OMG, my life has been changed! E-Cigs..

Tony Soprano.

Bought an E-Cigarette yesterday. I've been smoking for over 20 years - about 35-a-day - and this gadget has changed my life.

No tar or other carcinogenic substances or ingredients harmful to human body. Eliminating about 3,000 other harmful chemicals. No second-hand smoke - you can smoke them anywhere as they only produce a vapor-like smoke. No smell or nothing.

Cost about €12 a week to feed my habit, as against €120 on real cigarettes. This is a revolutionary product, the tobacco companies should be worried, big time!

I know there's an Vaping & E-Smoking forum, but trying to get this message out to as many people as possible. Make the change today!

Charlie Sheen has recently launched his own e cigarette company, NicoSheen. Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Kate Moss and Leonardo DiCaprio have also made the switch.

Here is Katherine Heigl on David Letterman with her e-cigarette.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGyfLwwr1s

MidlandsM

wow

not yet

So yesterday.............

Tony Soprano.

MidlandsM wrote: »

wow

wow what?

Brussels Sprout

So in other words you're off the fags 1 day and you're telling everyone about it-Congrats!

Tony Soprano.

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

So in other words you're off the fags 1 day and you're telling everyone about it-Congrats!

No, did you even read my post?

bgrizzley

good on you.
hope it helps you give up the mob too...:p

Jimoslimos

Anything else and this would be considered spamming, not sure how e-cigs are any different.

Fr_Dougal

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

wow what?

What did you smoke, and what set up did you go for?

Stained Class

Second that Bro!

Off the ciggies nearly 2 months now.

Smoked 20 a day for 23 years & tried everything to quit.

Made the switch effortlessly.

Enjoy Nicotine (which is harmless) without the harmful side effects of smoking.

How are more people are not into this?

Turtwig

I will just leave this year and flee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sqkJPhmPao

Tl;dw They're probably not that different to the real thing.

MidlandsM

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

wow what?

it's old news......as said

Tony Soprano.

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Anything else and this would be considered spamming, not sure how e-cigs are any different.

Spamming? E-cigs only contain nicotine, it's the tar that sticks to your lungs and give you cancer. With vaping on an e-cig, you're taking in nicotine, just like buying a patch at the chemist. Nicotine in itself, is no more harmful than caffeine.

leggo

Jernal wrote: »

I will just leave this year and flee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sqkJPhmPao

Tl;dw They're probably not that different to the real thing.

€200-odd per month savings for the past year says you're wrong.

JUst be careful where you "smoke" 'em. :pac:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-18728303
A fake cigarette prompted armed police to swoop on a coach on the M6 Toll road and close the motorway for more than four hours.

Forty eight passengers on the Megabus Preston to London service were led off the coach and forced to sit apart in a cordon on the opposite carriageway.

The road was closed near Lichfield before police said they were no longer treating the incident as suspicious.

Police said they received a "genuine report" of vapour escaping from a bag.

Tony Soprano.

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

What did you smoke, and what set up did you go for?

I used to smoke Marlboro. I went for the Kanger Starter Pack. It was recommended to me on the Vaping & E-Smoking Forum

Stained Class

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Anything else and this would be considered spamming, not sure how e-cigs are any different.

Well, it's better that all those Gay threads that's been popping up here.

E-Cigs can save lives.

I'm well impressed by them.

up for anything

I tried them. They're the same difference to me as nicotine inhalers. Feck all good.

Fizzlesque

Where did you buy it? I want to buy one to stop me smoking on nights out (don't smoke other than that) but can't find out where they're sold.

Tony Soprano.

up for anything wrote: »

I tried them. They're the same difference to me as nicotine inhalers. Feck all good.

