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80. The first time I went to the grocery store

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 12:05 AM

Aug 2015

after I started vaping and had not had a cigarette, I nearly fainted at the REEK of smoke that came off of smokers. I wondered "Have I smelled that bad for that long? Why didn't anyone tell me!"

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pilot study on nicotine residues in houses of electronic cigarette users, tobacco smokers, and non s [View all] Sunlei Aug 2015 OP

This is very good news...they're safe in public Oilwellian Aug 2015 #1

2 years! You are doing great. Congrats. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #5

Thank you Oilwellian Aug 2015 #16

Same Here! Newest Reality Aug 2015 #27

The first time I went to the grocery store Aerows Aug 2015 #80

Me either Aerows Aug 2015 #62

Same here. 4 1/2 years cigarette free thanks to evaping. OregonBlue Aug 2015 #76

I know quite a few people who have managed to taper down Warpy Aug 2015 #55

I think this confirms what many of us already knew. beevul Aug 2015 #2

2 years, 7 months is awesome. Congrats. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #4

Me too!!! Drifter Aug 2015 #9

Pfffft! That's just like, anecdotal, man. NBachers Aug 2015 #127

7.5 months smoke free thanks to vaping. Already down to between 6mg and 3mg nicotine juice. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #3

There is a significant streak of prohibitionism within modern liberal thought. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #7

I am a liberal who has no problem with vaping. ladyVet Aug 2015 #104

Public health authorities and agencies seem to use double standards against vapor products meow2u3 Aug 2015 #129

As it is with most prohibitions. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #130

A year and 9 months smoke-free for me, thanks to vaping meow2u3 Aug 2015 #31

I agree, of all the things in this world to go after, it had to be vaping. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #36

It's money. Aerows Aug 2015 #63

Oh yeah, I talk to people online who are stockpiling liters of nic in their freezer. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #64

These guys have liters of nic on sale meow2u3 Aug 2015 #69

I'll have to leave that to the pros. What little DIY I do is with nic base from Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #107

I used to get unflavored nic base there, too meow2u3 Aug 2015 #113

My absolute favorite Aerows Aug 2015 #79

I just got a couple bottles from them in the mail today. GEJ makes some amazing juice! Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #106

I've tried Patriot and have a bottle of Wild Turkey Aerows Aug 2015 #114

Some of us nonsmokers are very much on your side and will squawk about tblue37 Aug 2015 #89

Thank you we need allies like you. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #110

I think vaping is a good alternative, and shouldn't be restricted like cigs, but Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #70

Yes, they are. Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #75

I have a hypothesis about why Big Tobacco Mariana Aug 2015 #78

No, you don't Aerows Aug 2015 #81

I think you are absolutely right. I encourage my friends who smoke to switch to e-cigs, but tblue37 Aug 2015 #91

I believe that vaping also allows smokers to enjoy the comforting physical process tblue37 Aug 2015 #94

Over four months thanks to ecigarettes Aerows Aug 2015 #6

Awesome. Vape On, Vaper! Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #38

Woo-hoo! Congratulations! nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #92

E-cigs are life savers for a lot of longterm smokers. tblue37 Aug 2015 #8

It did work for me once too! I think there is something almost hypnotic about bettyellen Aug 2015 #11

But not longterm? nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #12

For many years. Thinking of rereading now. bettyellen Aug 2015 #13

One of my friends is 2 years cig free now, the other just over one year. tblue37 Aug 2015 #88

Interesting! I had no cravings for years too. But I seem to relapse in extreme stress. Regarding bettyellen Aug 2015 #98

I used the Carr method. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #86

Was it as sudden and effective as it was for my friends? For them success was immediate. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #96

It was. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #100

Wonderful--especially since the effect seems to have been permanent for you. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #101

4 years, 8 months BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #10

Wow Cal Carpenter Aug 2015 #14

I support ecigs where ever smoking is allowed. Nt Logical Aug 2015 #15

A year and a half without the stinkies thanks to my Provari Mini. U4ikLefty Aug 2015 #17

I got on iTazte VTR a few weeks ago awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #19

I'm upgrading from an Itazte MVP 20W to a Kanger KBOX meow2u3 Aug 2015 #68

Great idea Aerows Aug 2015 #82

Glad you asked awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #112

LOL so we are both in the dark. Aerows Aug 2015 #117

I have been vaping lately awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #18

All I can say is I'm very, very happy for everyone here that has stopped smoking! herding cats Aug 2015 #20

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #97

Good. Can we put to bed the second hand vapor argument now? Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #21

