I miss being younger and just not giving a **** about the health issues of smoking. But my nicotine addiction is being taken care of well enough with e-cigs, and if they get banned Id be on the gum which Im quite fond of.
Anyone Miss Analogs???
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I don't know that I consider analogs to be so "hassle-free" as some of the things I'm NOT missing is the mess, the "oops, ash on my shirt" scenario, the dropping a chunk of lit stuff while driving and knowing it's smoldering down there by my feet somewhere, trying to clean the crap out of my car, driving up to the smoke shop only to find out they are sold out of my favorite brand, realizing I'm low on smokes at midnight and having to make a mad dash to the store and pay a premium, standing outside in the cold/rain/snow. Quite a hassle if you ask me. Now, that said, you do reliably get smoke when you light one and yes I've had my fair share of pull-my-hair-out moments with the e-cigs, but all in all, especially now that I'm hooked to USB and have some back-up supplies around, I think it's less hassle. Definitely less mess.
Not sure yet. I just began vaping on Saturday, and only smoked 3 analogs that day and none since then(huge thing for me). I took my first trip out today, and it felt odd not lighting up in the car,before and after my appointments,ect. I think it's going to take a while to get used to it,but I felt happy that I didn't need to stand in the cold, open my car window, stink when I got out of the car,ect. I think I'll get used to it, but there are the habits that we all have that need to be adjusted. It's weird to not use the analogs to "time" things like I have in the past, like what I listed above and more. I will miss going out to have a analog when I was bored or sick of a situation,ect.
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I agree on missing the not being able to "time" things. For years I've been "I'll have a smoke and then go do x". It feels weird because I still think it, but then I'll take a couple drags off the e-cig and then go do whatever, and realize that I just saved some time 
In a few days it will be 4 months without real tabacco. About a month ago i was drinking with some people, definitely well on the way to "drunk", and for a moment i contemplated smoking a real cigarette. It was definitely tempting, while my e-cig was overheated and unsatisfiying, and my mouth was not really tasting it. That's about the only time i got the urge to smoke just one cigarette (let's not count the first days when a cartridge was supposed to last like a pack of cigarettes...). Wait, to be fair sometimes when i am with a smoker i pick up one of his cigarettes and smell it, for the sake of it.
But i guess smoking a real one every now and then is acceptable, right? I still got that emergency packet of Malboro lights (4 months and still wrapped), and i like the idea of writing on it the dates of the cigarettes used...
But i guess smoking a real one every now and then is acceptable, right? I still got that emergency packet of Malboro lights (4 months and still wrapped), and i like the idea of writing on it the dates of the cigarettes used...
I hate hassling with these damn e-cigs. Even if it's fun sometimes lol. When I smoked it was easy...grab my pack and lighter and off I go. Now it's - Grab my case, make sure e-liquid is there, make sure extra battery & atomizer is there, grab an extra cart too! But wait the vape from USB is better. Grab USB and battery pack. Stand there contemplating which one to bring. F**k it, bring both...cuz ya never know.
I don't miss analogs. I don't miss the taste, the smell, the coughing, the tightness in my chest, etc. I miss the convenience. That's all.
I don't miss analogs. I don't miss the taste, the smell, the coughing, the tightness in my chest, etc. I miss the convenience. That's all.
I am no longer a slave to sticking a burning object in my mouth and sucking!
Today is my 1 month anniversary. I do not miss analogs at all!
I prefer to vape. It has a slight sweetness and it's smooth. In the morning, I use 24 mg. 16 mg the rest of the day. (analogs never tasted good)
At work, somethimes I take a break and go outside with my analog smoker friends. They smoke while I vape. Other times I go to the restroom and vape. The vape smell is virtually undetectable - now that's freedom.
Today is my 1 month anniversary. I do not miss analogs at all!
I prefer to vape. It has a slight sweetness and it's smooth. In the morning, I use 24 mg. 16 mg the rest of the day. (analogs never tasted good)
At work, somethimes I take a break and go outside with my analog smoker friends. They smoke while I vape. Other times I go to the restroom and vape. The vape smell is virtually undetectable - now that's freedom.
Hey Rainbow...
I used to think it was inconvenient until I found this travel pack...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...cussion/5331-travel-case-apc-usb-battery.html
Now, I carry it with me whever I go, and I have everything I need.
Hope this helps.
I used to think it was inconvenient until I found this travel pack...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...cussion/5331-travel-case-apc-usb-battery.html
Now, I carry it with me whever I go, and I have everything I need.
