Ban on alcohol and cigarettes in South Africa

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daelm said:
I'm hearing noise from a couple of my friends in retail - guys who've been quite helpful in comforting me during this lockdown - that they think alcohol sales will be allowed this weekend on. anyone else hearing anything?
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My spaza around the corner has started selling my stokkies for R40, they were R80, didn't ask why, but could be a sign. Then again, that gut instinct of mine ne
 
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Robocop said:
i don't know about this weekend, but received this on a group. Don't know how legit it is, but where there is smoke there is a fire.
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This doesn't look South African. No mention of shebeens/taverns. It's part of our vernacular here, so would be part of the "regulations" set. The letter is also labeled emergency in the brief, should be "Disaster".
 
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wingnut771 said:
Ok, shot, I'll give it another go as I do really want to quit.
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Likewise, having been a relatively heavy smoker (box and a few a day on average). 3mg/6mg was totally unsatisfying. Literally had my vape on hand all the time, still had the nicotine mood swings. Burnt a good couple of coils by revving it to hard.

Went higher, slowly made my way down to 12mg. Have started to transition to 6mg. First morning coffee vape is 12mg then I switch to 6mg, occasionally going back to 12mg sometimes during the day. 6mg is not totally satisfying yet but getting better with each day. Hoping to hit 3mg by the end of the year.
 
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s0lar said:
Likewise, having been a relatively heavy smoker (box and a few a day on average). 3mg/6mg was totally unsatisfying. Literally had my vape on hand all the time, still had the nicotine mood swings. Burnt a good couple of coils by revving it to hard.

Went higher, slowly made my way down to 12mg. Have started to transition to 6mg. First morning coffee vape is 12mg then I switch to 6mg, occasionally going back to 12mg sometimes during the day. 6mg is not totally satisfying yet but getting better with each day. Hoping to hit 3mg by the end of the year.
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Same.
 
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s0lar said:
Likewise, having been a relatively heavy smoker (box and a few a day on average). 3mg/6mg was totally unsatisfying. Literally had my vape on hand all the time, still had the nicotine mood swings. Burnt a good couple of coils by revving it to hard.

Went higher, slowly made my way down to 12mg. Have started to transition to 6mg. First morning coffee vape is 12mg then I switch to 6mg, occasionally going back to 12mg sometimes during the day. 6mg is not totally satisfying yet but getting better with each day. Hoping to hit 3mg by the end of the year.
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Same. My garden guy offerred me a smoke yesterday when he saw my vape. I politely refused.
 
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Cray said:
"The Emergency powers act " -looks like it's from the UK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Powers_Act_1920
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Looks like 'Cap 22.04' relates to Botswana law.

EMERGENCY POWERS | Subsidiary Legislation

An Act to empower the President to make emergency regulations whenever an emergency proclamation is in force; to specify the matters which may be provided for in emergency regulations: to provide for the duration of emergency regulations: and to provide for matters incidental thereto or...
botswanalaws.com botswanalaws.com
 
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s0lar said:
Likewise, having been a relatively heavy smoker (box and a few a day on average). 3mg/6mg was totally unsatisfying. Literally had my vape on hand all the time, still had the nicotine mood swings. Burnt a good couple of coils by revving it to hard.

Went higher, slowly made my way down to 12mg. Have started to transition to 6mg. First morning coffee vape is 12mg then I switch to 6mg, occasionally going back to 12mg sometimes during the day. 6mg is not totally satisfying yet but getting better with each day. Hoping to hit 3mg by the end of the year.
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wingnut771 said:
Same.
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Grouter said:
Same. My garden guy offerred me a smoke yesterday when he saw my vape. I politely refused.
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You guys should try salt nicotine instead of freebase nicotine. It really is a whole different game, gives an instant rush just like a cigarette. Freebase to me builds up way too slowly so I tend to take a lot of hits trying to get to the point where I feel something and then suddenly I feel nauseous.

Unfortunately most ready-made juice contains freebase nicotine so what I do instead is get one-shots and mix my own pg/vg into it (also works out way cheaper), but you could also just get the 0mg juice and add the salt nic into that.

I mix the salt nic at 5mg/ml (roughly equal to 3mg freebase) and couldn't be happier.
 
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tetrasect said:
You guys should try salt nicotine instead of freebase nicotine. It really is a whole different game, gives an instant rush just like a cigarette. Freebase to me builds up way too slowly so I tend to take a lot of hits trying to get to the point where I feel something and then suddenly I feel nauseous.

Unfortunately most ready-made juice contains freebase nicotine so what I do instead is get one-shots and mix my own pg/vg into it (also works out way cheaper), but you could also just get the 0mg juice and add the salt nic into that.

I mix the salt nic at 5mg/ml (roughly equal to 3mg freebase) and couldn't be happier.
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Any tobacco flavours? I prefer not to smoke my fruit. :ROFL:
 
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