Well here's a little back ground. Been smoking since I was 13 so about 14 years give or take a few months now. I was an infantry Marine for 8 years and now I'm in the D.C. area working as a gov contractor. I grew up with a single mom who is a 2 pack a day smoker. I can honestly say the reason I started smoking is because of her. I think parents are a huge influence on their children and I used her smoking habit as my justification. It wasn't odd to find two to three lit cigarettes floating around in multiple odd ash trays around the house. It wasn't strange that I could wipe a wet cloth down the wall and see a flawless white line through a film of yellow tint.
Needless to say despite my smoking habit I have always been secretive about my pack a day habit. You will never find a pic of me with a cigarette in my hand. Even in public I try to avoid people. I go out of my way to avoid them and I'm mindful to avoid children especially. Despite all of this I still suffer from the stigma that non respectful smokers receive and quite frankly I hate it. Being married I now (or even in previous relationships) I always did my best to keep the smell away. Washing my hands and brushing/flossing/rinsing twenty plus times a day.
I'm also pretty big on MMO gaming these days. Some of my buddies were chatting away talking about e-cigs and it really peaked my interest. I've tried several things in the past. Acupuncture, hypnosis, patches, gum, chantix. The only product that I was ever able to quit for some time with was the gum. I went three months w/o smoking but my tongue was raw from chain chewing and I had frequent heart burn from swallowing the juice from the gum. Needless to say I also experienced 3 months of non-stop coughing.
So about a month ago I made my way to these forums and started browsing. I think after about a month of research and talking to my buds I decided to go for it. My wife was supportive and has always been desperate for me to quit. I bought a Super EGO kit (with jumbo atomizer and carts). I also ordered a menthol liquid, mango, and espresso coffee flavor. The carts came pre-filled with a tobacco blend.
Took 2 days to get my PV which I received last Thursday. It was quite simply put beautiful. I like the taste of the tobacco blends a lot. Not because they remind me of the taste of analogs. They are actually quite far from it. You know how sometimes when you smell something you can almost taste it? These tobacco flavors (to me) taste like the aroma of a freshly cured tobacco leaf minus the burnt acrid cigarette flavor. I'm really enjoying the other flavors as well.
Yesterday I took a hit off a buddies smoke as well to confirm with myself that I craved vaping more and it was the perfect confirmation. I absolutely love vaping. My wife has no problems with it and doesn't even notice it. Its funny though when she kisses me and catches the after taste of mango or coffee beans. She even likes the taste after I smoke a tobacco blend (I like to mix the menthol with the tobacco blend). I am quite content with this new habit though and look forward to converting my other family members.
Needless to say despite my smoking habit I have always been secretive about my pack a day habit. You will never find a pic of me with a cigarette in my hand. Even in public I try to avoid people. I go out of my way to avoid them and I'm mindful to avoid children especially. Despite all of this I still suffer from the stigma that non respectful smokers receive and quite frankly I hate it. Being married I now (or even in previous relationships) I always did my best to keep the smell away. Washing my hands and brushing/flossing/rinsing twenty plus times a day.
I'm also pretty big on MMO gaming these days. Some of my buddies were chatting away talking about e-cigs and it really peaked my interest. I've tried several things in the past. Acupuncture, hypnosis, patches, gum, chantix. The only product that I was ever able to quit for some time with was the gum. I went three months w/o smoking but my tongue was raw from chain chewing and I had frequent heart burn from swallowing the juice from the gum. Needless to say I also experienced 3 months of non-stop coughing.
So about a month ago I made my way to these forums and started browsing. I think after about a month of research and talking to my buds I decided to go for it. My wife was supportive and has always been desperate for me to quit. I bought a Super EGO kit (with jumbo atomizer and carts). I also ordered a menthol liquid, mango, and espresso coffee flavor. The carts came pre-filled with a tobacco blend.
Took 2 days to get my PV which I received last Thursday. It was quite simply put beautiful. I like the taste of the tobacco blends a lot. Not because they remind me of the taste of analogs. They are actually quite far from it. You know how sometimes when you smell something you can almost taste it? These tobacco flavors (to me) taste like the aroma of a freshly cured tobacco leaf minus the burnt acrid cigarette flavor. I'm really enjoying the other flavors as well.
Yesterday I took a hit off a buddies smoke as well to confirm with myself that I craved vaping more and it was the perfect confirmation. I absolutely love vaping. My wife has no problems with it and doesn't even notice it. Its funny though when she kisses me and catches the after taste of mango or coffee beans. She even likes the taste after I smoke a tobacco blend (I like to mix the menthol with the tobacco blend). I am quite content with this new habit though and look forward to converting my other family members.
