Well where do we stand today? I'm at 29 days smoke free! Awesome, feels like I'm actually accomplishing something here. Of course I have spent way more than I ever thought I would on vaping and supplies, and of course you justify if all with "hey its to help me stop smoking".
Had an atty die this week. Dropped me down to one working atty. Got paranoid. I truly do not know what I would do if I found myself in a position that I could not vape. It worries and bothers me that I could back slide.
Yeah maybe its not the right attitude, maybe I'm just being hard headed, but I want to remain smoke free. I have gotten urges to smoke, but I have not succumbed and I don't really think I even truly want to.
To help alleviate some of the worries I ordered more attys. TV had them on sale so I bought 6. Six of them, geez, am I into it or what? At least I'm covered, at least I thought so until I posted about it and people started telling me about how many attys they keep stored!
Well, what use is it to compare yourself to others. Don't want to fall into that self initiated trap. Do whats good for yourself and be happy with it.
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Week started off not too good. Had alot of insomnia and some other symptoms this week. Feeling a heck of alot better now but I was stressing for a few days.
I think I'm starting to get a handle on my chain vaping too. I'm finding if I just put it down and do something else, just as I did with cigarettes, I don't do it (duh).
Realizing maybe chaining is also part of what has been affecting me lately. Once again, patience.
I know its time to stop too when my throat gets sore. It got bad last night, got a little carried away. It doesn't happen everyday but I still do chain vape at times. I'm seeing a correlation with cigarettes here.
When I smoked it was minimal when I was at home because I couldn't do it all the time, having to go outside and hiding it as I did. Hid it as best I could from the wife because she would ..... at me. And also from my daughter. She is 7 and my whole world.
Well she made me promise her awhile back that I would quit and it made me feel like a ....... that I was not going to honor that. And let me tell you, kids are not stupid, they know what is going on and they can see through alot of the bull that you may try to pull. She flat out told me one day she knew I was still smoking.
Yeah she's got balls and I love her for it.
Well, smoking at home was at a minimum, mainly done when I was home alone or late at night, again alone. But when I went to work that was it. I would take a smoke break whenever I desired and would go through 1/2 - 3/4 of a pack.
Now I'm wondering if I am doing the same with vaping? Is it a nic thing? Go low dosage a day or two then slam on it because I'm craving? we shall see.
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I've gotten hold of several bottles of juice now, only one is 24mg, which I use as a "jump starter". The rest vary from 0-18. Some of the flavors I am not thrilled about, but I think its because I was having problems with that atty that died, was giving bad flavor. I jump around on the nic levels trying to go low as much as possible.
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Finally a thought that has been gnawing at me. With the exposure to ECF i have been reading about testing on e-cigs, FDA activity, activism, the anti-smoking propaganda, etc, etc.
It really bothers me that so many people are out there trying to keep vaping out of our hands. I saw one report that stated you had to draw harder on a pv than a cigarette to get the vapor out....SO?!?!.It really seemed like the message was "its not worth it, go back to smoking". WTH is wrong with everyone?
I really get the feeling that the entities out there are would actually be happier if we smoked tobacco. Total insanity!!
One other point that really bothers me too are the unscrupulous companies and retailers out their making their outrageous claims about e-cigs. One cart = a pack of smokes (saw one that stated it was equivalent to a carton?!?!). All kinds of outlandish claims, and to boot the pure highway robbery they perpetuate with the prices they charge. Why do they see this as a means to leech the general public?
This puts th e-cig on the same level as fad diet products and home exercise machines that claim to make you lose 20lbs in 3 weeks or get ripped abs by exercising just 5 minutes a day!
We all see them, those miracle cure products out there that are meant to cater to those who are seeking a quick fix to a problem that will require little to no effort on their part. This is the direction that the mainstream marketing has taken with the electronic cigarette. This is their "get rich quick"scheme.
And until this approach is changed, we will never gain mainstream acceptance.
E-cigs will be looked upon as a fad, a gimick. Puts our beloved vaping on the same level as the Thigh Master.
It makes it so easy for the anti-entities to attack e-cigs and discredit them when they make such claims and exhibit such retail practices.
All they are doing is helping to bring about the bans that they desire. The general public likes to focus on anything negative and this is not the way to put any kind of positive light on vaping.
I guess I"m probably preaching to the choir but it just burns me up.
The conspiracy therorist in me says its all part of their master plan to help them bring about a complete ban. They're working it from both sides.
The survivalist in me says to start stocking up on supplies so I can DIY. Maybe start a cache in a cabin out in the wilderness so that I have somewhere to run to when they start kicking down doors to confiscate our pv's.
Don't laugh, I can see it coming. They want us to go back to tobacco, all part of their master plan.....part of their never ending efforts to harness the almighty dollar........ and the power...................
