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E-Cigs -- thoughts? comments? anybody have one?

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jpcher:
I did a search and it seems the last time this was discussed was January 2011.

( http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/index.php?topic=89381.msg2151140#msg2151140 ) was the latest thread I found. The link in that thread leads to a deeper discussion, also from Jan. 2011.


Back then there were several posters that were using the e-cig. I'm wondering are you still using it?

I just bought one (about a week ago) and I'm slowly getting used to it. I still smoke real cigarettes, but I keep my e-cig in my pack and try to use that more often than a real cigarette.

The problem I'm having isn't the taste/flavor/feel of it (which I thought would be the biggest drawback) but the fact that it never "finishes!" You never put it out.

I sometimes time things with a cigarette, like put on a pot of water to boil, smoke a cigarette then the water is boiling. Or taking a break from housecleaning or some such. Smoke a cigarette then get back to it. I start smoking the e-cig and find that 20 minutes has passed. Much longer break than I intended.



I'm hoping that the e-cig will stick and I'll eventually give up smoking all together, but after smoking for 30+ years, it's an uphill battle. (Plus, I don't really want to quit. I enjoy smoking. :-\)



Any thoughts? comments? pit-falls? success stories?




P.S. Funny thing -- I pulled out the e-cig from my pack the other day and lit it with my lighter. ::) Yeah. Long time habits are hard to break.

lilihob:
My DH uses them, and I sneak the odd puff >:D (15 year ex-smoker, but some days :-[ I just need one)
Anyway, they don't count if you didn't buy them ;)
He counts down 10 puffs=one ciggy.
They are so handy because they "feel" real.
They don't smell, they can be used indoors-no second hand smoke, and they work out so much cheaper.
Just do the 10 puff countdown, and soon you'll find that the real cigs start to be too much bother.

Outdoor Girl:

--- Quote from: lilihob on June 29, 2012, 11:40:33 AM ---My DH uses them, and I sneak the odd puff >:D (15 year ex-smoker, but some days :-[ I just need one)
Anyway, they don't count if you didn't buy them ;)
He counts down 10 puffs=one ciggy.
They are so handy because they "feel" real.
They don't smell, they can be used indoors-no second hand smoke, and they work out so much cheaper.
Just do the 10 puff countdown, and soon you'll find that the real cigs start to be too much bother.

--- End quote ---

I was going to suggest setting a timer but this is even easier.

Good luck!

Giggity:
Co-worker of mine uses one. He swears by it. I don't know that he actually smokes real ones anymore.

Bonus: since it's just water vapor, you can smoke in your office.

Bummer: since people know you can smoke in your office, you have no excuse for an outside smoke break.

rashea:
I have a friend with one, and the reality is that he never finishes. He just smokes slower through the whole day to compensate.

I have one with my partner, because we got the no nicotine/just flavor cartridges. It helps with the nibbles.

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