Just wanted to finally stop lurking and say hi to everyone.
I do have to say, this is an awesome forum! I've been smoking close to 20 years, and when I was away for work, I noticed an e-cig at a gas station, so picked it up to see how it was (I live in Canada now, so no nic). It wasn't half bad just to keep my hands busy, but was still missing the nicotine craving. Kept me from going out into the -40 to -50 temps in Whitehorse, YT a lot.
Finally got back home (Toronto), and talked to my wife (also is/was a smoker) and we picked up pair of V3s from Vaporus. I had to go back on the road, so she sent everything to the hotel I was staying at, and man, its awesome! Found some juice we both liked, and now we've gone to 100% e-cig, and we haven't have a real cigarette in almost 2 weeks now. Now my wife is nuts looking for different flavors (she's currently using some peach concoction from Jughead).
We still both have the urge for a real one soemtimes because we're used to going outside, and was part of our daily "ritual".. coffee, smoke, outside time. Even at work (I'm a tradesman, and EVERYONE smokes it seems), I still get the urge for a real one a little bit, but I go outside with the e-cig, and it passes. I think I've possibly even converted a few people who want to quit, like myself, but lacked the willpower to do it with drugs/cold turkey/patches/etc.
I feel a lot better already, lungs are cleaning themselves out, and my clothes don't stink! I can even smell someone who smokes, and never realized how powerful the smell can be. I can't/won't complain about it, because that used to be me, and I have no room to talk.
Anyhow, thanks for having this forum, and the great people who frequent it and share their knowledge and ideas!
I do have to say, this is an awesome forum! I've been smoking close to 20 years, and when I was away for work, I noticed an e-cig at a gas station, so picked it up to see how it was (I live in Canada now, so no nic). It wasn't half bad just to keep my hands busy, but was still missing the nicotine craving. Kept me from going out into the -40 to -50 temps in Whitehorse, YT a lot.
Finally got back home (Toronto), and talked to my wife (also is/was a smoker) and we picked up pair of V3s from Vaporus. I had to go back on the road, so she sent everything to the hotel I was staying at, and man, its awesome! Found some juice we both liked, and now we've gone to 100% e-cig, and we haven't have a real cigarette in almost 2 weeks now. Now my wife is nuts looking for different flavors (she's currently using some peach concoction from Jughead).
We still both have the urge for a real one soemtimes because we're used to going outside, and was part of our daily "ritual".. coffee, smoke, outside time. Even at work (I'm a tradesman, and EVERYONE smokes it seems), I still get the urge for a real one a little bit, but I go outside with the e-cig, and it passes. I think I've possibly even converted a few people who want to quit, like myself, but lacked the willpower to do it with drugs/cold turkey/patches/etc.
I feel a lot better already, lungs are cleaning themselves out, and my clothes don't stink! I can even smell someone who smokes, and never realized how powerful the smell can be. I can't/won't complain about it, because that used to be me, and I have no room to talk.
Anyhow, thanks for having this forum, and the great people who frequent it and share their knowledge and ideas!
