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35 years smokin', started at 14. My parents finally signed a "smoke-hole" pass for me, after getting suspended from high school 3 times my freshman year for smoking in the bathroom! We would spend our 35 cent lunch money on a nasty pack every morning! I remember how outrageous we thought it was, when they went up to 50 cents before graduating!
A poll that caused me to have to find both my birth certificate and a calculator? Well played! 
34 now, 18 when I started
34 now, 18 when I started
started when i was 16 i am 20 now 4 years is nothing compared to most of you guys but i like smoking i like the culture around it i dunno my whole family smokes and it seems like natural? but im on the ecig for a week now and love it so much!
I and Chantix (never quit, just didn't mind the smoking ban so much).
In the three days that my e-cig was functional, I only smoked 2 packs of real cigs. I see that as huge progress (that's about 13 cigs a day compared to 30 to 40).
I just gotta get this thing up and running again.
Nico, I see that you are from Akron and seem to hate the smoking ban as much as many of us do in Ohio. I am from Canton...worked in Akron for 9 years. I recently wrote to the head smoke nazi at ODH to get his ruling on using e cigarettes in banned places. Here is the exchange between us. For those places who are afraid of allowing it because of possible fines, this might be an incentive.
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:42 AM
To: Smoke Info
Subject: electronic cigarettes
Could you please respond with your policy for electronic cigarettes in places
where smoking is banned. I am assuming that since they are not lit or produce
any burning substance, contain no
tobacco, and are vaporized rather than smoked;
that it is legal to use them in bars and restaurants if the owner allows it.
Obviously, e cigarettes also do not require ashtrays. Although they are not
produced by a pharmaceutical company, e cigarettes function much like nicotine
inhalers sold in drug stores for smoking cessation.
In case you
are unfamiliar with electronic cigarettes, here is an introduction.
An electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette, e-cig) is a cigarette
substitute<http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_substitute>, giving
small amounts of the chemical
nicotine<Nicotine - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
--- On Mon, 2/9/09, Smoke Info <smkinfo@odh.ohio.gov> wrote:
From: Smoke Info <smkinfo@odh.ohio.gov>
Subject: RE: electronic cigarettes
To: Sheri
Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 11:13 AM
Technically, electronic cigarettes are allowed in public places where smoking
is
banned. However, other patrons of establishments where smoking is banned may
not understand the
policy, and some confusion may result as to what the users
of
the electronic cigarettes may be using. In other words, other patrons may
think
tobacco is being used instead of electronic cigarettes.
As mentioned earlier, technically, electronic cigarettes are allowed in public places because tobacco is not used in them.
________________________________
From: Sheri
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 11:38 AM
To: Smoke Info
Subject: RE: electronic cigarettes
One more question....if said e smoker provided a card and demonstration of the
product and the place in question posted an electronic smoking allowed notice
with that explanation, would that help to legally solve any confusion?
Sheri Dornhecker
THINK: It's not illegal yet.
--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Smoke Info <smkinfo@odh.ohio.gov> wrote:
From: Smoke Info <smkinfo@odh.ohio.gov>
Subject: RE: electronic cigarettes
To:
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 10:35 AM
That decision would be up to the enforcement office and legal
council.
________________________________
From: Sheri]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:02 AM
To: Smoke Info
Subject: RE: electronic cigarettes
I am not trying to be difficult, but I would like a definitive answer if you could. If the electronic cigarette does not violate the terms of the smoking ban (no tobacco, no ashtray, no fire, etc.) and no one is smoking real cigarettes during the investigation; then how could the place allowing customers to vapor electronic cigarettes and nothing else be held liable for breaking the smoking ban? I did not see anything in the law that covers the "appearance" of smoking. I did see a definition of "smoking" and the e cigarette does not fall under that definition. I also don't see how other patrons could complain that there was a violation. Under what part of the smoking ban would a customer be able to make such a complaint....no ashtray, signs posted, no tobacco, no lit substance. If you cannot answer these questions or do not wish to do so, who might I direct my questions? Thank you.
Final Response
--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Smoke Info <smkinfo@odh.ohio.gov> wrote:
From: Smoke Info <smkinfo@odh.ohio.gov>
Subject: RE: electronic cigarettes
To:
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
As mentioned earlier, technically, electronic cigarettes are allowed in public places because tobacco is not used in them.
24 I started smoking when I was 13. By 19 I was smoking 5.5 packs a day then by 21 I was down to 2-3 packs a day or so.
I guess there was bound not to be too many of us vaporours over 50.... most of us have died from all the years of smoking tobacco.
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I'm 26 now, and started when I was 15. Can you believe I was trying to impress a guy?
58, smoking since 12... (and just like nitewriter, even managed to nick my first one at 6... a cigar no less!)
Attempts to stop: many and very short... E-cig came along: stopped without attempting within one day... sheer miraculous thingy!
Attempts to stop: many and very short... E-cig came along: stopped without attempting within one day... sheer miraculous thingy!
Started at 11, quit at 12, started again at 15, been smoking ever since and I'm 45 now.
First smoked a cigarette when I was eleven. didn't smoke again until I was 14, smoked only now and again through my teens.
Started smoking 2 packs a day when I was 20.
started frequenting bars and clubs at about 30 and started smoking close to 3 packs a day from then until present.
Now ready to give vaping a try.
Started smoking 2 packs a day when I was 20.
started frequenting bars and clubs at about 30 and started smoking close to 3 packs a day from then until present.
Now ready to give vaping a try.
Smoking since 12 - now 48. Bought a tin of Malvern Mixture and a reject pipe. Went to the local park and smoked it. Threw up and never looked back.
Luckily I started vaping in early Oct 08 and haven't touched tobacco since.
Luckily I started vaping in early Oct 08 and haven't touched tobacco since.
The poll looks like we're about to get a bell curve. Interesting.
Foolishly started at 17/18 and got hook after the 1st smoke... now, more than 1/2 a century old and trying the e-cig. Hoping to put analogs behind me... but having operational difficulties with my 1st e-cig. Waiting for 2nd e-cig order in the hopes it will work better.
Foolishly started at 17/18 and got hook after the 1st smoke... now, more than 1/2 a century old and trying the e-cig. Hoping to put analogs behind me... but having operational difficulties with my 1st e-cig. Waiting for 2nd e-cig order in the hopes it will work better.
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