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Lobeydosser. You say that smokers need a good reason to change to e cigs. Personally, in a way, I stopped smoking by accident. I tried an e cig, and whilst it it was not as good as smoking, I felt that it was the nearest thing to smoking I had ever found. However, I had made numerous quit attempts previously, and quit for various periods, including, in one case, three years. So on one level, it could be argued that I wanted to quit. I have no plans to go back to cigarettes, although I have been tempted.
I will agree that for me, vaping is not as good as smoking. You mention the "Zing" factor, that is missing. I agree, and I would say that what this is, is the speed at which the nicotine reaches the brain in a cigarette compared to vaping. I avoid having any cigarettes, as I know if I have just one, I would go back to smoking. I do not judge others who have a different approach.
I consider it likely that there will always be smokers, but believe that the day will come when vapers outnumber smokers.How soon that day comes will depend on how much misguided politicians interfere with progress.

I voted UKIP in the local elections. Purely for protest against the status quo. Ever heard the expression "put your money where your mouth is."? So Farage needs to put an e cig where his fag is. What a wasted photo opportunity. Someone really needs to tell him.
Rebecca Taylor thinks that e cigs need to be regulated to protect consumers from poorly performing devices. Bullshine. Market forces will do that. Consumers are not children.
lobeydosser. Extracting nicotine from tobacco at home is indeed a dangerous practice. So is the manufacture of Crystal meth. So most people realise this, and those wanting said substance will tend to buy it down shady alleyways in the dark, whilst helping to subsidise organised crime, and helping to fuel gang warfare, and robbing the state of revenue. It will be exactly the same with nicotine. Those that fail to learn from the mistakes of the past, are doomed to repeat them.

It has been said that there is nothing so powerful as an idea who`s time has come, and so it is with vaping. The problem is that when a powerful organisation has existed for a long time, overcoming all obstacles on the way, its perpetrators start to believe that they have a divine right to continue forever. I am talking here about Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, MHRA, and all the other alphabet soup brigade. If we look at history, we find that eventually the excrement comes into contact with the rotary ventilation apparatus. There are still massive battles to be fought. But this affair, as well as giving us what we demand and are entitled to, is likely to expose all the cracks and corruption in the whole Corruptocracy. Slowly but surely, the worm is turning. Take the Dalligate thing. It is not over. We`ve only just begun.

How about we declare June 1st as "No WHO Day".

The bottom line as I see it is that we all have different ways to tackle life and its problems. Being a skinny little guy, my best, and often only weapon has been a diplomatic approach. Having had a lot of practice, I find that this method works best for me. Since I retired, and had to quit driving, I travel by train a bit, usually on local journeys. I got on a train last week, and, unusually for Lincolnshire, it was quite crowded. I have asked railway staff, and they are OK with vaping on trains, so I often do. I try to find a seat away from others to vape. On this occasion, this was not an option. An old, well dressed guy came and sat opposite me.
I started vaping. Suddenly he stood up, waving his arms around and pointing to a no smoking sign. " Smoking is not allowed on trains." he said.I said "I am not smoking, I am using an electronic cigarette." He just sort of grunted. After a pause, I said, " If it bothers you, i will stop doing it." He made no reply,so after a pause, I said, "Do you want me to stop doing it?" He said, "No, you`re all right." So I had handled it in a diplomatic way, as best as I could.I think his initial reaction had been a knee jerk reaction, and he had not noticed the difference between my Ego and a cigarette.

vereybowring. Many thanks for posting that link and enabling me to watch the meeting. It is very much appreciated.

Sadly I missed this ENVI thing, by having to work at short notice. Does anyone know of a link where one can watch a recording please? Judging by comments so far, things are not looking altogether positive. I too willbe ordering more nicbase.