Welcome steve! Bravo to you for being at your 2 year mark and congrats to finding the joy(addiction really) of DIY! You are in great hands here and we are happy to have ya 
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Welcome Steve,
While we all know analogs are addicting, youāll find out diy is at least as addicting after a bit.
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Gāday All!!
Iām Peter, from Melbourne Australia. Been vaping about 4 months now & tinkering with the DIY about 6 weeks. So so sooo good to be off the lung-busters. I had one about 6 weeks into my vaping journey & I was shocked to find it was totally D I S G U S T I N G! This really blew my mind coz I spent 35 years absolutely adoring them. Weird. Now I,ve gotta make a tobacco vape that I dont find disgustingā¦
Over here, DIY is definitely the way to go. Over here, the laws are very strange ā¦& inconvenient - we cant buy nic juice over the counter, but we can import it for personal use, which is very expensive (my first 2 30ml juices cost approx $90Aus landedā¦(F@#K! I hear you say)). We can buy these things called ādoublersā which are a 2x concentration of juice - much cheaper, but theres hassle involved. If, for example, you want 60 ml of juice, you buy a 30ml doubler & then ad 30ml of your own pg/vg ā¦& your own nicā¦ which has to be imported. Technically, also illegal without a doctors certificate & a prescription, but fortunately the folks in customs appear to possess at least a little common sense (ā¦for now), & they allow small quantities that are obviously for personal use through.
So, after messing around with doublers, I figured I might as well mix my own seeing as I was 1/2 way there already ā¦& here I am, at ELR! Ive been using this site a few weeks now, initially because of the recipe sharing/creation facility, however, I have since sought help with a few questions on this forum (Iām new to forums too!) & discovered an amazing community ā¦a family! WOW. My knowledge & understanding of the vape has expanded out of sight as a result. So, thank you to those who have guided me thus far - you folks are awesome! ā¦& thank you Daath!.. if Iām not mistaken, you are responsible for this site. If so,ā¦ Champion!
I look forward to sharing some recipes when Iāve got them under control, & at this rate it wont be too long. Thanks again & cheers! Its great to be here!!
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welcome guys enjoy your time here itās well spent!!!
Welcome! Congrats on making the switch! Youāre in good company here. I think weāve got a few other Australians hanging around that could probably give you some great ideas for where to get supplies.
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Wowā¦I didnāt realize this thread was here! Guess I havenāt looked around the site as much as I thought I had! Well, it may be a little late for this as I have already created a few topics and replied to a few posts, but here goes. My name is Tracy and I am from Fredericksburg, Virginia. I am a stay at home mother of 3 rowdy boys who are 11, 7, and 4. I quit smoking and started vaping around motherās day of 2014. I really did it for my kids. I did it for myself also, but mostly because I want to be here for my boys and their father whom I have had a happy 15 year relationship with! It is good to meet you all and I am glad to have found the community here at ELR!
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Yay! Welcome (officially!) 
I have a 9 year old girl and sheās a big reason I quit, too, so I can definitely relate to that. Iām gad youāve made yourself at home here. Itās really a fantastic place. Even in disagreement, people tend to be respectfulā¦for the most part.
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Hi, Maggs here, A Brit but living in Australia, , look forward to meeting other members and finding new flavours, seems a nice forum
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Thanks @JoJo, great to be here!
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ā¦that could probably give you some great ideas for where to get supplies.
[/quote] ā¦and I might be able to help them too. Ive done an enormous amount of research. Relatively speaking, theres not that many options over here, but Iām more than happy to share my experience!
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Welcome Steve and congrats! I hope you get the most out of this site. Itās the best around.
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GāDay to you as well. Welcome!
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hi everybody !! I am Sonny from Virginia, Started vaping 1 month ago last Friday and officially put the cigs down 2 days later. I was a HEAVY smoker, 2 packs a day on average 3 to 4 on nights I was drinking. As I stated in a earlier post I have been in the restaurant industry for a little over 27 years as a chef, so getting into the DIY juices only seemed like the natural thing for me to do, especially after seeing how much juices cost in the stores ā¦ 10 bucks for 15 mls ?? really ?? thatās nutsā¦
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Welcomeā¦you and @DarthVapor3 should have much to talk about! Mixing comes natural to chefs!
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I have been reading the what do you do for a living thread, it seems there are a few chefs in here
ahh I donāt know about naturally might have a leg up with flavor profiles but from the things I have gotten so far I can tell a difference in the flavors from one company to another already
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Hi Iām Andy ,
I smoked for 10 years and I need quit now , thankful to this great community !
Iām new to vaping ! New to here ! 
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Welcome Andy! Thereās no better time then now my friend! You will find an endless supply of support and help here and we are happy to have you!