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On September 01 2011 04:36 flick.ch wrote:
Hey Wheat, do you pull out the eCig in public? Have you gotten any weird looks?
Plenty, but it's ok. First, I just think to myself, Hey I'm not killing myself like I was before. Secondly, it's given me the opportunity to strike up a conversation with a lot of smokers to encourage them that there are alternatives that won't kill them. I know it seems a bit BORN AGAIN as I mentioned in my OP, but honestly, I think that helps ME on quitting. And if it causes some NON-SMOKING INCEPTION TYPE SHIT to happen, then maybe I just saved a life.
That stuff is > weird looks! :D
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Grats Wheat that is very inspirational. I don't know how your smoking habit affected your son but I can share how I lived it as a child.
When I was young (I'm 27) it seemed like every adult in my family didn't care for shit if there were children around so whenever we had a family gathering, me and my brothers/sisters/cousins would breathe that shit all night. My eyes burned, my nose itched and since there was a big cloud of smoke in the house, they would often times open the doors to change the air a little bit. In January when it's -20 celcius outside (-4 Fahrenheit), you can imagine what happens when most kids play on the ground and there is a freaking cold airstream, and all the kids get a cold...
I've been so negatively affected by cigarettes (and a bunch of unconscious adults) that there was no way I was ever going to smoke. Now maybe you were really careful not to expose your son to this, I don't know. But anyway, you just did a great thing for miniwheat here. Now you won't be a bad example for him!
Grats Wheat
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Pretty sure the nicotine solution for e-cig's is illegal here in Aus, but the delivery device it self isn't.
Well done sir making the transition though  do it for your family. I wish i could quit myself, but... my time will come
EDIT: I so understand the feeling of the 2-3 left in the pack. It's bad, especially when you've got no job. And your a slave to the pack a day.
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When I first saw someone smoking an e-cig I looked at that and was like wtf is that, nowadays if I ever see someone with one I don't give any particular looks anymore, its just a cleaner option.
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Straight outta Johto18973 Posts
Congrats on being able to break the need to constantly have those cigarettes with you. Keep it up, and lead a happy life with your wife and kids! :D
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Hey, that's funny, I'm on my 4th day without smoking! ^^ Congrats, dude, and wish me luck.
20-years smoker (I'm 38, the grandaddy of SC2 ^^), smoking rolling tobacco, like 12-15 cigs a day.
I stopped without ceremony, a little like you. One moth ago I decided, on a bright sunday, to only smoke 5 cigarettes. Why? I have no f'ing idea. Maybe social pressure (doctors, loved ones, basically everyone wants you to quit, ain't it?), maybe because when I was young I promised myself secretly I'd quit before turning 40. Anyway I smoked only 5 that day. Then the day after, I decided to keep this pace. Why not, after all? Smoking only 5 is better than smoking all you want, isn't it? I kept that for one week, quite effortlessly. On the next sunday I told myself: why not only 4 this week? And I did it. Next week 3. Which one to keep? The ones after the meals obviously, and a third one to chill in the evening. OK. The week after, two. It started to feel a little tense. The addiction bitch reared its ugly head. But during these weeks my decision was taking shape. I'd quit. I could do it. Then this week, I decided to quit altogether. One a day seemed like torture. Having the craving all day, being fulfilled for one hour, then all over again. Better have the craving for one week (the worse part, according to the medical press), and off with it.
I'll do it. I'm strong. I have a second baby coming, and why not raise him in a smoke-free house? (I know, I live in a city, and the invisible car exhausts and industrial gases are legion, but still).
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Congrats.
I jsut did it by simply stopping.
One package a day. Next day not a single cigarette.
Easiest way.
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Wheat, now you just need to get Tasteless to read this >.> I know Day9 has said he's gotten horse from his casting, which is partially true no doubt. But combined with the smoking... Our tasteless wont be able to cast in another few years 
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On September 01 2011 05:48 EnderCraft wrote:Wheat, now you just need to get Tasteless to read this >.> I know Day9 has said he's gotten horse from his casting, which is partially true no doubt. But combined with the smoking... Our tasteless wont be able to cast in another few years
I've been dropping hints like mad. But you can bet it's something I hope to pass along to him. Even if I have to buy it for him!
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On September 01 2011 05:52 djWHEAT wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2011 05:48 EnderCraft wrote:Wheat, now you just need to get Tasteless to read this >.> I know Day9 has said he's gotten horse from his casting, which is partially true no doubt. But combined with the smoking... Our tasteless wont be able to cast in another few years I've been dropping hints like mad. But you can bet it's something I hope to pass along to him. Even if I have to buy it for him!
Life goal: helping your friends and relatives to stop smoking. I like it, mad props!
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Congrats Wheat! And keep going strong. I'm always happy to see blogs like this.
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I've been wanting to try E-Cigarettes for a while. Is the buzz you get from a full flavored cartridge at all comparable to organic cigarettes? How much money do you think you save from using the e-cig?
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Great story. I'm brazillian and I smoke for like 6 years and I'd like to stop, but we don't have things like eCig over here. Is there any website where I can buy it?
That was inspirational, thank you djWHEAT!
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On September 01 2011 06:02 Shuray wrote:
Great story. I'm brazillian and I smoke for like 6 years and I'd like to stop, but we don't have things like eCig over here. Is there any website where I can buy it?
That was inspirational, thank you djWHEAT!
I know www.awesomevapor.com is supposedly a pretty reliable vendor although I'm not sure that they do international shipping. I'm sure someone would be willing to purchase and ship to you if you put up the money for it.
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Glad you are overcoming it Wheat. I still fear for my dads life, he has been smoking since he was a teenager, and even though he has cut down substantially, he has never quit completely. It saddens me to know that he will probably not be around as long as he would like to because of it
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I've heard of these things but never have actually seen/tried one in person. I also started smoking when I was around 16 years old and by 18/19 was at a pack a day. I'm now 23 and I've attempted to quit numerous times. After reading this blog I will DEFINITELY at least order the eCig and try it out. I'll update with my own blog as soon as the order comes in.
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Hey
first of all awesome that you made it wheat!
I was thinking about getting an ecig myself but i am a little bit hesitant.Because in germany there are no rules about distributing them yet so the producer do not have to tell anybody what is actually in this cartridges. Because of this i am worried that they put some other shit than Nikotin in it.
Can someone help me with that concern?
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fuck yeah. good stuff djwheat =]
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Nice 2 weeks without smoking, you still have years ahead of you though. I hope this works better than 100 other tools youve tried.
I quit when I became scared for my health. Kind of a legitimate fear when you suddenly start feeling worse. My gf quit just because I wasnt smoking. Both of us smoked at least a pack daily,me for 5 years, her for 9
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congratulations 
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