Hello – my name is Linda, and I started smoking to please my boyfriend. 30 + years later, I was paying almost $10.00 a pack, and boyfriend was long gone. A friend of mine started using an e-cig, and I figured it would be a good way to save some money. My thought was that I would buy, maybe 3 or 4 packs a week and use the e-cig intermittently. I first used the e-cig on the morning of August 3, 2011. I haven’t had a cigarette since. I have no desire for one. My Dr. has told me that my lungs are clearer. I have more ability to play with my grand daughter, and more $ to spend on who and what I want. I also don’t stink, I don’t have to stand in the cold or the rain, and am able to socialize without having to excuse myself to run outside. I believe there are two reasons anyone wants to limit the use of e-cigs – 1)the need to control what others do, and 2) big tobacco companies are running scared. It has been proven that the health risks are much lower than cigarettes, even when e-cigs are being used, there is no second hand anything, and they satisfy a need for millions of people. FYI – I have been in the presence of passionate non-smokers, who have entered a room I just vaped in, and they had no clue I had just exhaled. Please step back and allow adults to be adults and make their own decisions. True, there are benefits for those of us who use them, but there are also benefits for those who don’t. There is less residue than there is from perfumes, after-shaves, and hair sprays. Thank-you