Ex-smokers turned vapers...

[Rickajho]

Ex-smoker. Medically, my GP says you have to be off the butts for a full year before they will change your status in your records. And ex-smoker, because medically you were never a non-smoker if you started with smoking to begin with.

The numbers are down there in my sig line.

 

[Ryedan]

Nonsmoker for 2 1/2 years since I switched to vaping.

 

[Technonut]

I am a non-smoker... 4 years totally free from burning tobacco this month....

 

[joesquid]

non...ex.... call me what you want as long as it's not a smoker.

 

[Anjaffm]

Do you consider yourself a smoker or nonsmoker? And how long have you been off the cigs? Just curious...

I consider myself a vaper.
I am not a smoker. I do not smoke. Switched to vaping on 4 Nov 2011 (almost 3 years now, yeah... )
I do not call myself a non-smoker either. For reasons of personal preference.

/edit:
for purposes of health, operations etc, I would classify myself as non-smoker of course.
I do not inhale the smoke that is responsible for the negative effects of smoking.

 

[WickedSick]

Of course I am not a smoker , I am a vaper. So when you taken in account all the differences there is no way you could be put under the same hat as smoker And I have been of the hook for 3-4 years now, I have honestly lost track .

 

[DaveP]

It's all about the definition of smoke. Smoke contains a long list of harmful chemicals, some of which are know to cause cancer. Smoke is a produced by burning something and creating ash. Smoke is ash particles.

Most of us are nicotine users and that's how they continue to extract higher insurance rates from us. The irony is that nicotine use isn't a killer. It's about as harmful as being a heavy coffee drinker (more than 2 cups a day).

Tobacco is said to produce about 4000 chemicals in the smoke. The list below names 599 chemicals that are added to tobacco by cigarette makers.
599 Ingredients added to Cigarettes

 

[Spazmelda]

I consider myself an ex-smoker. I have not had a cigarette in over 3 years. On a medical form I will tick the box for ex-smoker or former smoker, if it doesn't ask about nicotine use, I will write that out to the side or note that I do still use nicotine.

 

[yoitstj]

Happy Vapeversary!!! 1 year today according to your banner.

Non-smoker! Check out my banner for how long because I don't remember but it counts for me! lol

 

[yoitstj]

Ex-smoker. Quit 5/31/14. Started vaping a couple weeks before that.

 

[VannyPak]

Happy Vapeversary!!! 1 year today according to your banner.

Thank you!

 

[proxion]

I'll say I'm a smoker. I don't smoke cigarettes - but I can't be bothered to be technically correct around average citizens. I will tell my colleagues "I'm going for a smoke." or "Smoke?" to initiate a session. Once a smoker, you're never a nonsmoker - you can only become an exsmoker. You'll never forget about it, and you'll never stop having the occasional thoughts like "how would I feel if I had a smoke?". Consciously, it might not be that apparent, but IMHO, it never leaves you.

 

[Spazmelda]

I dunno proxion, I have had 0 craving or thoughts of smoking for 3 years now. I suppose I am lucky.

 

[jaba62]

Ex-smoker for 3 months, I will never, ever go back to those foul disgusting things! such a different world for me now.I am not even concerned if I spend extra money on vaping as I was when I smoked. I was a 2 pad smoker and I don't freak out when i don't get to vape for a little while, It is so much more enjoyable for me.