Hi my name is Scott. I just started
vaping about 3 weeks back. My wife started Sunday. I've been a smoker for 12 years. In April I stopped cold turkey due to a back surgery. About 5 weeks later the stress of bills and dealing with the pain of recovery got to me and I started smoking again. Wanted to stop and nothing helped ease the cravings. So on a friends recommendation I picked up a ego. In the past 3 weeks I haven't wanted to smoke. I'm a shade tree machanic and I work at a parts store. Most of my friends smoke, I'm the first to start vaping. Hopefully I will convert some over. Only time will tell. I've been lurking this site for a while. Even before buying my ego.
Hi and welcome to the forums! It'll be tough to get converts. I've found that most people don't like change, but they are secretly curious. Keep vaping, and keep trying different flavors. I have some smokers come by and say "what flavor are you vaping today"... I'll say something like "zebra stripe gum" or "guava", or "strawberry", etc.... If they seem like they're in dis-belief, just ask them what flavor are they smoking.
I was a smoker for 20+ years.. over a year vaping, and I can't see going back. You'll hear all sorts of things from people, and most of them are half truths to outright lies. Just do some research, because people WILL ask you questions about it.
As an example... one guy at work said "that stuff has antifreeze in it". I call that a "half truth", since it doesn't contain what he knows as antifreeze. Propylene Glycol is used as an antifreeze, but only because their current antifreeze was poison. So, they found a food additive (propylene glycol) that has a freezing point of -74 degrees. It's a food additive that doesn't freeze. Never the less, he still says it has antifreeze in it and antifreeze kills. To him, I just say don't eat food, since most food has some sort of salt in it, and that's an antifreeze too.
It is a good and healthier alternative to smoking... keep up the good work, and try to educate those non vapers.
