so we can kick the FDA in the butt I asked if he would be wiling to send my results to the FDA with a letter stating my improvements I guess I should have stopped while I had him in a good mood that simply didn't fly well Shrugs and sighs oh well someday they will see Peace and Vape on !! Angel

Hey everyone I wanted some input to a situation that occurred for my mom , she recently ordered a mega charger that lets you charge 5 batteries at a time and she has 3 mega 510 batteries and one original short 510 battery anyway she recently ordered one mega and one mini and some atty's the gold kind with the ring I have a few and they work great she how ever had one atty chew the little silicone ring down in her battery that it no longer will charge and the 510 mini the center dome in the screw on section of the battery came off and is hangin inside and then the third and final issue is the 510 mega lights but won't hold a charge or ignite the atty to vape I guess lesson learned and all we are sending them back to the vendor not even asking for a refund or exchange but as a sign that they lost a customer I since have given her my 510 starter kit I got from arno (this still works like new)and she is using it and her surviving batts and atty's but has anyone else had this happen and what is your advise to a situation of where you don't want to hassel it out with the vendor and then can't understand if it was user error or just bad merch from china I have also taken it upon myself to get her a spade it should arrive from chris in a few days and the problem completely solved then. Peace and Vape On! Angel

Hey CHar and Vt gang I"m new Spade user and something I learned and I had a similar incident was that the protective sheath of the battery on the neg side if you don't sit juuust riight on the charger it doesn't make a proper connection since making sure eaxh time I have had no issues to my batteries charging and I'm going for a solid 24 hours one battery (LOVE IT !!! ) as to the atty not connecting I'm not sure of and is a Chris answer for that one good luck Char keep us posted. Peace and Vape on !! Angel

Hey Joseph I like many have read a hundred diffent ways what I do and this has worked for me is at the kitchen sink I take and use hot water and the spray nozzle and as I run the hot water into the atty I take and blow it out into the sink as I clean it lay them on a paper towel and let dry over night this has worked for me I have atty's I got from arno back in december that Vape like new I do this bout once a month but from advise I also learned to switch through my atty's and I have like six or seven I use for my different flavors morning noon and night its more user preference than anything to cleaning but this works for me and hope it helps you plus having extra atty's is a plus always keep extras handy ! Peace and Vape On!! Angel Cruz

I have an all gold atty with the washer inside around the bridge I was given it from wordup E-Cig to try and it has worked perfect for me and Arno at awesome vapor is the best he and his family like all the vendor's listed in VT are are a do you right group welcome to Vapor talk and enjoy vaping! Angel

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc.), based in Henrico County, Virginia, is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc Typical to find that a little research shows exactly who the actual funding research was done by and also the story has holes in the facts its was stated and I quote heart rates increased after smoking a cigarette..unquote ok of course they heart rqate increased it had tar and all the wonderful and harmful flavorings included in that analog so I feel so sorry for the 16 Lab rats this man found to conduct a study on WTG chris thanks for sharing this it amazes me,I sit and see the benefits daily of vaping .

Hey Vt Elders first off hello to everyone been busy and not able to hang with you all,here's the question My mom who is now a semi happy vapor has a joye 520 starter kit she has had no problems until recently one of the batts when it has a atty on it she will use it and lay it down and the atty is still heating but the batt light isn't on and I have even witnessed this the manual button isn't stuck or being depressed even slightly in fact over the weekend I borrowed the batt and used it and it occurred while I had it and I was surprised it didn't kill the atty it did get extremely hot (untouchable) that I had to use a cloth to remove the atty and then allow it to cool I noticed some liquid on the batt and in normal use thats common I have taught her to clean it and of course I have learned to maintain an atty and batt so this is odd and its only the one batt could this be a bad 520 batt ?? look forward to the answers.

