Excited To Join The ECF Community

[TheCommuter]

I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello to the ECF / vaping community!

I go by "TheCommuter", but my real name is Joe. I am an analog smoker (10+ years, 20+ cigs a day) and am ready to kick this horrible habit. I've tried many times, but was never successful because I enjoy the social and physical act of smoking. However, I am starting to experience health issues and I can't stand the smell, cost, and shame that comes with smoking analogs.

A coworker recommended that I look into e-cigarettes and I was extremely apprehensive. I assumed that it was nothing more than a gimmick that was expensive and no better (health wise) than smoking, but I decided to do some research and stumbled across ECF. Boy, my assumptions were wrong! I've been browsing these forums and doing a ton of research on the net, and I'm excited! Not only about starting my journey with vaping but by the community. I cannot believe how active, friendly, and helpful everyone seems to be and am eager to become an active member!

 

[yiddleboge6]

Hello and welcome to ECF. Glad to have you here. Just fire away with whatever questions come up and you'll find lots of folks jumping in to help out

 

[Natalia]

Hello Joe! Welcome to ECF, and congratulations on deciding to "kick" the habit.

I know you can do it, because I smoked for 48 years and loved it. Thanks to vaping and ECF, I'm almost 2 yrs smoke free.
Good luck to you.

 

[cactusgirl]

Hi Joe and welcome to ECF! You've landed in the right place! There are plenty of folks here who are eager and willing to help as many as we can transition to the vaping world!

 

[NancyR]

Hi Joe and welcome,

You are already headed in the right direction by being here. I really wish I would have found ECF before I bought my first set up, would have saved me alot of headache. We have some great people here who know lots of ins and outs. Just remember not everything works for everyone, so what I may love you might hate.

 

[TheCommuter]

I know you can do it, because I smoked for 48 years and loved it. Thanks to vaping and ECF, I'm almost 2 yrs smoke free.
Good luck to you.

That is great Natalia, good for you! I must say that this is a huge confidence boost - I feel better about my ability to be smoke free!

 

[Dana A]

Hi Commuter, Vaping works so well that I started by accident. After smoking 2+ packs a day for 20 years I bought a cheap e cig at a tobacco store so I could use it while visiting a friend in the hospital. I liked it so much that I went back and bought a 2nd battery and stopped smoking that very night. Then I found ECF and all of these great people. I read about how much less harmful vaping was and started moving up to better and better setups. I never had a nic fit. I am now smoke free for 4 months and never went threw the pain and suffering of quitting analogs. It was so pain free and actually fun that I kind of feel like I cheated LOL Welcome to the ECF. I used to say that when I died my cause of death was going to be blowing up while being on oxygen and smoking. I don't think anyone loved smoking more than I did. Give E cigs a try. You won't be sorry.

 

[hellsh0cked]

Hello Joe. Welcome to the ECF. There are lots of people here to answer your questions and support you with your goal to quit smoking. If you have any questions just ask.

 

[Karlos]

Hi Joe. Welcome by fellow newbie.

I happily quit a month and half ago. I had been smoking for about 20 years, ended at 30 some cigs per day. The day after I tried vaping I realized horrible taste and smell of the stuff I used to smoke. I must say I was enjoying smoking, but suddenly I did not like it after switch to waping. Strange but true.

Good luck.

 

[water4choc]

Hello & welcome to ECF. I smoked for 40+ years and loved it. But, my kids kept begging me to stop and one day told me about e-cigs. I was not impressed and did not think I would enjoy them in the same way that I loved to smoke analogs - I really really loved smoking. Well, I decided to try e-cigs for the sake of the kids, but really did not think I would convert - that was 1 1/2 years ago. Well, I was surprised because it definitely worked for me. I did try a cigarette a few days after I started vaping e-cigs, and it tasted so horrible to me. Haven't had another analog sjnce. I am now a vapoholic!

One thing that I discovered was how much I enjoy so many of the juice flavors. I didn't think I would like any flavor other than tobacco, but after reading reviews on ECF and seeing how many people raved about the flavors of different types of juice, I decided to try and now I don't even want tobacco flavored juice anymore. Vaping has totally changed me for the better. My kids are happy, I am sure I am healthier, no more stinky tobacco, and the savings - not too bad!

Well, good luck to you and hope you find equipment and other assorted items you will want to enjoy your vaping experience. Just ask questions if you are not sure of what to get or just want opinions and I am sure you will get many responses. There is so much information on the ECF site - it helped me tremendously.