Hi, y'all...just a little, ole newbie here!

[JazzBaby]

Hello, everyone. Just wanted to "check in" and make my presence known. LOL
I've been lurking for a bit, now, and like what I read.
Been vaping for about three months, now. I had quit smoking two years ago, for health reasons...and started vaping because it was either do that...or I knew I would start smoking, again, due to a high stress-load in my life. vaping was definitely the lesser of two evils. I was at the point where I was standing in drug stores...drooling at the check-out counter...whilst staring at the cigarettes and trying to figure out the new packaging (when I quit...they were still called "lights" and "ultra-lights", etc).
Even though I knew it would kill me, and I made a promise to myself and A Higher Power that I would never smoke a cigarette, again, I was going to break soon.
So...here I am...doing the occasional vape...and thinking I shall try to taper off completely in the next few months.
I use 0 MG nicotine carts and juice...and I gotta admit...I just LOVE vaping.

 

[Phreaker]

Hi, welcome, and great post. At least you went to vaping instead of back to smoking. So, 0 nic does it for you - keeps you away from cigarettes? That's great!

 

[Tracker II]

Welcome JazzBaby. Glad you decided to join us and congrats on not breaking down and smoking.
By the way, that's one classy avatar you have there.

 

[dormouse]

Hi and Welcome! I hope to get down to 0 nicotine. Gonna be moving from 18mg to 12 as my fave 18mg juices run out.

 

[JazzBaby]

Phreaker, thanks for the kindly welcome.
I hadn't had nic for so long...it's not like I was craving it. What I really needed...was the hand-to-mouth action...feeling the "smoke" (vapor) in my mouth...and seeing the "smoke" (vapor).

Tracker II, thank you for the encouraging words. And the compliment. I like that piccie, too. She reminds me of my grandmother....who was one classy lady.

Dormouse, you're going to get there. Slow and steady wins the race. BTW, love your avatar!

 

[Brewlady]

I use 0 MG nicotine carts and juice...and I gotta admit...I just LOVE vaping.

Welcome to ECF and your new hobby! Sounds like you're gonna fit right in!!!

 

[texasgranny]

Welcome Jazz and glad to have you here. Great story and glad you kicked the habit!

 

[JazzBaby]

Thank you, BrewLady! I already feel at home!

Thanks to you, TexasGranny! And thanks for posting congrats on quitting. My family thinks it's awful I picked up this "habit"...but if they only knew how close I came to smoking, again. Whew!

 

[swedishfish]

Welcome! That's my dream to get down to the 0 nic too. Someday. For now I am just so happy to be vaping and not smoking.

 

[Renro]

Hi Jazzlady,

Congratulations on quitting WITHOUT e-cigarettes, that's one hell of a feat! LOL, i completely understand the drooling part. It was my downfall many-a-time. Unfortunately e-cigarettes weren't an option for me until now.

I'm not sure about the 1 nicotine content. I've read somewhere that they still have trace amounts? Don't quote me on this, I am so new as to be dangerous. It may just apply to the prefilled cartridges or it may be totally bogus. Can anyone verify that 0 nicotine means no nicotine? Even the smallest amount reentering your system would not be good for someone who's quit.

 

[player30]

Congratulations & welcome to ecf!

 

[beachpuff]

I, too, can relate to the drooling. Today is day 21 off analogs for me but yesterday I found myself staring at them in the grocery store, and boy did I want to buy a pack! I have my last 3 cigarettes sitting in my freezer, just in case, but I'm determined to keep them in there. Had 2 a day for the first 2 days of vaping, then I stopped, not wanting to buy another pack.

Congrats JazzBaby!

 

[Scooter70]

Congratulations,and welcome to ECF!

 

[jtpjc]

This topic has some of the best avatars in existence.

 

[Brewlady]

This topic has some of the best avatars in existence.

Thanks for pointing that out. I went back and really LOOKED at them. I need to pay more attention to these.

 

[JazzBaby]

Thanks so much for the nice welcomes and kindly words of encouragement, Swedishfish, Renro, Player30, Beachpuff, and Scooter70!!!

Renro, there may be trace amounts of nicotine in the juice I'm using, but I doubt it. It's as thin as water...and I think that nicotine would have to be added to it. I honestly think it's just the PG, VG, and flavorings and preservatives.
I have noticed that juice with nicotine seems thicker and the 0 nic carts seem to dry out quicker, probably because of the thin consistency of the liquid. But...I'm just guessing here. LOL

jtpjc, you are so right! Great avatars! And folks behind those avatars!