Just realized that I have been smoke free for 6 years. Wow. Best thing I have ever done. I went from smoking 2+ pad to quitting instantly. Started with 24 mg (yes, it was necessary with the inefficient systems that were around in 2009 lol) to now using 0 - 3 mg depending on what I feel like.
Happy anniversary to me !
I'm not here that often so I thought I'd post this anniversary even though I have 6 days to go. Close enough.
43000+ cigarettes not smoked. Vape on.
I guess last years sucked so bad this years went unnoticed. I swore I wouldn't go but ocd might get the best of me. st. Charles is a real hike for me. I am older and semi disabled. it is hard to get there. maybe some one wants to just talk me out of it. or tell me if you are going. if pbusardo was there I guess I would go. I do want something but know it will be sold out again. I had all year to order from my chair anyways. funny thing was last two everyone was decades younger than me. is ecig like hipster stuff? I mean geezers puff too. I couldn't breath, everyone sold out if I could even get close. I hate to think I am too old. really though if I was like 35 id have no problem getting there anyways. so who's going?
It's been a while!
I left for a while,,,,,,,I think it's been a year or more,,,,,,I took a break because,,,
1) I thought it was getting too political around here (my opinion) and I wanted a break from it.
2) I got a job (which I LOVE) and it takes a lot of my time,,,,,,,
3) I stopped vaping. Yep, me,,,,,,,,who vaped 20 ml a day at one point,,,,Nope, I didn't go back to smoking,,,,,I didn't plan it,,,,it just,,,,,happened. Mostly due to the job, I think,,,,,,I just vaped less and less and less until I wasn't vaping at all,,,,,,,,
then WHAMMO,,,,,,,,the urge for cigarettes hit,,,,,like 9 months after I stopped vaping and almost 3 years after quitting smoking, and it hit like a ton of bricks. It kind of surprised me to be honest. Well, there was no freaking WAY after THREE YEARS that I was going to start smoking (I did that THREE TIMES in the past and it was ALWAYS a disaster),,,,,,so I picked up my provari, charged those batteries, made myself some No Nic juicy peach, and started vaping again.
Thank GOD for my e-cig, because there is NO DOUBT in my mind I'd be smoking again if I hadn't kept it.
Some thoughts,,,,,,,,
1) whoaaaaaaaaaa what the heck happened to this forum???
2) Provari has a VERSION 3??????????
3) Where the heck do I reset my password????????? I forgot mine, I had to have it reset, and I'd like to change it to something I'll remember.
4) It's nice to see everyone
I started vaping before i turned 18, but i am going to use my birthday as my anniversary. In April i will be a one year old again. I still smoke the occasional cigarette, but that is only when i drink, so not too often.
2 short years ago today I finished off my last stinkie (a PAD on average for many, many days----more than I care to remember) and switched to full-time vaping. At the time, I was vaping some high-nic 'Vivid Vanilla' on a Blu-Cig. (Actually, it was probably a few days earlier that I realized that the Vivid Vanilla was absolutely DELISH, I KNEW at that point that I could finally quit, had no desire for a stinkie at all after some heavy vaping, and that I was SURE I was gonna dump the cigarettes once and for all, but I went a few days of dual-use to just 'ease' myself into it a bit.)
Things have changed much since then: I can run again, I can work out again, and life has improved dramatically overall. Life is DAMN GOOD! It's amazing how life can change......
Most importantly, I absolutely owe a deep debt of gratitude to all of the ECF community here, which I found in a matter of days after quitting, for unselfishly sharing their knowledge and experiences with all the terrific products, gadgets, gizmos, and juices that I continue to take in at every opportunity. I can't even begin to thank you all, explain how easy (and FUN) you have made it, or explain how much you have helped along the way. This place is simply a FANTASTIC wealth of knowledge and experience!
Here's my stats since then:
2 years (730 days)
14,600 cigarettes not smoked (that's a load of tar and chemicals......)
$5,475 not spent on cigarettes (that's conservative, better than mere pocket change, and allows for junk snacks that I DON"T buy EITHER anymore when picking up smokes at the convenience store.....)
Thanks to you all !!!!.........................
Most of this time has been Tootle puffin. IT works for me.
I have tried Low ohm, high watts. waste of juice, Not a lot like smoking for me.
Love the Tootle Puffin
TWO YEARS
This stuff gets bigger and more advanced as years pass, so in say 20 years, what will the world of vaping look like? Regulations? Illegal? Legal? Banned everywhere? Obsolete?
Im curious to hear what people's opinions are for the future of this hobby.
Congratulations and Happy Fifth Anniversary, My Dearest Tibs!
What an accomplishment! Enjoy your big day and take a stroll down memory lane.
I can't believe that it's been five years since we met in the Burning Cartomizers thread... Seems like yesterday. Remember the first non-burning cartomizer that Lorikay discovered? I bought a box of them from Drew...
Yup. Greencig. It was hairy, though.
And then came the happy years of PVT and celebrating ECF veterans. That was fun!
And the co-ops you ran to help fellow ECF members get vaping gear for less money--so much hard work! Was this your first co-op?
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/pay-forward-pif/98230-trueman-tracking-2.html#post1498655
And look at you now--Evolv's DNA 40 mods and fancy nickel wire builds.
You've come a long way, baby!
Thank you for your friendship! Luv ya, gal!