I smoked a pack a day of Pal Mall menthol 100s. Every once in a while, I would enjoy one of my dozen pipes with a special tobacco. Even the occasional cigar was not out of the question. That all changed October 27, 2014. On that day, at about 2:30 am as I was driving frantically from home to the airport to get to my parents home, my mother called to tell me my father had died. I had spent the preceding month with my mother and father in the hospital and had returned home just the week before. He had been diagnosed with COPD and cancer. We knew it was only a matter of time, but you’ll never be ready for death to come and this came quickly. With my family gathered around, we all promised to quit smoking – that’s my daughter, my mother, and my son. When I returned home, I went to the doctor for a full examination, and asked for a prescription to stop smoking. I had tried the patch and the lozenges, but they had not worked. My doctors – one family practitioner and one specialist – prescribed Wellbutrin and Chantrix respectively. As I was picking up the prescriptions and reading the horrendous warnings on the label, I spied an advanced personal vaporizer kit. I had tried cigalikes in 2012 and found them to be fiddly and short-lived. This, on the other hand, looked interesting. On a whim, I bought a kit. I haven’t had a cigarette since, and I’ve since dropped from the 24 mg nicotine mix available at the store with the kit to 6 mg. I have my sights set on 3 mg real soon. With vaping, I was able to quit immediately! I’ve also advanced from the simple eGo kit to VV/VW box mods, home built mods, and an array of tube or telescoping mech mods. I still have the original kit I bought, though, for nostalgia sake. The second kit I bought, I gave to my stepson. The third kit I bought I gave to my stepdaughter. My stepdaughter and stepson were not at the family meeting, made no promises, and had no interest in quitting. But the taste and the lowered cost, and improved health convinced them to try it. Vaping has helped 4 out of 7 people quit in my immediate family. The 3 that have not quit, have tried other methods and are still smoking. Those that have quit have commented on less coughing attacks, easier sleep, better sense of smell, better sense of taste, and a true dislike of the smell of cigarettes – which we now smell on people or when we pass a designated smoking area. We have also saved money while contributing to a new industry. And, the environment is cleaner, too as there are roughly 10,000 fewer cigarette butts in the towns landfill. Any way you slice it, this is a win!