50 years of chain smoking .......me quit? You got to be kidding
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That happened to me too. I guess my tale will come out in bits, but it's probably about like everyone else's anyway. Yours for example...I've been a smoker since age 10 (I'm 62 now). I switched to all-natural tobacco about 6 years ago and never thought I would or could quit. I genuinely enjoyed smoking. It was the $3,000 per year expense that made me decide we had to quit.
When the e-cigs first hit the market I was interested, but they were so darn expensive, I wasn't about to plunk down $200 just to see if the thing worked or not. Now that they've come down in price (most of 'em, anyway), and the technology has progressed, and now that more of the better ones are made right here in the USA, I am so glad I made the switch and like you, I am amazed. From the very first day our tobacco cravings simply vanished! It's only been two weeks since we quit, but we are both positive that we will never smoke again. Welcome to the forum, from one newbie to another!
35 year smoker. Last twenty rolling my own to the tune of 40-50 a day. 2+ years smoke free.
I totally agree with the miracle part.
Welcome to ECF, Sally! I was a heavy smoker for 43 years...no one thought I would ever quit...especially me. But with vaping I did! It'll be 18 months with NO cigarettes at all on March 29th. And it wasn't even "painful"! It was easy, right from my first puff on an e-cig. Miracle isn't too strong a word for it!
Glad you've joined our ranks!
Glad you've joined our ranks!
welcome sally! isn't it awesome that after 50 years you put them down! good for you! we have the best support in the world here, so i know we can do it. ( i smoked for 45 years). yeah!
Wow! Me too... 20-yrs now... still smoking the cancer-stick... waiting for my 1st e-Cig kit to arrive... was supposed to be today, but UPS updated (just now) to be delivered on Monday (Mar-11)... can't wait to STOP. More than me - it'd help all the folks around me.
Did my research... tasted (sorry 'vaped') a disposable one... liked it... and finally ordered my kit. Though a non-nic one, but I found it awesome... and thought it'd be Ok for me, didn't have much choice though, it's non-nic in Canada... and coctco.ca gave a neat price!
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Did my research... tasted (sorry 'vaped') a disposable one... liked it... and finally ordered my kit. Though a non-nic one, but I found it awesome... and thought it'd be Ok for me, didn't have much choice though, it's non-nic in Canada... and coctco.ca gave a neat price!
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"e-Cigs are mankind's best gift to Mankind!" -Qorax
48 yrs here of 2+pad. This is close to a miracle for me. Have been off cigs over a year now. Welcome it is a great feeling to be free of them.
Mom was the same--more than fifty years smoking and she quit overnight. I was 25 years a smoker, and quit...well, faster than I thought I would, but not overnight. 
Welcome aboard!
Welcome aboard!
Congrat's Sally, my story reflects yours in a way....except I haven't quit...Did we quit when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?????
No I am never quitting......I am just upping my days away since my last stinkie. A half a pack never lasted so long.....last weekend I had a half a pack...this weekend I still have that same half pack. Welcome and great to have you here. 
No I am never quitting......I am just upping my days away since my last stinkie. A half a pack never lasted so long.....last weekend I had a half a pack...this weekend I still have that same half pack. Welcome and great to have you here. 
Welcome Sally, I am new also, 7.5 days since I left cigarettes behind forever, I am amazed I could do it after 44 years of smoking! Not just me, my Husband who has smoked for 50 years is now vaping and not missing cigarettes at all!
We consider it a miracle, every morning we wake up to breathing easier, tasting and smelling more and enjoying sharing our experiences with our new friends on the Forum!
The best part for me is I'm vaping dessert type juices and I'm not constantly eating like I did when I quit before, this could be the best thing I have ever done for myself!
We consider it a miracle, every morning we wake up to breathing easier, tasting and smelling more and enjoying sharing our experiences with our new friends on the Forum!
The best part for me is I'm vaping dessert type juices and I'm not constantly eating like I did when I quit before, this could be the best thing I have ever done for myself!
That is absolutely wonderful, Sally. Welcome to the ECF and tahnks for sharing your success!
Gratz on quitting and welcome to the forum. I too chain smoked for 30 yrs and never thought I could quit so easily. I wasn't planning on quitting either but after the first vape I knew I had found the answer.
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Congratulations on taking the plunge. These accounts of 30, 40, and 50-year smokers' sudden triumph over a seemingly intractable habit are truly some of the strongest testaments to the power of vaping to change lives. Puts my five-year sob story to shame!
Congrats Sally! Now you get to play with all the new toys and taste all of those delicious ejuices, I recommend cherry if you got a sweet tooth.
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