Greetings from a ECF newbie... well, kind'a. Been lurking for months and months, joined last month and am now putting a toe in this pool of knowledge.
My name is Jack, at least that is what I go by. My real first name is very long and unpronounceable by most people not of Italian heritage... I have come to the sad realization that my parents apparently hated me at birth.
As with most everyone who frequents this, and other similar forums, I used to be a smoker. Cigarettes, cigars and custom blends in pipes. In the event that any of the three were unavailable I would calmly set fire to a pile of old tires and inhale that. Yes, I was a smoker. It didn't take me long to realize that smoking has one, undeniable downside... most ladies don't like gentlemen who smoke, and I like ladies. I saw no evidence that lady's attitudes were going to change anytime soon so I concluded that I would have to be the one to change. Being quick on the upstart it only too me two and a half packs a day of Marlboros over forty-three years to come to this realization. (Yes, I've been roaming the planet for awhile... I remember when the Redwood Forest was still a desert.
My quest to break the bonds of an addiction that started with c-ration cigarettes in the military began with internet ordered South Beach Smokes. That lasted less than two weeks. Was it a dismal failure? No, not at all. It demonstrated to me that while my ultimate destination was achievable I was simply traveling down the wrong path. I returned my booty from South Beach, (they were very easy to work with and credited a full refund immediately), and replaced them with an e-Go T and various flavors of Dekang juices I found it amazingly easy to take over a week to finish the one open pack of cigarettes I still had and toss the remaining four packs from the opened carton into the wood stove.
I was set, or was I. I rationalized that another e-go T would make things more convenient. Same rationalization for a couple pass-through batteries as well as various size and color Smoketec tanks and a dump truck full of assorted cartomizers. I wasn't smoking, (not even gaining any weight), but was quickly taking on the characteristics of a cable TV show Hoarder. I was convinced the compulsion to acquire more and more vapor related bangles and bobbles would come to a quick and money saving end... I was equally convinced the the cost of diesel would once again fall to its previous twenty-two cents a gallon price level.
With the addition of enough DIY flavors, measuring glassware and bottle to give a Centers for Disease Control Level 4 lab a run for its money plus a chrome ProVari, a black satin ProVari, a selection of custom sandblasted tanks from Phiniac. cartomizers, atomizers, clearomizers and 'izers that I can't even identify. But alas, I reached the end of buying the newest and greatest.
Well, perhaps not. Recuperating from a broken back involves a lot of laying around on the couch which presents itself with a weighty choice; watch Oprah of surf the internet. Since I'm not really an Oprah kind of guy I surf... and not just small waves. Last week I found myself on the Reos Mods website. (What is an "OUT OF STOCK", and how do they vape, he seems to have quite an inventory of them.)
Knowing absolutely nothing about Reo's, or bottom feeders for that matter I managed to find the Reo sub-forum and spent a considerably amount of my already short life expectancy reading page after page. (Those people are a kick, very entertaining, almost cult like and apparently led by a guru named Rob who has a penchant for egg rolls. Seems a bit strange to me but I'm not one to question other's culinary delights.)
Unable to ignore the fanatical enthusiasm by members of the Reo sub-forum I returned to the website and was able to order a Reo Grand in a color that apparently every other human being with even a modicum of fashion sense refused to consider. Oh well, their loss, my gain... I'm secure in my masculinity so I don't really care about color and with two-dollar shipping I'm starting to see why they like this Rob guy.
My new Reo arrived yesterday. Their method of shipping requires a signature and my mail lady was nice enough to drive the half mile up to the house and personally deliver it. (Annual Christmas envelopes provide very helpful benefits.) It took only moments to get the Reo Grand up and running and only moments more to get the hang of 'Blind Squonking'. (Huh, 'Blind Squonking... maybe I'm not as secure in my masculinity as I thought.)
This is actually a pretty neat little PV, works great with a 1.8 Cisco 306 and the 6ml bottle delivers the same flavor, throat hit and vapor without the hassle of dripping. I'm pretty impressed, so impressed I composed this entire tome whilst vaping away Banana Pudding, (DIY), on the same 18650 I started with yesterday. (Yes, I have a Kick headed my way in the mail as we speak.)
Well, that's my tale of vaping, at least to this point. I'm sure there will be more Reo's in my future along with what ever nifty new things modders come up with but the bottom line is, I don't smoke anymore and quitting was easier than I ever could have imagined... now if I could just get the ladies to like me. That might be more of a challenge.
