Peeps shyly around the door...

[Saturnalia]

Well hello, fellow vapers!

This place looks good so I thought I'd join up. As you can see on my sig-pic-thingy, I'm almost two weeks into vaping. I'd been curious for quite a while and my only regret is not taking up vape a lot sooner.

I started smoking around 16/17 when my friends took it up, they believed smoking keeps you slim. Don't know why because there are lots of not-skinny smokers out there so it's clearly not true. But they'd offer the cigs round, I'd take one every so often, started buying my own, would smoke most of a 20-pack while out clubbing and it wasn't long until I was an everyday smoker rather than a social smoker. And so on for 15 years. Probably a story you have heard 1001 times on here, isn't it?

I smoked roughly 10 a day and have tried to quit numerous times, often racking up several months completely fag-free, and then starting again! I found I didn't really get withdrawals while quitting but it was staying off it in the long-term that I couldn't do. I enjoy smoking. It was the ritual, the routine, the feeling of taking a break, the cig after dinner, after finishing one job before starting another. The habit was more addictive than the nicotine I believe.

Yep, I enjoyed smoking and didn't want to quit but knew I had to, it's impossible to ignore the health implications of it, and as I got up to then passed 30 the whole "it'll never happen to me" feeling went away and I accepted real health problems probably would happen to me if I didn't stop smoking. But I still never cracked it.

A couple of weeks ago I saw an offer for a free disposable cig-a-like and sent away for it. And that was it for me. I enjoyed using it, had a couple of ciggies a day but replaced most of them with puffs on the e-cig. I did a bit of ebay shopping and ordered a cheap beginner kit & some LT ecigs liquids. While waiting for that to arrive I used a Nicolites which again worked great for me.

Once the kit & liquids came I was off cigarettes completely. I'm using a CE5 (sold as a Diamond Mist Electronic Shisha) with a clearo & a 650mah battery, and I'm vaping LT ecigs liquids at 18mg, I've tried and recommend Spearmint & Fresh Peach, I also have Bubblegum, Madagascan Vanilla & Licorice still to try.

I admit I had the silly thought that I'd feel a bit daft puffing on it in public, but then again doesn't a cig in your mouth look silly anyway? I have noticed a couple of people looking curiously at what I'm doing but no-one's asked me yet. I wish they would then I could spread the word! I only use it outdoors except at home, as I like the feeling of having a proper smoke-break. 

And the funniest thing I have found is that last night I was standing at a bus stop vaping and a woman was standing near me smoking and I had to move as I couldn't stand the smell. Normally when I try to quit I'll end up following in a smoker's wake to catch a waft of their smoke! Is that really weird or has everyone done that?

After that essay, just one little thing to finish. I use another UK forum which has a long-running e-cigs thread and that was how I found out about this place. AAEC is spoken of very highly on there. I've kept the same username so I'm easy to spot, I know others may not have, so it would be lovely if you tell me who you are if you already know me!

Happy vaping everyone! 

 

[Super-Shiny]

Hello and Saturnalia

Love the write up and gratz on giving up on the stinkies

[fiddles]

Hi Saturnalia welcome to the mad house

[sleepyduck]

Hi Saturnalia

Happy vaping to you too!

[siffy]

Hello and welcome, I enjoyed your write up too. Lovely to cyber meet you.

[Deleted]

Welcome Saturnalia, reading your post I think you'll enjoy it here, looks like your vaping journey has started well but keep us up to date as to how you're doing and ask any questions you need. Dave

[kirrielad]

Welcome aboard

[djs]

Welcome to AAEC

[Deleted]

Hello & welcome, Saturnalia, great first post & well done on stepping up a bit with your kit & not having any cigs now.

[Perpetua]

A warm welcome and congratulations to you Saturnalia, a great read your post made!

Would it be Ebay's Community Boards by any chance that you discovered us, it's where many of us started our vaping journey, myself included.

[dreamylittledream]

S/he's from MSE - as am I as it happens lol

Welcome at all that jazz

[beautycat]

Hi saturnalia

[kailey]

Hello and welcome, Saturnalia.

[chykensa]

Hi Saturnalia, and welcome to AAEC
Andy

[Saturnalia]

Aww thank you for all your messages!

Yes I am from MSE - there are quite a few vapers over there and the old-hands on the thread always recommend this place to newbies. I never knew ebay had forums!

I've just ordered two new clearos after reading on here that they don't last very long. And it will be handy to have one washing/drying, one in use and one spare at a time. One is blue and one purple. I'm already planning to get lots of colours so I can co-ordinate them with flavours. Vanilla in yellow, spearmint in blue, bubblegum in pink... ooops, is this how shinyitis starts?

Still, according to my counter I have £38.50 to spend!