I think the same thing about my oldest brother. He passed away from emphysema about 9 years ago. If only....it just makes me so sad. I miss him.
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I think the same thing about my oldest brother. He passed away from emphysema about 9 years ago. If only....it just makes me so sad. I miss him.
These are the reasons I have to stop analogs. It's just hard for some. But I WILL NOT GIVE UP, I WILL DO IT With all the help that is here. I've had several addictions myself and some I kicked in the ..... Others are still fighting me. I WILL WIN...............I always do in the long run.
Thank you . It's the way I'm wired. I think there may be a short in the head coil. LOL.
Never thought peanut butter could taste so good. Just need less vg is all ..lol
As I sit here and try to find out how to tell the difference between 9 clearos that are all going to work with me tomorrow.
Never thought peanut butter could taste so good. Just need less vg is all ..lol
As I sit here and try to find out how to tell the difference between 9 clearos that are all going to work with me tomorrow.
On october 12 it'll be 1 yr for me. Same day as vapercon and since I already live in Richmond you know I'll be there celebrating! Quit since day 1 but I have had a couple "slip-ups." 3 times my gear has failed on me at work, all times early in the am. With no back-ups available to me and an 8 hr shift staring me down I succumed to weakness and bummed a coffin nail or 2 from co-workers. All in all, though, I knew from the first p.o.s. PureSmoke ecig (not to be confused with Puresmoker like the "legacy") that this was the way for me to quit. I've only had a total of 5 cigs since then and evry time I had to get an analog I was terribly reminded why I quit them in the first place. In fact the last time I had one, the next day I lost my voiceand was hoarse for 3 days! Hopefully soon i can invest in an ego just to leave at work for a back-up. I like being able to count the number of cancer sticks I've had on only one hand since I quit!
I have my Varitube that I adore, but I have a collection of eGo 1000's that I keep around as backup. I live in fear of equipment failure...that reminds me, I need to order another Nova tank for a backup... 
I got my first e-cig around March 1st of 2010. I remember taking my first vape and thinking that there is no way that I will get used to this. I just kept at it and by the 2nd day, I had my last analog and have been vaping ever since.
Was it tough for me? Not really. I think it was that first day that was the toughest and I was a 30 year PAD smoker. Hell, I will forget my e-cig at home on occasion, and while I do crave them throughout the day, I still manage.
Was it tough for me? Not really. I think it was that first day that was the toughest and I was a 30 year PAD smoker. Hell, I will forget my e-cig at home on occasion, and while I do crave them throughout the day, I still manage.
On May 31 of this year I spent way too much money on a V2cigs kit at the mall on the way home from work. It was worth it though, I've not had an analog since. I was at least a PAD smoker for over 30 years. In July I got a Vtube, and on my one year vape anniversary I plan to treat myself to a Provari. It's as much a hobby to me as it is an alternative to smoking. I love to vape!
It took me 6 months of smoking and vaping before I quit. Back then we didn't have anywhere near as many choices as people starting out now and you pretty much had to mod your carts (blue foam, tea bags) or drip to get a decent vape.
I quit smoking 3 years before I discovered Vaping .... Vaping fixed my depression... go figure 
I was one of the lucky ones. I quit the first day I got my ecigs. I think you have to want to quit analogs even though you're substituting ecigs. I didn't enjoy smoking anymore but couldn't quit even though I wanted to until I got the ecigs.
my most recent quit with e cigs was September 23 2011 . since then i have smoked 19 roll ups . even though i smoked the 19 i feel now i have quit . i now no longer crave or desire a cigarette . i feel empowered and i don't think I'll be falling off the wagon again. for some of us it takes a little time but it can be done . really.
I tried a zero-nic disposable PV out of curiousity the weekend of April 14, 2012. Survived the following week on about three analogs with a few disposables and some nicotine inhaler cartridges I had laying around. Haven't had or wanted an analog cig since I got my first '"real" PV on April 23.
