After trying for several years with different methods, to quit smoking, and having very limited success despite health issues, I decided to research e – cigarettes as a last ditch attempt to be done with smoking for good. In June of 2010, I ordered a knock off 510, not considering battery life, but wanting to use a device that closely resembled a cigarette. Because of my heavy usage and lack of ability to charge batteries during my work day, I continued to smoke, but did cut down from about 30 cigarettes/day to 5. I had 4 batteries charged and ready to go each morning before I left the house, but after a few weeks, they were lasting me a maximum of 20 minutes each. I decided to look into upgrading to an eGo kit, and after trying a demo model, purchased it and within 90 minutes of using it, I no longer had the slightest interest in the half a pack of cigarettes I still had. I ended up gaining employment with the vendor I purchased my kit from and spent the next 2 years providing info and service to new and existing vapers at a flea market booth each weekend, and corresponding via email and chat during the week. Between major life changes and a restructuring of business needs, I found myself doing almost nothing where the vapour business was concerned and took full time employment elsewhere. Up until this point, over 2.5 years of being a non-smoking vaper, i had always been able to vape whenever I wanted to, wherever I wanted to. Not any more. Starting the new job became very stressful for me, and because vaping is not allowed anywhere in the building, I found myself feeling deprived for 2-3 hour periods at a time. I often try to sneak a few Vapes in the bathroom, but only if nobody else is in there at the time. Still, it wasn’t enough to satisfy me at the level I was accustomed to for so long. So, sadly, I resorted to having a smoke during break and lunch times as a way to catch up on what I missed out on in the times between. I follow up the smoke with chronic vaping before getting back to work. If it weren’t for this particular situation, I have absolutely no doubt that I would refrain from smoking quite easily for the rest of my life, so long as e – cigs as we know them, are available. I think it’s also important to note that I take no pleasure in smoking cigarettes, but i thoroughly enjoy vaping.