I've been a smoker for oh, around 3 years. I started out in college just smoking in occasional social situations. That continued post college until my wife was pregnant with our first. The stress got to me and I started smoking 1 to 2 cigs a day.
Parenting pushed that up to a bit more, and then I started working at home. Well that 1 to 2 a day turned into about 4 a day. Then working from home turned into unemployment when I quit my job. From that point on I've been smoking around half a PAD for the past 2 years or so.
My wife knew that I smoked but she didn't really know how much. I'm a closet smoker so the only people who know are my wife, and 2 coworkers. Everyone I know hates it, so I keep it on the DL. It was really bad bc I have to sneak them, and we all know that isn't easy and when it's a long work day, or a long family day I'm about ready to kill someone by the time I can sneak away.
I'm pretty ashamed to admit it, but I have a smoking jacket. Its not a cool older gentleman smoking jacket, its a black nylon jacket that I wear to keep the smell off me. Every time I leave the house, I leave with my Marlboro Smooth, a lighter and that damn black jacket. I have various places around town that I know I can pull into and jump out of the car with my jacket and a quick smoke. Hotels, abandoned building parking lots, parks, etc.
I tried the gum but it didn't take. I don't like the taste, or the way the nicotine hit my throat. And it takes too long. When that craving hits, I don't want to chew a piece of nasty gum for 30 mins. I need a quick fix.
But that was before I got my e-cig. I order a 510-T with a manual battery and 5 30 mL bottles of Menthol. I haven't smoked an analog in 3 days and I haven't missed them. I don't even have any analogs anymore. I carry this thing with me everywhere and I love it!
A tank lasts me about 2 days, same as the regular sized manual battery. I'm not a huge vaper, and I've been so pleased with how this has worked out so far. I just pull it out and take a few drags when I feel the urge. I can smoke inside! I can sneak into the bathroom so the kids don't see! I can stealth vape hiding it in my hand, and blow the vapor into a cup or my shirt. It doesn't smell! It's a gift from the heavens.
My plan is to quit smoking entirely. My wife has given me a 1 year deadline to quit everything after I told her about the e-cig, and how I had quit the analogs. My started kit came with 5 bottles of different nicotine levels from 24 down to 0 so I'm just going to step down the nicotine to 0, and then try to quit vaping.
I'll keep everyone up to date. I know it'll still be difficult, but I'm thrilled that I'm not sucking on cancer sticks anymore. At least as far as we know.
Parenting pushed that up to a bit more, and then I started working at home. Well that 1 to 2 a day turned into about 4 a day. Then working from home turned into unemployment when I quit my job. From that point on I've been smoking around half a PAD for the past 2 years or so.
My wife knew that I smoked but she didn't really know how much. I'm a closet smoker so the only people who know are my wife, and 2 coworkers. Everyone I know hates it, so I keep it on the DL. It was really bad bc I have to sneak them, and we all know that isn't easy and when it's a long work day, or a long family day I'm about ready to kill someone by the time I can sneak away.
I'm pretty ashamed to admit it, but I have a smoking jacket. Its not a cool older gentleman smoking jacket, its a black nylon jacket that I wear to keep the smell off me. Every time I leave the house, I leave with my Marlboro Smooth, a lighter and that damn black jacket. I have various places around town that I know I can pull into and jump out of the car with my jacket and a quick smoke. Hotels, abandoned building parking lots, parks, etc.
I tried the gum but it didn't take. I don't like the taste, or the way the nicotine hit my throat. And it takes too long. When that craving hits, I don't want to chew a piece of nasty gum for 30 mins. I need a quick fix.
But that was before I got my e-cig. I order a 510-T with a manual battery and 5 30 mL bottles of Menthol. I haven't smoked an analog in 3 days and I haven't missed them. I don't even have any analogs anymore. I carry this thing with me everywhere and I love it!
A tank lasts me about 2 days, same as the regular sized manual battery. I'm not a huge vaper, and I've been so pleased with how this has worked out so far. I just pull it out and take a few drags when I feel the urge. I can smoke inside! I can sneak into the bathroom so the kids don't see! I can stealth vape hiding it in my hand, and blow the vapor into a cup or my shirt. It doesn't smell! It's a gift from the heavens.
My plan is to quit smoking entirely. My wife has given me a 1 year deadline to quit everything after I told her about the e-cig, and how I had quit the analogs. My started kit came with 5 bottles of different nicotine levels from 24 down to 0 so I'm just going to step down the nicotine to 0, and then try to quit vaping.
I'll keep everyone up to date. I know it'll still be difficult, but I'm thrilled that I'm not sucking on cancer sticks anymore. At least as far as we know.