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Madriz

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Hello Guys,

After much research on this site I thought it was time to share my story with the great people that have helped me through this new path in my life! I first heard about the whole E-Cig scene from my Step-Father (a 2 P.A.D. smoker for the last 47 years) he told me a friend of his (30 year + Smoker) had told him about how he quit with an E-cig and how he should try it. Now with this being said I have to tell you my step-Father and I are about the most skeptical people you can find. However after his friend told him "I will give you one for Free, if you do not think it will help give it back!" Now considering that he had been trying countless methods to try to quit (Patch, Gum, Rx drugs) and having absolutely no luck; he said "What the hell, the price is right what do I have to lose!"

Well I'm happy to report that in two weeks my Step-Father had cut down his habit from 2 packs a day to three cigarettes a day! So no matter how skeptical I am I could not ignore that; now I have been smoking since I was 14 I am now 33 (19 years). I am a solid 1 pack a day guy so I said what the hell and started researching. This site and it's wonderful folks have been a Treasure Trove of information and advice. After much thought and reading I decided to start with an Ego-T LR Type - B 1000mah starter kit , (Step-Father also started with this only type - A 650 mah) and I am happy to report that I have been analog Free for 21 days and counting!!!

The ego-t has its ups and it's downs (Great Battery Life, Leaky tanks), but over all it has helped me achieve my goal to Quit analogs! I am still exploring the wonderful world of vaping and looking into a Mod as my next PV; but I want to thank all of the folks of ECF as their advice and kind words have been with me every step of the way so far and I know they will be there as I mature in my vaping journey!!

Thanks ECF Community you guys Rock!! :headbang: :toast:
 

tat2d4life

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Congrats and welcome to ecf... :)

You have made several good choices, mainly quitting smoking, and you have a nice setup with the ego ... Every pv has its quirks,needs some tweaking, but its far better then the tradition method of flicking a lighter or striking a match...hopefully you and your step dad stick with it and good luck :)
 

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Congratulations to both you and your step-father! And welcome to the ECF! This place was an absolute gold mine when I was researching my first PV, and when I joined after getting my eGo the people here were amazing, supportive and the most helpful folks I've ever run across. I thank the folks here and E-cigs in general for being literal life savers. This is a great place with tons of awesome people and an invaluable resource for juices and PVs of all shapes, sizes, colours, configurations, and temperaments. Also, it smells great in here.
 

Madriz

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Congrats and welcome to ecf... :)

You have made several good choices, mainly quitting smoking, and you have a nice setup with the ego ... Every pv has its quirks,needs some tweaking, but its far better then the tradition method of flicking a lighter or striking a match...hopefully you and your step dad stick with it and good luck :)


Thanks for the kind words tat2d4life and you are very right in saying that is far better that flicking a lighter!
 

Madriz

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Congratulations to both you and your step-father! And welcome to the ECF! This place was an absolute gold mine when I was researching my first PV, and when I joined after getting my eGo the people here were amazing, supportive and the most helpful folks I've ever run across. I thank the folks here and E-cigs in general for being literal life savers. This is a great place with tons of awesome people and an invaluable resource for juices and PVs of all shapes, sizes, colours, configurations, and temperaments. Also, it smells great in here.

Thanks for the welcome Mindfield! You are so right about this site and community being a gold mine in information and support!!
 

Madriz

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Welcome and congrats to you, your step-father, and the friend that started it all!!!


Thanks jj2 I am happy to report that my Step-Father has cut down to 2 analogs a day! I am hoping he will soon be analog free but as we all know it is different for everyone and I will let him evolve at his own pace. As for the friend that started it all I genuinely shook his hand and told him "Thanks you are a life saver!!"
 

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Congrats, Madriz! I love hearing stories of how people started vaping, especially when it is through the help of another! It's one of those fortuitous events in life that can make the rest much more satisfying! Now, get one more post and wait for the server to cycle (takes less than an hour normally) then get out in the yard to play! :D
 

Madriz

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Congrats, Madriz! I love hearing stories of how people started vaping, especially when it is through the help of another! It's one of those fortuitous events in life that can make the rest much more satisfying! Now, get one more post and wait for the server to cycle (takes less than an hour normally) then get out in the yard to play! :D

Thanks a Million QBass I am really happy to be here and hope to being a long time member to the forum and the vaping community!!
 

Madriz

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Welcome madriz and congrats to both of you and to your friend for converting 2 people. There's a lot to learn about ecigs and you will find it all here. We all love helping new people get started on the right foot.

Thanks a million tmcase I know with people like you (This forum is full of them!!) I will keep on the right track and will hopefully not return to Analogs and might even convert some of my friends!! Have converted one already!!
 
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