The vaping crisis

[chrismpw]

Vaping is disgusting. People driving cars while vaping with kids in the back (illegal), vaping in shops like B&Q (illegal).. I hate it so much and it wont be long until they declare its as dangerous as smoking..

My son vapes. He's 19 and must think were daft and not noticed. A guy in my work vapes and goes through a 10,000 vape every 2 days roughly. People have them hanging from thier mouths 16 hours a day now. It needs knocking on the head completly.

Grown ups dummies aren't they.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I blame YouTube influencers personally.

 

[COYBL25]

He never did that. He's never been one to go out of his way to get into the vaping 'scene' when it first happened, before the disposables were really a thing yet.

Think you underestimate just how convenient the disposables are. They were great for just popping into any off license to pick a new one up whilst you are out-and-about. Packs of ciggies are still as accessible as they've ever been.

They sell the liquid and the vapes to put them in alongside the disposable ones, so it`s as easy as buying a disposable one.

The one reason he won`t go back to smoking, is the cost - 20 Bennos, cost £15 and even tramps ciggies, like L&B`s cost the best part of 13/14 nicker for 20.

 

[witchdoc187]

I mean think we've all done this growing up.

some of us still do

 

[COYBL25]

I blame YouTube influencers personally.

You mean people like @Ashtonian lol

 

[john jako]

I mean think we've all done this growing up.

Took me to the age of 31 to grow out of that

 

[john jako]

I remember years ago I bought one and got the tobacco flavoured liquid. That was for proper hardcore vapours. Never tasted anything as worse. Would rather eat 20 lamberts than smoke that again.

 

[COYBL25]

Took me to the age of 31 to grow out of that

Beggars can`t be choosers, when you`ve got a couple of days to go to Giro day.

 

[COYBL25]

I remember years ago I bought one and got the tobacco flavoured liquid. That was for proper hardcore vapours. Never tasted anything as worse. Would rather eat 20 lamberts than smoke that again.

Instant headache and feeling ill for hours lol

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

You mean people like @Ashtonian lol

 

[witchdoc187]

My eldest lad and all his mates do - they`re all physically very active, footy / rugby / gym.

Yet every morning I can hear him yokking up greenies in the bathroom.

I had a look at his one of his vapes and it`s the same strength as Malboro reds - strong.

Depending on how you look at it and who you are, it`s the greatest con trick in recent times ever pulled by the tobacco industry.

They`ve shot themselves in the foot though, by getting greedy and making the marketing of them so blatantly obvious aimed at kids, that it was only a matter of time before there was a clampdown on them.

i doubt it, i bet they'll already be onto the next thing knowing this would happen and being given enough time to make a fortune over the last few years.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-66750824

Its all just one big con.

 

[john jako]

Instant headache and feeling ill for hours lol

Mate it was disgusting. Literally wanted to vomit after every pull. Think they’ve moved on a lot now but the original vapes and liquid was proper dodgy. I used to buy them off a lad who got them off the back of a lorry. The chargers used to catch fire.

 

[larbert toffee]

Single use vape to be banned:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/11/ban-on-single-use-vapes-in-uk-could-be-imminent

Thoughts GOT?

A sensible move to protect the health and wellbeing of the nation, particularly our young?

A nanny state move curtailing freedoms whilst simultaneously punishing honest small businesses, traders, and vape lifestyle gurus?

My youngest lad aged 24 vapes and I really wish he didn't, we all know what happens to smokers ( I've lost two of my best mates at a reasonably young age to smoking related disease) but we're swimming in unknown waters with vaping when the signs are not good.

 

[COYBL25]

Mate it was disgusting. Literally wanted to vomit after every pull. Think they’ve moved on a lot now but the original vapes and liquid was proper dodgy. I used to buy them off a lad who got them off the back of a lorry. The chargers used to catch fire.

I used to get mine from two lads, who had a " laboratory " at the back of a tyre place on a small industrial unit lol

 

[john jako]

I used to get mine from two lads, who had a " laboratory " at the back of a tyre place on a small industrial unit lol

There YouTube videos on how to make your own vape liquid haha. I know a few who have made it in their sheds and sold it.