My original mail to him, I could not find the post this was all talked about before it seems to have been lost in the flow of the forums.
I had been a Smoker since I was 11 years old. It was easy Steal a
> pack of smokes from my father here and there. Back then it was
> because it was the cool thing to do, and even though it tasted like
> crap, we still did it. Now at 35 I had literally tried everything to
> quit, I have the prescriptions for gum, the inhaler, and even
> hypnotism none of it worked. Then 6 months ago my best friend and
> her husband introduced me to the ecig. Now at first like allot of
> people I was slow to take to it, but i started to research at
> http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com, and actually read the reports put
> out by the FDA, and I started to notice that even the FDA's report
> doesn't say it is 100% safe, but that it is 1000 times safer. If you
> do not believe me compare the FDA report to the same study about
> normal cigarettes. Look for what the FDA tested when compared to the
> same tests on Normal smokes.
>
>
> So I decided to try them, and I can honestly say that I went from
> two packs a day for 20+ years, to vaping over night. it has now been
> 6 months and I have never looked back. In the first month I had all
> the same problems that I had when I tried cold turkey, MINUS the
> feel of nicotine with drawl. The second week I started to cough and
> bring up the most disgusting flem I have ever seen, When I went to
> talk to my doctor about it, he told me that it was a good thing, It
> was my body getting rid of the tar. It cleared up in ten days, for
> most people I have noticed when you talk to them, that this usually
> takes half the amount of days to clear up as they spent years
> smoking, So 20 years = ten days. Now I could not imagine ever
> touching a normal cigarette again. Infact the smell of it disgusts
> me, and while I am using them as an alternative, since I am not
> ready to quit nicotine. I am healthier I have massive amounts of
> tests from my doctor to prove it, as well as the fact that last week
> I did something i have not been able to do in 6 years, I actually
> ran a full mile with out feeling winded, I can taste and smell again.
>
> I have heard people complain that we, the ecig community can get
> verbally violent when defending the ecig and for a good part this is
> true, but it's because we finally found something that works, that
> every test done on it has proved it is safer than cigarettes, and
> had to watch while Non profit organizations did exactly what they
> have been claiming Cigarette companies have been doing for years,
> Twisting the truth to scare people away from something they claim
> they have wanted. The point boils down to, Every single test even
> the tests done by the FDA show that Ecigs are safer than normal
> Smokes, everyone who has used them swears how much better they feel.
> So I ask you a simple question why ban. Now we hear allot to
> protect the kids, oh what hypocrites we are. Why is it that things
> that we had when we were children are all of a sudden wrong? Because
> our kids might try it or because it is now dangerous. If
> everything that ever had something bad said about it or a possibly
> danger to it was banned do you realize how much in your current
> life you would not have. The tv was thought cause cancer, Computer
> screens, your cell phone, but we did not ban them we made safer
> ones that look similar but worked different that were safer, but we
> still used the old ones.
>
> When we saw that cars can kill allot of people as more and more
> people started to use them, we did not ban them, instead we improved
> them. We added seat belts, we added safety glass, we set speed
> limits. All in all we found away to make them safer for the user,
> passengers, and those around them. Yet we can't do the same for
> cigarettes? The answer seems to be no, because this Ecig is my car
> with seat belts, and all tests to date prove it. Yet the FDA wants
> to ban them and has proven they will blur the lines of truth to do
> it. Wow the government is working so well.
>
>
> It has been stated that the flavors are only appealing to children.
> This is honestly the stupidest argument to date I have ever heard.
> What the second I turn 18 I will do something rather it has a flavor
> or not? Or better yet since I am over 18 taste no longer matters to
> me., lets prove this wrong right now go in your kitchen and find
> any food in your fridge that you do not like the taste of, Infact
> that no one in your house likes the taste of. I can honestly and
> with full confidence claim, that you will not honestly find one
> thing in your cool box that no one in your house eats. The reason
> for this is because you like taste just as much as I do, and to say
> that flavors are to only appeal to children is not just stupid it's
> an outright lie, and I really wish that some reporters would start
> to speak the truth and point this very fact out.
>
> Sincerly
> Exilus Hilton.
>
His reply:
Hi Exilus,
Sorry for the late reply. Been mostly busy and away. Thanks for
sharing such a powerful story; unfortunately I have to inform you and
all those who were nice enough to e-mail me that I can only feature
local South Jersey voices. If you are from South Jersey, and would be
OK talking to me on the phone about e-cigarettes, please let me know
ASAP. My work number is ----------. Thanks again for your interest.
Sincerely,
Steve Wood
Courier-Post
I have the phone numbers if anyone from south jersey wants to talk to him will send them in private message just ask for them.
