1-2 pack a day smoker for 30+ years ... my 510 starter kit arrived last weekend and I think this is gonna do it!
I'm an advertising writer/designer and the smoking ritual long ago became an integral part of my working/thinking process. In fact, I tried to cold-turkey once while working in an ad agency -- after two weeks off the butts and still struggling to find ways to be productive without my crutch, my (smoker) boss went out and bought a pack of my brand, put it on my desk, and said "Light one now or I have to fire you. I need my best writer back!" That was the best excuse for NOT quitting I ever had and I leaned on it for a decade.
I've been a freelancer for years now, chain-smoking (or at least chain-lighting and burning) from the comfort of my recliner while I work. Started hearing about e-cigs last year, though I've yet to meet another vaper IRL. At the doctor's insistence, I'd already tried everything else in the smoking cessation armory, without success. My SO is also a pack-a-day smoker who hasn't been ready to quit, which hasn't helped my willpower. But the worst was the writer's block that inevitably came with any attempt to quit. Doesn't make any difference how much the stinkers cost if they're tied to your ability to make a living!
Over the past five days, I've finally figured out how to load and prime a cartomizer properly, how to draw to produce a decent vape, and already become frustrated with the short battery life of the 510 auto (though I love the form factor). I must be a heavy hitter, because I'm barely able to get one batt recharged before the one I'm using is dead. But I've had just 4 analogs since Saturday and only resorted to those when both 510 batteries were down at the same time -- and I've been working steadily. And the best news is, SO has been watching with great interest, tried vaping mine a few times ... and yesterday, asked me to order another kit so we can kick the analogs together.
So an eGo-C kit is on the way, as well as an eGo pass-through. Also have three sampler sets coming from Mt. Baker, Gen-X and AIV, based on reviews found here on ECF. Between the mix-and-match 510/eGo parts, I figure we should be able to both get our vape on quite happily.
Thanks, folks, for sharing your experiences here on the forum. Finding ECF pushed me to give vaping a try. Right now, the only thing I'm afraid of is spending too much time reading ECF and shopping e-cig supplies to get any work done!
I'm an advertising writer/designer and the smoking ritual long ago became an integral part of my working/thinking process. In fact, I tried to cold-turkey once while working in an ad agency -- after two weeks off the butts and still struggling to find ways to be productive without my crutch, my (smoker) boss went out and bought a pack of my brand, put it on my desk, and said "Light one now or I have to fire you. I need my best writer back!" That was the best excuse for NOT quitting I ever had and I leaned on it for a decade.
I've been a freelancer for years now, chain-smoking (or at least chain-lighting and burning) from the comfort of my recliner while I work. Started hearing about e-cigs last year, though I've yet to meet another vaper IRL. At the doctor's insistence, I'd already tried everything else in the smoking cessation armory, without success. My SO is also a pack-a-day smoker who hasn't been ready to quit, which hasn't helped my willpower. But the worst was the writer's block that inevitably came with any attempt to quit. Doesn't make any difference how much the stinkers cost if they're tied to your ability to make a living!
Over the past five days, I've finally figured out how to load and prime a cartomizer properly, how to draw to produce a decent vape, and already become frustrated with the short battery life of the 510 auto (though I love the form factor). I must be a heavy hitter, because I'm barely able to get one batt recharged before the one I'm using is dead. But I've had just 4 analogs since Saturday and only resorted to those when both 510 batteries were down at the same time -- and I've been working steadily. And the best news is, SO has been watching with great interest, tried vaping mine a few times ... and yesterday, asked me to order another kit so we can kick the analogs together.
So an eGo-C kit is on the way, as well as an eGo pass-through. Also have three sampler sets coming from Mt. Baker, Gen-X and AIV, based on reviews found here on ECF. Between the mix-and-match 510/eGo parts, I figure we should be able to both get our vape on quite happily.
Thanks, folks, for sharing your experiences here on the forum. Finding ECF pushed me to give vaping a try. Right now, the only thing I'm afraid of is spending too much time reading ECF and shopping e-cig supplies to get any work done!
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