Bobsbeer
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Post by Bobsbeer on Dec 17, 2015 10:49:45 GMT
As the saying goes, although now used when the world seems to be spinning out of our control. I guess as we look back at 2015, it seems we have come a long way in vaping terms. I feel that 2015 will be seen as it moves into the dusty shelves of history to be a good year in many respects but two particular highlights. The first is the rise of temperature control for the masses. No longer the realm of the mad greek scientists, and those with wallets the size of a brick. All the major mod manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon of cool vaping. Running a close parallel to this must be the once dark secrets of sub ohm vaping, now practiced safely by newcomers to the hobby. To me what started as a trickle in 2014 has turned into a full bore major torrent of VT type devices. The other, and I'm sure many will disagree, but these are my pennies worth, was the publication by PHE of their report coming out in somewhat controversial manner fully behind the world of vaping. To me this report will have a very big impact as we move forwards, despite the dark clouds appearing for 2016. We are starting to see the impact albeit small, in changes being made in Scotland. The slowdown of what was like a river of negative pseudo science. It seems strange how the press have backed off since then too. All those that kept the faith during the dark days of the neigh sayers can now breath a little easier, and hold your head a little higher as you venture out in public. You can nearly touch the fingers of the non smokers out there and not hide away in corners with the dinosaur tobacco crowd. At the start I said I wanted to stop the world. I wish we could stop it right now. 2015 has been a good year, and I wish it could continue. But the fight must go on as they say, and despite the clouds of TPD looming for 2016, I'm going to be hopeful that we will prevail in the longer term. In many respects challenges such as TPD are a good thing. They force innovation and new thinking, as we battle to get around the draconian restrictions imposed by the old guard as they try to reassert their moral authority. If we learn nothing from history, then let's remember, right always prevails. We may suffer slightly in the short term, but my overriding suspicion is that as we get to this point in 2016, we will be wondering what all the fuss was about. We are now an unstoppable force, growing in numbers on a daily basis. Even King Canute could not stop the tide, and I suspect this will be one of those moments in time. I hope you all had a good 2015, and bring on 2016.
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Post by Q on Dec 17, 2015 13:34:30 GMT
Ican totally agree with the fact that 2015 has brought the biggest changes. At the start of the year I went on holiday, left my Hana/Rose combo at home and took my MVP2/Aerotank (in case of confiscation), but since getting home early Feb mu Hanas have not seen the light of day, nor have my Rose I received my first Subtank and a Cloupor mini plus a Smok 80 & things have spiralled since then, but I'd like it all to stop now, I'm quite happy with my current kit and I have a nice little stash for Armageddon, I REALLY dont want to buy anything else
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Bobsbeer
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Post by Bobsbeer on Dec 17, 2015 14:42:21 GMT
I'm not sure if vaping has an equivalent law to that of Moore's Law in computing, but if not maybe it should. Vaping certainly seems change in the blink of an eye at the moment. Just like computers mods seem to be old hat by the time you open the box and stick a tank on top.
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