Hope this helps.
Congrats on the one month, Peachette!
My problem with the "take a break" aspect is that I now come to the computer (USB) instead of going outside. Then I log in here. Next thing I know, I've been vaping and "taking a break" for half an hour. Ooops! LOL!
My problem with the "take a break" aspect is that I now come to the computer (USB) instead of going outside. Then I log in here. Next thing I know, I've been vaping and "taking a break" for half an hour. Ooops! LOL!
My e-cig (901) is a lifesaver. I occasionally still crave an analog cig, especially with my morning coffee and after dinner, but I just vape away and that feeling goes away. No stink, no smelly fingers, clothes or hair.
I've used Nicorette gum in the past for smoking cesation. Hated it.
This is by far a superior substitute. The rituals are similar, fussy and sometimes bothersome, but in the long run... worth it, in my opinion.
I've used Nicorette gum in the past for smoking cesation. Hated it.
This is by far a superior substitute. The rituals are similar, fussy and sometimes bothersome, but in the long run... worth it, in my opinion.
I got a good whiff of the trace smoke and it reminded me of a casino. Now I want to go gamble.
LMAO, that's sooo me.
1. Everything is normal
2. Catch a whiff of analog smoke
3. Think of a casino
4. Go to local cardroom
5. See the beer signs, order same
6. Start thinking I'm good at gambling
7.-113. More associative addictive behavior
114. WTF am I doing in Vegas, and what's YOUR name?
You should've knocked that guy off his bike for what he did to me
I miss analogs for all the non-nicotine "benefits". Cigarettes did a couple of things to me that vapor just doesn't -- namely, settling my stomach after meals, and knocking me out when I'm about to go to bed. That after-meal cigarette and that before-bed cigarette are very sorely missed, and no amount of vapor seems to fill the void.
I do miss analogs a bit. I used to smoke Eclipse and they burn at a VERY constant rate. So constant that I used them for keeping time and considering I have no sense of time whatsoever this has been a big problem for me. I do find myself craving an analog when I drink but after I switched to Turkish flavor I seem to be ok. I have contemplated grabbing an analog when my batteries die when I am nowhere near a power supply. I kind of feels like when I ran out of cigarettes in the woods.
It used to bother me that I couldnt keep it hanging out of my mouth all of the time but that has gone since I have adapted to it.
But the benefits far out weigh the drawbacks. Things like: Not having to worry about my skin getting melted when the coal drops out of my cig.8-o
Being able to smoke in the bars and clubs again. And not being surrounded by dead cigarette bodies constantly. (Eclipses stay the same size even in death)
I now love my E-Cig (Even though it is a poor model) and now only vape. I havent bought a pack of cigs since 01/09/09 and thats a big deal as I was a 2 pack (at min) a day smoker and former 5 pack smoker (Pre Eclipse)
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It used to bother me that I couldnt keep it hanging out of my mouth all of the time but that has gone since I have adapted to it.
But the benefits far out weigh the drawbacks. Things like: Not having to worry about my skin getting melted when the coal drops out of my cig.8-o
Being able to smoke in the bars and clubs again. And not being surrounded by dead cigarette bodies constantly. (Eclipses stay the same size even in death)
I now love my E-Cig (Even though it is a poor model) and now only vape. I havent bought a pack of cigs since 01/09/09 and thats a big deal as I was a 2 pack (at min) a day smoker and former 5 pack smoker (Pre Eclipse)
-Devon
Yep, I miss cigs as timers too, Devon! Much of my career as a journalist, I did photography with Nikon F cameras, fixed with a wide assortment of lenses I owned. Some of my work involved taking photographs at night -- time exposures -- of businesses, industries, churches or cityscapes.
Photographers always want to know the shutter speed and f-stop of exposures, so for contests I'd write "f22 for 1 cigarette." That was it. With the camera on a tripod and the subject framed, set the f-stop to 22 and light up a cigarette. Relax. Enjoy. When the cigarette is finished, so is the timed exposure. Close the shutter and go enter a contest with the picture.
Photographers always want to know the shutter speed and f-stop of exposures, so for contests I'd write "f22 for 1 cigarette." That was it. With the camera on a tripod and the subject framed, set the f-stop to 22 and light up a cigarette. Relax. Enjoy. When the cigarette is finished, so is the timed exposure. Close the shutter and go enter a contest with the picture.
When the subject had a pulse, she was usually in a bikini and I dangled a cig from my lips as I worked.
Which is why the image was somewhat blurred after such a long...exposure...
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