I wish you all the best in your quest to abandon the lure of cigarettes.
Jack
My name is Jack, at least that is what I go by. My real first name is very long and unpronounceable by most people not of Italian heritage... I have come to the sad realization that my parents apparently hated me at birth.
As with most everyone who frequents this, and other similar forums, I used to be a smoker. Cigarettes, cigars and custom blends in pipes. In the event that any of the three were unavailable I would calmly set fire to a pile of old tires and inhale that. Yes, I was a smoker. It didn't take me long to realize that smoking has one, undeniable downside... most ladies don't like gentlemen who smoke, and I like ladies. I saw no evidence that lady's attitudes were going to change anytime soon so I concluded that I would have to be the one to change. Being quick on the upstart it only too me two and a half packs a day of Marlboros over forty-three years to come to this realization. (Yes, I've been roaming the planet for awhile... I remember when the Redwood Forest was still a desert.
My quest to break the bonds of an addiction that started with c-ration cigarettes in the military began with internet ordered South Beach Smokes. That lasted less than two weeks. Was it a dismal failure? No, not at all. It demonstrated to me that while my ultimate destination was achievable I was simply traveling down the wrong path. I returned my booty from South Beach, (they were very easy to work with and credited a full refund immediately), and replaced them with an e-Go T and various flavors of Dekang juices I found it amazingly easy to take over a week to finish the one open pack of cigarettes I still had and toss the remaining four packs from the opened carton into the wood stove.
I was set, or was I. I rationalized that another e-go T would make things more convenient. Same rationalization for a couple pass-through batteries as well as various size and color Smoketec tanks and a dump truck full of assorted cartomizers. I wasn't smoking, (not even gaining any weight), but was quickly taking on the characteristics of a cable TV show Hoarder. I was convinced the compulsion to acquire more and more vapor related bangles and bobbles would come to a quick and money saving end... I was equally convinced the the cost of diesel would once again fall to its previous twenty-two cents a gallon price level.
With the addition of enough DIY flavors, measuring glassware and bottle to give a Centers for Disease Control Level 4 lab a run for its money plus a chrome ProVari, a black satin ProVari, a selection of custom sandblasted tanks from Phiniac. cartomizers, atomizers, clearomizers and 'izers that I can't even identify. But alas, I reached the end of buying the newest and greatest.
Well, perhaps not. Recuperating from a broken back involves a lot of laying around on the couch which presents itself with a weighty choice; watch Oprah of surf the internet. Since I'm not really an Oprah kind of guy I surf... and not just small waves. Last week I found myself on the Reos Mods website. (What is an "OUT OF STOCK", and how do they vape, he seems to have quite an inventory of them.)
Knowing absolutely nothing about Reo's, or bottom feeders for that matter I managed to find the Reo sub-forum and spent a considerably amount of my already short life expectancy reading page after page. (Those people are a kick, very entertaining, almost cult like and apparently led by a guru named Rob who has a penchant for egg rolls. Seems a bit strange to me but I'm not one to question other's culinary delights.)
Unable to ignore the fanatical enthusiasm by members of the Reo sub-forum I returned to the website and was able to order a Reo Grand in a color that apparently every other human being with even a modicum of fashion sense refused to consider. Oh well, their loss, my gain... I'm secure in my masculinity so I don't really care about color and with two-dollar shipping I'm starting to see why they like this Rob guy.
My new Reo arrived yesterday. Their method of shipping requires a signature and my mail lady was nice enough to drive the half mile up to the house and personally deliver it. (Annual Christmas envelopes provide very helpful benefits.) It took only moments to get the Reo Grand up and running and only moments more to get the hang of 'Blind Squonking'. (Huh, 'Blind Squonking... maybe I'm not as secure in my masculinity as I thought.)
This is actually a pretty neat little PV, works great with a 1.8 Cisco 306 and the 6ml bottle delivers the same flavor, throat hit and vapor without the hassle of dripping. I'm pretty impressed, so impressed I composed this entire tome whilst vaping away Banana Pudding, (DIY), on the same 18650 I started with yesterday. (Yes, I have a Kick headed my way in the mail as we speak.)
Well, that's my tale of vaping, at least to this point. I'm sure there will be more Reo's in my future along with what ever nifty new things modders come up with but the bottom line is, I don't smoke anymore and quitting was easier than I ever could have imagined... now if I could just get the ladies to like me. That might be more of a challenge.
I wish you all the best in your quest to abandon the lure of cigarettes.
Jack
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