I was a pack a day Parl. Menthol Light smoker, I go with the 24mg menthol or 16mg on occasion.
Hey Lu...you smoked 3 packs a day of 100s, I know I've seen quite a few people on here saying that they used to smoke similar amounts too and I was always wondering, how did you smoke that many during a day?! Just in sense of time management...thats 60 cigs * 5 minutes each = 300 minutes smoking a day. I never even had 2 full packs in a day, did you have a cig every 15 minutes?
Well, think of it this way. I would smoke 2 before I even got out of bed in the morning then my routine went like this: get up, go sit at the computer for a bit, smoke another 1 or 2. After I "woke up" more, I'd make a cup of coffee...and have another 1 or 2. Make sure I had 1 before I got in the shower....then 1 as soon as I got out. Then light up as I was getting ready.
When I got ready to leave the house, I'd light up. Go get a coffee for the 35 mile drive to work and light up again when I got back in the car. Then I'd have like 3 more on the drive....always making sure I got one in just before I walked into work.
I'd then run out every hour to hour and 15 minutes for one, then 2 on my lunch break. Then when work was done, I really broke loose! LOL
And it was worse if I was going to be drinking that night. Morning is still my worst part of the day as far as that goes. I don't smoke in bed any more but as soon as I am up and around, I light up. But I usually only have 2 now before I leave the house, then 1 on the way to work. I go out for 1 in the morning break, 1 at lunch and 1 in afternoon break, then 1 on the way home from work.
Before I started vaping, I had smoked for 36 years. I still smoke analogs, about a half a pack or so a day....but vaping has really been my "savior". I can't even imagine smoking 3 packs a day now....sounds horrifying!
And over the years, like many others, I tried several other options...which obviously didn't work. I am up usually 18 hours a day so for me, 3 packs just "flew by" but now, I am quite satisfied with a half a pack or so and am still hopeful that someday it will be 0.
But get this...Steve (SMILIN)....smoked
100 cigarettes a day before he started vaping...and now he smokes NONE! He has inspired me to someday reach that same goal.
Lu