Hi all

[Trevisan]

Hello, not new to the forum but new to posting. I smoked for over 30 years and will hit 365 days of being cigarette free next month. I have been vaping since October 2013 and am so grateful for all of the terrific info I have gotten here during my newbie first year. A big thank you to everyone! Figured I'd stop lurking and start posting!

 

[Whynot61]

Congrats on the 365 being smoke free. It's been 8 weeks for me now. I was a 30 year smoker too.

 

[Trevisan]

Congrats on the 365 being smoke free. It's been 8 weeks for me now. I was a 30 year smoker too.

Hello and thank you! Congratulations to you as well. It gets much easier with time. vaping has been nothing short of a miracle for me.
I honestly believe that it has probably saved my life, or at the very least bought me some years that I would not have had if I were still smoking a pack plus a day. I have converted a few die hard smoker friends along the way this past year which makes me so happy! This is a great forum and has been invaluable to me over the past year. Now if only I could figure out how to change my avatar pic!

 

[keonee]

Welcome Trevisan to ECF. Congrats on being smoke free....I also quit smoking Oct. 2013.

Good Luck to You....Happy vaping!!!

 

[Trevisan]

Thanks Keonee for the welcome

 

[y3nis]

Welcome

 

[Trevisan]

Hello y3nis and thank you!

 

[Trevisan]

Hooray I figured out the avatar thing. I am no longer pictured as a New England barn!

 

[EBates]

Welcome aboard, all of ya.

 

[pwheeler]

Welcome, Trevisan! Glad you decided to join us. Congrats on being smoke free for almost a year!

 

[Trevisan]

The only truly irritating part of vaping to me is the attitude of a lot of people who insist that I haven't actually quit smoking because I vape. That always gets me going! Also, you don't see a lot of public vaping here so I get looks from people like I have 3 heads or something when I vape in public outdoor places. I always try to positively explain to people what vaping is and that it is NOT like smoking.

 

[pwheeler]

The only truly irritating part of vaping to me is the attitude of a lot of people who insist that I haven't actually quit smoking because I vape. That always gets me going! Also, you don't see a lot of public vaping here so I get looks from people like I have 3 heads or something when I vape in public outdoor places. I always try to positively explain to people what vaping is and that it is NOT like smoking.

I get the same odd looks like I am smoking something illegal in public! People just haven't been educated on vaping yet, or if they have, just what they hear from the media, so it's something whacky. If it looks like smoke, must be smoke, right? We have a long road ahead of us.

 

[Rat2chat2]

to posting Trevisan. So glad you finally decided to join it. Lots of wonderful people around here. Congrats on the 10 months of vaping. Isn't it wonderful? Continued success to you and I look forward to reading more about you. Have fun and happy vaping.

 

[choochoogranny]

Trevisan, when next confronted by the people who insist you haven't quit smoking, ask them a couple of things. Does your hot shower smoke? How about your tea kettle? Chicken soup? Sauna? Are you smoking outside on a cold day? Then hold up your vaping device and say.....with a smile, "THIS does not smoke either, and I suggest to you that you LEARN something before confronting me with your opinions."

There is plenty of information posted on the CASAA.org. web site. Arm yourself with this knowledge so you can "knock heads", and a BIG congratulations to you for achieving the seemingly impossible!

 

[Trevisan]

Thanks for the warm welcome all...Choochoogranny thanks for the CASAA link and your wise words!