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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 25, 2013 12:26:48 GMT
I've had some from LT E-cigs and Paradise Vape and those have all tasted good from Day 1.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 24, 2013 19:02:35 GMT
I was going to ask about the coffee frother method too.
So I've squeezed the air out, capped and shaken them, uncapped them and put them in a cool dark drawer. Let's see how they turn out.
Gingerbread, Key Lime and Menthol seem ok from the off, although the Menthol smells stronger today than when I opened it two days ago. Bubblegum and Passion Fruit were very weak though, and I haven't tried vaping the Blackcurrant and Mango ones yet but they have very little scent in the bottles so far.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 24, 2013 12:18:23 GMT
100 days today! Thrilled to bits.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 24, 2013 11:37:16 GMT
I've seen lots of mentions of steeping juices on here, but I don't know how you do it.
I've got a few Joose Juices that I'm trying out at the mo, and the flavours are nice but quite weak. I've heard that Jooses take a bit of steeping. They arrived about 2 weeks ago and have been sitting unopened. Do I need to keep the lids off? Cool or warm room? And how long does it take, roughly? I suppose all flavours are different in that respect.
Any useful tips you've picked up along the way?
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 24, 2013 11:12:16 GMT
I wish them well, it sounds like a nice shop.
Chrisjw is right, there are very few vape shops in London. Quite a few market stalls and corner shops selling a few bits of the beginner's stuff, but little choice if you want more advanced kit. (I think it's UK E-Cigs that is based near Wembley, and there is/was a shop near King's Cross which some AAEC-ers said was overpriced and staff not knowledgeable.)
I was in South Cumbria last week and was surprised to see quite a few vape shops and stalls in small towns. Vaping seems to really be taking off up there.
We do have lots of choice online and can come here and find out who are the best vendors and the best deals, but it just isn't the same experience as being able to touch and play with things before buying and ask lots of questions, especially if we're going to spend a lot of money on something. And although we have a fantastic virtual vape lounge here, a real-life one sounds like fun too.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 24, 2013 10:35:59 GMT
Pep, if you don't like the dark colour of the Protank's base, use Steradent tabs to soak it clean and the colour comes off leaving it a steel colour that matches the drip tip. It takes about 4 overnight soaks to get it all off. I discovered that by accident but am glad I did! Now THAT is fascinating and very helpful to know Saturnalia, I shall see how mini protank looks on my eagerly awaited pearlised itaste and decide what to do, knowing my luck it'll go all piebald and patchy!It does go patchy & messy for the first couple of soaks, (I was kicking myself that I'd destroyed my lovely new Protank!) but keep going and in about 4 Steradent baths all the colour comes off.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 22:01:27 GMT
You could VAJAZZLE it Only you could come out with that suggestion, Fiddles!
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 21:05:02 GMT
What about making one out of a stretchy fabric? Like a tube shape and you can glue or sew decorations on to it?
Or sticky-backed plastic?
Hey, if it works well, it could be a business idea for you!
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 20:56:05 GMT
I'm all confuddled! I always thought Roscopecotrain was the woman in their avatar - are they actually the man? I am daft at times!
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 20:44:51 GMT
Poor Crocus. I'd keep an eye on her tonight and if she isn't back to normal first thing, get her to the vet.
Good luck with your new rattie too. You need to post some pics of your little tribe!
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 12:47:04 GMT
The times I splashed out a couple of quid on a cool lighter rather than a Poundland multipack, I'd lose it the first time I went out with it! Usually pocketed by other smokers. (C'mon, confess, who half-inched lighters? ) Mind you, I used to live with another smoker and if I got a multipack, we'd be lucky to have one by the end of a week. Where they went, we never fathomed it out.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 12:37:53 GMT
I've been on Joose Juice Gingerbread (40/60, 18mg) this morning.
Wow! I was thinking of gingerbread men, but the taste is more like McVitie's famous Jamaica Ginger cake. Sweet and syrupy, with a gorgeous strong spicy ginger kick. I will have to ration this one as I could chain-vape it too easily.
I also tried Menthol (50/50, 18mg). Another good one and it does clear the vaper's tongue very well. As well as making my nose feel clean and my head all refreshed. I like it for its calming, soothing effect as much as the taste - it's no surprise the words for mint & menthol come from the same Latin word for mental. Despite smoking menthols, I've never tried it in e-liquid before, and now I'll be sure to have a bottle at all times for vaper's tongue, snotty nose and stressed brain days.
I received them about 2 weeks ago and they have been sitting with their lids on untouched. I've heard Jooses take a bit of steeping, how do you all do it? Lids on or off? Cool room or warm?
I also have Joose Blackcurrant, Bubblegum, Key Lime, Mango & Passionfruit still to test. I've had LT and Paradise Vape Bubblegum before, but the rest are new flavours for me. I'll update when I try them.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 11:25:05 GMT
I'm the same. I went from an NJOY and a Nicolite, which are pretty rubbish and stupidly expensive but nicer than cigs, after a few days ordered a "shisha pen" ego-type kit, which was a new and better experience altogether, and after about 6 weeks bought a spinner and protank, and I'm satisfied with that set-up so have stuck with it. It does what I want, dead easy to use, fits in a tiny handbag, faff-free.
I loved going to a meet and chatting to modded-up vapers about what they were using and admiring their souped-up kits, but I'm only 99 days in (yes, I count them!) and don't feel quite ready for anything more advanced yet. Maybe I'll change my mind at some point? To use the car analogy, I'm enjoying the journey tootling along in my little Fiesta, I'm not ready to handle a Merc yet!
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 10:54:19 GMT
I have T1 diabetes (the auto-immune kind) so I'm supposed to have the jab, but I also find it has me in bed with flu symptoms for a couple of days afterwards, also the three times I've had severe flu (twice landing me in hospital) were years I had had the jab.
My doctor does try to talk me into it, but he can understand why I don't trust it.
I find taking echinacea, Vit C and Vit D seems to help, as does hand washing/sanitising and covering my nose & mouth with a snood on the tube.
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Post by Saturnalia on Oct 23, 2013 10:38:24 GMT
I have tried Protank mini & Davide mini (both glass) & much prefer the Davide thats all i use now as i gave my Protanks away as i did not like the coldness of the steel drip tip. Theres now Protank 2 that the drip tip can be changed on though. Just shows how different we all are. I like the feel of the metal tip, I'm not keen on plastic in my mouth. Although this is going to be my first winter vaping, so maybe plastic will be more comfortable on an icy cold day. And plastic feels nicer than cig ends at any rate - I won't miss the way they stick to any chapped bits and rip half my lip off! paulymeatballs, it's a shame the blue goo isn't around anymore - it does look cool, and I love blue drinks, so it'd be fun to co-ordinate!
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