Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

strictures = restrictions
which bit of that or the question did you not understand?

Aldwick. no your wrong on that, every now and again the Royal Family have to have some new blood. And yes your right they do live on Estates.

Aldwick next time you watch PMqs just take a look at Edward Lee and then follow the rows.

No joking theirs at least another 10 Tory MPs who look dead ringers.

Can you get addicted to E cigarettes , there is nicotine in them ?

Cynic stop being an obnoxious twonk.

Your first post said it all and Chris was right to pull you up on it.

Aldwick.........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette

Stop twonking cynic your to old

cynic - Ok,., then my answer is definately No!

Must admit Ive never had a Fag in my life unlike cynic who ive heard has had hundreds ......LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL.

Cynic,

I will horrify you.

Back in the 70s, 80s and early 90s I was still playing squash fairly seriously with friends, and regularly after a game we would retreat to my home and we would sit in the kitchen and I would "cook" and taste a few bottles of mainly red.

Every 3-4 weeks one of the friends would produce a bottle of an XO brandy as my wife and I taught him to cook.

Very pleasant memories and I can't remember the number of times he stopped over. (He had a very tolerant wife who remarked that at least she knew where he was.)

But sadly and fortunately, my palate is of a less sophistic nature and I enjoy cheap brandies, Spanish, Portuguese and Vinjac.

Just a little sweeter and I don't feel so guilty about the price.

Just before that period I can remember buying cases of Chateau D'Yquem a Climens.
Along with Burgundies.

My wife made a "special" sorbet with Chateau D'Yquem.

Sacrilege.

But in the 60 and 70s Burgundies and wine in general were relatively cheaper.

The palate was tipped to Clarets, but I liked Burgundies.

Crazy days.

ah yes - the bloke who makes up numerous silly and untrue stories about me and also gets even sillier when presented with something factual (a question) which he then pretends doesn't say what it very clearly and unequivocally does .... little children often act that way

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chris - you're entitled to your view, which is why i asked the question, but out of curiosity, why not?

Electronic cigarettes should theoretically have fewer toxic effects than traditional cigarettes.[9][10] Nevertheless, concrete evidence is insufficient as of 2013,[9][2] although tentative evidence suggests they are safer than real cigarettes, and possibly as safe as other nicotine replacement products.[6]

The electronic systems appear to generally deliver less nicotine than smoking.[9] The amount of nicotine delivered is believed to vary between different brands of electronic cigarettes.[2]

Maybe the amount is to small to be addicted

Cynic..........................................

probably true, but again, not the question i asked

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fred - generally speaking i too prefer good burgundy, but it's not only difficult to find, but damn expensive too .... some of those made in oregon and washington state are very good, but certainly not cheap

Rubbish.

are you ok goldfinger , have you fallen from your PC

his ok

e-cigarettes are likely to be classified as medicine and be only available in a restricted manner.

There has been research recently indicating that substances in e-cigarettes may be cancers causing.

Rubbish.

Electronic cigarettes, seen by many as a healthy alternative to tobacco smoking, do cause damage to the lungs, scientists from the University of Athens, Greece, explained at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress 2012, Vienna, on Sunday. Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes have also been marketed as effective smoking cessation devices.

Professor Christina Gratziou and team set out to determine what the short-term effects of smoking with e-cigarettes might be on different individuals, including those with no known health problems, as well as existing smokers with and without lung conditions.

They carried out experiments on 32 volunteers; of whom 8 were lifetime non-smokers and 24 were current regular smokers. Some of them had healthy lungs, while others lived with asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

They were asked to use an electronic cigarette for 10 minutes, inhaling the vapors into their lungs. A spirometry test, as well as some others diagnostic procedures were used to measure their airway resistance. Airway resistance is used in respiratory physiology to measure the resistance of the respiratory tract to airflow coming in during inspiration (inhalation) and going out during expiration (exhalation).

They found that using an e-cigarette caused an instant increase in airway resistance that lasted for 10 minutes in the majority of the participants. Below are some of their findings: