Hi all, just a quick note to introduce myself.

[Richie Van V]

Hello, I'm Richie.

Just a quick note to say I've just joined. I gave up smoking thanks to vaping almost 3 months ago and joined the forum as most of my friends stopped smoking a while back and I don't actually know any other vapers. In fact a lot of people I do know think it's a bit odd or not good for you. Lack of information on their part is the issue it just amazes me how much more attention it attracts to a cancer causing cigarette habit.

Anyway I don't want to ramble on, it's nice to be here though and I look forward to interacting with other fellow vapers.

All the very best,

Rich.

 

[pwheeler]

Welcome to the forum, Rich and congratulations on giving up smoking! We have all been fighting the bad info being dispelled out there regarding vaping. It does seem that so many people out there would rather hear and believe negative stuff rather than the truth. Keep on vaping, share your success with others without being obnoxious, and if you can succeed with your own endeavors, and maybe help a few others change over, it's all good!

As far as knowing other vapers, I don't know any around here either. We have a lot of Texas vapers, but Texas is so large, we are scattered to the four winds. We have a lot of UK vapers around this forum, so you might be surprised to find someone near you. Good luck and great to have you here!

 

[Katmar]

Welcome, Rich and kudos for kicking the habit. Hope you enjoy your stay at the forum. Answers to everything regarding vaping are all right here.

 

[daleron]

Welcome to ECF Rich

 

[Harlen]

Hello and welcome
It's good to be free of the cigarettes , I didn't think I was ever going to be able to quit them till a silly little ego and ce4 made it work for me.
Vape on

 

[MakoFury]

Welcome! Good Luck!

 

[Rat2chat2]

to ecf Richie Van V. So glad you are here. So many wonderful people here on ecf. Happy vaping to you.

 

[maelstrom2001]

Hello!

 

[oplholik]

Welcome Richie

 

[Richie Van V]

Many thanks to all of you for such a warm welcome, I wasn't expecting that.

DWheeler, you're quite right about the nonsense out there. I actually met a friend of a friend yesterday who smokes and thought Ecigs were worse than analogues. That can only come about from some serious media propaganda but we all know about that. Last week I saw a big article in the paper over here about an increase in house fires from Ecig battery chargers being left on with no mention of the fact that that's quite normal considering more and more people are vaping. Funnily enough I never see any mention of the house fires started from ciggys.

Having said that, with about 2,000,000 people here who have switched from smoking to vaping and it doesn't take a genius to do the maths and see they're far more concerned with money than our health.

 

[NymeriaSand]

Hi and welcome from a fellow newb! Well done on getting off the cigs, I have been off the analogs for almost 4 weeks now myself. I've found the forum endlessly helpful so far. I have had the same nonsensical ignorance from a few people regarding taking up vaping! I don't know why people have this reaction, It's pretty dumb IMO! On my second day of vaping I was talking to my brother in-law who told me, as he was lighting a cig, "nah, don't know about doing that, there isn't enough research done on whats in that" so my (naturally sarcastic) response was "as opposed to all that positive research on cigarettes!"

I mean what he said was right, there isn't enough research currently. I was just flabbergasted by someone spouting this with a ... hanging from their mouth! I suppose some people would rather opt for the guarantee of health problems, rather than the (seemingly) small possibility of health problems. I think some people just aren't ready to stop and when vaping is brought up they just try to come up with a reason, non-smokers who say these things probably just don't understand nic addiction.

 

[DetraMental]

Hello and welcome to ECF Richie! You nailed it about the house fires, hypocrisy is what it is. Congrats on making the switch to vaping. I never thought I'd be able to quit smoking after 32yrs and having tried everything. I have some friends who vape but I'm the one that does all the research and keeps on top of everything so I feel alone because I have no one to really share a conversation with. They just want their setups to work. I come here to ECF because I need the extra support for myself and because it's the best place ever to talk shop! Hope to seeing you around the forum and happy vaping!

 

[NewellVW]

Welcome Richie. There are a lot of misconceptions about vaping probably because it is so new and took off so fast! But the reason is IT WORKS! Smoked 45 years and tried everything under the sun to quit and nothing worked more than a few days but this works. Is that a bad thing? I don't think so! Just hang in there, stay with it and get healthy. Stop by here when you need support, ideas or help. A lot of nice people in the same boat here. Good luck.

 

[TheChromeKamuro]

Many thanks to all of you for such a warm welcome, I wasn't expecting that.

DWheeler, you're quite right about the nonsense out there. I actually met a friend of a friend yesterday who smokes and thought Ecigs were worse than analogues. That can only come about from some serious media propaganda but we all know about that. Last week I saw a big article in the paper over here about an increase in house fires from Ecig battery chargers being left on with no mention of the fact that that's quite normal considering more and more people are vaping. Funnily enough I never see any mention of the house fires started from ciggys.

Having said that, with about 2,000,000 people here who have switched from smoking to vaping and it doesn't take a genius to do the maths and see they're far more concerned with money than our health.

Right on, brother. It's up to us to keep spreading the good news, and shut down the naysayers.
Welcome to the family. [emoji3]