Hey thanks for the responses that have come in so far and Chris your input is just as valued as anyones without your reviews I wouldn't be here healthy and vaping , it wasn't so much about the getting a 5v as in learning okay you got your starter kit now time to put down the starter and go to the next level of being a vapor is one that is an everyday and then falls back to my list ofs' so thanks guys I appreciate your views and inputs its well valued

Hey VT friends I wanted your opinion as to the next level progression of mods and the Ultimate vape which is I'm assuming the 5,6 volt vape hit mods out there I have a 510 the 520 batts and HV atty's I recently got and love them btw I enjoy my PT and my vaping as been fun but now I want something that is !. safe in the issues of batteries and that they can go for long periods of time 2.in cost effectiveness its a durable product that isn't going to defect blow up or break in less than six months and it can handle a drop or two to the ground 3. one that will totally work with all 510 atty's and is a great user friendly unit and isn't a huge bulky PV 4.and I guess the most important is going to be worth spending the one hundred plus dollars on and know I got my monies worth when I take that every Vape. Thanks look forward to reading responses Angel

Brain Glad to hear things went smooth to your no smoking story and things wil be fine I had to go through the same issues and once I did the stress testing found my heart is still in great condition but let me also explain not knowing your age med history and eating habits I had two myocardial infarctions in less than four months due to becoming a diabetic and having high glucose levels I"m only 43 and I have through diet and eating been capable of getting a grasp of it all in under a years time just like with smoking small measure can reverse a large amount of damage done so hang in there don't sit and fret over something it may be nothing you've come this far you will go further ,as its said "And This TO Shall Pass" just believe you will get through it think positive bro take care let us know how it goes for ya Vaping and hanging in spirit Angel

First of all Welcome To the Vapor Talk Forum MaeFlower glad you joined you will meet a great group of people here Maeflower there are threads on the forum that do speak of sore lungs and even hurting once switching from an analog cigarette to vaping and this is possibly part of your body's reaction to no longer inhaling Tar and other by products the Honest and Best advise and one I gave my mom yesterday morning she is experiencing the same issue is that as a long time smoker (she smoked for 40+ years ) is seek your Doctors advise like Nana stated you may be getting a slight illness from no longer smoking and need a antibiotic to help your lungs heal but Call your Doc 1st then figure out if the 11 mg of nic in your Cartridges it may be to strong for you to start out with but get checked out and take care of yurself hope you get to feeling better

Hey Fellow Vapors Angel Cruz at the Keyboard thought I would give you my thoughts views and vapes on the V4L from Vapor4Life.com Clove Nobacco Juice first off I have to Say for the price its Excellent I ordered 2 5ml High nic bottles they came filled to the brim and in a twist and pop topped bottles that also and this is what I liked has the prepared date and the expo date on the bottle label this is something I wondered often since becoming a Vapor is how long does a bottle life have and finally I can see first hand ,Also to the quick response and CS I have to rate V4L with 5 stars outta 5 it was fast easy and affordable when in these times you have to live on a budget no matter how your cutting corners and saving As to the Nobacco Juice and flavor rating it on a scale of 10 stars as the best I have to give the juice 9 stars for taste this is a fresh clove cinnamon styled taste that almost took me back to my kretek days of that analog. the taste longers with you and it is something you can slowly enjoy and not want to hit often to gain that refresh to taste vape hit . As to vape cloud and throat hit I have to give it a 8 on the vape plume it was alot of mist for a single hit and the throat hit was a ( whoa I am glad I had my cranberry juice with ice near by (LOL) it wasn't a hard harsh hit it was sooo smooth it took me by surprise and I liked every second of it as it slide down. my Overall impression of this juice and a recommendation to others to buy it is a 10 out of 10 this was a tip that Grimmgreen offered in my searches for a clove vape since I was a clove kretek smoker and I have to give my thumbs up to Mark and the team at Vapor4Life.com for a job and Blend well done. it made me and my Joye 510 one happy Vapor !! * note I am writing this under my own accord I felt other noobs and those that haven't found a clove that worked for them a direction that would possibly give them the same enjoyment as I have gotten from this blend I bought my Juice and was not asked by Anyone at V4L to write this. Peace and Vape On ! Angel Cruz

a local news station in tn stated and I have been hearing about this even spoke about it the other night in chat to some folks this bill proposal at the hospital is going to fail because they can't set the range limits to how much nicotine is the cut off for non hire and even though Tn is a Right to work state it does violate certain hiring laws and the reason being is nicotine is found in food there fore everyone could test posative to nicotine in they're system we shall see thingis it also is only for new hire's and doesn't effect the individuals currently on staff well ACLU is saying that is discrim to those seeking in a economy where TN unemployment is at 10% an all time high and if the policy isn't dropped or changed to be all inclusive it will file suit against the hosp. GO ACLU!!! reporting live from your TN vaping news this is Angel Cruz for Vapor Talk Forums (LMAO)

Congrats on 100 days Todd not only are you saving money on the hidden extras you are saving your lungs liver heart and if like me it was the crazy snacks your cholestoral is getting into a health range also keep vaping and glad to hear your doing great !!!!!

