Get to know you thread

[raqball]

I thought it would be cool for users to share a little about themselves... Kinda of a get to know your fellow GG user kind of thing...

I will start...

My name is Kris and I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.. I left for the US Army when I was 18.. I served in Grenada, Iraq and also served some time in Israel.

My father was born in Beirut and moved to the US when he was 5-years-old... Back then it was the Las Vegas of the Middle East....

I have since discharged from the US Army and served 16-years as a police officer before taking an early retirement last year...

I currently live in the Kansas City area....

I have a BAS in Computer Science, I love BlackBerry devices, racquetball ( I play 3 times a week and am sponsored by Wilson) and love Unix, Linux, and Trek bikes...

I am still pretty young to be retired ( I am 44) and I have a 17-year-old son who has lived with me for most of his life so it's pretty much him and I 24/7/365...

What else.....?

Ahh... I have been cig free for over a year!!!

Nice to meet you all and I look forward to future conversations!!!

Kris

 

[boomboom]

That's great Raq, a fellow police officer!!! I'm 34 years old and have been a police officer (PM me for what police service.....not too sure I should post due to Health Canada regs about importing nicotine products..blah blah blah) for just over five years. I've also been a volunteer firefighter for the past 10 years and was a Correctional Officer for 7 years before becoming a cop.

Retirement for me in 20 more years.....sigh....

Bought my first e-cig May 2009 (Blu) and completely off analogs the day my Prodigy V1 arrived (July 21, 2009). Haven't touched one since.

 

[wood_510]

Hello all, My name is Eric or Woody as most people call me. I'm a full time fireman and have been for 12 years now. I was born in Illinois and move to Michigan when I was 6. My sophmore year of high school I move to the lovely state of Georgia. Went to college at Georgia Southern University for a little piece and played baseball for them. Served some time in the Air Force as well. The Fire Station is my home though. Unlike Raqball I have 27 more years till retirement. I just hope that my body can keep the pace that I am setting now... Nice to meet all of you.

Ohh almost forgot till Vapn reminded me. Smoke free since September 12, 2009!!

 

[vapn]

Well in the company of police officers and firefighters I really feel out of place being an ex-drug dealer. I have since retired that without a pension I might add but luckily I escaped that life without any record hahahha.... But seriously I am a TIG welder building towers on fishing yachts. 40 years old and back in school working on my Bachelors in IT at the University of Phoenix online. Hopefully I can get myself out of the sun and behind a desk in the air conditioning. Living in Florida has its good points but it can also be pretty hot here.

Nice to meet you all and look forward to many future conversations. Nice to be anti smoking aint it? O I started vaping and stopped smoking cigarettes July 1st of 09.

 

[Stormynights]

I started a GG girls get to know each other thread. This must be for the men. I think this is so nice. It just makes us all closer when we know more about each other. Feel free to stop in at the GG girls thread. I posted a couple of little funny videos. You are welcome to post there too even if it does say girls.

 

[bighatcowboy]

Just lovely seeing myself surrounded by so many good working class folks.

Funny, ask me a few months ago who smokes electronic cigarettes and I would have laughing described some 16 year old emo kid, and I certainly wouldn't have seen myself as one of them, let alone what seems to be a demographic majority.

I live in South Bend Indiana, and work construction, Forman of a concrete crew, mainly concrete foundations and walls. In my off time I fancy myself a director and write/shoot independent short films, and I hope to start shooting a feature early next year.

I have a wife and two kids, and we have one of the most mixed up families you have ever seen. On my wife's side we have mainly Panamanians, Greeks, and Kentucky rednecks, and my side which is comprised of German, Dutch, and a good splash of Okie redneck. At reunions you will hear over 5 languages at once.

I've been smoke free for 9 days now, and it's very nice to meet you all.

 

[emonty]

Great idea, let's get personal!!!

Ok, I am just a regular guy from Holland, age 47, two kids 7 and 9, divorced, having a relationship with a beautiful woman who I see every other week and taking care full time of my kids the other week. that way I have two lives, which is ok because I like my space ;-)
For work: I am an IT manager for a very big IT company but luckily working mostly from home and enjoying my GGTS at the luxury of my home office. I enjoy mountain biking, traveling, music and movies. Other then that: cars, canoeing, skiing and gadgets.

 

[Mist_Of_Joye]

Well in the company of police officers and firefighters I really feel out of place being an ex-drug dealer. I have since retired that without a pension I might add but luckily I escaped that life without any record hahahha...

How lucky you are, because you sir, got yourself one fine lawyer here

39 years old, living and practicing the art of bloodsucking in Beirut....hehe. A lovely wife, 2 cute princesses and a third one on its way.

Lived and survived almost every war you heard about that happened in the Middle East within the last 4 decades.

