the little things in life that change when you vape instead of smoke

[texastumbleweed]

i love it yall!

thanks for contributing to my thread!

i think threads like this will give encouragement for those who are wanting to switch from analogs to e-cigs...to read all the things that they can look forward to.

keep em coming...i knew there were so many more things, i just couldnt think of them all.

yall are awesome!

 

[Krandle]

Not feeling weighted down by the smoke. I've been chain vaping for the last 3 hours and don't feel like I've crammed a bunch of #!@$ into my chest.

 

[texastumbleweed]

so have i....

if i smoked analogs, like i vape, i would be wheezing for sure!!

Not feeling weighted down by the smoke. I've been chain vaping for the last 3 hours and don't feel like I've crammed a bunch of #!@$ into my chest.

 

[SheldonOos]

Having my two little brothers give me hugs for quitting. And hugs in general. No smelly clothes =D.

 

[DemonCowboy]

don't wake up hacking
safe enough to use around a baby
start drinking enough fluids for a day

 

[lmrasch]

The hugs and kisses I get from my grandkids (ages 7 and 5) and them telling me how glad they are that Nammy quit smoking (ok..I'm wiping away my tears right now) I am so blessed to have been able to find these miraculous little devices....

 

[Taurox]

Not having my dogs and cat flee the room when I light up. I mean I encouraged them leaving when I smoked. However now they don't even notice, which kinda says something about it not effecting even their heightened senses.

Stealth vaping in grocery store while my friend has to go outside during the heat wave to smoke. OK technically I didn't need to but I just had to take a couple puffs when he walked back in. Nah nah..

Not hearing your chest/lungs wheeze a little while you are trying to get to sleep.

Trying new flavors, has to be the closest thing to when I was a kid and I found a new type of candy to try.

Not having to dump a completely filled ashtray and feel guilty about it.

Not having to worry about accidentally burning someone, then replying in a pathetic attempt to make up for actually BURNING someone.. "sorry".

Vaping in bed is safe... "oh no I feel asleep with a lit LED"

Not having to think everytime a lighter blows out or a match fails to light that some dead relative or friend is trying to get thru to you with a "sign". ( yeah I know I am odd)

Not having to remember catchy comebacks when people complain about my smoking. "Your smoke is bothering me!", "Yeah well it's f'in killing me lady" (ok maybe that's a slight disadvantage cause I really did love saying that one)

Not having to remember facts about how smoking isn't as bad as car engine fumes in defense of my habit.

Not having to worry that looking away from driving for 1-2 seconds , to light your cig, causes an accident of some kind.

Being able to send an emergency s.o.s. message in Morse code with my e-cig LED light.

OK I am stretching now , but I could probably go on and on....

T

 

[BlitzXor]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned taste buds... I CAN TASTE MY FOOD! Sorry for shouting, but I am really REALLY excited about this fact.

Spicy food is actually HOT OMFG!
Also, mild curries have this delicious subtlety about them I never noticed before.
I always hated ketchup, but WTF I think it's delicious now?
I'm finding that different kinds of lettuce actually taste different? How come nobody told me this before? I always thought it was a garnish...
Mom's apple pie......... !!!

 

[El Dee]

No more ashes on the keyboard...
No more burned hair...Takes forever to grow and nanoseconds to burn.
No more ashtray "accidents"
No more burned fingers when the analoge stuck to your lips.
No more burned countertops/carpet...
No more hacking a lung in the am...

 

[tokengirl]

I can laugh without coughing. I don't cough the first hour of every morning. Shoot, I don't cough at all unless I'm sick or choking. That's pretty amazing.

 

[mom_life_love]

I can complete a whole step aerobics class without feeling like I'm gonna pass out, can enter said class and not get dirty looks cause I smell like smoke!

