The Apple and the Orange.

[iBigChill]

I realize that this is truly the apple vs the orange, but I do find it funny that everyday I feel the urge to log on and check on my friendly vapors. Never once thought of including the folks of the vast tele/phoney/interweb in discussions of "what type of butane are you using in your lighter", "how did you modify your cigarette carrying case", "what is your daily usage", "do you switch between menthol and full flavored", "man, isn't the blue box of american spirits (and I don't mean cyan) a dream," etc while hooked on analogs.

So we all get excited about vape mail. We all get excited about future vape mail and what to get. We all get excited about trying a million different juices. We all get excited about fixing our problems with the contents of previous vape mail. We like to share our experiences. Help out others. Kind of cool to have a little online community.

So how about it? Am I the only one who smiles a little bit thinking about this? What's the real hook and sinker here? The new experiences, community and camaraderie, flavors, tinkering with gadgets...? What changed in us from having an addiction that we rarely spoke about other than to a sales clerk at a gas station, one that made us stand outside in the rain in solitude, to well, this?

 

[Nermal]

Dunno. It's almost a cult-like thing, isn't it? If smokers hung together like this, I bet we could still smoke anywhere not proven to be a fire hazard.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

What changed in us from having an addiction that we rarely spoke about other than to a sales clerk at a gas station, one that made us stand outside in the rain in solitude, to well, this?

STOP!!!!! You're making me think too hard!!! There's nothing that spoils a thread faster than logic!

 

[Iffy]

So how about it? Am I the only one who smiles a little bit thinking about this?

Noper!

What's the real hook and sinker here?

Da 'hook' is not having da sinkers/stinkers!

 

[Mikie]

Bubble gum juice from Mt. bakers. Tastes just like Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum. And I am not smoking that BS big tobacco calls tobacco. My god, they make a product they had to put a filter on, and a warning label on the side lulz...People share smokes together sure, but no one wants to talk about something they KNOW is hurting them and is nasty.

There is your difference

 

[WillyZee]

I think it is the stop smoking thing ... kind of like celebrating our new found freedom with others

 

[Ed_C]

I think part of it is that there is gear/toys associated with vaping, that there's not with smoking cigs. People think of vaping as a hobby. I've never smoked pipes or cigars, but I'll bet money that there's forums where people talk about what kind of pipes they use.

 

[Amiaji]

I think part of it is that there is gear/toys associated with vaping, that there's not with smoking cigs. People think of vaping as a hobby. I've never smoked pipes or cigars, but I'll bet money that there's forums where people talk about what kind of pipes they use.

I agree that is part of it. There are lots of pipe forums out there. Cigar smokers as well. But I don't know of any cigarette smoker forums. Most cigarette smokers would rather not discuss it.

I think it is mainly that we all have found a way to get off traditional cigarettes for the first time ever. We have all tried to quit in the past but there was no way to do it. Big Tobacco had their hooks in us good. But for the first time there is light at the end of the tunnel. Finally we can give up cigarettes without all the negative side effects. Not wanting to strangle everyone within reach. Not gaining 30 pounds, only to relapse. Chewing harder on the gum or slapping on another patch and never really being satisfied. The awful dreams while using Chantix....

I am normally rather quiet. I am the sort to just live and let live. But I have become somewhat of a crusader at work. Anyone who asks about vaping I try to convert them. For everyone person I can get off of traditional cigarettes I consider it a life saved.

We just want everyone to be able to give up cigarettes and live a healthier life. For give us if we get a little carried away in our enthusiasm every once in a while.

And new toys are always a good thing.

 

[~Sue~Feb2012]

I realize that this is truly the apple vs the orange, but I do find it funny that everyday I feel the urge to log on and check on my friendly vapors. Never once thought of including the folks of the vast tele/phoney/interweb in discussions of "what type of butane are you using in your lighter", "how did you modify your cigarette carrying case", "what is your daily usage", "do you switch between menthol and full flavored", "man, isn't the blue box of american spirits (and I don't mean cyan) a dream," etc while hooked on analogs.

So we all get excited about vape mail. We all get excited about future vape mail and what to get. We all get excited about trying a million different juices. We all get excited about fixing our problems with the contents of previous vape mail. We like to share our experiences. Help out others. Kind of cool to have a little online community.

So how about it? Am I the only one who smiles a little bit thinking about this? What's the real hook and sinker here? The new experiences, community and camaraderie, flavors, tinkering with gadgets...? What changed in us from having an addiction that we rarely spoke about other than to a sales clerk at a gas station, one that made us stand outside in the rain in solitude, to well, this?

No you're not the only one! I smile a lot
Better health is the only thing you left out

Yep, most people do like comparing apples and oranges...and talking about related or unrelated addictions, experiences, hobbies, flavors, toys, helping others and not having to stand outside in the rain anymore......

It's awesome isn't it!