I began vaping in August of last year. I was 65 at the time and was a 1-1 1/2 pad smoker for 45+ years. My first smoke free day since I was a teenager (I am now 66) was January 13, 2018. I continued to dual use (about 1 pack per month) until May 11. Had the last cigarette in the pack and decided not to buy another one. That was two weeks ago. So far, so good.
Vaping over the age of 55.
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On the topic of smoking in school. I started smoking when I was 14 and I had to sneak them in the bathroom. No smoking in school unless you were a teacher and in the teacher's lounge. I poked my head in that lounge more than once and it was a smoke filled stinky room. Even as a smoker I was disgusted by that room. Teachers in there chain smoking and guzzling coffee like it was the end of the world.
I never got busted for smoking in school but I know without a doubt that my teachers could smell it. I have a feeling they just didn't care as long as I did not do it in front of them.
I never got busted for smoking in school but I know without a doubt that my teachers could smell it. I have a feeling they just didn't care as long as I did not do it in front of them.
Link did not work so I copied post from Success Stories (I am 71 years old).
Started smoking in High School in the early sixties. Back then, it was the thing to do and the badge of courage was the bulging pack of smokes that you proudly displayed in your shirt pocket. Started with Kent but eventually graduated to Camels and Lucky Strike to be like all the other members of the in crowd. Smoking was great and cheap-all you had to do was put 25 cents into a vending machine and you got a pack of smokes with two pennies under the cellophane! After graduating High School went on to College where it became quickly evident that cigarettes were a "must have" at any beer party that you attended. By this time I was a 1.5 PAD smoker which is pretty much where I stayed during my smoking years. After College I went to work, got married and got drafted in that order. Cigarettes were readily available in the Army at only $2.50 per carton. Great!!
After getting d discharged from the Army went back to work and continued to smoke without any thought of giving it up until the early 80's. At that point, I thought I would give this nicotine gum thing a chance so I went out and bought a decent supply to try. Well unlike many of the other people in the office who were chomping on this stuff and reducing their cigarette consumption, the more gum I chewed the stronger my desire for a cigarette became and I wound up chewing and smoking at the same time. I know you are not supposed to do that but thats what happened to me. I was actually smoking more than normal when using the gum, so I gave it up.
Moved from NY to Florida in 1996 (job transfer) and decided now was the time to quit this nasty habit. Everyone in my family was a nonsmoker and I was getting plenty of pressure and could not smoke in the car or house. So I decided now was the time to try the patch which worked pretty well and reduced my cigarette consumption to about .5 PAD. Then the 2004 hurricane season arrived and this was the perfect excuse to rip off the patch and get back to smoking full time. Besides high cholesterol (which is controlled by medication) I did not have any other major medical issues but in 2008 my doctor recommended that I try the drug Chantix to help me quit. I filled the prescription, went home and checked it out on the internet. When I saw the possible effects of tis drug, I knew this was not for me. I am nutty enough without a pill that could make me nuttier.
In 2009 I discovered vaping on the internet and tried NJOY, Blu, and many others. They were OK but finally bought a Provari which I thought was great. I continued to both vape and smoke and did cut cigarette consumption somewhat. I retired in 2011 and planned a seven day trip to Europe. I took five packs of cigs and my vape gear with me. Well, as you would expect, I completely relapsed and did not vape at all on vacation and had to buy the awful European cigarettes to make it through the trip. As soon as I returned from the trip I made up my mind to either smoke cigarettes exclusively or vape. I chose vaping. To help make sure I did not start to smoke, I left my ashtray filled with stinky butts on the table on the lanai (Florida porch) so that I got the urge I would go out and smell this pile of crap. Well this approach worked and I have not smoked a cigarette since!
I know this has been a long post, but I wanted to emphasize that even people who have been log time smokers (47 years for me) can give up the smoking habit using vaping even if other methods failed. After two weeks exclusively vaping I knew I would never smoke another cigarette again.
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Started smoking in High School in the early sixties. Back then, it was the thing to do and the badge of courage was the bulging pack of smokes that you proudly displayed in your shirt pocket. Started with Kent but eventually graduated to Camels and Lucky Strike to be like all the other members of the in crowd. Smoking was great and cheap-all you had to do was put 25 cents into a vending machine and you got a pack of smokes with two pennies under the cellophane! After graduating High School went on to College where it became quickly evident that cigarettes were a "must have" at any beer party that you attended. By this time I was a 1.5 PAD smoker which is pretty much where I stayed during my smoking years. After College I went to work, got married and got drafted in that order. Cigarettes were readily available in the Army at only $2.50 per carton. Great!!
After getting d discharged from the Army went back to work and continued to smoke without any thought of giving it up until the early 80's. At that point, I thought I would give this nicotine gum thing a chance so I went out and bought a decent supply to try. Well unlike many of the other people in the office who were chomping on this stuff and reducing their cigarette consumption, the more gum I chewed the stronger my desire for a cigarette became and I wound up chewing and smoking at the same time. I know you are not supposed to do that but thats what happened to me. I was actually smoking more than normal when using the gum, so I gave it up.