My mother hugs me more to make up for all the times she didn't when I was a smoker (17yrs)

My kids think its weird (cause it looks like a lipstick) but also don't mind me giving kisses now (we'll see about that when school starts again lol)

I don't get drenched standing out side to have a smoke in the rain then come back inside smelling like a wet ash tray (just as bad as a wet dog smell)

I don't burn my hair trying to get the damn smoke lit for 10mins when its windy

My sister in law doesn't get mad at me for smoking in the horse barn or stopping every 30mins on a trail ride to dismount walk away from the horse smoke then continue again (cause you know you crave worse when your not allowed)

I don't get yelled at during dinner hour at work(restaurant) for going out for a smoke anymore (non smokers never understood) instead I just drink a ton of water so my co-workers expect the hourly bathroom breaks lol!

Um yeah I guess I could go on an on too lol!

 

[fredup]

Oh my goodness!! these are all soo true..
Funny how you mention the car window because i still automatically roll down the window while puffing my E cig.. only to realize it after the fact .. laughing at myself and feelingGREAT!!! as i roll it back up.

Not being demonized by the majority of people out there...
I was getting really tired of the Social discrimination, lack of respect people would show me and blatantly disregarding me as a person, but rather a walking chimney. (this still pisses me off but thankfully i dont have to be a recipient anymore) I would get so angry when even people that i only JUST met felt that they needed to lecture me about the dangers of smoking, What if i talked to a fat person about the dangers of eating. or a woman about the dangers of wearing revealing clothing at 3 am in public, its all the same but ostricizing a smoker is accepted. blah... propaganda pisses me off!!

 

[Tooter]

Haha, keep thinking Ive left a ciggie burining in the ashtray evrytime i put it down, then panic for a sec, thinkin , ...., wheres that ciggy, wheres the smoke?

Hey Fred, I lost my last Job because of smoking, I was considered the workplace social leper

 

[tgcrna]

Not having to stand away from the people I work with because I am afraid I smell like smoke, and they'd find out my dirty little secret.
Not having to walk off of the tobacco-free campus of the hospital I work at, at three in the morning, in the rain/heat/cold...wondering what excuse I could come up with if I were missed. In my work environment, a ...... addiction would be more forgivable than a cigarette addiction:-0


why can't you post the word that sounds like hair-o-in??

 

[texastumbleweed]

you and i work in the same environment, and you are so correct..addiction would be more forgivable than a ASA II tobacco.

Not having to stand away from the people I work with because I am afraid I smell like smoke, and they'd find out my dirty little secret.
Not having to walk off of the tobacco-free campus of the hospital I work at, at three in the morning, in the rain/heat/cold...wondering what excuse I could come up with if I were missed. In my work environment, a ...... addiction would be more forgivable than a cigarette addiction:-0


why can't you post the word that sounds like hair-o-in??

 

[HeatherC]

My son (15 yrs old) doesn't mind sitting in the living room and watching TV or just talking with my husband and I now that we don't smoke anymore! (ANYthing to get a 15 yr old to talk to you HAS to be good. Right?)

 

[kj4lxw]

Its ironic how many unhealthy people you find working in a hospital. 5 years ago when I started working at the hospital I'm currently at I couldn't believe all the smokers employed (me being one also at the time). Not to mention all the folks that are out of shape.

 

[Earl]

I have not smoked in about 5 days and already i have noticed..

Co-wokers who smell like cigarettes, thinking, that use to be me..
Stamina.. I no longer feel out of breath from just crawling in bed.. lol
Popularuty.. yes, more people are interested in me now that I am standing there with a black stick, blue led elcric device in my mouth.,. LOL

 

[WISHIKNEWTHATYESTERDAY]

my fingernails are pretty again without the use of polish. no more yellow stain!

now there aren't cigarette packs magically piling up in the car.

and funny earl should mention stamina, while i agree i have more energy, my boyfriend switched with me and we think it has help the bedtime "stamina"

with that being said, i also have to admit that now every time i order something new.... i impatiently watch every day i think my package is suppose to arrive with anticipation. i have a great view of my mailbox from my office window. sitting here now because.... yep, waiting on 2 packages today

 

[Earl]

LOL Wish.. I find the BR Stam is improving as well. I need to excersise, but that energy has not come yet.