Major hurdle passed

[StacyInOkla]

Thursday will be 2 weeks since my last coffin nail. I've been avoiding the smoking area so I'm not tempted to backslide. Today I was in the middle of a great discussion when the person I was talking to needed a smoke. I went with her to continue the conversation and had no interest in a cigarette. When she offered me one I told her no thanks and kept vaping. It lead to us talking about vaping and thanks to what I've learned here I was able to debunk untruths and tell her about this site. I'm hoping she checks it out. She has a PV but doesn't use it that much.

 

[sjb217]

Way to go!

 

[IMFire3605]

Big congrats. Think this is one of the 5 major milestones for quitting the coffin nails as you aptly put it. Had this milestone myself at about 4 weeks, out with friends at a local coffee shop, everyone lit up, me was probably first time since quitting I'd been surrounded by analog users. Moved to the side of the shop porch to be upwind and just broke out my PV and kept tooting, denying all offers of a coffin nail.

 

[CptSmashy]

Excellent. Been about a month and a half since I had a smoke. First couple of days giving up a 24 year habit was kind of rough, but I have no desire for another Camel at this point.

 

[Bill's Magic Vapor]

Good for you!! Great post. Find these kind of stories inspirational. Can never get enough of that, huh? Welcome and good luck!

 

[maxmonster]

Congrats! I'm at week 2 day 2... wish I could avoid smokers... Everyone smokes at both jobs I work...

 

[StacyInOkla]

Thanks everyone! The support here and from the hubby who also switched with me (or I switched with him depending on who's talking) makes avoiding analogs easier. This community is awesome.

 

[Baditude]

Grats! That IS one of the milestones successfully passed. Isn't vaping GREAT to no longer be chained to such a terrible habit as smoking cigarettes?

I've been smoke free for 14 months, and never in that time since my last cigarette have I wanted one. For father's day, my daughter (18) and son (20) wanted to treat me to a hookah bar, which seems to be one of the newer crazes in my college town. I went along and participated and did not fear a fall off the wagon.

I actually enjoyed the social experience with my children. Hookah is not much different than vaping in experience, other than the use of flavored tobacco in a water pipe. This went on for about an hour. I had no tobacco "flashbacks" or other ill effects. And I've had no desire for a cigarette or doing hookah again thereafter. I'm truly a non-smoker. I'm now a vapor.

My son smokes cigarettes. My daughter does not, but many of her friends do. She wanted her own mod to use zero-nicotine flavored e-liquids for her birthday. I got her one and a couple of no nic flavors that she requested. Now she uses her mod when her friends smoke around her. A few of her smoking friends have recently purchased their own PVs and now vape instead of smoking.

 

[bunker0617]

Vape on!!!!