Pity they didn't work for you. Maybe try them again? Working a treat for me, and I was a hardcore smoker.

leggo

To add to the "be careful where you smoke them," point, I actually got jumped on recently by a scumbag masquerading as a bouncer of a nightclub (I won't say where) as I was smoking one on the way out. His face went white when the head doorman intervened, I asked him what I'd done to deserve someone trying to choke me out, then when the 'bouncer' said I had been smoking inside, I tipped the top and said, "Eh, they're electronic, dickhead." I haven't seen him work there since.

Most venues are sound about it, though. That's the first time I've had any kind of trouble. If I'm gigging somewhere, I'll explain it to the manager beforehand and they usually just end up asking if they're any good.

Wrote a blog about my experience with them here, actually, if anyone is interested.

Tony Soprano.

Fizzlesque wrote: »

Where did you buy it? I want to buy one to stop me smoking on nights out (don't smoke other than that) but can't find out where they're sold.

http://www.e-smokeireland.eu/

I went for the Kanger starter pack. Everyone on the Vaping/E-Cig forum recommends it. http://www.e-smokeireland.eu/product-p/kangtwist.htm

dark crystal

So can you smoke them in pubs then?

Tony Soprano.

dark crystal wrote: »

So can you smoke them in pubs then?

Yes!

bgrizzley

2 months off them as well with the help of Mr Kanger and friends. and not vaping as much either.
Took me a month to learn the "Oh, You're a Smoker..." distainful look, but now i'm an all-around @sshole

leggo

dark crystal wrote: »

So can you smoke them in pubs then?

Yep. It's quality for football matches and the likes (but I'd still generally use the smoking area when I can, for the banter). If you want to be on the safe side, just mention it to a member of staff. They can't stop you, and generally don't bother trying anyway.

Stained Class

dark crystal wrote: »

So can you smoke them in pubs then?

Well, in theory you can.

It's up to the Management really.

I always ask beforehand.

Always some barfbrain can say, 'Why can't I smoke in here too?' schick.

Better to use an E-cig that doesn't look like the 'real thing', I find.

dj jarvis

im off the smokes 16 months , thanks to e cigs

but i wont say they are 100% safe - not long term studies
and most of the info on the web is either funded by pro or anti e cig groups

new york has banned them , Australia and NZ also , in finland you can not use them on public transport

in saying that i love them , have no intention of giving up using it
and as for smoking in pubs or clubs ,i have never had in Ireland got any problems off anyone

but , as my cardiologist said to me , they cant be any worse than the real thing

Jimoslimos

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

Spamming? E-cigs only contain nicotine, it's the tar that sticks to your lungs and give you cancer. With vaping on an e-cig, you're taking in nicotine, just like buying a patch at the chemist. Nicotine in itself, is no more harmful than caffeine.

Yes spamming.

If I started a thread,

"Hey everybody you should check out [Product X]...

Look at the savings you can make....

Celebrity Z uses this product...

You can get [Product X] here...www.where-can-you-buy-this-shít-im-pimping.com..."

It would be rightly flagged as spam.

Tony Soprano.

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Yes spamming.

If I started a thread,

"Hey everybody you should check out [Product X]...

Look at the savings you can make....

Celebrity Z uses this product...

You can get [Product X] here...www.where-can-you-buy-this-shít-im-pimping.com..."

It would be rightly flagged as spam.

Grow up ffs.

bgrizzley

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Yes spamming.

If I started a thread,

"Hey everybody you should check out [Product X]...

Look at the savings you can make....

Celebrity Z uses this product...

You can get [Product X] here...www.where-can-you-buy-this-shít-im-pimping.com..."

It would be rightly flagged as spam.

that link isnt working and id like to buy some, can you repost pls?

dark crystal

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Yes spamming.

If I started a thread,

"Hey everybody you should check out [Product X]...

Look at the savings you can make....

Celebrity Z uses this product...

You can get [Product X] here...www.where-can-you-buy-this-shít-im-pimping.com..."

It would be rightly flagged as spam.

He's not promoting a product he's selling or making himself, though, merely making people aware of the benefits of something he's tried that works for him and may help others.

Jimoslimos

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

Grow up ffs.