I had been a Smoker since I was 11 years old. It was easy Steal a
> pack of smokes from my father here and there. Back then it was
> because it was the cool thing to do, and even though it tasted like
> crap, we still did it. Now at 35 I had literally tried everything to
> quit, I have the prescriptions for gum, the inhaler, and even
> hypnotism none of it worked. Then 6 months ago my best friend and
> her husband introduced me to the ecig. Now at first like allot of
> people I was slow to take to it, but i started to research at
> http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com, and actually read the reports put
> out by the FDA, and I started to notice that even the FDA's report
> doesn't say it is 100% safe, but that it is 1000 times safer. If you
> do not believe me compare the FDA report to the same study about
> normal cigarettes. Look for what the FDA tested when compared to the
> same tests on Normal smokes.
>
>
> So I decided to try them, and I can honestly say that I went from
> two packs a day for 20+ years, to vaping over night. it has now been
> 6 months and I have never looked back. In the first month I had all
> the same problems that I had when I tried cold turkey, MINUS the
> feel of nicotine with drawl. The second week I started to cough and
> bring up the most disgusting flem I have ever seen, When I went to
> talk to my doctor about it, he told me that it was a good thing, It
> was my body getting rid of the tar. It cleared up in ten days, for
> most people I have noticed when you talk to them, that this usually
> takes half the amount of days to clear up as they spent years
> smoking, So 20 years = ten days. Now I could not imagine ever
> touching a normal cigarette again. Infact the smell of it disgusts
> me, and while I am using them as an alternative, since I am not
> ready to quit nicotine. I am healthier I have massive amounts of
> tests from my doctor to prove it, as well as the fact that last week
> I did something i have not been able to do in 6 years, I actually
> ran a full mile with out feeling winded, I can taste and smell again.
>
> I have heard people complain that we, the ecig community can get
> verbally violent when defending the ecig and for a good part this is
> true, but it's because we finally found something that works, that
> every test done on it has proved it is safer than cigarettes, and
> had to watch while Non profit organizations did exactly what they
> have been claiming Cigarette companies have been doing for years,
> Twisting the truth to scare people away from something they claim
> they have wanted. The point boils down to, Every single test even
> the tests done by the FDA show that Ecigs are safer than normal
> Smokes, everyone who has used them swears how much better they feel.
> So I ask you a simple question why ban. Now we hear allot to
> protect the kids, oh what hypocrites we are. Why is it that things
> that we had when we were children are all of a sudden wrong? Because
> our kids might try it or because it is now dangerous. If
> everything that ever had something bad said about it or a possibly
> danger to it was banned do you realize how much in your current
> life you would not have. The tv was thought cause cancer, Computer
> screens, your cell phone, but we did not ban them we made safer
> ones that look similar but worked different that were safer, but we
> still used the old ones.
>
> When we saw that cars can kill allot of people as more and more
> people started to use them, we did not ban them, instead we improved
> them. We added seat belts, we added safety glass, we set speed
> limits. All in all we found away to make them safer for the user,
> passengers, and those around them. Yet we can't do the same for
> cigarettes? The answer seems to be no, because this Ecig is my car
> with seat belts, and all tests to date prove it. Yet the FDA wants
> to ban them and has proven they will blur the lines of truth to do
> it. Wow the government is working so well.
>
>
> It has been stated that the flavors are only appealing to children.
> This is honestly the stupidest argument to date I have ever heard.
> What the second I turn 18 I will do something rather it has a flavor
> or not? Or better yet since I am over 18 taste no longer matters to
> me., lets prove this wrong right now go in your kitchen and find
> any food in your fridge that you do not like the taste of, Infact
> that no one in your house likes the taste of. I can honestly and
> with full confidence claim, that you will not honestly find one
> thing in your cool box that no one in your house eats. The reason
> for this is because you like taste just as much as I do, and to say
> that flavors are to only appeal to children is not just stupid it's
> an outright lie, and I really wish that some reporters would start
> to speak the truth and point this very fact out.
>
> Sincerly
> Exilus Hilton.
>
His reply:
Hi Exilus,
Sorry for the late reply. Been mostly busy and away. Thanks for
sharing such a powerful story; unfortunately I have to inform you and
all those who were nice enough to e-mail me that I can only feature
local South Jersey voices. If you are from South Jersey, and would be
OK talking to me on the phone about e-cigarettes, please let me know
ASAP. My work number is ----------. Thanks again for your interest.
Sincerely,
Steve Wood
Courier-Post
I have the phone numbers if anyone from south jersey wants to talk to him will send them in private message just ask for them.
