I was outside at work in the smoking area 3 days ago, and the regular gang was there. I said to L, "What's that?" as she sucked on a purple metal tube. She explained about e-cigs and told me she hadn't had a smoke in 5 days -- and she's a pack-a-dayer. Her boyfriend, a 2-pack-a-dayer, has also gone to 100% vaping right from the start, the week before. "Doesn't it bother you to be surrounded by smokers?" No, she said. That was it, for me. There's a brick-and-mortar e-cig store a block from my office; I went straight there and got the eGo-C starter kit. Pretty amazing. I waited till I finished the last pack of tobacco, so I didn't start vaping till this morning; but I have great hopes. 