From Phil (not me) :-)

I smoked for 40 years, some of the time heavily, other times less so.
Last year, I was trying to see where I could save money, and thought I’d cut down on
smoking, and partially replace it with a simple vaping device. I’m pretty much
housebound, and didn’t really know where to start, but when I had a dental
appointment on 6th February 2017, discovered from a lady in the waiting room (who
popped outside for a quick vape) that there was a vape shop very close, and went in
as much for advice as to make a purchase. I left with a store badged CE5 and
supplies to run it, along with the URL of their online service to be able to
re-stock as necessary.
On the 13th February I realized that it was over 24 hours since I’d felt the need
for a cigarette – it had been easier and more convenient to take an occasional puff
on the clearomiser than to roll a cigarette (yes, I was on strong hand-rolled
cigarettes, as they cost less) – so decided to see how long I could keep it up. I’m
still tobacco free, and will be claiming 12th February as my first vape-iversary, as
that is the first day that I’m certain I didn’t smoke.

Being stuck in the house, it’s really been the internet support that’s made the
difference, including your Youtube channel, which I find refreshingly objective
compared to most (reviewers can suffer from shinyitis as much as any of us, but
their ability to infect others is far greater!).
Amazingly, I’ve even managed to pile up a fair bit of vape gear while still spending
less than I would have on tobacco, rolling papers and the rest of the consumables
that go along with an ounce a week habit, so I’m now getting the benefits
(therapeutic as well as financial – my physio-terrorist reckons the hand movements I
use in opening bottles, mixing, coil winding etc are as good as any she could
prescribe) of building my own wire to wrap my own coils to vape my own juice – I
haven’t bought any juice or coils since about May, only ingredients and wire).

Thank you for being an important part of my support network.

Regards,

Phil (the other geek) Lee 🙂