Let the vapers speak.

I enjoyed this article The people feel ignored – and they are angry

"There will really be only two contestants in the next general election: the political class and the people. And by the “political class”, I mean the entire operation that runs, manipulates and communicates the activities of government. That conglomeration of politicians and their special interest lobbies, media followers and professional handlers is now more self-referring, inbred and profoundly detached from the reality of most people’s lives than at any time in a generation.

This fact was brought home very sharply by the grotesquely embarrassing fault line that appeared in the brief lapse of time between the ending of the Farage-Clegg debate during which a vast army of esteemed press commentators declared Nick Clegg the winner – and the release of the YouGov poll, showing that a large majority of the ordinary public believed Nigel Farage had won. Most alarmingly, there was a remarkable media consensus: it was not just wishful-thinking Europhiles who thought Clegg had walked it.

In the mortifying aftermath, which saw pundits scrambling to amend – or explain away – the bizarre discrepancy between their initial judgment and that of the wider world, an awful truth began to emerge. It was, indeed, as if the Westminster media and actual voters in the country had been listening to an entirely different event – as, for all intents and purposes, they were. And strangely enough, the preconceptions of the two camps were almost exactly the opposite of what might be expected"

The actual vote was Farage 57% and Clegg 36% or something similar.

"The entire operation that runs, manipulates and communicates the activities of government.That conglomeration of politicians and their special interest lobbies, media followers and professional handlers is now more self-referring, inbred and profoundly detached from the reality of most people’s lives than at any time in a generation" struck me as the whole of the way things work in the UK here. It is the part which really troubles me. It is the part that is corrupt. It is the part that disables democracy. It is the part that will undo vaping and vapers. It is the part that undid smokers and smoking. It is the part that keeps antis entrenched. It is the part that keep myths and legends alive. It is the part that brings into law, laws that are without common sense or indeed any sense.

"Self-referring, inbred and profoundly detached from the reality" makes an arrogant, self righteous ruling elite in cahoots with "their special interest lobbies, media followers and professional handlers."

And so it will continue until the people speak.

Anti Tobaccos' walking dead

It never ceases to disturb me that the world is going to be run by anti tobaccos' walking dead. These are zombie creatures who will promote more and more myths and legends about smokers, smoking and soon/now vaping.

They will do this as a mission on a pretext to save others from harming themselves, without realising how much they themselves are abusing people.

'Expert' calls for ban on smoking in the home

 In a paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Shiue argues the ban does not go far enough.

"Although the chance of exposure at work has been lessened, the risk effects from own home and other people's households seem to have persisted and affected human health including cardiovascular disease and mental health.

Without directly endorsing a ban on smoking in the home, Sheila Duffy, CEO of ASH Scotland, said: "The only way to protect people is to make homes smoke-free."

This is smoking we are talking about - only smoking! I would think "seem to have persisted and affected human health including cardiovascular disease and mental health" is the key statement which really just admits that DESPITE all the action against smokers, nothing significant has changed!

Remember action against vaping is following the anti smoking template. Where anti smoking goes, anti vaping is sure to follow. Observe, anticipate, expose and resist.

Whether you are a vaper who believes they have stopped smoking, a vaper who thinks they have only "switched", a dual user, a smoker, or a sane member of society get your wooden stakes out people! These walking dead pre-programed monsters need sharp words of resistance from ALL of us.

I prefer the tobacco industry, and here's why

Over on Clive Bates' Blog there is lively debate in the comments. Some of the things being said really trouble me, and Clive himself is/was in the tobacco control industry. It is only his support of vaping that puts him into "my" camp. Otherwise, he is tobacco control - not in my camp.

 It may or may not be appropriate to relate MY experience of smoking. On the ground amongst the rabble of actual smokers - old ones like me, a lot of us didn't actually experience many of the horrors we are told about smoking. My generation smoked in the house in the presence of our children, and we smoked whilst pregnant and breastfeeding too. And we smoked everywhere else. I was teaching. We used to smoke in the playground on break duty, in the staff room and some teachers actually smoked in the classroom. In my life, and generation of smoking friends I can recall NONE of the dreadful outcomes of smoking. My father-in-law, who was a 60 a day plain man and a bottle a day alcoholic died of lung cancer in his middle seventies. It was quick and painless surprisingly. He used to cough and hack the drunker and more obnoxious he got! He was the family's shame.