PS: I confirm that Chuck Norris never set foot in here

 

[imeothanasis]

I am 42 years old. I came to Athens when I was 10 years old. At 18 years old I went to the engineer school for 5 years. I didnt finish it because I went to the army for 2 years. I had a fight with my captain and they throw me away.
I became an insurance guy for 15 years now. I never liked the job, I always liked to make or repair things.
I am making GG now and I love it

 

[skydawgg]

I am 20 years old. I have been in an out of colleges and universities since the end of highschool...I have taken computer science(one year), culinary arts (one semester) and business commerce (a semester and a week lol long long story) And currently working...i do something that sucks lol but i continue doing what i do hoping i one day find something productive to do that pays well lol...although all i really want out of life is for the decpetion to fall and the truth to come out...really alot of the dumb ... things that go on...just don't need to....now im not some sort of hippy...but would love to see a day where you open a newspaper and dont have to see the face of some soldier who died in some retarted war....

 

[narcopathe]

I'm living in Lille in the north of France (do I am the onliest GG owner in France 8-o ???).
I'm 40 years old, divorced with 2 lovely children.
Worked 12 years for an GM's dealer as OPEL and SAAB vans seller, fleets and vans sales manager, I left GM last year for an NISSAN's dealer as managing director.
Stop smoking 5 months ago thanks to Janty KB, and discover GG products and vaping just for pleasure .

@+
Thierry

 

[T-Hefner]

Ok Ok..........

I am 28years old...I'm a Union Heating & Air conditioning Service Tech. (Local 475). I like to vape and rip xbox360/ps3...Nothing like a good game and a nice vape. I love my coffee...coffee, vape, coffee, vape...lil more coffee. LOL....I am a single (You hear that ladies?!?!) Living the batchelor life...ya know. Been in 2 long relationships back to back...so its kinda a nice change. My job keeps me pretty busy ...really busy in the summer time..sometimes working 60hr weeks. I live in North Jersey....Born and raised...I love jersey...but I do like to travel and see other places. I'm open to new stuff, and I'm willing to give anything a shot...(Well almost anything..hah) Other then that just busy with work...yada yada yada...

-Tim

 

[imeothanasis]

Ok Ok..........

I am 28years old...I'm a Union Heating & Air conditioning Service Tech. (Local 475). I like to vape and rip xbox360/ps3...Nothing like a good game and a nice vape. I love my coffee...coffee, vape, coffee, vape...lil more coffee. LOL....I am a single (You hear that ladies?!?!) Living the batchelor life...ya know. Been in 2 long relationships back to back...so its kinda a nice change. My job keeps me pretty busy ...really busy in the summer time..sometimes working 60hr weeks. I live in North Jersey....Born and raised...I love jersey...but I do like to travel and see other places. I'm open to new stuff, and I'm willing to give anything a shot...(Well almost anything..hah) Other then that just busy with work...yada yada yada...

-Tim

1) I dont know why a handsome man like you is still single!!!!!

2) You are a big oportunity for the ladies here and we have plenty of them

 

[Stormynights]

1) I dont know why a handsome man like you is still single!!!!!

2) You are a big oportunity for the ladies here and we have plenty of them

Maybe we need a thread for the eligible men and women. One romance bloomed here. Why not more?

 

[Lisaf01]

I'm living in Lille in the north of France (do I am the onliest GG owner in France 8-o ???).

There is currently only one other GGTS living in France but there are several GGTs and Slims there too.

Maybe we need a thread for the eligible men and women. One romance bloomed here. Why not more?

I think true love often only arrives once you've given up looking for it.

 

[Stormynights]

There is currently only one other GGTS living in France but there are several GGTs and Slims there too.



I think true love often only arrives once you've given up looking for it.

Yes Lisa that is true. When I met my Hubby he just about had to drag me to the alter but it was the best thing I ever did. I am glad he was persistent. I was looking or expecting romance but it sure happened.

 

[Lisaf01]

hehehehe, well, neither of us were reluctant cos we felt what can only be described as an "inner knowing", but we sure were surprised.

 

[imeothanasis]

Maybe we need a thread for the eligible men and women. One romance bloomed here. Why not more?

I agree stormy. Romance happens between members of companies so please make one new thread please, you know better this stuff than me

 

[yaks1974]

I am 36 year old Aussie of Greek Heritage. Married to my childhood sweetheart with 2 beautiful children. I work for the Air Force as an Avionics Aircraft Maintenance Engineer...Awesome Job!

Had previously been mixing Ecigs and analogs for about 6 months, was a pack a day smoker and got it down to about 5 - 6 a day...not too bad I thought.

It was only until I discovered GG that I have been analog free....almost two weeks and counting (I want to be there for my children).

 

[harpo]

Maybe we need a thread for the eligible men and women. One romance bloomed here. Why not more?

I'm fairly new here so who are you talking about. I'm thinking Lisa and ?