New Canadian member here, and new to vaping having started just last week. This is my first post.
I just wanted to say that vaping is a BLESSING. I started smoking at age 13, I'm 49 now and although 9 years ago I managed to quit (cold turkey at first, then with some help from Champix) and stay clean for 3 years, I eventually relapsed and have been trying to quit again ever since. I had heard of e-cigarettes and had seen them at my regular smoke shop, but I was told they contained no nicotine.. well, not going to quit cigarettes by breathing peppermint air, I thought.
Thing was, I really didn't want to smoke anymore. Aside from all the health-related dangers, I was just tired of the stench in the house, of having to step outside of the office in the Canadian winter when I just had to have one, of feeling the stigma of being a smoker. I didn't even really enjoy the taste anymore, I had to drink extra coffee just so I could have a cigarette right after without ending up with a bad mouth. I tried nicotine gum and patches, but the gum gave me violent hiccups and the patches were too expensive and prone to detaching, so I used them only on long flights when I just had no other options. Both aids left me dissatisfied anyway.
A little over a week ago a family member showed me her PV setup, had me try it, and I decided to plunk down the equivalent of 2 cartons of Camels for a T-Rex C starter kit (which I understand being an EGO C clone) and a couple of 30ml juice bottles. Got it all in the mail in less than 48h and everything's changed ever since.
Vaping leaves a pleasant flavour in my mouth, instead of tar and dirt. I'm breathing better and better all the time. I no longer need to use nasal decongestant spray at bedtime just to get a decent night sleep. I'm smelling all sorts of things and food is starting to taste great again. This is what happened when I quit once before, but this time it will be without the months-long cravings.
And I'm FREE. I can vape anywhere. At work, in museums, in flight, at bridge tournaments, in bed, at friends' homes, in stores, in restaurants, at the movies, you name it. I don't bother anyone and nobody bothers me. And cherry on top, I am going to save so much money - especially here in Canada, where tobacco taxes are very high.
This is the future. This stuff is simply groundbreaking. I still had half a pack of analogs left from before getting my kit, and I trashed it today. Never again. The Chinese fellow who invented this should be canonized. Thanks, Sir.
I'm thrilled I found this site where I will be able to learn so much more about all this, and associate with fellow vapers. Greetings to you all, and thanks for reading
-- Dan
I just wanted to say that vaping is a BLESSING. I started smoking at age 13, I'm 49 now and although 9 years ago I managed to quit (cold turkey at first, then with some help from Champix) and stay clean for 3 years, I eventually relapsed and have been trying to quit again ever since. I had heard of e-cigarettes and had seen them at my regular smoke shop, but I was told they contained no nicotine.. well, not going to quit cigarettes by breathing peppermint air, I thought.
Thing was, I really didn't want to smoke anymore. Aside from all the health-related dangers, I was just tired of the stench in the house, of having to step outside of the office in the Canadian winter when I just had to have one, of feeling the stigma of being a smoker. I didn't even really enjoy the taste anymore, I had to drink extra coffee just so I could have a cigarette right after without ending up with a bad mouth. I tried nicotine gum and patches, but the gum gave me violent hiccups and the patches were too expensive and prone to detaching, so I used them only on long flights when I just had no other options. Both aids left me dissatisfied anyway.
A little over a week ago a family member showed me her PV setup, had me try it, and I decided to plunk down the equivalent of 2 cartons of Camels for a T-Rex C starter kit (which I understand being an EGO C clone) and a couple of 30ml juice bottles. Got it all in the mail in less than 48h and everything's changed ever since.
Vaping leaves a pleasant flavour in my mouth, instead of tar and dirt. I'm breathing better and better all the time. I no longer need to use nasal decongestant spray at bedtime just to get a decent night sleep. I'm smelling all sorts of things and food is starting to taste great again. This is what happened when I quit once before, but this time it will be without the months-long cravings.
And I'm FREE. I can vape anywhere. At work, in museums, in flight, at bridge tournaments, in bed, at friends' homes, in stores, in restaurants, at the movies, you name it. I don't bother anyone and nobody bothers me. And cherry on top, I am going to save so much money - especially here in Canada, where tobacco taxes are very high.
This is the future. This stuff is simply groundbreaking. I still had half a pack of analogs left from before getting my kit, and I trashed it today. Never again. The Chinese fellow who invented this should be canonized. Thanks, Sir.
I'm thrilled I found this site where I will be able to learn so much more about all this, and associate with fellow vapers. Greetings to you all, and thanks for reading
-- Dan
