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Post by siffy on Oct 3, 2013 21:40:03 GMT
Love it sammy13, especially number 10...he he he
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Post by siffy on Oct 3, 2013 21:36:03 GMT
<<<If you do do a reduction would you start a blog? I would be very interested to see how it goes for you. >>> Hi siffy, I'm afraid it would be a very long blog! I make up my main e-juice in 200ml batches and I only reduce by 1 or 2mg at a time! So it will take me to this time next year to get down to 18mg. Having tried to stop smoking so many times and failed, I am playing it very slowly and carefully this time. I reduce the MG level, then reduce the Wattage. Then if I reduce the MG again, I can always up the wattage if need be, without having to mix a higher batch. I just find it fascinating that I have two quite separate controls over how much nicotine I am actually vaping. Or indeed feel that I need to vape. But I will think about a Blog, if things continue on this route. I hope you do and can understand the slowly does it, am taking that action plan too. Be interesting to see a year from now where we both are on this. I learned something there from your post too and will up my wattage during my reduction plan if I need to.
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Post by siffy on Oct 3, 2013 19:52:30 GMT
<<< to be honest I can't remember the last time I did get a nic craving. It feels more of a habit now than anything else.>>> Yes siffy, I am getting like that. There was a time when I thought I would be vaping for the rest of my life, having smoked for nearly 50 years. Now I am not so sure. I don't get nicotine cravings anymore, then again, maybe it wasn't the nicotine I was craving, but some of the other chemicals in cigarettes. I have started cutting down a bit on the nic strength of my e-juice and have not noticed any difference. I will keep cutting down, very slowly, until I do notice a difference. I might end up on no nic yet, but what the hell am I going to do with all this nic base I have in the freezer?????? I will be honest I have wondered for a good few weeks if it was nicotine I actually craved too. I have no doubt in my mind that the chemical addiction was my real addiction as I went to hell and back going through the withdrawl of that. I ordered 24mg during this time as I'd reduced my 18mg to 11mg as I was getting blinding headaches. When the 24mg came the throat hit blow me away on the first toot and I am so sure it was the sensation rather than the nicotine that I needed. I jumped down to 18mg recently as I just knew I didn't need the 24mg anymore. I do understand that people say if you drop just vape more, you'll adjust. I however did check my puff counter to see if I was vaping more, yet I wasn't. That lead me to research is nicotine addiction a myth, I know I sound crazy..lol, but I could not make any sense of how I could have smoked heavily for 30 years and suddenly not crave nicotine, as I said I seem to just vape at habit trigger times, or to fill time. I did find some interesting reading on my theory but am not making claims that nicotine is not addictive, wouldn't dream of it, but my findings have left me in a comfortable state of mind that I, like you, can now slowly reduce my levels down. I am also during this reduction plan going to change my routine too. If anything I anticipate the throat hit will be the biggest problem for me so hopefully by reducing the nicotine slowly the throat hit will not be a drastic noticeable issue (fingers crossed) It's funny everything I have always believed about my 30 year addiction (you have 20 years on me so can totally understand you are suprised even more than me) seems to have been based on chemicals rather than nicotine. I could be totally wrong of course but I just know I'm onto something with my findings, well for me I am anyway. Maybe out bodies where all addicted to different aspects of the ciggy? Maybe some more to the nicotine than the chemical stew? I hear you about the nic in the freezer...lol. but if I was a betting lady I would bet money that you won't need it one day, I just have a feeling as I totally got your post and what you meant. I personally hope you do get down to zero as after 50 years of thinking your a slave to nicotine how liberating it would be to find out it wasn't the nicotine that had the hold we where always lead to believe it had, but instead for us the chemical stew. If you do do a reduction would you start a blog? I would be very interested to see how it goes for you.
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Post by siffy on Oct 3, 2013 18:50:43 GMT
Yes I was the same as a smoker as though I would smoke when I felt a bit bored or relaxing. I noticed I hardly vape much on days were there are not enough hours to get all my jobs done. I find it strange that I must get much less nic those days yet never get nicotine cravings, to be honest I can't remember the last time I did get a nic craving. It feels more of a habit now than anything else.
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Post by siffy on Oct 3, 2013 16:17:05 GMT
A very Happy Birthday to you both xx
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Post by siffy on Oct 1, 2013 19:23:52 GMT
Concentrate is still in stock I'm about to take a crash course in mixing - wish me luck lol Good luck, not that you'll need it I'm sure.
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Post by siffy on Oct 1, 2013 8:00:32 GMT
How beautiful you both must be so proud, congratulations.
