My e-Cigarette Experiences…

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As September draws closer, I’m preparing for the next part of my life journey and will be taking to the road to explore Canada for up to a year in a motorhome.  Part of this process of course has to do with tobacco use and smoking in general, as I don’t want to pollute my small living space with the smells, tar, and other concerns caused by smoking in a confined space, even with suitable ventilation.  With this in mind, I’m glad that I’ve chosen to move to the E-Cig and away from Tobacco, since this will permit me to enjoy the trip so much better, without the downsides of smoking.

I’ve added a few new links to the site today that are related to tobacco use and the benefits of quitting.  I hope that you’ll take the time to view these links, and that you’ll remain tuned in here and on my main blog for updates on the trip as it unfolds.  There will be a lot of interesting places, people and photos as well as my on-going experiences with e-cig use instead of analog tobacco products.

Stay healthy!

It’s been 54 hours since my last tobacco (analog) cigarette…  and I feel GREAT!  There’s been no battles or cravings.  Even the morning kick start has been easier than with any other form of nicotine replacement I’ve tried to date.  This morning I awoke for the second morning to take a few puffs off my E8 from e-cig.com and find that it is just as effective as that first smoke in the morning to start the engine and kick down that first morning craving.  And the best part is that I don’t have to go out onto the back deck to have that first hit.   I start the coffee, fire up my web and email software in the office and I’m settled and ready before I finish receiving all the spam! 

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I have to admit that I am fully surprised.  I mean, I expected the e-cig to be a great idea, and was pretty sure that it could easily integrate into my life and my world, but I never expected it to be so easy.  It’s been 14 hours and more than 200 KMs of driving, along with a few beers at the end of the trip.  Normally, that would be about 30 analogs or about $15 worth of tobacco…  today I’m still on my first cartridge!  Seriously!  As I said earlier, I’m sure that this is HOW I smoke, taking small doses but doing so very often, which makes it appear that I am smoking 20 or more analogs a day, when I’m only actually consuming the equivalent of about 10 to 15 daily while wasting the rest.

More thoughts tomorrow as I start a new day – and day 2 of being analog free!

And the WHO (World Health Organization) and the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and ANY other government funded and run health organization that is going to tell me the risks of using e-cigarettes.  Here’s the bottom line.  I CHOOSE TO SMOKE!  Yes, I’ve tried to quit many times and several different ways to prolong my health.  I KNOW THE RISKS!  You’ve spent billions making sure that we all do.  Yet there are over a BILLION people in the world that still smoke for one reason or another.

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Consider if you will some numbers.

Assume that each ‘smoker’ in these numbers consumes 15 cigarettes per day.
Assume that each e-cig cartridge delivers on the specs and replaces 15 cigarettes per cartridge.

if 1 smoker is 15 butts per day; that is 5,475 butts per year per smoker.

if there are 47 million smokers in the US alone (2006 stats); they generate 257 BILLION butts per year. 

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I had a couple of experiences today that made me appreciate the concept of the e-cig even more today.  I am, of course, waiting for the arrival of mine but as I was driving around today, I seemed to be more aware of the things that I will NOT experience with e-cigs.  Of course, there’s the chemicals, and the smoke, and all of the benefits we’ve already talked about, but this morning I was clearly reminded of the other indirect threats that smoking can put in our paths.  In my car earlier, I decided to have a smoke.  It was a nice day, but breezy, and I had my windows open of course to release the smoke from my car (not that it really helps all that much).  I had to, for a couple of seconds, revert to driving with my knee while I had to use both hands to light a cig.  It’s a practice that I’ve done so many times in the past without thought, that I just had to take pause for a moment today and wonder just how often I actually do it.  And I didn’t realize the real risks until well after my second or third drag.

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