On the Ramp Right Now!

dckrsn wrote:I won't give you the usual sermons, Roddie.
I was a pretty avid smoker for 40yrs (Newports), and
I gave up trying to quit, because I knew it was useless
unless I genuinely wanted to. Well, the first week of
this past January, I gave myself "a good talkin' to," and
then and there I ended it. Yeah, I still crave one now and
then, but it is slowly getting better. The itch'll never go
away, but f-it, I can and will live with that.
People say nice things when they hear I quit, but I know
it doesn't forgive 40yrs of weakness.
I'm hoping the best for you. You have a bright mind with
plenty of material for distractions from the smokes.
When you're ready, go for it, brother. There's help out
there if you need it, too.
Bob

Bob.. Thanks brother! Your message means a LOT to me. "Newports" are the brand that I smoke. The "Lorilard" company used to make them.. but R.J. Reynolds bought them.. and I was told that the CEO of R.J. Reynolds ordered a significant increase of the nicotine-content in the cigarettes. Maggots...

I recently inquired on "vaping" at a store down the street. The owner was "straight" with me.. and didn't try to sell me anything. He said; "when your ready; come back with a plan to cut-down on the cigarettes. The vape-juice is available with a menthol tobacco-flavor and nicotine to help satisfy the cravings". He also said that there's nothing in a vape-product that compares to smoking an actual cigarette.. so don't expect that. I thought that was good advice.. and plan to give the vaping a try. I'm scared to still be smoking cigarettes; now into my late 50's. As stupid as it is.. I keep buying/smoking them.

The "vape-unit" requires an initial investment (like you can put a price-tag on living longer..) of a good-quality unit that "mimics" the draw off of a cigarette through an adjustable air-valve.. and an adjustable metered-flow of the "vape-juice". It costs about $150. I asked about the "pens" that I've seen people use.. but he didn't recommend them.. because of the lack of adjustability. There's a "battery" ($20)that lasts between 6 months and a year.. depending.. and a "coil" ($5) that lasts about as long as a vape-juice refill.. (1-2 weeks depending on use). The vape-juice costs $30/vial. My cigarette habit costs me $70/week at $10/pack. Do the math.. and in less than a month I could get myself set-up with a vape-unit, "juice" and accessories.

I asked a LOT of questions... and got a lot of information. The vape-juice is flavored-water.. and non-toxic. The vape-unit basically "steams" the juice into a vapor which is inhaled. The "tobacco-juice" has nicotine.. which would make you sick if you "drank-it" but that's all. There are literally hundreds of vape-flavors such as various candies, fruits, meats, cheeses, cookies.. that people typically "switch-to" after kicking their nicotine-habit.. which can also satisfy snack-food cravings. I don't know how "safe" vaping is.. but it has to be safer than inhaling cigarette-smoke and the carcinogens associated with it.

I'm stupid to even be contemplating the price to try it.