None of our five children smoke, although they all tried it. They are an intelligent, successful bunch - all seemingly healthy. My husband gave up smoking in a fit of flu many years ago, but I carried on in a strange and abnormal society that was having its mind changed about smokers who now found themselves discriminated against. I am the old guard, a smoking survivor. There are millions like me, because we are still alive. We are in our homes, isolated now, and not sure if we are safe even there. The smoking ban has been devastating to my generation - devastating. I think this is something Stan and Clive and their ilk have no concept of!

At the end of 2011 I switched to vaping by complete accident. It was a most surprising event in my life. I just preferred it to smoking. So, this dedicated smoker who was determined never to stop, did. Smoking has been one of the great pleasures of my life. I have replaced it with vaping. To read in the comments  by Stan on Clive's blog thread that vaping should be banned wherever smoking is banned scares the shit out of me. It does that because it exposes the viciousness of the tobacco control movement in the drive to their end game. The cost financially to the world and to individual happiness of tobacco control and the smoke free movement,  has been vast - equal to that of the tobacco industry. 

It is only my own experience, but I prefer the tobacco industry - at least they gave me 50 years of great pleasure and they are not going to ban vaping. Tobacco control have created a world of terrified people who have treated me very badly and who intend to damage my life even further. There's nothing to like about THEM!

Vapourless e liquid - flaunt or fade?

I have just bought vapourless e liquid. I made a video (see here). I was pleased with my vapourless e liquid. I am going out in a minute where vaping is banned and I will vape! So on reading this article - E-cigarette company creates invisible vapor I was very surprised by this paragraph. 

However, JAC Vapour has received some pushback from those who believe the company is making unnecessary concessions to the e-cigarette industry’s opponents.
“Some people do not want to go down this route because they think we are kind of pandering to people because there are no negative secondhand properties to vape,” 

I was astonished.  Pandering to people? Pandering to people? Where has our vapour led us thus far?  To bans, that's what! Where will flaunting our vapour ON PRINCIPLE lead us? Despite our "moral high ground", we are in deep dwang, in the shit to be clear, along with smokers.

I reckon it's a clever move. Why flaunt our vapour when we can fade into the bans that can't ban us if they can't see us?!

“We have had a lot of people buy it and say this really fit the bill for certain aspects of their lives,” she said. “Whether it is the train to work, whether they are sitting at their desk at work, or if they are in a restaurant where vaping has been banned.”

Sounds good to me.

When all seems lost - stuff them, there are ways and means

I really enjoyed the stupidity exposed in  this blog
Bolton Local Authority Ban ‘Smoking’ Ecigs 
“Smoking e-cigarettes banned by Bolton Council and Royal Bolton Hospital”
shouts the headline in today’s Bolton News.
The bit I enjoyed was
"“We currently treat e-cigarettes the same as normal cigarettes and will continue to do so until there is proven and empirical evidence of the safety of these devices.”
And Junican points out - 
"Precisely what right the council has to demand such assurances is beyond me, and why the council should have the right to ban them for this reason is also beyond me. But we have seen again and again how ‘science’ is being degraded far beyond what we thought possible. NOT smoking has been banned because there is insufficient evidence that NOT smoking is not harmful. Yes, according to the spokesperson’s reasoning, NOT smoking could be harmful, and he wants proof that NOT smoking is not harmful before he will permit NOT using tobacco."

Not smoking might be harmful if we use electronic cigarettes?  So BAN them.

BUT WHAT IF NO ONE KNOWS WE ARE VAPING? Vaping can be done almost anywhere - secretly, stealthily. Some people prefer the term "discreetly", but I don't anymore. That was before banning. Now it's after banning. The best thing about vaping is they can ban it all they want, but we can still do it! We can do it in secret places, behind their backs. We can do it in plain sight! There's vapourless e liquid. So stuff them.

