I was a smoker for more than 20 years along with my wife and close friends. My close friends and love ones that did smoke never really tried or ever wanted to quit smoking. I really enjoyed smoking and only started to think about the heath risks after my daughter was born in 2010. Even with my daughter and not being able to smoke in the house or car any longer. I still couldn’t or didn’t want to quit bad enough. All my friends and co-workers smoke so it was very difficult even if I wanted to quit. My wife was a smoker for over 20 years as well. I use to smoke a 2 packs a day along with my wife smoking a third pack. It was turning into a very costly habit especially with my daughter being born and all the additional expenses associated with having a baby. Because of curiously and a 36 hour flight for business. I decided to buy a rechargeable electronic cigarette that had good ratings online. It was called V2 and they were the slim ones that resemble real cigarettes. After my trip I found myself turned off to the smell of real cigarettes and especially when I was around multiple people all smoking at the same time. I guess my sense of smell came back. I then introduced e-cigs to my wife and she quit smoking as soon as she stared using from day one. When I got back, I found myself slowly smoking less and less until I just stopped smoking one day and didn’t even realize it. I never thought I was able to quit so I never even bothered to try. The whole process took me about 2-3months. During the last month, I only smoked a real cigarette after meals. Then one day out of no where I just didn’t have any cravings for real cigarettes and even found them repulsive to be near. I have not smoked a real cigarette in over 2 years now. Last year I tried smoking a real cigarette just to see if I would still enjoy smoking like I use too. After a couple of pulls, I had to throw it away in utter discus yet I was overjoyed at the idea of never having to smoke again. To this day, I have got gotten over a dozen people to try electronic cigarettes and I’m proud to say 12 people are now smoke free. Everyone I gave an electronic cigarette to all have quit smoking on or during the first month of using it. Now all my friends, co-workers and their friends all come to me for advice on which e-cig they should purchase or use to help them quit. Electronic cigarettes has now become a passion and a hobby for me. I now just give away electronic cigarettes to my friends and co-workers that are currently still smoking. Even today as I’m typing this, I helped 2 people quit by giving both of them some of my old electronic cigarettes that I don’t use. I received multiple tex messages tonight on how thankful they were. Because since I gave them the electronic cigarettes this afternoon, they both have not use a real cigarette since. If it wasn’t for electronic cigarettes, I would have never been able to quit smoking. I thank God everyday for this blessing. Electronic cigarettes gave me the opportunity to not only allow me to spend more time on this world with my loves ones. But also not to let my family and love ones worry about my health and harming them with second hand smoke. For this, I am grateful and I show my gratitude by helping others quit smoking either by purchasing one for them. Or by giving them one of many electronic cigarettes I currently own or as it’s called in the vaping world, Advanced Personal Vaporer or (AVP). It would be a very sad day if for some reason my friends and I were no longer able to purchase electronic cigarettes. It would even be a sadder day for the rest of the people in the world that has not yet had the opportunity to try a electronic cigarette.