I started smoking at age 15, and continued on a pack a day habit for more than 15 years. After losing my father to cancer, and my mother being diagnosed with COPD, I realized that it was time for a change; a real change. I struggled with the patch, gum, self-help books and plain old cold turkey, coming to the realization that I enjoyed smoking. A friend introduced me to e-cigs and I immediately ordered a starter kit. I found it lacking, and really didn’t enjoy the tobacco and menthol flavors I ordered, and fell back into analog smoking. It wasn’t until I used an Ego battery with a tank that I decided to give e-cigs another try. I do have to admit however, that I sometimes feel odd using a mod in public, as it is guaranteed to turn heads and incite conversations, especially when using a low resistance rebuildable, blowing enormous clouds of vapor around. That said, I’ve run into almost no issues when vaping in public places, such as bars. It’s now been a year or there about, and I’ve had 1 analog cigarette since. I find food tastes better, I smell better (along with my clothes and car), my sense of smell is better, and I’m not wheezing and coughing at all. Electronic cigarettes have given me my life back. I am disheartened to see that so many towns, counties, cities and even states considering a ban of some sort on the products that I believe so strongly in now. I hope that the powers at be will take time to listen to vapers, and review all the facts before banning, or levying prohibitive taxes on electronic cigarettes and nicotine liquids.