Irritable much?

donegal_road

wonder does E wine exist yet?

Tony Soprano.

dj jarvis wrote: »

im off the smokes 16 months , thanks to e cigs

but i wont say they are 100% safe - not long term studies
and most of the info on the web is either funded by pro or anti e cig groups

new york has banned them , Australia and NZ also , in finland you can not use them on public transport

in saying that i love them , have no intention of giving up using it
and as for smoking in pubs or clubs ,i have never had in Ireland got any problems off anyone

but , as my cardiologist said to me , they cant be any worse than the real thing

Good to hear dj jarvis. But maybe the chemists should stop selling Nicotine patches and gum products then, as all an e-cig is just that with vapor?

Fr_Dougal

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

http://www.e-smokeireland.eu/

I went for the Kanger starter pack. Everyone on the Vaping/E-Cig forum recommends it. http://www.e-smokeireland.eu/product-p/kangtwist.htm

Had been meaning to order a proper one for ages, tried a disposable one before and it was good. Have just ordered that Kang jobby right now, cheers.

Wibbs

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Anything else and this would be considered spamming, not sure how e-cigs are any different.

Oh I'd agree with you up to a point JS, but these yokes could very well save lives with those folks who just can't give up the nicotine hit. Bear with me...

I'd count myself among those TBH. After an adulthood of smoking, I gave up cold turkey(the best way IMHO, tho YMMV), I didn't imbibe nicotine for over a year and christ my head went to mush. I actually started to carry a notebook around to keep track because I could barely keep up with the simple stuff. I'm not joking JS. Clearly my brain chemistry out of the box was/is fooked. I look at my schooling and the results I got over the years and they were all over the place. My leaving cert was a disaster. I found/find it hard to focus. Always have done. I can juggle a load of mental balls in the air, but trying to pick one out is the hardship. It's like you have a telly with 20 channels randomly flicking on, but no remote control to say "OK now I'll tune into South Park". Very frustrating. Came to the demon weed quite late for some at 17. I repeated my leaving cert that year and got pretty high marks, very high in a couple of subjects. And with precious little study involved and a completely diffferent result from the previous year.

Subsequently I read more on the subject and the drug. ADD/ADHD used to be thought of as a juvenile condition/illness. Latterly more and more people are coming forward as adults with it. More than in the past. Some researchers have dug into the stats etc and found that in the past when smoking was considered OK, those kids fell off the ADHD radar because they took up smoking. Now because of the rightfully very real health issues they don't take it up nearly so much. A couple of trials showed nicotine was better for ADD/ADHD than other drugs like Ritilin. With less side effects too.

Hey maybe we're self dosing*, those among us a bit screwed up , but if there's a better way and a far more healthy way to get our "fix/relief" I'm all for it. If it had been available for me back in the day, I'd never have touched flame to Reynolds rolled half rancid dirty leaf.



*odd one is that in Ireland today with it's non smoking laws in enclosed spaces one of the few exempt are psychiatric hospitals. Lots of self dosing going on. Studise have shown nicotine does indeed improve memory in normal subjects and seems to protect agin some forms of Parkinsons and Alzheimers. Yes tobacco is one of the single most deadly, nay damn near evil drugs we've ever plugged into, but nothing is ever so black and white. We can argue the ratio

I quit smoking 20 years ago, If E-Cigs had been around then, I'm sure I'd a've tried them.

Jimoslimos

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

This is a revolutionary product, the tobacco companies should be worried, big time!

I wouldn't count on it. I'm sure tobacco companies are positioning their grubby little mitts on this market as well.

dark crystal wrote: »

He's not promoting a product he's selling or making himself, though, merely making people aware of the benefits of something he's tried that works for him and may help others.

Still counts as spam - see below.

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

I know there's an Vaping & E-Smoking forum, but trying to get this message out to as many people as possible. Make the change today!

Stained Class

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

Good to hear dj jarvis. But maybe the chemists should stop selling Nicotine patches and gum products then, as all an e-cig is just that with vapor?

