Until the age of 16, when I was encouraged to remove myself from under the roof, I was frequently scolded for placing jars, milk and condiment bottles on the table. It is poor form, apparently. Personally, and this is just my perspective, booting your jobless son out for no other reason than he’s a tiny bit argumentative is a little bit worse. This isn’t to say that I wouldn’t have demanded I left the building had I been my own father.

When it comes to people’s opinions of atomisers and mods I’ve found myself wondering if I’m simply odd? Now, it’s a given that such an epithet extends to describing most of my waking moments…but how come what seems to work so well for others leaves me cold?

My wife doesn’t understand me. She isn’t alone; neither do the children, the residents of the village or most people in general. I can live with that, being different isn’t a bad thing but I struggle with the notion of being told I should not be collecting things.

I was forced into making some resolutions last year and they failed spectacularly: The motorbike spent the year in bits and I still haven’t secured four other members for my old-man boyband. Dry January lasted for two hours, healthy eating failed by teatime and I’d sworn before the News finished.

I’ve bought and sold many mods and attys this year in a continuing attempt to find my perfect collection. What have I discovered? There’s no such thing as a perfect collection. But, out of the stuff that’s come and gone there are a few clear winners this year.

I’ve been awake since 4am, and fell asleep not long prior to that. Friday is meant to be a great celebration, an end to the working week and the advent of a fun-packed weekend. But I am tired. I’m tired because of the lack of sleep but mostly I’m tired of reading abject guff from Martin McKee and Stanton Glantz.

I love learning about new things, they have a word for it you know: autodidact. There’s loads of us and given you reading this on a website dedicated to all of us who wick and wire the chances are you are one too.

I know that all schools now have an Everybody Wins Something Day in place of competitive sports and Burgers R Us employees obtain a star for not spitting into you order – but words winning prizes? Step up the word Vape; I hope your acceptance speech isn’t hysterical and laced with faux tears.

In a ground breaking year for vaping I thought it’d be nice to give a huge pat on the back to those vendors, manufacturers and other vaping-related people who have deeply impressed me* this year. Do they match up with your picks?

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