Wow someone pour water on this wicked witch and be done with her she's vicious.poor clai residents can't get a break no wonder the state is going broke with people like her in office killing any and every opp that comes along and it saving lives also. I am in agreement with Brian even if it was written prior doesn't it still earmark it as nonviable according to a federal court ruling Gawd we need lawyers to vape with us () Chris Tn only has a 9 % state sells tax and no state income tax so it makes it a great state to live and work in why I chose to move back jhere from new mexico it got to taxing (pun intended) to live there you pay taxes when you shop thats gotta be a plus for you folks stil in the west and in cali. looks forward to hearing an reading more to this one opts I have a supa soaker avail for MS. Corbet lets watch her melt as we vape !!!!

update to my vaping and being a diabetic I am capable to manage most of my diabetic issues via diet and glucose monitoring I am insulin dependant but I have goten it under an extreme control to where I don't need daily shots for you other diabetics out there I am on a sliding scale for my insulin but since vaping I have noticed an even more dramatic change in that my glucose levels have dropped even more than usual of when I was using analogs and I have not been in the need to use my insulin pen in the 12 days I have been analog free and vaping there's one for the ADA and the FDA to poke a stick at...roflmao Angel

Thanks Chris I will get my order in ASAP and then I appreciate the tips yeah this hits my temples and right above my ears more on the left I am just figuring its from all the chemicals coming out of my system like the arsenic tar and the other gagillion other ones time will be the best healer of this all and yeah they come and go more so at night but this one hit me today and has lasted doesn't want to let go but I also if I can describe the words properly can feel as if my body is in a purgeing mode and I don't mean the rest room type purge I don't have that heavy toxic feeling I did during my analog days I feel cleaner inside and not just the lungs but I do know the brain holds chemicals abit longer than most ot the body does so I"m assuming its this thats causing it and was curious to others experiences

I have heard many of you talk about getting headaches or having one and associating this to over vaping or over nic-ing and breaking your juices down to a lesser strength, However I was wondering for those of us that were long termed analog smokers is this to we the noobs with little time as vapors under our belts if this is also attributed to a form of detoxing from the "OTHER" additives and fine flavors of the highly reguarded analogs we smoked for so many years today I have been sticken with one Earth moving headache and I am a individual that just doesn't get headaches but this is has been blinding and then I have brushed my teeth and tongue 8 times today I have a taste in my mouth as if I have smoked a 1,000 analogs its rank and thing is fellow Vapor's I have not over vaped in fact I have noticed I am vaping less than when I first got my 510 one because I have been waiting for Christopher to get home and settled so I can get my Dulcis e-liquid fast easy and without hassle bc the guy has been busting butt to give us all what we want LOL (WTG CHRIS) I have been drinking water juices and even been eating my veggies but I was really wondering some of your transition stories from the analog to the PV to compare what you all experienced and was it simular to my experience of a smokers mouth the headache and though I feel better having one draining day of I feel like chit respond back my curiosity is waiting to learn thanks ! Angel

replying to these posts what will be next on this crusade of the FDA will they ban all nicotine induced products that we as americans can consume poor idaho and the potato industry ! along with the other veggies that contain nicotine WOW even russia was allowed to still have a potato someone needs to rethink this FDA takes onwership Law back to the table and get the facts before they point the finger under control even the boy who cried wolf was left alone eventually!!!!!!!!!

After being overruled this last week the F.D.A. in todays AP wire announced they want Analog manufacturer's to disclose the ingredients they place in all tobacco products they sell while some are complying to the request there are a couple that are refusing to do so who they are is unknown at this time here is a link I found from an AP wire that shows the article however my view is this this is a ssidestep tactic to further disprove that the Electronic Cigarette is a safe and easier method for people who have chosen to Vape and not use the harmful analogs that are killing everyday we need to find a way to get our information either to this Federal judge to assist in our efforts to continue doing what has in my opinion saved our lives allowed a non governmented regulatory device to come on the markert an actually work for people how tried methods to stop smoking and couldn't and then lastly I think they shouldn't control this for once we can see that small business and the little guy can make a living and that corporate A** heads don't need to own this. Vaping is our right and should be something they can NOT be allowed to take away !!!! (MAJOR SOAPBOX MOMENT ) http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Whats-cigarette-FDA-to-study/15491941/?extId=10029 Peace and Vape ON! Angel Cruz