June 06, 2011 - 9:30 am - My very first vape.
I woke up at 8:44am and groaned. I knew my first PV was going to be delivered today, but the mail man normally isn't here until 11am or later. After a weekend of anticipation, I really did not want to be up this early pacing the floor. By the time I actually left the bed at 9, the dogs were already in a frenzy at the front door. He's never come this early! EVER! He did today, though!
I now live with my non-smoking parents, 7 cats, a hound-dog/pitbull mix, and a mini-pinscher that bosses all the preceding entities around. I'm divorced and disabled following a 25+ year nursing career. They are retired and aging. We look out for each other. Since my parents have always been a lot of fun, and seem very happy to have at least one child back home, it works out well for all of us. My kids don't have to worry about me being alone and my sister doesn't have to worry about our parents because I'm here. The only problem, until now, is that I am a chain smoker and they are non-smokers. I stay in my bedroom so I can smoke. They prefer to have me downstairs with them. You can see where this is heading...
The package was finally here! My folks and the two dogs followed me through the house as I rushed around plugging things in, unwrapping carts and atomizers, and assembling the bottles of e-liquid that had arrived several days before. None of us had even had our coffee yet, much less breakfast. I ran upstairs for one final quick review of the Doctor Vapor how-to videos, now that I had cartos, attys, and carts right in my paws to refer to. By 9:30, I had the eGo PT plugged up in the living-room, an atty on, drip tip in place and bottle of Arctic Menthol juice at the ready.
My impressions? As predicted, the first few hits were nasty while the manufacturing crap burned off. I quickly determined that I didn't care for dripping. I withheld judgement on the Arctic Menthol juice. At the moment, I don't care for it but I know my tastes will change and the juice will age more. I will come back to it. I went to the carts next. That was a little better, but not by much. They seemed to go dry way quicker than I anticipated that they would. I am already very familiar with that burnt taste. After trying dripping, using the carts, and not really caring much for the first juice I tried, I was getting worried that I may have blown my money on something that was not going to work for me.
The 510 cartomizers to the rescue! Oooh, I came so very close to not ordering cartos! I considered it an impulse buy when I added it to my shopping cart. Thank my guardian spirits that I did! As soon as I hit a carto, I knew that was what I had been hoping for. Just a few little adjustments of e-liquid along the way, and I can be very happy with the cartos.
My folks were thrilled. They couldn't smell a thing. I was able to help my dad with his morning crossword puzzle during breakfast. The big dog seems to think it's a medical device or something and keeps looking at me with a deeply furrowed brow. She's such a worry wart. She'll get used to seeing it.
I do want to increase my TH, though. I see more research in my immediate future...
I woke up at 8:44am and groaned. I knew my first PV was going to be delivered today, but the mail man normally isn't here until 11am or later. After a weekend of anticipation, I really did not want to be up this early pacing the floor. By the time I actually left the bed at 9, the dogs were already in a frenzy at the front door. He's never come this early! EVER! He did today, though!
I now live with my non-smoking parents, 7 cats, a hound-dog/pitbull mix, and a mini-pinscher that bosses all the preceding entities around. I'm divorced and disabled following a 25+ year nursing career. They are retired and aging. We look out for each other. Since my parents have always been a lot of fun, and seem very happy to have at least one child back home, it works out well for all of us. My kids don't have to worry about me being alone and my sister doesn't have to worry about our parents because I'm here. The only problem, until now, is that I am a chain smoker and they are non-smokers. I stay in my bedroom so I can smoke. They prefer to have me downstairs with them. You can see where this is heading...
The package was finally here! My folks and the two dogs followed me through the house as I rushed around plugging things in, unwrapping carts and atomizers, and assembling the bottles of e-liquid that had arrived several days before. None of us had even had our coffee yet, much less breakfast. I ran upstairs for one final quick review of the Doctor Vapor how-to videos, now that I had cartos, attys, and carts right in my paws to refer to. By 9:30, I had the eGo PT plugged up in the living-room, an atty on, drip tip in place and bottle of Arctic Menthol juice at the ready.
My impressions? As predicted, the first few hits were nasty while the manufacturing crap burned off. I quickly determined that I didn't care for dripping. I withheld judgement on the Arctic Menthol juice. At the moment, I don't care for it but I know my tastes will change and the juice will age more. I will come back to it. I went to the carts next. That was a little better, but not by much. They seemed to go dry way quicker than I anticipated that they would. I am already very familiar with that burnt taste. After trying dripping, using the carts, and not really caring much for the first juice I tried, I was getting worried that I may have blown my money on something that was not going to work for me.
The 510 cartomizers to the rescue! Oooh, I came so very close to not ordering cartos! I considered it an impulse buy when I added it to my shopping cart. Thank my guardian spirits that I did! As soon as I hit a carto, I knew that was what I had been hoping for. Just a few little adjustments of e-liquid along the way, and I can be very happy with the cartos.
My folks were thrilled. They couldn't smell a thing. I was able to help my dad with his morning crossword puzzle during breakfast. The big dog seems to think it's a medical device or something and keeps looking at me with a deeply furrowed brow. She's such a worry wart. She'll get used to seeing it.
I do want to increase my TH, though. I see more research in my immediate future...
