Hi yall, my name is Deb 
I am from Hawaii and am, as of yesterday, a non-analog smoker of one month after 31 years.
I had no intention of quitting, really, but moved into an ohana (guesthouse) that didn't want a smoker, so I went to my local Volcano dealer and bought an Inferno, and a few bottles of 24mg Menthol to try and replicate smoking, just so I could survive the times while at home. The minute I pulled out of the drive each day for work, I would fire up my regular menthol light and smoke all day at work, etc. I got by.
About 6 weeks ago, I came to realize that I actually liked vaping, and bought a LavaTube. I started getting into it. I actually got sick of the menthol and tried a few Volcano juices, which were, well, meh. But I saw some potential. I am a single mom and money is tight, so thought, well maybe lets dive into this a little further to see if I can get off the smokes completely.
Then I got sick. I got MRSA in addition to a Staph infection in my hand (flesh eating bacteria), and it was life threatening. I work at the airport here on Maui and handle baggage all day, so yeah, I get torn up. And exposed to who knows what. I went on antibiotics that turned me upside down, and was scared. So I figured, I already feel like crap, why not try quitting now....I'll never know the difference between quitting smoking withdrawals and everything else going on, right? Plus, I found an outstanding local dealer of homegrown juice, which I love.
So it was a month ago yesterday. In the meantime, I have acquired 2 more Infernos (trying to be stealth and work) and two more Lavatubes (enjoying the "hobby" at home).
And yesterday, on my one month, when I realized that I really like vaping much more that I had thought, and even more than real life smoking, I treated myself to ordering a mini Provari. I am counting the minutes until it arrives. This forum will be the death of me financially, for many reasons. And I never thought this would become a hobby. I just started as a smoking cessation. I have a suspicion my story is not uncommon here
In any case. Glad to be here. I am on Facebook and would love friends. Mostly to talk me down from diving into all these branches I see sprouting from all the devices, if you know what I mean.
I have enjoyed the hours of browsing here, figured I might as well come out of the woodwork and join in
I am from Hawaii and am, as of yesterday, a non-analog smoker of one month after 31 years. I had no intention of quitting, really, but moved into an ohana (guesthouse) that didn't want a smoker, so I went to my local Volcano dealer and bought an Inferno, and a few bottles of 24mg Menthol to try and replicate smoking, just so I could survive the times while at home. The minute I pulled out of the drive each day for work, I would fire up my regular menthol light and smoke all day at work, etc. I got by.
About 6 weeks ago, I came to realize that I actually liked vaping, and bought a LavaTube. I started getting into it. I actually got sick of the menthol and tried a few Volcano juices, which were, well, meh. But I saw some potential. I am a single mom and money is tight, so thought, well maybe lets dive into this a little further to see if I can get off the smokes completely.
Then I got sick. I got MRSA in addition to a Staph infection in my hand (flesh eating bacteria), and it was life threatening. I work at the airport here on Maui and handle baggage all day, so yeah, I get torn up. And exposed to who knows what. I went on antibiotics that turned me upside down, and was scared. So I figured, I already feel like crap, why not try quitting now....I'll never know the difference between quitting smoking withdrawals and everything else going on, right? Plus, I found an outstanding local dealer of homegrown juice, which I love.
So it was a month ago yesterday. In the meantime, I have acquired 2 more Infernos (trying to be stealth and work) and two more Lavatubes (enjoying the "hobby" at home).
And yesterday, on my one month, when I realized that I really like vaping much more that I had thought, and even more than real life smoking, I treated myself to ordering a mini Provari. I am counting the minutes until it arrives. This forum will be the death of me financially, for many reasons. And I never thought this would become a hobby. I just started as a smoking cessation. I have a suspicion my story is not uncommon here
In any case. Glad to be here. I am on Facebook and would love friends. Mostly to talk me down from diving into all these branches I see sprouting from all the devices, if you know what I mean.
I have enjoyed the hours of browsing here, figured I might as well come out of the woodwork and join in