Yes, they cough when they SEE one. Mariana Aug 2015 #23

Very true. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #34

Good point. Vaping has improved the tech for marijuana use. Looking into it... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #71

Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #74

I am reminded of the Hope/Cosby "road" movie (Road to Morocco?) when Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #99

Please, let's quit equating vapor with smoke meow2u3 Aug 2015 #26

Wait, hold on. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #32

If that chain smoker was a chain vaper you wouldn't have had to do that. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #35

Yeah, but that poster was talking about cig smoking in the same breath. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #44

On that, we agree. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #45

There is more often than not a pleasant odor from e-cig vapor meow2u3 Aug 2015 #67

I was just reading about the study that says sugary drinks are not bad for you CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #22

Would you rather people continue to smoke Mariana Aug 2015 #24

Yes, I have a problem with that. A slave is a slave. CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #25

"You quit nothing when you still use by ecigs." beevul Aug 2015 #28

Some people, including many ex-smokers Mariana Aug 2015 #40

That's interesting laundry_queen Aug 2015 #56

I can't think of any other possible reason Mariana Aug 2015 #58

Agreed. It's not rational. nt laundry_queen Aug 2015 #66

Hmmm Newest Reality Aug 2015 #30

Notice the rage in that post. Mariana Aug 2015 #42

If I had never smoked or vaped, I would be glad for all the vapers quitting cigs. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #43

I smoked for many years, and then I vaped. Mariana Aug 2015 #47

Sorry to hear that... Newest Reality Aug 2015 #49

You didn't even read my post. Mariana Aug 2015 #37

Why can't smoking be enjoyable? Politicalboi Aug 2015 #53

Don't forget: Flavors = Enticing children. Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #61

Such drama Oilwellian Aug 2015 #73

Most vapor products have nothing to do with tobacco companies meow2u3 Aug 2015 #29

Having to monitor and taper your dose is addiction. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #33

Its all the same is it? beevul Aug 2015 #39

Yes, and tapering off is a valid way to eliminate an addiction. Mariana Aug 2015 #41

The poster is denying that it's addiction at all because they can taper. LeftyMom Aug 2015 #46

Addiction from nicotine via vape is on par with caffeine addiction, not cigarette addiction. beevul Aug 2015 #50

Ah, may I ask... Newest Reality Aug 2015 #51

Fair questions. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #72

There is a difference between addiction and dependency meow2u3 Aug 2015 #48

24 to 6! That's fantastic! Mariana Aug 2015 #52

There seems to be a visceral hatred of, and bigotry against, nicotine use meow2u3 Aug 2015 #54

The only way to be 100% nicotine free is never to smoke tobacco or.... Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #59

I think they don't like that people are stopping smoking Mariana Aug 2015 #60

It sure as hell IS a moral panic meow2u3 Aug 2015 #65

…"it's unbefitting a liberal to attack people who've quit smoking by vaping instead." MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #85

Vaping saved my life meow2u3 Aug 2015 #90

I'm not sure who's telling you to make that choice… It's certainly not me... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #102

K&R nt Live and Learn Aug 2015 #57

We still need to regulate this stuff.. MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #77

Would you rather treat Aerows Aug 2015 #83

Because there isn't any data to even answer that question, I'll take a crack at it... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #84

"gateway to cigarette smoking" beevul Aug 2015 #93

I said that, not the DEA… MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #103

"But, I'm GUESSING that one habit would also follow the other." U4ikLefty Aug 2015 #108

I think there ARE no experts on vaping... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #115

You still have provided no evidence to your silly assertions. U4ikLefty Aug 2015 #126

I don't see how it would be a gateway to smoking. Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #111

Placing tobacco and vaping on equal ground is the point... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #116

I think it depends on the regulation you are referring to. Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #118

??? MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #119

What I am saying is that in a nearly a decade, the only real problems that have existed with e-cigs Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #120

Thank you... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #124

I'm well aware of that. beevul Aug 2015 #125

What are the negative effects of inhaling propylene glycol? Mariana Aug 2015 #87

Here is a study that tells you why you're breathing better Oilwellian Aug 2015 #105

Yes, that's a study (N = 3) MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #122

My cough went away during the first week vaping. How's that for respiratory therapy? Skeeter Barnes Aug 2015 #109

Very good to hear - I've worried a bit about it bhikkhu Aug 2015 #121

I have not picked up a cigarette since the day I got my vape pen Marrah_G Aug 2015 #123

Let the prejudice stop now get the red out Aug 2015 #128

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