I'll just tell inquisitors that it's new hobby, and then ask them when thery are going to give up golf or fishing or watching football or...
"When are you going to quit that thing?"
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many have asked me when I am going to quit this thing. I just say "dunno, whenever I want to I guess."
Maybe I'll get bored with it all, maybe I'll run into problems with my pv and give it up, maybe I'll take as long to quit vaping as it did to quit analogs.
However, at least I'm not smoking cigarettes anymore.
Maybe I'll get bored with it all, maybe I'll run into problems with my pv and give it up, maybe I'll take as long to quit vaping as it did to quit analogs.
However, at least I'm not smoking cigarettes anymore.
I think people ask that question because they think you are still "addicted" to something, just in a different form. Some smokers are skeptical because they have already tried every other stop smoking aid and failed with it. I know I had before finding the e-cigarette. The longest I had ever quit smoking in the past was with a nicorrette inhaler and that certainly did not simulate smoking, but I knew when I found the e-cigarette that it was the solution I had been searching for. After two months of finally being analog free, I can say that I am less nicotine addicted. I can go out and not be dying for a cigarette after a half an hour. I don't get that desperate feeling that I need to smoke if I am somewhere that I can't vape. I don't even think about it! If people ask me when I am am going to give it up, I tell them NEVER. I replaced a bad habit with a much healthier one. I may reduce my nic level over time, but I don't feel the need to give it up! 
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I'll probably quit vaping just before I quit coffee.
Which will probably be in about seventy years, when I'm in a hospital hooked up to a ventilator and IV. The doctors probably won't pump nicotine and caffeine for me.
Which will probably be in about seventy years, when I'm in a hospital hooked up to a ventilator and IV. The doctors probably won't pump nicotine and caffeine for me.
Isn't that the truth! I had a gallbladder operation a couple of years ago, and insisted I was fine when the doctor wanted to keep me overnight, because I knew I'd die without a cigarette overnight. Wonder if they would have let me vape. LOL.
Yes, I have the same problem with people. I just tell them to .... and mind their own business.
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GlindaW, I have a friend who vaped before and after surgery. Her husband just carried her PV in his pocket and she got it from him whenever she wanted. I vape in the doctor's office, the elevator, the bathroom at church (leaves it smelling like Lorann's Graham Crackers)
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GlindaW, I have a friend who vaped before and after surgery. Her husband just carried her PV in his pocket and she got it from him whenever she wanted. I vape in the doctor's office, the elevator, the bathroom at church (leaves it smelling like Lorann's Graham Crackers)
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Just thought of something. When they ask when you're going to quit just say....
....... "Never, doctor's Orders!"
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Just thought of something. When they ask when you're going to quit just say....
....... "Never, doctor's Orders!"
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I haven't had that problem yet. Most of my friends are smokers who either want to quit or think it's cool and might want one for when the smoking ban hits the bars.
I love smoking cigs I just wanted to be healthier and now I have the best of both worlds YAH ME.
Of course I might not get any grief from people because I tend to be kind of an intimidating person and people never really bug me about anything anyway. It might have something to do with being an Ex Combat Vet (you know we are all crazy).
So my advice would be to say "going off of nic makes me a little batty and I have just bought a handgun, are you sure you want me to stop"!
I love smoking cigs I just wanted to be healthier and now I have the best of both worlds YAH ME.
Of course I might not get any grief from people because I tend to be kind of an intimidating person and people never really bug me about anything anyway. It might have something to do with being an Ex Combat Vet (you know we are all crazy).
So my advice would be to say "going off of nic makes me a little batty and I have just bought a handgun, are you sure you want me to stop"!
That's funny. Love it.My family never knew I smoked (well, they found out and I "quit" five times over the years) because they are militant anti-smoke types, which only got worse after my dad (who I used to smoke with) passed away due to lung cancer.
While I was on vacation, I thought twice about letting my sister, who I was staying with, know about my PV -- then we saw a Smoking Everywhere kiosk in her local mall. I mentioned something in passing about them not smelling and being better for people than cigs, to which my sister replies, "No, it's disgusting, it's awful that they get away with that in a mall, blah blah blah."
There are two types of anti-smokers out there: those who have legitimate health concerns regarding second-hand smoke, and those who simply can't stand to see another adult enjoying themselves in ways they don't choose to. Unfortunately my loved ones are the latter, and at least I can vape in their homes without them ever knowing about it. I can have that conversation if I must, but life is easier without letting them know everything I do.
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GlindaW, I have a friend who vaped before and after surgery. Her husband just carried her PV in his pocket and she got it from him whenever she wanted. I vape in the doctor's office, the elevator, the bathroom at church (leaves it smelling like Lorann's Graham Crackers)
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Isn't that the best part? My son's room now smells like caramel, or waffles, or whatever new flavor he is smoking that day instead of nasty stale smoke! It's like air freshener!
i also have no intention of quitting as well i thought that this would be an affordable alternative compared to $7.00/pack (price is steadily rising in my state, they are going to up more next month) i must sayi am completely blown away by this new alternative to smoking. i might even give up my regular smokes soon
When friends ask me, I usually reply with, "Probably around the same time I stop breathing."
When people I don't care for ask me, I usually just say, "Why? Explain yourself. If you're going to make a comment like that, I want to know your reasoning." I'll usually pester them about it for a while until they apologize. I figure if they're going to be a pain, then I'll be snarky.
When people I don't care for ask me, I usually just say, "Why? Explain yourself. If you're going to make a comment like that, I want to know your reasoning." I'll usually pester them about it for a while until they apologize. I figure if they're going to be a pain, then I'll be snarky.
Why quit when it brings joy to your life and is pretty much harmless? Sheesh - life is too short. An E-cig, a glass of wine - they add joy to life - so I have no problem with using them... I think Connman's comeback is the perfect response!
I hear that a lot. My reply is "Well, if you'd rather I smoked cigarettes....."
And no, I have no intention of quitting vaping - maybe nicotine, but not vaping.
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And no, I have no intention of quitting vaping - maybe nicotine, but not vaping.
~A
I have gotten same questions....you have to understand that some people are NEVER happy.
My response is, "When are you going to start paying my bills? You get to tell me what to do when I start taking your money. Until then, that's my business, not yours."
Yeah it's very annoying when people think it's smoking - sometimes I just want to smack them for their ignorance. Most people who would actually say this still look down on me even after I explain what it is.
I am closing in on one year tobacco-free (2/26). To this day, my wife still says, "yes, but you are still smoking that thing". In this situation, I applaud myself for giving up the cigarettes and have to ignore her ignorance. My next goal will be to give up vaping and be nicotine-free. I do not know how long that will take, but I feel pretty comfortable that giving up incinerated tobacco can be nothing bu good.
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