Here’s the short version of the death of my lifetime of smoking(I smoked ever since I can remember around 5)was allowed in my mountain family(wished someone would’ve kicked my Azzzz!) I’m a new vapor since December 9th, 2011. An analog smoker of most my years, a perfect LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP!!! Would and could NOT have put my cigs down without my e-cig!! Thank GOD for them and this ECF forum with all the massive info & concered community. However, my new vaping experiance began with the usual trial by vaping…..I had to learn how to vape! It took about 2 weeks for me to realize you have to take a slow steady draw(no hot boxing, that will only discourage you) from your e-cig and understand I’ll never get that nasty taste from those posinous analogs(THERE’S 1000’S OF POISONS WE INHALED IN THOSE ANALOGS, after years you’d thought I’d known that)but, the mfg’rs really want to keep us/me ignorant of some facts & of course I think I didn’t want to know. I DO hold myself accountable for not being pro-active & investigating on what I was putting in myself. My experiance with vaping is a learning experiance and has now become my hobby! I can tell you all day long about my wonderful experiance with my ego-t, E-Power and My Precious 5V BOX MOD, gotta have that harder throat hit. I’m satisfied as I’ve NEVER BEEN! vaping all day long. The possibilities are ENDLESS & EXCITING!!! When I first started I had 2 packs of analogs left in my carton and counted down my last 60 with alternating vaping, then on my last analog I had a funeral for it,LOL! THAT WAS CLOSURE ON MY COFFIN NAIL HABIT! No more coughing my toenails up!, new smellls!(some better than others!,lol)and becoming anxious to meet fellow vapors as I. VAPEOUT & ON! P.S. I hope I’m old enough for this thread…if not I’ll be in limbo. I’ll see you in the Vapehaze This was an original post in Feb. 2012. I’m happy to announce I’m still an EX-SMOKER OF 47 YEARS!!!I could NOT have quit if not for my E-cigs!!!! I’ve added soooo many new MODS and am involved in my community to help other smokers become vapors and start a healthy lifestyle. See you in the Vapehaze. Tammy Laughlin; Randleman, NC