I was still enjoying and loving my analogs but desperately wanted to quit because my mom had/has terminal cancer and I couldn't bear the thought of my kids going through the same thing. I ordered an ecig with 4mg nicotine because I didn't know better. That first week, while I waiting for the 18mg to come in the mail, I finished off a pack of cigarettes but even at 4mg from the vape they just began to taste and smell progressively worse. By the time the order came in I was down to 1 cigarette. It stayed in that pack for 4 days. At that point, i decided to smoke it. I finished that damn thing but it tasted disgusting and when I came back inside I couldn't get the smell out of my nose and had to take a shower. It was that final cigarette that has actually been the hinge of my successful 1.5 year quit. The memory of the taste and smell has been so vivid that I have no desire to experience it again.
I hear you. When I quit, the hubby was still smoking. By day 3, I could hardly stand how he smelled!
Pretty new here, so plenty of time to slip up..but so far so good. My 3rd day I did bum an analog from a buddy...I literally had to choke it down and didn't enjoy it the way I thought I would. I still get a desire from time to time, especially in the morning with my coffee, but I'm enjoying my PV so much more.
I quit because my father had a heart attack that was related to his 2 pad habit and i realized that i never wanted to go through that i quit with my first cig look alike fastforward a couple months and i lost my lava tube and i slipped up for about a day (chocking on every cig) before i drove up to the altsmoke store and got a silver bullet and since then i have not touched a cig all i have to do is remember that day and i don't want it any more
I too have been very lucky! Day one with my Johnson Creek Vea and haven't had a cigarette since. This is my 3rd time trying to get away from cigs and 3 months later doing good. Saving up now for a provari and a z-atty pro and I will be set! 
I started vaping last year... picked up a crappy one from the smoke shop and suffered for 4 days hating my life because it sucked so bad before I got online and found the Smokeless Image Volts. I express mail ordered a kit with 78mm batteries and stayed off cigs for close to 4 months. Not a single cig. Then a family member went into the hospital and died of COPD (from smoking), I grabbed a pack of cigarettes because I wasn't prepared with enough charged batteries, filled cartos, juice etc. I smoked for about 3 months because I'd clearly failed this e-cig thing if I could go back to smoking so easily.
One day I woke up and was truly sick and tired.... of being sick and tired. Coughing for an hour every morning after smoking 1.5 packs sucks. I got on SI's site, ordered new stuff, newer sealed batteries (4 instead of 2, and a bigger battery etc.).... and smoked when I needed to instead of denying myself and struggling. I went from 1.5 packs to 3-5 a day immediately, then it was a cig every few days or maybe 5 a week on a Friday. I eventually tried one after skipping a week of my "just a few on a Friday", and puked. From that point, I no longer even wanted one.
SO... I've been through the immediate quit, and the quit on your own terms method. Neither is better than the other. It's a matter of what works for you. If you can quit immediately, GREAT. If you can't, well... you're not alone, and you're not a failure... you can get back on this horse at any time. Nobody is going to yell at you or think any less of you here if you slip.
One day I woke up and was truly sick and tired.... of being sick and tired. Coughing for an hour every morning after smoking 1.5 packs sucks. I got on SI's site, ordered new stuff, newer sealed batteries (4 instead of 2, and a bigger battery etc.).... and smoked when I needed to instead of denying myself and struggling. I went from 1.5 packs to 3-5 a day immediately, then it was a cig every few days or maybe 5 a week on a Friday. I eventually tried one after skipping a week of my "just a few on a Friday", and puked. From that point, I no longer even wanted one.
SO... I've been through the immediate quit, and the quit on your own terms method. Neither is better than the other. It's a matter of what works for you. If you can quit immediately, GREAT. If you can't, well... you're not alone, and you're not a failure... you can get back on this horse at any time. Nobody is going to yell at you or think any less of you here if you slip.
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