E-Cigs

[East Coast Hustle]

Everyone I make out with tells me they can't taste the cigarettes through the tequila, so apparently it's not a problem.

[Salty]

 

[Cuddlefish]

"Smoking" indoors is part of the apeal, but, not for nothing, I'd rather inhale nicotine vapor than chug a packs worth of cheyenne smoke everyday. In fact, I think I'm done here. Thanks for all your meaningful imput, guys.

Well, if it's about better health, just don't smoke. 

Spoken like a true non-smoker. Seriously, dude. get with it, or gtfo.

I really don't think you realize how offensive and ignorant this type of "advice" is. Asshole.

I don't think you realize how un-serious my "advice" is. Snookums.

Sorry, sweet-ums, didn't mean to get all uppity. It's just, I can't count the amount of times people I know, with zero experience with any form of addiction, try to over simplify things by giving me the "just quit" line. It's not like I'm trying to figure out what I want for breakfast, here. It's an addiction. Hell, if it were that easy, I'd have done it by now.

Plus, I'm not really looking to quit, per se, just find a, even only somewhat, safer alternative.

[East Coast Hustle]

I always keep a tin of Camel Snus on hand for times I can't smoke. Since it's in individual packets, it doesn't leave you looking like you have a mouthful of poop, it's small enough that nobody will notice you have one in, it doesn't make you spit at all, and the Frost flavor leaves your mouth feeling all minty fresh afterward.

Also, on the occasions that I have bothered to quit smoking (almost always for 6 months to a year at a stretch) it has come in very handy. Switch from smokes to snus so you're still getting the nicotine, but you're breaking the psychological attachment to the rituals of smoking. I've found it's a whole lot easier to quit popping a few pouches of snus a day than it is to quit smoking a half-pack a day.

[AFK]

"Smoking" indoors is part of the apeal, but, not for nothing, I'd rather inhale nicotine vapor than chug a packs worth of cheyenne smoke everyday. In fact, I think I'm done here. Thanks for all your meaningful imput, guys.

Well, if it's about better health, just don't smoke. 

Spoken like a true non-smoker. Seriously, dude. get with it, or gtfo.

I really don't think you realize how offensive and ignorant this type of "advice" is. Asshole.

I don't think you realize how un-serious my "advice" is. Snookums.

Sorry, sweet-ums, didn't mean to get all uppity. It's just, I can't count the amount of times people I know, with zero experience with any form of addiction, try to over simplify things by giving me the "just quit" line. It's not like I'm trying to figure out what I want for breakfast, here. It's an addiction. Hell, if it were that easy, I'd have done it by now.

Plus, I'm not really looking to quit, per se, just find a, even only somewhat, safer alternative.

Well, FTR, if I were to give you serious advice to quit I'd give you a bit more than "just quit".  The agency I work for also does tobacco prevention and tobacco cessation programs.  I don't coordinate that stuff, but I know enough to understand that you don't "just quit".  We run a support group for that stuff, there is a hotline that the State runs, plus other programming. 

But, I do still stand by my earlier opinion that they (the e-cigs) look kind of silly. 

[The Good Reverend Roger]

"Smoking" indoors is part of the apeal, but, not for nothing, I'd rather inhale nicotine vapor than chug a packs worth of cheyenne smoke everyday. In fact, I think I'm done here. Thanks for all your meaningful imput, guys.

Well, if it's about better health, just don't smoke. 

Spoken like a true non-smoker. Seriously, dude. get with it, or gtfo.

I really don't think you realize how offensive and ignorant this type of "advice" is. Asshole.

I don't think you realize how un-serious my "advice" is. Snookums.

Sorry, sweet-ums, didn't mean to get all uppity. It's just, I can't count the amount of times people I know, with zero experience with any form of addiction, try to over simplify things by giving me the "just quit" line. It's not like I'm trying to figure out what I want for breakfast, here. It's an addiction. Hell, if it were that easy, I'd have done it by now.

Plus, I'm not really looking to quit, per se, just find a, even only somewhat, safer alternative.