...........where is John and Sarah Connors when we need them!!
Had an atty die this week. Dropped me down to one working atty. Got paranoid. I truly do not know what I would do if I found myself in a position that I could not vape. It worries and bothers me that I could back slide.
Yeah maybe its not the right attitude, maybe I'm just being hard headed, but I want to remain smoke free. I have gotten urges to smoke, but I have not succumbed and I don't really think I even truly want to.
To help alleviate some of the worries I ordered more attys. TV had them on sale so I bought 6. Six of them, geez, am I into it or what? At least I'm covered, at least I thought so until I posted about it and people started telling me about how many attys they keep stored!
Well, what use is it to compare yourself to others. Don't want to fall into that self initiated trap. Do whats good for yourself and be happy with it.
*******************
Week started off not too good. Had alot of insomnia and some other symptoms this week. Feeling a heck of alot better now but I was stressing for a few days.
I think I'm starting to get a handle on my chain vaping too. I'm finding if I just put it down and do something else, just as I did with cigarettes, I don't do it (duh).
Realizing maybe chaining is also part of what has been affecting me lately. Once again, patience.
I know its time to stop too when my throat gets sore. It got bad last night, got a little carried away. It doesn't happen everyday but I still do chain vape at times. I'm seeing a correlation with cigarettes here.
When I smoked it was minimal when I was at home because I couldn't do it all the time, having to go outside and hiding it as I did. Hid it as best I could from the wife because she would ..... at me. And also from my daughter. She is 7 and my whole world.
Well she made me promise her awhile back that I would quit and it made me feel like a ....... that I was not going to honor that. And let me tell you, kids are not stupid, they know what is going on and they can see through alot of the bull that you may try to pull. She flat out told me one day she knew I was still smoking.
Yeah she's got balls and I love her for it.
Well, smoking at home was at a minimum, mainly done when I was home alone or late at night, again alone. But when I went to work that was it. I would take a smoke break whenever I desired and would go through 1/2 - 3/4 of a pack.
Now I'm wondering if I am doing the same with vaping? Is it a nic thing? Go low dosage a day or two then slam on it because I'm craving? we shall see.
**********************
I've gotten hold of several bottles of juice now, only one is 24mg, which I use as a "jump starter". The rest vary from 0-18. Some of the flavors I am not thrilled about, but I think its because I was having problems with that atty that died, was giving bad flavor. I jump around on the nic levels trying to go low as much as possible.
*************************
Finally a thought that has been gnawing at me. With the exposure to ECF i have been reading about testing on e-cigs, FDA activity, activism, the anti-smoking propaganda, etc, etc.
It really bothers me that so many people are out there trying to keep vaping out of our hands. I saw one report that stated you had to draw harder on a pv than a cigarette to get the vapor out....SO?!?!.It really seemed like the message was "its not worth it, go back to smoking". WTH is wrong with everyone?
I really get the feeling that the entities out there are would actually be happier if we smoked tobacco. Total insanity!!
One other point that really bothers me too are the unscrupulous companies and retailers out their making their outrageous claims about e-cigs. One cart = a pack of smokes (saw one that stated it was equivalent to a carton?!?!). All kinds of outlandish claims, and to boot the pure highway robbery they perpetuate with the prices they charge. Why do they see this as a means to leech the general public?
This puts th e-cig on the same level as fad diet products and home exercise machines that claim to make you lose 20lbs in 3 weeks or get ripped abs by exercising just 5 minutes a day!
We all see them, those miracle cure products out there that are meant to cater to those who are seeking a quick fix to a problem that will require little to no effort on their part. This is the direction that the mainstream marketing has taken with the electronic cigarette. This is their "get rich quick"scheme.
And until this approach is changed, we will never gain mainstream acceptance.
E-cigs will be looked upon as a fad, a gimick. Puts our beloved vaping on the same level as the Thigh Master.
It makes it so easy for the anti-entities to attack e-cigs and discredit them when they make such claims and exhibit such retail practices.
All they are doing is helping to bring about the bans that they desire. The general public likes to focus on anything negative and this is not the way to put any kind of positive light on vaping.
I guess I"m probably preaching to the choir but it just burns me up.
The conspiracy therorist in me says its all part of their master plan to help them bring about a complete ban. They're working it from both sides.
The survivalist in me says to start stocking up on supplies so I can DIY. Maybe start a cache in a cabin out in the wilderness so that I have somewhere to run to when they start kicking down doors to confiscate our pv's.
Don't laugh, I can see it coming. They want us to go back to tobacco, all part of their master plan.....part of their never ending efforts to harness the almighty dollar........ and the power...................
...........where is John and Sarah Connors when we need them!!