Those drug companies wouldn't be very happy with that.

It might interfere with their concern for the health of the public.:rolleyes:

oppenheimer1

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

Bought an E-Cigarette yesterday. I've been smoking for over 20 years - about 35-a-day - and this gadget has changed my life.

No tar or other carcinogenic substances or ingredients harmful to human body. Eliminating about 3,000 other harmful chemicals. No second-hand smoke - you can smoke them anywhere as they only produce a vapor-like smoke. No smell or nothing.

Cost about €12 a week to feed my habit, as against €120 on real cigarettes. This is a revolutionary product, the tobacco companies should be worried, big time!

I know there's an Vaping & E-Smoking forum, but trying to get this message out to as many people as possible. Make the change today!

Charlie Sheen has recently launched his own e cigarette company, NicoSheen. Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Kate Moss and Leonardo DiCaprio have also made the switch.

Here is Katherine Heigl on David Letterman with her e-cigarette.

Are you shilling these?

bgrizzley

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Had been meaning to order a proper one for ages, tried a disposable one before and it was good. Have just ordered that Kang jobby right now, cheers.

you wont look back, just takin a hit of Tiramisu flavour now.:D

Fr_Dougal

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Are you shilling these?

He's not. I had a look on the Vaping forum, he's after recommending what was recommended to him a few days ago right here on boards. 100% legit.

Stained Class

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Had been meaning to order a proper one for ages, tried a disposable one before and it was good. Have just ordered that Kang jobby right now, cheers.

That's a good system alright.

If you have problems with the T3 units, try the T2s.

Sure, they're only a fiver apiece.

Tony Soprano.

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

He's not. I had a look on the Vaping forum, he's after recommending what was recommended to him a few days ago right here on boards. 100% legit.

Thanks Fr_Dougal, appreciated.

asherbassad

Tony Soprano. wrote: »

Bought an E-Cigarette yesterday. I've been smoking for over 20 years - about 35-a-day - and this gadget has changed my life.

No tar or other carcinogenic substances or ingredients harmful to human body. Eliminating about 3,000 other harmful chemicals. No second-hand smoke - you can smoke them anywhere as they only produce a vapor-like smoke. No smell or nothing.

Cost about €12 a week to feed my habit, as against €120 on real cigarettes. This is a revolutionary product, the tobacco companies should be worried, big time!

I know there's an Vaping & E-Smoking forum, but trying to get this message out to as many people as possible. Make the change today!

Charlie Sheen has recently launched his own e cigarette company, NicoSheen. Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Kate Moss and Leonardo DiCaprio have also made the switch.

Here is Katherine Heigl on David Letterman with her e-cigarette.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGyfLwwr1s

I bought my first one of these about 4 fcuking years ago.

What's it like to be 10 minutes behind the rest of the world?

Turtwig

Wibbs wrote: »

Oh I'd agree with you up to a point JS, but these yokes could very well save lives with those folks who just can't give up the nicotine hit. Bear with me...

I'd count myself among those TBH. After an adulthood of smoking, I gave up cold turkey(the best way IMHO, tho YMMV), I didn't imbibe nicotine for over a year and christ my head went to mush. I actually started to carry a notebook around to keep track because I could barely keep up with the simple stuff. I'm not joking JS. Clearly my brain chemistry out of the box was/is fooked. I look at my schooling and the results I got over the years and they were all over the place. My leaving cert was a disaster. I found/find it hard to focus. Always have done. I can juggle a load of mental balls in the air, but trying to pick one out is the hardship. It's like you have a telly with 20 channels randomly flicking on, but no remote control to say "OK now I'll tune into South Park". Very frustrating. Came to the demon weed quite late for some at 17. I repeated my leaving cert that year and got pretty high marks, very high in a couple of subjects. And with precious little study involved and a completely diffferent result from the previous year.