Well, FTR, if I were to give you serious advice to quit I'd give you a bit more than "just quit".  The agency I work for also does tobacco prevention and tobacco cessation programs.  I don't coordinate that stuff, but I know enough to understand that you don't "just quit".  We run a support group for that stuff, there is a hotline that the State runs, plus other programming. 

But, I do still stand by my earlier opinion that they (the e-cigs) look kind of silly.

Of course they look silly.  But what difference does that make?

[AFK]

None really. 

[East Coast Hustle]

I disagree. Style points are important in life, and while smoking doesn't confer style points in and of itself, e-cigs confer negative style points. They're like the real dolls of nicotine use.

[trippinprincezz13]

I just think it's hilarious that (I believe the Blu) brand has button you can press so that the "packs" of anyone else in a certain distance vibrates. I mean, WTF? So you can all gather in the same spot looking douchey* with your e-cigarettes together? It's not like there's a homing device in it, so I guess you'll just have the weird satisfaction that someone else nearby has a pack? Guess you could just stick it in your pants and hope someone keeps pressing the button over and over. That's gotta be what it's for.

*Making fun of that feature aside, I have 2 friends that have been using the Blu's and are pretty happy with it (I'd have to ask them how long a cartridge lasts, but they haven't had any complaints so far). I smoke less than half a pack a day and can go a whole day without and be perfectly happy. My problem is that I still keep buying them, plus living with someone who smokes doesn't help. More of a psychological/routine addiction, but I wouldn't mind trying them to get rid of the smelliness (I HATE the smell, even though I'm sure I also smell like smoke) and slowing down the health portion of it. I do want to get one for my boyfriend in the near future to try and help him cut back, assuming he actually does and all.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I just think it's hilarious that (I believe the Blu) brand has button you can press so that the "packs" of anyone else in a certain distance vibrates. I mean, WTF? So you can all gather in the same spot looking douchey* with your e-cigarettes together?

What's wrong with that?  Do not the birds of the field flock together?

TGRR,
Knows that Jesus would have approved of this assbaggery.

[trippinprincezz13]

I just think it's hilarious that (I believe the Blu) brand has button you can press so that the "packs" of anyone else in a certain distance vibrates. I mean, WTF? So you can all gather in the same spot looking douchey* with your e-cigarettes together?

What's wrong with that?  Do not the birds of the field flock together?

TGRR,
Knows that Jesus would have approved of this assbaggery.

It's not even so much that...but how does it work!?!? Wander outside aimlessly puffing away until you maybe run into each other? It is kind of a good idea (especially since a lot of people seem to look at people smoking e-cigarrettes almost the same as people who smoke regular ones) but it's not like the vibrations get stronger as you get closer to each other (teehee). So it's more like a tease. You KNOW someone else is nearby smoking one, but good luck finding them.

Also, not being one of the cool kids, I have an ingrained aversion to cliquey-type things, for better or worse.  I would be interested in knowing if its managed to bring Blu smokers of the city together or just managed to annoy everyone when you're trying to sleep and you keep hearing this weird vibrating noise all night and wtf is that? Is there a vibrator in here? So I guess it is a good feature

[navkat]

I just think it's hilarious that (I believe the Blu) brand has button you can press so that the "packs" of anyone else in a certain distance vibrates. I mean, WTF? So you can all gather in the same spot looking douchey* with your e-cigarettes together? It's not like there's a homing device in it, so I guess you'll just have the weird satisfaction that someone else nearby has a pack? Guess you could just stick it in your pants and hope someone keeps pressing the button over and over. That's gotta be what it's for.

That is fucking AWEsome. That's is exactly the type of assbaggery that makes the money FLY out of teh navkat's wallet. I'm DEAD SERIOUS. I feel like we could solve a lot of the world's problems if we stopped spending money on bombs and prisons and spent like, one-third that money on stuff that lights up, makes noise and does shit like this.

[navkat]

I won't lie: I really just want the U.S. government to be overthrown by little Japanese girls in Hello Kitty costumes and the U.S economy to be run by Finn & Jake from Adventuretime.

Therein lies the essential core of navkat's brand of discordianism, politics and general worldview in one, pretty, little Rainbow Unicorn brain-worm.