Its definitely not the pv or the juice that is making them taste bad. The only time I was able to quit for any length of time, 2 months, was after I got out of the hostpital. Walking through the lobby with my ... hanging out of a gown, wheeling my IV behind me, to go out and smoke with all the junkies in detox really made me examine how pathetic I was and so I quit.Wore multimple nicotine patches, had horrible night terrors, but did quit. Within a week I could smell a smoker from a mile away, and if I took a drag off someone in a stressful moment, it tasted like complete crap and I couldnt understand why I liked it in the first place. Of course, as soon as something really stressful happened, I started getting the camel light whisper....."smoke one and it will all be better." Started right back up again and didnt mind the taste because I was jones'n so bad.
If you can remember when you first started, didnt you wonder why in the hell people smoked that nasty crap? I sure did and kick myself everyday for not listening to my friend who told me not to start or Id never be able to quit. He was right, I could not quit even though I knew they were killing me, setting a bad example for my kids...etc. Its pretty bad when you cant even stop for your kids. I turned my life completely around the day I cut my oldest sons cord, except for smoking cigs. Went from waist length dreadlocks, ratty clothes, smoking herb as soon as I woke up and every minute past that, trying every drug that came my way...etc, to a manager at a photography plant, eating healthy, dressing well, short hair and being very responsible in less than a weeks time. But still couldnt stop smoking. (Dreads and smoking herb isnt bad imo, I really miss my grounding antennaes, so dont get me wrong, just trying to illustrate the extreme change I went through.
Wow! Bit of a rant there, sorry. Bottom line is cigs are very nasty, vaping just gives us a break from them and we realize just how gross they are after our taste buds, sense of smell, and lungs are starting to recover. Hope you remember how nasty those were this time around. At just over 2.5 months without a smoke, the concept of lighting a smoke and inhaling it seems completely foreign to me, and thats just how I like it and plan to stay. Good luck everyone.