In shock.

[wonderland]

greetings everyone!
If you would have told me four days ago that today I would be smoke free, I would have laughed you out of the park. But today is my first smoke-free day in 13 years and I couldn't be happier. A few days ago I picked up an e-cigarette on a whim (I was a pack a day American Spirit smoker) and my husband and I tried it out. We realized that first day that vaping could mean an end to our smoking and so I came here and read and read and read some more. Today I headed out to E-Cig City in Laguna Beach, CA (fantastic place! exactly what I needed) and came home with some eGo-T's and clearos and yummy juices and now my husband and I can't imagine stepping out for a smoke ever again.
I never thought this day would come, so I'm a bit in shock!
It's really great to see how friendly and helpful everyone is here and I'm looking forward to participating and getting to know this awesome community.

 

[dnrtn2342]

Where in cali are you? Im in north san diego county

 

[AutumnWolf]

Welcome wonderland - what a great story! So glad you made that impulse purchase - I think it is going to change your life! Congrats to both you and your husband - you both have so many wonderful things to look forward to you and I'm excited for you just remembering it all. I wish you both the best of luck - have fun vaping!!

 

[wonderland]

Where in cali are you? Im in north san diego county

we're in Riverside, so not too far away

 

[Buggs5347]

Good for you!! I started on my journey with a disposable ecig, as well. I've been smoke free since the second day, when I finished the last pack.

 

[dragonbone]

Congratulation and welcome!!!

 

[NancyR]

congrats and welcome to ECF.

 

[hrlw817]

Welcome to the ECF! You are off on a great journey. Soon you will start to feel better, breathe better, your sense of smell and taste will again return. You (and hubby) won't smell like smoke, or your car and house. Good luck and keep it up!

 

[Tartan]

I'm so happy when i read things like this...It always makes me wanna keep on trucking!!

 

[Tristar4]

I was a pack+ a day smoker for over 20 yrs .. next month it will be 3 years that I have been analog free, I still can't believe it.

Congratulations and best of luck to both of you

 

[otrpu]

Wonder, that's how it went for me also. I knew from the first hit that the ecig could take the place of my tobacco usage. I smoked tobacco more than 52 years. I haven't had a tobacco cig for more than 11 months. Good luck with yur quits. Now, I'm down too: 0Nic, 0FA, (flavor added). I accidently left the nicotine out of a DIY batch. So, I say I ACCIDENTLY quit smoking after 52 years. JMHO

Cheers,
otrpu

 

[Phoenix07013]

greetings everyone!
If you would have told me four days ago that today I would be smoke free, I would have laughed you out of the park. But today is my first smoke-free day in 13 years and I couldn't be happier. A few days ago I picked up an e-cigarette on a whim (I was a pack a day American Spirit smoker) and my husband and I tried it out. We realized that first day that vaping could mean an end to our smoking and so I came here and read and read and read some more. Today I headed out to E-Cig City in Laguna Beach, CA (fantastic place! exactly what I needed) and came home with some eGo-T's and clearos and yummy juices and now my husband and I can't imagine stepping out for a smoke ever again.
I never thought this day would come, so I'm a bit in shock!
It's really great to see how friendly and helpful everyone is here and I'm looking forward to participating and getting to know this awesome community.

Congratulations!
I can't wait for you to start seeing all the benefits of a sans-smoke life, the clear lungs, the smells! the flavors! your non-stinky self!

very glad for you!

 

[wonderland]

thank you all for the support and encouragement! I can't believe how welcoming the members of this forum are. you all rock my socks.

 

[vsummer1]

Congratulations to you and your husband! There are a few people in the IE who meet at a Starbucks in Riverside. When you can, see if you can find the IE group and join it. They get together to trade/taste juices and stuff, I have wanted to go to the last 2 but I am 95 miles away in the Antelope Valley. Kind of a long drive for me, with gas so high. It would be great if more people could meet and help each other find the juices they like best without having to buy them all.

Welcome to ECF, it is a great place to learn. It sounds like the B&M took good care of you, so you are way ahead of many of us who started with the cigarette look alikes. It's amazing to know you can quit the cigarettes isn't it?

 

[wonderland]

Congratulations to you and your husband! There are a few people in the IE who meet at a Starbucks in Riverside. When you can, see if you can find the IE group and join it. They get together to trade/taste juices and stuff, I have wanted to go to the last 2 but I am 95 miles away in the Antelope Valley. Kind of a long drive for me, with gas so high. It would be great if more people could meet and help each other find the juices they like best without having to buy them all.

My husband and I were just saying how great it would be if there was a local meetup group in the area! I'm happy to hear there is one... now to find it. thanks so much for the heads-up and hope to see you there one day!

 

[vsummer1]

Here is the link:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/southern-cali-vapors/282170-vapers-ie.html

 

[wonderland]

Here is the link:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/southern-cali-vapors/282170-vapers-ie.html

thank you!

 

[retr0spective]

Hello love!

 

[dane1521]

Congrats. It took me about 4days too. Just long enough to smoke the rest of my last pack of analogs. A few days later and I bummed one from a co-worker and wanted to puke. Haven't had the urge for another since.

 

[The Ocelot]

Welcome fellow noobie! (I think that's how it's spelled here.) Together we can learn, support each other and come to the realization that if we don't pay attention we'll end up spending more on juice and toys than we would have spent on tobacco - at least in the beginning