This is the time. We smoked cigarettes for decades. We knew how bad they were, yet we persisted. We annoyed our neighbors, but chose to continue. The government used the taxes we paid to balance their budgets while publicly villifying us. We were ostracized and belittled as weak. We have tolerated discrimination and exclusion. Any civil rights we had were deemed second class.
We were at a loss. Some brave souls torturedly tried to quit cold turkey. We were stone cold junkies needing a constant fix. We tried gums and lozenges that only slightly curbed our constant craving. We agreed to be guinea pigs in pharmaceutical experiments that have side effects like suicide. We continued smoking.
We like smoking. It relaxes us. It soothes us. It inspires our brains to excitement and original thought. Smoking is our dependable friend. Smoking cigarettes is immortalized in the growth of the world, in films and in our psyche. Our constant companion never wavered. It was always there. Smoking continues at around 20 percent of the US population.
Three years ago the "emulation aerosol sucker" was quietly patented in China.
One year ago I tried the gum. NG. I did not want to patch because you are not supposed to smoke while patching. I got the Chantix, but I was afraid to try it.
11 months ago I ordered the njoy npro. I was shocked. I have smoked 3 packs a day for over 30 years. It completely satisfied me. I started reading the sparse literature and news out there. I got juice in my mouth, burnt out the atomizer in days and returned to cigarettes. Was this a short-lived dream, another ineffectual product while waiting for the replacement atomizer. I googled and found little. Maybe I was alone or nearly so. Atomizer came, burnt - cycle continued.
There was something new - pen style. I tried to order but FDA stopped all shipments. Greater forces were at work. burn replace cycle continued. Ban lifted, I got the pen. Ordered another pen. Still burnt through more atomizers. Thought bubble - China. Eastmall (you thought I'd never get there at this rate). Juice, 901, 801, 510, 401. You know this trip. Sure some were doa, broke, were not satisfying. Eastmall delivered and credited and redilevered. I have never seen such pluck, verve and determination in any company like this. in NYC I started to go to Vapers meetings. There were suppliers with juices, mods and raffles. I wanted a mod of my own. The stick (enough said). The bartleby burned up in my pocket. Other mods seemed excessively priced for what they were. Besides, I'm an Eastmall customer.
Chinese holiday, package inspection, started online chatting for the first time in my life. Indulgence arrived!!!
From three packs a day to 2-3 cigs with my coffees. I wasn't trying to quit. I didn't want to quit. It just happened. My breathing has gotten much better. I have lost weight. I am exercising more. I am socializing more.
The Indulgence is so good that I can put it down without having to constantly vape. After a year, with all of its its and downs I am quantifiably, subjectively and objectively happier and healthier.
Which brings me to today. It would seem to a casual observer that electronic cigarettes are not a big deal. The media will not report anything that has the remotest tinge of positivity as regards this subject. I have personally shown NYC officials what e-cigs are and can do. I know that we are still few but our stories are powerful.
In the face of unbelievable obstacles we have found our way. Eastmall, David, Di and Mudmanc4 and Ed justifiably deserve my praise. We are in the middle of Passover and Easter. Let my e-cigs go.
Wherever there is Tea party, Vapers go. Wherever there is a Coffees party, Vapers go. If you see a newscaster doing a stand-up report, talk to them. Talk to police officers, community organizers, bosses, workers taking a smoke break... Get the message out.
We will take back what we have lost. Our health, respect and dignity. We will not have to make excuses or explanations. We will stop paying exorbitant prices and taxes. We will stop having people look at us as paraiahs. We will fight the FDA, cigarette companies and the pharmaceutical industry. We will challenge faux quit smoking groups.
We will organize and become the force we know we are. We have reached our time. We will fight.
VAPER UNITY