Subsequently I read more on the subject and the drug. ADD/ADHD used to be thought of as a juvenile condition/illness. Latterly more and more people are coming forward as adults with it. More than in the past. Some researchers have dug into the stats etc and found that in the past when smoking was considered OK, those kids fell off the ADHD radar because they took up smoking. Now because of the rightfully very real health issues they don't take it up nearly so much. A couple of trials showed nicotine was better for ADD/ADHD than other drugs like Ritilin. With less side effects too.

Hey maybe we're self dosing*, those among us a bit screwed up , but if there's a better way and a far more healthy way to get our "fix/relief" I'm all for it. If it had been available for me back in the day, I'd never have touched flame to Reynolds rolled half rancid dirty leaf.



*odd one is that in Ireland today with it's non smoking laws in enclosed spaces one of the few exempt are psychiatric hospitals. Lots of self dosing going on. Studise have shown nicotine does indeed improve memory in normal subjects and seems to protect agin some forms of Parkinsons and Alzheimers. Yes tobacco is one of the single most deadly, nay damn near evil drugs we've ever plugged into, but nothing is ever so black and white. We can argue the ratio

I wouldn't go down the save lives route via these things just yet. I agree that Nicotine definitely has its uses health wise but there's currently two issues here. The first is that for manufacturers the most cost effective way to produce e-cigs is by using nicotine sourced from tobacco and contamination of tar is very real concern. I'm sure with better regulation and standards this fear could be sorted out but right now it's not even being addressed. People are being led to believe these products are tobacco free when they're actually not.

The second is that because of how these are delivered to the person they may actually increase susceptibility to nicotine addiction. Regardless of medical benefits if a delivery method increases chances of addiction it shouldn't be supported.

As you said though it's a gray area, if this gets people off smoking then I'm actually, reservedly, going to support it. Smoking damages a persons health in so many ways, not just ways that could kill them, but ways that put a huge stress on the healthcare.

Tony Soprano.

asherbassad wrote: »

I bought my first one of these about 4 fcuking years ago.

What's it like to be 10 minutes behind the rest of the world?

4 years, 10 minutes. What exactly are you trying to say? What age are you?

Fr_Dougal

Stained Class wrote: »

That's a good system alright.

If you have problems with the T3 units, try the T2s.

Sure, they're only a fiver apiece.

Went for the T2 with the 900mh battery, wasn't sure what to choose for a sample pack so I just asked for "something similar to Marlboro lights"!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you wont find a juice that tastes like a brand of cigarettes or even like smoking cigarettes, it's next to impossible to replicate the taste and feel of burning paper and plant material.

some liquids come closer than others but none of them taste anything like the real thing. once you stop smoking and get your taste buds back, you'll see why that's a good thing.

Stained Class

Jernal wrote: »

I wouldn't go down the save lives route via these things just yet. I agree that Nicotine definitely has its uses health wise but there's currently two issues here. The first is that for manufacturers the most cost effective way to produce e-cigs is by using nicotine sourced from tobacco and contamination of tar is very real concern. I'm sure with better regulation and standards this fear could be sorted out but right now it's not even being addressed. People are being led to believe these products are tobacco free when they're actually not.

The second is that because of how these are delivered to the person they may actually increase susceptibility to nicotine addiction. Regardless of medical benefits if a delivery method increases chances of addiction it shouldn't be supported.

As you said though it's a gray area, if this gets people off smoking then I'm actually, reservedly, going to support it. Smoking damages a persons health in so many ways, not just ways that could kill them, but ways that put a huge stress on the healthcare.

That's a valid point.

People say to me that I've swapped one addiction for another.

Untrue, I've the same addiction (to Nicotine) that I've always had, but I'm taking it in in a much less harmful way.

That's not to say Vaping is not harmful, but so far it seems like it's no more harmful than Nicotine patches or drinking a lot of Tea.

More research needs to be done on this though.

In the meantine, I'm glad & proud to have lasted off the smokes this long.

Maybe I should change my username to Not so Stained Class.