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Post by siffy on Oct 1, 2013 7:11:01 GMT
I'm so pleased to hear vaping is good again for you frilly siffy I know what you mean about needing a warmth to the vape - that's one of the main reasons that I still like using Boge LR cartomisers so much. To me they give me the warmth & the draw in a very similar way to a real ciggie. For me Chrissie it's what keeps me at it tbh as it totally recreates the experience of smoking which certainly at the moment I still want and need. I still fill very much like at smoker who now vapes instead and my 1clear30 makes that possible.
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 17:32:36 GMT
that's a new one on me siffy I presume you mean 'gave you a hard time' 'took the mick' ? I just find it strange, especially if they've never tried it ??? I think it may be fear of change ??? I never, ever thought I'd buy an e-reader. I love books, I love my Kindle more now gone digital in nearly everything I really think it's that, the fear. If I put myself in their shoes I imagine I might have thought things, but not said it. I bet I would have had the fear of thinking but I can't give up the cigs, defences would have gone up to protect myself and I would have had to find something in my mind to use to skit the e cig so I could justify carrying on smoking. Sorry yes we say skit meaning taking the mickey of someone or something. I so feel like. I'm actually talking to you all in person and I write as I'm speaking. I forget we don't all know each others terms of phrase..lol
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 16:52:06 GMT
The word 'stinkie' has been discussed before siffy and you're right, smokers, would be vapers and folks that duel fuel can take offence to it. I don't see it used too often on here and I think we do a good job of encouraging people along the lines of 'don't count how many you smoke, count the ones you've not smoked'. Smokers can be quite disparaging of vapers too though. 'why are you sucking your pen?' 'are you playing a flute?' 'you look like a hobbit with a pipe' 'why don't you just give up properly?' I get more 'stick' from smokers than non smokers ??? It seems such a shame doesn't it Karma? I had two smokers skit me so I know what you mean.
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 16:17:23 GMT
mittenkitten I agree with your points in full, there is a better was to consume nicotine. This is something I have thought for a while though, that if we want to encourage smokers to start vaping are we helping the cause? I imagine smokers even thinking to switch may google, read forums, and see words like stinkie used. I may be wrong but imagine it just might get their backs up? I read this last month and has took me ages to find it but have. It's a piece written by a smoker and their thoughts on vapers. I am not posting it to get anyones backs up but just to say if we do want to reach out to smokers there is likely a lot of work to do taking-liberties.squarespace.com/blog/2013/7/16/the-self-righteousness-of-vapers-and-their-miracle-product.html
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 14:02:01 GMT
Oh yes I forgot about the VW, I am a watts floozie now for sure, just love it!
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 13:35:34 GMT
Thanks siffy! I'm hoping I do like it but tbh I don't see anything not to like about it, ok is not the prettiest thing but very practical I can't wait for it to arrive You know what, in the flesh it's quite nice looking...lol I thought the same and was quite suprised when I saw it in the flesh.
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 13:16:01 GMT
Thanks zeldamum and Sal It really does help that I know they are still there it takes the stress out of thinking you haven't got them and if it gets really bad just have one sort of mentality (I won't have one tho!) and can't wait for the time to come where I can feel comfortable enough to bin them. It will come, I drowned mine..lol I was the same I had mine around for a while. I am the type that if they are not there I would want one even more. My mind really is my worst enemy at times. You will be empowered with every passing day now g3mma and if for some reason in around 4 weeks you do get urges from hell just remind yourself it's the last of the chemicals leaving your body and once they are out you're really truly over the worst. Well done and you'll love your MVP2, seriously.
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Post by siffy on Sept 30, 2013 13:00:18 GMT
I'll probably get done for saying this, so send me to bed with no supper..lol A part of me can partly understand why vaping in confined places might be met with objection from non smokers/vapers. When I see the amount of vapor that comes from the mouths of the you tube videos it makes me want to cough just looking at it. I just think if there is half a dozen folk blowing out plumes of vapor it might make people cough, or feel like they about to cough. Mind you I am the only person in my circle who vapes and none of my friends smoke so I do appreciate my train of thought is tarred to fitting in completely with non vapers/smokers. I do appreciate I'm not helpful to the cause with my view but I do partly understand why non smokers/vapers would prefer we didn't in a confined space. Funnily enough Siffy, we had this very problem at the last LSE meet up. We had our biggest turn out which was around 38 people if I remember correctly. After a while it did become an issue as we were all at the back part of the pub. Unfortunately, we were asked to go outside as they had dinner bookings in that area. Not sure what the answer is. Maybe go back to the good old days of smoking sections in bars and pubs, but rename them vaping sections! Can't see it happening though. No I can't see it happening too.
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