None hate themselves for vaping. Over 80% think vaping is safer than smoking and 9% are not sure. If vaping were taxed like cigarettes are, most vapers would continue to vape.
I was surprised that not more vapers ticked the box "I will continue vaping till hell freezes over" but it was a strange question. What does that mean - Hell freezing over? After all, Hell is never going to freeze over is it? - well I think it impossible - if there were a Hell. That would be just as astonishing to me as the fact that I no longer smoke cigarettes. I haven't smoked a cigarette for almost two years - that, for me, is a miracle.
And the most amazing aspect of it is I don't miss not smoking! Three years ago I would have told you I will give up smoking when hell freezes over - i.e. NEVER. But look what happened. Hell has frozen over for me.
| I vape openly mostly | 281 | 191 | 67.97% | 371 | 263 | 70.89% | 408 | 286 | 70.10% | ||
| I am proud I do not smoke anymore | 281 | 183 | 65.12% | 371 | 256 | 69.00% | 408 | 284 | 69.61% | ||
| I would like to give up vaping/smoking | 281 | 7 | 2.49% | 371 | 11 | 2.96% | 408 | 13 | 3.19% | ||
| I hate myself for vaping | 281 | 0 | 0.00% | 371 | 0 | 0.00% | 408 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| I believe vaping is safer than smoking | 281 | 221 | 78.65% | 371 | 298 | 80.32% | 408 | 328 | 80.39% | ||
| I'm not sure if vaping is safe | 281 | 24 | 8.54% | 371 | 31 | 8.36% | 408 | 37 | 9.07% | ||
| I won't vape if it's taxed like smoking | 281 | 17 | 6.05% | 371 | 27 | 7.28% | 408 | 32 | 7.84% | ||
| I will continue vaping till hell freezes over! | 281 | 172 | 61.21% | 371 | 230 | 61.99% | 408 | 247 | 60.54% |
You're not alone!
ReplyDeleteSince discovering vapedom I have no intention of giving up nicotine. Come blue moons, meds regs or hell freezing over.
There's no reason I should.
It's how I feel!
DeleteFantastic point you've made there Liz and the same goes for me, if someone told me 15 months ago that I would quit smoking, I would have said" NEVER, NOT IN A MILLION YEARS...it's my one vice and I love it". Fact: I now know I didn't love it, I just wanted my nicotine, I know that I smelt horrid, that people saw me as a leper, my teeth were brown and I coughed like a man in his 90's who had been on 60 a day Capstan cigs since he was a 9 year old....but I LOVE vaping, and I didn't get chance to do your survey, but I would have ticked that box "I will carry on vaping until hell freezes over", because I will never give up my hobby, I too haven't had one single craving for a nasty fag! xx Thanks Liz, another excellent article x
ReplyDeleteThank you Rob.
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