Moved from NY to Florida in 1996 (job transfer) and decided now was the time to quit this nasty habit. Everyone in my family was a nonsmoker and I was getting plenty of pressure and could not smoke in the car or house. So I decided now was the time to try the patch which worked pretty well and reduced my cigarette consumption to about .5 PAD. Then the 2004 hurricane season arrived and this was the perfect excuse to rip off the patch and get back to smoking full time. Besides high cholesterol (which is controlled by medication) I did not have any other major medical issues but in 2008 my doctor recommended that I try the drug Chantix to help me quit. I filled the prescription, went home and checked it out on the internet. When I saw the possible effects of tis drug, I knew this was not for me. I am nutty enough without a pill that could make me nuttier.
In 2009 I discovered vaping on the internet and tried NJOY, Blu, and many others. They were OK but finally bought a Provari which I thought was great. I continued to both vape and smoke and did cut cigarette consumption somewhat. I retired in 2011 and planned a seven day trip to Europe. I took five packs of cigs and my vape gear with me. Well, as you would expect, I completely relapsed and did not vape at all on vacation and had to buy the awful European cigarettes to make it through the trip. As soon as I returned from the trip I made up my mind to either smoke cigarettes exclusively or vape. I chose vaping. To help make sure I did not start to smoke, I left my ashtray filled with stinky butts on the table on the lanai (Florida porch) so that I got the urge I would go out and smell this pile of crap. Well this approach worked and I have not smoked a cigarette since!
I know this has been a long post, but I wanted to emphasize that even people who have been log time smokers (47 years for me) can give up the smoking habit using vaping even if other methods failed. After two weeks exclusively vaping I knew I would never smoke another cigarette again.
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The link didn't work because you have to have 5 posts in order to link.. it does work from my quoting you though.. just an fyi.
You should post more often! Chit chat!
That sounds very similar to my experience but on a different time-frame. When I first tried switching to vaping using a couple different cigalikes, 5 yrs ago, the "tobacco" flavors left a lot to be desired. They didn't taste like any analog I'd ever smoked before. What little "advice" I got was to vape non-tobacco flavors and, well, ugh! Went back to real tobacco. About a year ago, I let myself get talked into more powerful mods and doing DL with high-VG juices. I found some flavors that I liked, none that really were close to tobacco, but that still left me sensing that I was missing something and I really didn't care for the "big" clouds of vapor I exhaled. Again, returned to real smoking. Finally, about 6 weeks ago, I found myself on this wonderful forum and, for the first time, learned about NET and WTA. I then placed orders with Black Note and Aroma eJuice and on another site for a Vaporesso Nexus and my analog consumption has been decreasing steadily ever since I received those items. I think I've found my "magic bullet" as I truly ENJOY what and how I'm vaping now. Moreover, while I've seen more than a few comments various places about how "expensive" those products are, my calculations show that they'll still be less than half the cost, just in dollars, than one to one-plus packs of cigarettes per day.
Great stories kids. With the awesome help of this forum, I was successful in kicking a 63 year addiction at the tender age of 77. I'm still vaping, winding and mixing after 2 1/2 years and loving my hobby. Although I don't hang with the cloud chasing crowd, I have converted about 16 people to our religion, the Church of What You Vapin'. I can't possibly repay all you people for your caring help, other than continue as a SUPPORTING member to facilitate the continuity of this forum. (I don't really know enough to comment on most threads)
Smokes $2.50 in the Army. That brought back memories, if I remember correctly, when I was stationed in Korea, we paid $2.00 a carton. As I'm sure that you remember, we GIs weren't paid much, but it was enough to keep us supplied with cancer sticks. Anyway, congrats and keep up the good work.
Good thread folks! Apparently this was a needed thing. Hope that you all can keep it rolling along.
Thanks, BG, I hadn't heard of El Toro and have been meaning to check RTE, but I keep forgetting!
So now I've tied a string around one finger but I forgot why!!
Started smoking as a teen, smoked once at high school in the bathroom on the last week of my senior year and got caught! Principal was cool, looked at me and said seriously?! I started vaping July 2010 and have never looked back. I'm 59 now, so I guess an old dog can learn new tricks...lol
I'm 71 and been vaping for 4.5 years after smoking 30 per day for 50 years. Bought a starter kit in Truro market(UK) and never had a cigarette since. Recently switched my tank preference from Kayfun to Doggy make my own coils and DIY liquids.
been vaping a longish time now and still get some strange looks walking down the road tooting on my rx machina mech, but then near me im the only 70 year old doing this *strange thing*
Great responses!! Us old guys/gals should continue to report our success stories because vaping will defeat cigarette addiction!!
I switched less than a month after my 56th birthday. In the beginning, cigalikes were pretty much all that was available. But, hardware improved rapidly.
It may be hard to believe, but true, when I accidentally switched/quit smoking, I had something like a half-dozen CARTONS on hand. Obviously, quitting cigarettes hadn't even been on my radar. I only managed to smoke another couple cigarettes. I ended up selling a couple cartons to co-workers at giveaway prices...and then I literally threw the rest of the premium smokes in the garbage. This all happened in early 2010.
This was in NY and my Dad was a pretty intimidating-looking guy. Later on, in Catholic HS I was nearly expelled for a truly unjust reason (truly) and my Dad came to the school instead of Mom---nearly everyone came to look at him --very Italian looking in a suit -and the teacher did a total about-face. Don't think they were used to parents sticking up for their kids.
I just tried I can....
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