for me? it was December, 2009.
My cousin Matt and my Aunt made a trip from Ft. Worth, here to Htown and stayed with me for the xmas holidays.
I had been smoking analog cigs for over 30 something yrs and tried countless times to stop, using nic patches, nic gum, cold turkey, chantix. nothing worked.
My cousin Matt had this odd looking ciggy looking thing that he was puffing on.
He showed it to me and I started laughing...
anyways, laughter got the best of me and I had to try it..
anyways, I decided why not buy one and see what happens? so I made a few calls and ended up going to the local headshop called puff n stuff...they only carried 1 type of ecig, I think the rn4075 which was a simple basic ciggy looking model..I spent about 125 bucks on it, and thought, wow expensive..
the sales person couldnt give me any info on it, no instructions, no ejuice, nadda, nothing..I winged it..
it was a crap ecig and frustrated me...some times it worked, some times it didnt in terms of vaping it..
I found myself unhappy and felt like a fool for spending so much on what I now thought to be a huge joke..
fast forward a week later...I found the ecig forum and noticed that there were other type models of ecigs..
I thought I would give it another go..found myself a rn4072 penstyle at mypvshop, bought it, and was very happy with it...never touched another analog since getting it...of course, I then upgraded to a ego, direct dripping, learned to diy and just got in where I fit in lol...now of course I do on occasion direct drip, but alot of the times, use a tank that can hold up to almost 3ml and for xmas, santa is going to bring me a provari..
so, December 4th 2009, have been analog free..
what a journey...
fyi.. I have copd and my pulm doc, family doc both agree that I have been able to slow the progress..have avoided oxygen, and guess what? I have stopped taking symbicort and spiriva, tho on occasion still use my rescue INHALER.. heck, I havent had a chest cold in 4 yrs...just a friggn miracle