It is going to take me a while to compose myself to get this post written as I’m just laughing so damned much.
Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Mr Roger Bezanis (make sure you spell his name right, he hates it when people get it wrong).
So who is this fine upstanding chap complete moron? According to his Twitter profile he is:
It seems like years since I last made an entry in this blog. It has in fact only been a few weeks. So little time has passed in the ever evolving world and so much has happened.
For a while there was plenty to be happy about within the vaping world. Dr Farsalinos managed to crowd fund his research, although it took a last ditch effort from the community. The San Francisco #curbit campaign got hijacked by vapers on social media. #FormaledhydeGate rumbled on, again. Got thoroughly debunked, again. The US Surgeon General called for “Clarity” on electronic cigarettes.
To All in Tobacco Control & Public Health,
Yes I’m speaking to you, and for once please listen instead of going glassy eyed and reaching for the infamous block button.
I vape and I’m not going to go away, nor am I going to stop vaping.
That’s right, I use an e-cig (or ENDS if you prefer the term coined by the WHO). I prefer to use it because I no longer want to smoke tobacco. Please see the difference here.
That is most definitely the question of the moment.
With the recent secret squirrel meeting of WHO in Russia (of all places) there has been a lot of talk in the media recently about bans. Specifically, banning the use of cigarettes (including e-cigs) in parks, coffee shops and, of course, TfL have decided to sneak in their own vaping ban.
Now, I’ve been stewing on these for a while waiting for any further fallout or other commentaries.