I started smoking when was 15 years old which is 21 years ago for me at the time that I am writing this. For many of those years I often struggled to be able to afford to smoke due to the price increases that were imposed on cigarettes, however I would also go without something else to get that pack of cigarettes. I first tried quitting about 10 years ago using the patch, I found that it removed the urges to smoke, but for me the habbit of smoking was much more than just a nicotine addiction. I later when on to try Chantix, then the patch, and nothing seemed to work for me. I would find myself telling my family I was quitting and then sneaking around hiding wherever I could to smoke. In 2008 I tried BlueCigs. The concept the idea was just what I was looking for. I however was disappointed by the device and the vapor it produced so back to smoking I went. In 2012 I again tried BlueCig after my Grand Mother and Aunt both died from cancer and my mother was diagnosed with COPD. My wife and my children were persistently hounding me to quit smoking as I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis which affects the lungs. Due to this my doctor has been telling to quit for years as well. So I tried BlueCigs again and I got the same result. They are a great concept and readily available, but just don’t produce enough vapor and nicotine to prevent me from going back to cigarettes. After yet another failed attempt a friend of mine introduced me to vaping. At first I thought he was crazy. He showed me this device that looked like Luke Skywalkers lightsaver from starwars and I was very skeptical. He however convinced me to try it and and from the very first puff I took off my new E-Cig I have never touched a tobacco cigarette. Everyone is so happy, my kids, my wife, my mother, my doctor all couldn’t be happier with me vaping as a smoking replacement. Since I started vaping I have converted many of my friend who smoked as well. I am now making my own E-Liquid and regardless of what decisions are made by the FDA and the government I will continue to smoke vaper my way as it has changed my life. I can now run with my kids, walk up a flight of stair without getting out of breath, and do so many activities that I previously would stray away from because I would get winded and out of breath to easily. I found my saving grace. Vape On, Sid Smith