I was a 2 pack a day Kool 100 smoker for almost 12 years. I am 28 and a former Marine. When I got out of the Corps I got a job as a contractor in the same shop I was working in before with all the same guys. They all smoked as well and the job was just as high tempo and demanding as it was before. I had made a promise to my wife that when she got pregnant I would quit smoking. She got pregnant in July 2012 and I attempted to make good on my promise for almost 3 full months first cold turkey, and when that didn’t work with Nicorette. I struggled immensely with giving up my cigarettes and with all the people around me every day smoking it proved to be something I just couldn’t accomplish on my own. A good friend of mine took me into a local brick and mortar ecigarette shop that he uses. I decided to give them a try as I couldn’t continue to smoke and break my word. I purchased my first cheap Ego kit and a few bottles of a 24mg eliquid. I have since upgraded to a rebuildable style ecigarette and have now been completely smoke free for 11 months. Since I quit I have noticed alot of changes in my daily life. Things like I have much more energy than I did when I smoked. I no longer get winded going up long flights of stairs. I have started running and working out again and have lost nearly 35lbs. I am happier, healthier and have been able to ween myself down from a 24mg eliquid to a 6mg liquid. I have not wanted a regular cigarette since the day I bought my first kit and as I continue to enjoy my ecigarrete I would not go back for anything. I for one would be really upset if the FDA allowed lobbyists and big tobacco to influence another decision to regulate my habits. I choose to vape of my own free will just as I chose to smoke. The FDA didn’t regulate my ability or right to buy and smoke cigarettes and it would be sad if they decided that they have the right to regulate my ability to vape.