"CONTEST ENTRY" - 11/19/2013 . . .
Well I think it's okay for me to enter this contest, especially since I am covered as one of those people who is an
ECF Member (I've been involved here since June 2011) and
I Still Smoke Cigarettes . . .
YES - I am addicted to the smoking habit . . . Physically/Emotionally/Psychologically . . .
AND - Like so many other people who have addictions, I have accepted the fact that I AM Addicted and Always Will Be . . .
Hey - I've been a smoker for over 45 + Years and became so addicted to smoking that I am at times still smoking 2 1/2 - 3 PAD and sometimes 4 (when frustrated) - like so many other people and even some here on ECF are too . . .
(AND - While still vaping Too . . . 
)
AM I Proud of that Fact -
NO . . . Nor Am I Embarrassed or Feel like a Failure -
Nope - Na Da - Not Gonna Be Happening . . .
(No - I DO NOT BEAT MYSELF UP - either for doing so. . . 
) . . . However, at times I have become very confused, frustrated, and honestly even angry for a number of reason - the least of which is the difficulty for "Me" of making this "Transition into the World of
vaping" when so many others have found it so easy to do so . . .
Anyway, as I said before in the thread that the "Cute Little Blue Bunny" finally started
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...dicted-smoking-habit-support-chat-thread.html and throughout many of "My" ECF Post . . .
"Hey Listen - I am the type of person who wanted all of this to be as simple as walking into a store to purchase a pack of cigarettes and I still do (YES - I AM AS STUBBORN as Some other people "You" might know who are [addicted]) . . .
At first, I didn't want to stop/quit smoking - only cut back . . . But - Now it is a different story, since being here on ECF and reading many of the member stories (especially "lolady" - and for those who haven't read her thread or Blogs, IMO - "You" really should . . .More importantly, "lolady's" - "New Member" post is actually one of the first post that I read that got "Me" started here on ECF and why I became a member & how I got the ECF Handle "Uncle" . . . )
AND - Continuing to learn more about the process is also what is keeping "Me" here on ECF and trying . . . .
As for having a problem with Equipment/Hardware, I really don't think so . . . Matter of fact, I found more then enough different APV/Mods that defiantly - WORK ! ! ! And that I am happy with . . . Although, there are times I am not to sure what I am doing . . .
Worse - is getting "Nicotine" Poisoning (which has happened a few times) when I didn't use them properly - or the "Cartos/Tanks I was using leaked from the "E-Liquids" -
NOT NICE ! ! !
AND - YES - before anyone says anything, I have read the instructions, watched the videos, and even had personal one on one "How To's" with some local Vapers . . . Doesn't matter, I still get frustrated when I am having a "Moment Of AGE" (if you don't know what that is - Then You're Not OLD enough for "Me" to tell Ya'
) or using the WRONG "E-Liquid" Delivery System with the Wrong APV (Long story - No One NEEDS to know that doesn't already . . .
) . . .
BTW: Being disabled and having a very limited income now . . . All this Equipment/Hardware is
THANKS to a few of "My" Friends who have financially helped and really want to see "Me" succeed, especially a few right here on ECF who have PIF a lot of "Stuff" to "Me", including "E- Liquid" - and also from a couple of ECF Vendors' Contest that I've Won too . . . Otherwise I would never be able to get all this "Stuff" or be at this for as long as I have been . . . Just Sayin' . . .
Which leads "Me" to tell Ya' - What is a very important problem I am having . . . Finding the One "E-Liquid" that can become "My" ADV . . . Like I've already mentioned - I wanted this to be simple, especially when it comes to "E-Liquids" . . . SO, the search began, for what I wanted and now call a "TRUE MENTHOL TOBACCO" . . . For almost the past 2 years I have tried many and I do mean many different "E-liquids" and additives too, including more "Menthols" then I really wanted to try or test . . . And to make a very long story short, let's just put it out there - The "Menthols" I have gotten through purchases, winning many generous Vendor contest, and even more from very generous and caring People who PIF to "Me" so much "Stuff" - I have tried almost a total of 200 + different "E-Liquids". . . AND -
NONE and DO MEAN NONE have been - IMO - a "TRUE MENTHOL TOBACCO" . . . Mint - Yes; Peppermint - YES, Spearmint - Yes; Toothpaste - Yes; Candy/Sweet Tasting - Yes; A Satisfying Cool Refreshing "Menthol" Taste - NOPE - Na Da - Did Not Happen . . . Nor more importantly, even letting them "Steep" and giving them a try over and over again - have any of them satisfied "My" craving for cigarettes, even at 24/36mg of nicotine . . . AS - For the ones I've tried that are "Food" related - They only make "Me" feel sick to my stomach . . . SO - Not Good or NICE . . .
Now - As for any of the very few "E-liquids" I do use right now, while I do like how they taste while Vaping them I still have to put additives - Both "Menthol Crystal Liquid"/"Kolada" - in them to have some satisfaction . . .
BTW: Using these "E-Liquids" - There are times when I have cut back and only smoked 2 PAD when the "Vaping" is working - So that is a Plus . . .
Just not often enough, because something is till missing . . .
So - I am hoping that if I were lucky enough to possibly "WIN" some WTA that it would at least help "Me" along the way and find that missing ingredient to use with these "E-Liquids" until I Find that "True Menthol Tobacco" too . . .
Okay - I'm DONE . . . More importantly, I truly think that is enough personal disclosure too . . .
Just Sayin' . . .
BUT - Before I Go. . .
THANK YOU - "WholeCig" & "Lox"/"PIF" Community . . .
for the Contest and Opportunity to enter - I hope I am not the only one to post an entry . . .
WOW - Just noticed it took "Me" over 4 hours to write this - NOT EVER Gonna Happen Again . . . Just Sayin' . . .
