bcartervol98 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) A friend of mine that owns a shop shared this on his Facebook page and I thought it worth passing on. Very insightful and accurate imo. Credit to Eric Peterson, President of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association for this: "Advocacy vs. Public Belief I am concerned that as this war on ecigs escalates, the real reason for the product is falling to the waste side. With big tobaccos push for misleading, false, and fear mongering tactics, vapers are the new "smokers". So many people come to me now and say "you know those are worse for you than a real cigarette". When they were asking "do those work for you?". With all this taking place I still see a part of vaping moving towards a sport lifestyle, the cloud comps, the "freedom clouds" way of thinking, and so on. (Which I have done as well) Then there are the vapors that you don't see. The people that go to the shops to get their coils and some juice for their starter kit that they have used for a year and a half. They don't come to the vape meets and that's ok. We all have one thing in common here. WE QUIT SMOKING! This is the one and only purpose for vaping. We all are responsible for the public belief. We all are the face of vaping. We are what the public sees. Our actions can confirm or disprove our opposition. A year ago I relized I had to make a choice with how I would be as an advocate. Truth is anyone that vapes is an advocate so how will you represent vaping and the Public Belief?" Edited April 9, 2015 by bcartervol98 Compenstine, Earthling789 and jonnoh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Great post Thanks B! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wow awesome. I agree with him. His "we sre the new smokers" comment is right on and not to be taken lightly. For the last 6 months or so my wife has a co-worker who "knows all about vaping". This guy has been feeding my wife a constant stream of regurgitated anti vaping info. In every case I have sent my wife all of the debunking articles related to all of his attacks which she forwards to him faithfully. Finally, after 6 months he has stopped feeding her this BS. But I'm not betting he isn't spreading this stuff around elsewhere. THis is a real attack and I think we take for granted sometimes that we have it easy because we right now it is easy but the day approaches when that ends and we find ourselves the new "sinners" and the sin tax starts. GeorgeF and jonnoh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Great words from all. Does anyone else get extremely mad like I do when someone says to you that vaping is very bad and very dangerous. I've only had it happen one time to me and I could feel my blood start boiling...If it wasn't an old lady in a wheel chair with a broke foot I would have laid into her. jonnoh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcartervol98 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) I do not get mad I just tell them since I started vaping I have: Lost 61 lbs Normalized my BP and no longer am treated for hypertension Off anxiety meds except on the worst of days lol. Used to be 3 a day every day My son no longer coughs or has allergy problems My allergy problems disappeared My MD, dentist and every other health professional I know are supportive My monthly savings are over $400 There is more but they usually get the picture with half of these few benefits I have experienced. As I approach two years in a couple weeks I atill have yet to see a down side. Edited April 9, 2015 by bcartervol98 tazl37, Bebop, jonnoh and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthling789 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yes, we are the new "smokers", and the ONLY advocates and voices, up against the wolves at the door... the politicians, big tobacco, and the media, which are all about spreading their misinformation so they can continue to set-up the scenario for regulations and taxes! I'm with B... I've seen nothing but positives since I kicked Big-Tobacco out of my life (and wallet)! Well, there is one down-side I've seen, lol... a bad case of shiny-itis... where I have to have the newest piece of vaping hardware tazl37 and Tam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcartervol98 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 It's been 6 months or more since I bought anything but coils and liquid so it's been easy on my wallet but I keep it simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeF Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm with Earthling and B. I went the entire winter without getting really sick. When I smoked I would get the worst colds and bronchitis that would last for a couple of weeks. Had just a few days I felt a bit under the weather, mostly due to 70+ hour work weeks for the duration of the heating season. That's what I do, I fix peoples heat so they are comfortable, even if it means 2 hours of sleep in 48 hours. I have saved some money, would have saved what my signature banner says if it weren't for shiny-it is. But boy does that brass mod with brass dripper look sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcartervol98 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 I spend about 115 a month on average on liquid and coils and am set on tanks and batteries for the foreseeable future maybe $800 spent total in hardware and over a 2 year period. That averages about $148 per month for two people, my wife and I both. That's a lot less than the $550ish a month we spent on cancer sticks! Never got the shiny itis I save that for my vehicles and boat haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cany Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Guy at work keeps telling me that vaping is worse or just as bad as cigs I basically tell him he has no clue. HIs new thing is that Im in haling the battery fumes as I vape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthling789 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Guy at work keeps telling me that vaping is worse or just as bad as cigs I basically tell him he has no clue. HIs new thing is that Im in haling the battery fumes as I vape Battery fumes?? THAT is a new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Guy at work keeps telling me that vaping is worse or just as bad as cigs I basically tell him he has no clue. HIs new thing is that Im in haling the battery fumes as I vape Wait What? LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 LMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royd Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Nice job and very well said Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnoh Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Battery fumes? LOL! Once I was trying to jump start a Volkswagon Squareback (yes there once was such a thing) with a partially frozen battery. (Stupid indeed I know) I only had limited use of the jumping vehicle, and it was bloody cold. (Not that I was likely to get warm from the exhaust to air heat exchanger but it was better than standing there freezing). The battery in those was under the back seat and I had to be a contortionist to pull the cables through the front doors (only doors) and connect to the battery. Attached they began to charge but I decided to make the connection better for faster charging. Oh did I mention yet another stupidity? Twelve volts to six volts charging on a frozen battery. Anyway a spark ensued........... Let's just say that before the big bang, I bet that was some battery fumes inhaling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cany Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Funny part he actually believes that Im inhaling batt fumes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Get some Mad Murdocs Radiator Pluid and tell him you Vape that lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cany Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 LMAO I need a green vape then I will tell him its anti freeze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 That's what I was talking about http://www.vaporium.eu/mad-murdock/364-pluid.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cany Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) That's what I was talking about http://www.vaporium.eu/mad-murdock/364-pluid.html LOL I thought it was a real brand of anti freeze Edited April 11, 2015 by cany Tug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Lol it's supposed to be a black licorice flavor which I can't stand but I'm not opposed to trying it once.Who knows it could be my new ADV lol but I doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Battery fumes? LOL! Once I was trying to jump start a Volkswagon Squareback (yes there once was such a thing) with a partially frozen battery. (Stupid indeed I know) I only had limited use of the jumping vehicle, and it was bloody cold. (Not that I was likely to get warm from the exhaust to air heat exchanger but it was better than standing there freezing). The battery in those was under the back seat and I had to be a contortionist to pull the cables through the front doors (only doors) and connect to the battery. Attached they began to charge but I decided to make the connection better for faster charging. Oh did I mention yet another stupidity? Twelve volts to six volts charging on a frozen battery. Anyway a spark ensued........... Let's just say that before the big bang, I bet that was some battery fumes inhaling. Guess what my very first car was? Yep, a banana yellow squareback, 31 years ago. I wish I still had it now... jonnoh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I wish I could remember the name of the company that sells a green juice and has a biohazard symbol on there label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebop Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Ha! My first car was a '68 square back ..... jonnoh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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