Hiya Oli.

I bought a selection of 4 premixed nic liquids (18mg). They are only 10ml bottles, so perhaps should have ordered more, and in a larger selection of flavours in case I don't like them.

I purchased them before buying the Provari etc because I realised they would take a few weeks to arrive.

I probably should have bought unflavoured nicotine instead, but at that stage I didn't know that was an option and was suffering from 'information overload'....!!

In the meantime, I have bought some juices from the 'Plume Room'. One is 'Banana Pudding' and it is divine....the other is Dutch Apple Crumble and it is equally as good. And another from 'FanceeJuice' called 'Joes Java' which needs a week or so of steeping before I can fully enjoy it.

Also have some fruit eJuices, but I'm not enjoying those as much.

A farmer had a mechanical fault.

He stopped by the local Garage to have his truck fixed.

They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home.

On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had a problem - how to carry his entire purchases home..?

While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked,'Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane ?'.

The farmer said, 'Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house, I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot.'

The old lady Suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?'

'Why thank you very much,' he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home.

On the way he says 'Let's take my short cut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no time.'

The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, 'I am a lonely widow without a
husband to defend me.. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?'

The farmer said, 'Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?'

The old lady replied, 'Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint
on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the bloody chickens!

I'm not smoke free yet.....I am still waiting for my nic juices to arrive

BUT a packet of smokes is now lasting me 3-4 days

....this is very encouraging already....!!

I have never had a problem getting to sleep.....however, after only a week, the quality of sleep I'm now having is amazing....and I wake up with energy that I am not accustomed to having

if i was vaping in that coffee shop....i'd order a few litres of whatever was in my tank....!!!

My tip is :

Be patient, or become one...!

@mike lucey said:

Its now at $1220! with ten days to go!

Thanks to all that contributed

Perhaps a '10 DAYS TO GO' thread would be a good idea just in case many haven't seen this thread

...i'll leave that up to you....i'm not as high profile as you are...!!

problem solved....wiped the connection on the Provari and the tank and all is good

i didn't realise i'd have to do that so soon..!

@stefanq said:

I forgot to celebrate yesterday! It's been 6 months since my last cigarette.
I'm still using my Ego's, and yes, I want something better, but I'll go strait to Provari, when I'll have the budget. I had the chance (money) to buy cheaper rigs, but no thanks.
How's everyone doing? Gareth, how's vaping for you? You have been so quiet these days.
Cheers,
Stefan

Congratulations mate....and to Pete too....well done both of you.

All is well here, I have couple of smokes each day...am still waiting for my nic liquids to arrive.

There is one problem though.....the Provari didn't fire up this morning. The battery is fully charged, and the resistance reading is ok, and it sounds like it is firing when I press the button.....but there is no vape....!!

I swapped tanks, and the same thing happened....swapped to a third tank and still no vape....!!

Pete, has this happened to your rig ?

@solo said:

Bloody awesome, I just cannot believe the pace of innovation from these guys.

That's because they are OCD, never sleep, and live in a strange world called the 'Mediterranean Triangle'......ships often go missing around there....!!

Ouch plus an ooooooh....!

Have vaped my face off this afternoon Oli.....and I've been able to do it in my office....!!

I recently moved my business into a serviced office building and smoking is prohibited within the boundary of the development.....it's a huge building and smokers need to walk about 50 metres to smoke.....that's ok, but sometimes it's blowing a gale in winter and its bloody cold and p!ssing down with rain.

....vaping in my office is a new freedom.....!

Yep, you are right, somewhere between 4.0 and 4.5V seems to be optimum....I have 5 different juices, and they seem to vary....I probably didn't make very good juice selections either...they are pleasant, but average....they seem to lack some 'kick'.

The next phase is to find some nice juices.....and I have some eNics on order, but they are coming from Europe (I ordered them last week), so I probably can't expect them to arrive for another week or so....at that point, I hope I too can post one of 'last time I smoked an analogue cigarette was xx/xx/xxxx'...!!

If I am to fail at this, I will only blame me.

My gorgeous partner Katie is touring the Mediterranean and will be back in 8 days.....my goal is to be analogue free when she gets home, and surprise her...she absolutely hates me smoking. Don't get me wrong, I am equally doing it as much for me as I am for her.

I am a former top level Hockey player (I played alongside and against Olympic hockey players), 3 weeks ago I was invited to attend a Grand Final match in which a few guys I played against 30 years ago (yes,I am old...!!) in my heyday were playing, after the game we relived (somewhat embellished) memories and I am being lured into playing again....in my current state as a smoker, I would concede that I couldn't possibly do it (I smoked but only very occasionally when I played, but took it up when I retired from playing in 1983)...It's a 'veterans' competition that these guys play in now, and I'd love to get back into condition whereby I can enjoy the spirit of comradery (or is it 'Camaraderie'?) and rivalry again.

Anyhow, in a nutshell, that's my story.....and it is rare that I reveal much and bare my soul in a Forum.

Oli, spotting your topic might well be the best thing I've seen for a long time (strange eh ?....I come into this Forum for 'Architectural hits')

This topic will have it's critics and it's skeptics, and I understand that.

All I can say is thank you....because anything else I say to express my gratitude is meeningless.

Gareth

geeeeeez Fred....you need some educating

they are great value......they will take take you to the Gold Coast, Ularu (yes, you'll

probably have to Google that)....and then to the Barossa Valley...

......and, finally. after priming you with the finest red wines in the world from South Australia, they'll perform a strip for you.....!!

You've gotta like cucumbers of course.....for another $25 real girls will do it for you

...beware of the Zuchinis though, they have a reputation of undercutting prices....!!

you might like this > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoMp-V_CRdc

Woohoo....the Provari has arrived

....batteries must have been nearly fully charged cos it only took 30 minutes for them to charge up

so, now I'm experimenting...!

Thanks Oli.

The Provari didn't arrive today. With any luck it'll be tomorrow. It is agonising waiting for it..!

Yep, I'll post a vape porn pic (even though it is much the same rig as Pete's)

Just bought a packet of smokes....hopefully my last purchase of the analogue nasties...!

I'm still interested to know if anyone has tried eLiquids from these guys http://moonmountainvapor.com/

aaaaaaaah....those were the days

I have just recently moved into new office premises and it is a little smaller than my previous one.

Then, I had two Mutoh boards with adjustable parallel motions, I had to part with one of them when I moved. It was a sad day. I kept the other, not because I use it very often, but because it's like a security blanket, and it brings back fond memories of the skills of draughtsmanship.

WOOOHOOOOOO....I received delivery of the first half of my rig today (my atomisers and spares together with a couple of juices)....and beautifully packaged too, which kinda surprised me a little because I was expecting something sort of 'rough and ready' if you know what I mean....!

....hopefully the Provari and it's bits and pieces and some more juices will arrive tomorrow or Thursday

I can't wait to get started

...I'm half way there (nearly)...!!

it's back again...

did you steal one from another Forum..?

someone stole it...!

@massimo said:

...

Thanks.

you know i love it....!!

pffffft....not bad i suppose...!!

ok, ok...it's bloody good....!!