For beginners - with love.

Two years ago, I was making vaping videos "for beginners" - but they don't apply any more. So when someone asked me to tell their friend about vaping, I couldn't find a single sensible video that I had made in the past that actually reflected NOW. It shows you how technology has changed.  It shows me how very, very unenlightened our rulers in the EU are, how ignorant, how arrogant. We need to preserve vaping as we have experienced it to be the most efficient for smokers to make the switch. So, if you are thinking about vaping, are a smoker, a relative of either, already a vaper, or just an enlightened person, please support The European Free Vaping Initiative (EFVI) here  -
And if you are a beginner, this video is for you, with love.

Prezzies to you from EFVI and me!

The European Free Vaping Initiative is not a petition. It is a proper political process to represent people in the EU on a democratic basis.

You can read about it HERE. And you can check it's progress by following it on HERE.

And here are some pressies for you to use on your letterheads, avatars, or generally give around to other people! Please email your contacts to support EFVI, and share the request on the social media. And put one of these piccies on your fridge or bath room mirror to remind you!

Figures from EFVI for you to eyeball. Please support. This is NOT a petition, it's a proper political action.

This is to keep you up to date on what is happening with The European Free Vaping Initiative.  This was posted today by Udo on the EFVI Public Discussion page. Two countries seem to have reached their target. Trouble is, more signatures are required than are asked for, in case some are rejected in the process by the EU.




https://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/REQ-ECI-2013-000024/public/map.do

Udo Laschet

2 March 14:05

At least 7 european member states must reach a specified target, and in all european member states 1.000.000 signatures must be collected for the success of this european citizens initiative.

