I feel like a MANIAC NEWBIE VAPORER. So, I figured this thread topic might capture what some others are feeling like. And as a bonus, this should be my fifth post. Time to graduate, so to speak, from newbie forum land. I'm so proud of myself. 
So, what have I done in the first month since discovering e cigs?
*read a testimonial my brother, a MD, emailed me about how e-cigs helped a guy quit, and told him I would give it a shot. I knew I could do it after reading it. Sorry, can't post the link yet.
*Then, I bought a nice KR808D-1 starter kit "setup" from Cigeasy. $50 total.
* Bet my boss I could quit smoking (after 37 years) ... gonna enjoy letting him keep that $20 bucks he owes me though, he's a nice younger guy and really cares about me, I feel.
*Quit smoking analogs completely. (cheated once early on .... due to some bad planning logistics, and smoked 3 or 4 analogs, but not since then.)
*Bought another "setup" for an interested coworker friend. (he paid me back although I didn't care as I saw his excitement. I now wonder if he didn't just buy one to morally support me ... he's cool like that.)
*Bought another "setup" for the wife (unsolicited), and have enjoyed watching her gradually slow down, and at this point, not need analogs at all now. (she wasn't a heavy smoker though)
* Got a PCC, syringes, spare bottles, labels, CVS vegetable glycerine, drip tubes, and a nice tackle box to hold all my stuff (I call it my "chemistry set"), and now have over 30 flavors of varying strengths (small samples mostly) from several different companies.
* Couldn't wait for Alt-Smoke to stock up, so ordered a Silver Bullet from electronic-cigz in Canada. Almost suicided when Customs held things up a few extra days. So, in the meantime ... ordered a AFS V2 from Vaporkings to put on my Silver Bullet that hadn't arrived yet.
* The mail lady who delivered my Silver Bullet wanted in on my excitement .. and to help her mother quit analogs, so I made up a quick tutorial with links embedded of what I did and sent it to her. Of course, several interested people at work now have that tutorial and are spreading it around. You may even find one in your email spam folder one day.
It will thrill me greatly to have a small role in "putting Big tobacco and Big Pharma" out of the "killing people" business.
Now, today, the day of my fifth post, you oughta see that AFS v2 on the Silver Bullet .... it looks like a Saturn 5 rocket or something out of a SCI-FI movie.
Awesome. And it works. So, a lot done in 35 days or so. I'm keeping the excitement high and GOING FOR IT. My buddy laughed at me when he saw the Saturn 5 and said, " you have the most addictive personality I've seen in a long time". Of course, I laughed (with reckless abandon) back at him as now, at least, I'm addicted to something a lot less dangerous than analogs.
I hope this helps another newbie stay the course .. I believe from my reading this forum that many newbies quit vaping because they throw in the towel too soon.
There is a vape out there with the throat hit you need, the nicotine level you need, and the convenience that you need. My secret was to read, read, and read these forums and let those with experience guide the way. WHAT AN AWESOME SUPPORT GROUP !!
And now, in keeping with the 'MANIAC NEWBIE' spirit ... I look forward to getting the brass ended GGTS when Imeo gets 'em rolling again; and Misty's wetbox, also gotta have a Phidius Woodimus, and a Nucks' Fistpack or two or three. Of course, this will take time as I'm far from being a rich guy. But, have you seen the price of analogs lately? Either way, I'm saving money ... they've got to be kidding me.
Who says being a MANIAC NEWBIE VAPORER dude isn't fun? I got a long way to go to become a Grimm Green, a Dumwaldo, a guy with a fedora, or a Dr.Vapor, etc. ... (hint: you should really take advantage of You Tube) ... BUT DANG IT IF I'M NOT ON MY WAY !!
So, what have I done in the first month since discovering e cigs?
*read a testimonial my brother, a MD, emailed me about how e-cigs helped a guy quit, and told him I would give it a shot. I knew I could do it after reading it. Sorry, can't post the link yet.
*Then, I bought a nice KR808D-1 starter kit "setup" from Cigeasy. $50 total.
* Bet my boss I could quit smoking (after 37 years) ... gonna enjoy letting him keep that $20 bucks he owes me though, he's a nice younger guy and really cares about me, I feel.
*Quit smoking analogs completely. (cheated once early on .... due to some bad planning logistics, and smoked 3 or 4 analogs, but not since then.)
*Bought another "setup" for an interested coworker friend. (he paid me back although I didn't care as I saw his excitement. I now wonder if he didn't just buy one to morally support me ... he's cool like that.)
*Bought another "setup" for the wife (unsolicited), and have enjoyed watching her gradually slow down, and at this point, not need analogs at all now. (she wasn't a heavy smoker though)
* Got a PCC, syringes, spare bottles, labels, CVS vegetable glycerine, drip tubes, and a nice tackle box to hold all my stuff (I call it my "chemistry set"), and now have over 30 flavors of varying strengths (small samples mostly) from several different companies.
* Couldn't wait for Alt-Smoke to stock up, so ordered a Silver Bullet from electronic-cigz in Canada. Almost suicided when Customs held things up a few extra days. So, in the meantime ... ordered a AFS V2 from Vaporkings to put on my Silver Bullet that hadn't arrived yet.
* The mail lady who delivered my Silver Bullet wanted in on my excitement .. and to help her mother quit analogs, so I made up a quick tutorial with links embedded of what I did and sent it to her. Of course, several interested people at work now have that tutorial and are spreading it around. You may even find one in your email spam folder one day.
It will thrill me greatly to have a small role in "putting Big tobacco and Big Pharma" out of the "killing people" business.
Now, today, the day of my fifth post, you oughta see that AFS v2 on the Silver Bullet .... it looks like a Saturn 5 rocket or something out of a SCI-FI movie.
Awesome. And it works. So, a lot done in 35 days or so. I'm keeping the excitement high and GOING FOR IT. My buddy laughed at me when he saw the Saturn 5 and said, " you have the most addictive personality I've seen in a long time". Of course, I laughed (with reckless abandon) back at him as now, at least, I'm addicted to something a lot less dangerous than analogs.
I hope this helps another newbie stay the course .. I believe from my reading this forum that many newbies quit vaping because they throw in the towel too soon.
There is a vape out there with the throat hit you need, the nicotine level you need, and the convenience that you need. My secret was to read, read, and read these forums and let those with experience guide the way. WHAT AN AWESOME SUPPORT GROUP !!
And now, in keeping with the 'MANIAC NEWBIE' spirit ... I look forward to getting the brass ended GGTS when Imeo gets 'em rolling again; and Misty's wetbox, also gotta have a Phidius Woodimus, and a Nucks' Fistpack or two or three. Of course, this will take time as I'm far from being a rich guy. But, have you seen the price of analogs lately? Either way, I'm saving money ... they've got to be kidding me.
Who says being a MANIAC NEWBIE VAPORER dude isn't fun? I got a long way to go to become a Grimm Green, a Dumwaldo, a guy with a fedora, or a Dr.Vapor, etc. ... (hint: you should really take advantage of You Tube) ... BUT DANG IT IF I'M NOT ON MY WAY !!