Actual progress Germany:
12,280 of 74,250 signatures (16.54%),
New target: 61,970,
Actual progress: +160,
Daily average: 250,
Daily target (61,970): 232,
Daily target (1,000,000): 365,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 77,940 signatures,
09/11/2014: Target reached!
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Actual progress United Kingdom:
4,771 of 54,750 signatures (8.71%),
New target: 49,979,
Actual progress: +300,
Daily average: 97,
Daily target (49,979): 187,
Daily target (1,000,000): 320,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 30,231 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress France:
4,623 of 55,500 signatures (8.33%),
New target: 50,877,
Actual progress: +126,
Daily average: 94,
Daily target (50,877): 190,
Daily target (1,000,000): 323,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 29,279 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Finland:
3,212 of 9,750 signatures (32.94%),
New target: 6,538,
Actual progress: +15,
Daily average: 65,
Daily target (6,538): 25,
Daily target (1,000,000): 158,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 20,364 signatures,
12/06/2014: Target reached!
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Actual progress Spain:
2,727 of 40,500 signatures (6.73%),
New target: 37,773,
Actual progress: +52,
Daily average: 55,
Daily target (37,773): 141,
Daily target (1,000,000): 274,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 17,199 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Poland:
2,508 of 38,250 signatures (6.56%),
New target: 35,742,
Actual progress: +22,
Daily average: 51,
Daily target (35,742): 134,
Daily target (1,000,000): 267,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 15,908 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Italy:
1,879 of 54,750 signatures (3.43%),
New target: 52,871,
Actual progress: +48,
Daily average: 38,
Daily target (52,871): 198,
Daily target (1,000,000): 331,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 11,795 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Hungary:
1,447 of 16,500 signatures (8.77%),
New target: 15,053,
Actual progress: +5,
Daily average: 29,
Daily target (15,053): 57,
Daily target (1,000,000): 190,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 8,951 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Denmark:
824 of 9,750 signatures (8.45%),
New target: 8,926,
Actual progress: +149,
Daily average: 16,
Daily target (8,926): 34,
Daily target (1,000,000): 167,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 5,112 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Belgium:
561 of 16,500 signatures (3.40%),
New target: 15,939,
Actual progress: +7,
Daily average: 11,
Daily target (15,939): 60,
Daily target (1,000,000): 193,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 3,509 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Netherlands:
448 of 19,500 signatures (2.30%),
New target: 19,052,
Actual progress: +22,
Daily average: 9,
Daily target (19,052): 72,
Daily target (1,000,000): 205,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 2,592 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Czech Republic:
444 of 16,500 signatures (2.69%),
New target: 16,056,
Actual progress: +7,
Daily average: 9,
Daily target (16,056): 60,
Daily target (1,000,000): 193,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 2,588 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Estonia:
326 of 4,500 signatures (7.24%),
New target: 4,174,
Actual progress: +1,
Daily average: 6,
Daily target (4,174): 16,
Daily target (1,000,000): 149,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 1,934 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Slovakia:
321 of 9,750 signatures (3.29%),
New target: 9,429,
Actual progress: +1,
Daily average: 6,
Daily target (9,429): 36,
Daily target (1,000,000): 169,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 1,929 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Austria:
265 of 14,250 signatures (1.86%),
New target: 13,985,
Actual progress: +2,
Daily average: 5,
Daily target (13,985): 53,
Daily target (1,000,000): 186,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 1,605 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Ireland:
180 of 9,000 signatures (2.00%),
New target: 8,820,
Actual progress: +2,
Daily average: 3,
Daily target (8,820): 33,
Daily target (1,000,000): 166,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 984 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Portugal:
133 of 16,500 signatures (0.81%),
New target: 16,367,
Actual progress: +4,
Daily average: 2,
Daily target (16,367): 62,
Daily target (1,000,000): 195,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 669 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Sweden:
107 of 15,000 signatures (0.71%),
New target: 14,893,
Actual progress: +11,
Daily average: 2,
Daily target (14,893): 56,
Daily target (1,000,000): 189,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 643 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Greece:
86 of 16,500 signatures (0.52%),
New target: 16,414,
Actual progress: +5,
Daily average: 1,
Daily target (16,414): 62,
Daily target (1,000,000): 195,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 354 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Croatia:
84 of 9,000 signatures (0.93%),
New target: 8,916,
Actual progress: +20,
Daily average: 1,
Daily target (8,916): 34,
Daily target (1,000,000): 167,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 352 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Romania:
66 of 24,750 signatures (0.27%),
New target: 24,684,
Actual progress: +3,
Daily average: 1,
Daily target (24,684): 93,
Daily target (1,000,000): 226,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 334 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Cyprus:
54 of 4,500 signatures (1.20%),
New target: 4,446,
Actual progress: +1,
Daily average: 1,
Daily target (4,446): 17,
Daily target (1,000,000): 150,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 322 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Luxemburg:
53 of 4,500 signatures (1.18%),
New target: 4,447,
Actual progress: +2,
Daily average: 1,
Daily target (4,447): 17,
Daily target (1,000,000): 150,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 321 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Bulgaria:
27 of 13,500 signatures (0.20%),
New target: 13,473,
Actual progress: +4,
Daily average: 0,
Daily target (13,473): 51,
Daily target (1,000,000): 184,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 27 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Slovenia:
26 of 6,000 signatures (0.43%),
New target: 5,974,
Actual progress: +0,
Daily average: 0,
Daily target (5,974): 23,
Daily target (1,000,000): 156,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 26 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Lithuania:
15 of 9,000 signatures (0.17%),
New target: 8,985,
Actual progress: +1,
Daily average: 0,
Daily target (8,985): 34,
Daily target (1,000,000): 167,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 15 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Latvia:
11 of 6,750 signatures (0.16%),
New target: 6,739,
Actual progress: +0,
Daily average: 0,
Daily target (6,739): 26,
Daily target (1,000,000): 159,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 11 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Actual progress Malta:
7 of 4,500 signatures (0.16%),
New target: 4,493,
Actual progress: +2,
Daily average: 0,
Daily target (4,493): 17,
Daily target (1,000,000): 150,
Forecast:
25/11/2014: 7 signatures,
25/11/2014: Target not reached!
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Cumulative: 37,485 of 1,000,000 signatures
Forecast: 235,001 signatures (23.50%)
Target not reached!

The daily increase considers the difference between the last and the actual point of measure.

Point of measurement: 02/03/2014, 12:01 PM