The future is here well it has for folks that Smoke-

An alternative for the would-be quitter, Electronic Cigarettes

Right, I'm a Smoker. I have tried more times than I care to point out to kick the tendency however I can always find an explanation to go back to having a sly smoke. I mean my employment as a call centre phone thingy is about as ghastly as it gets. I have tried more patches than Jordan tries husbands...but to no avail...I smoked about forty a day and had to have my lungs swept every six months, but I enjoyed it too much to quit for good.

Then along comes a mate of mine who says that he had essentially almost given up the real puff by using an electric cigarette. I considered he had lost it...I mean an electric cigarette surely this is one of those 'only in Japan' type things like the musical toilets and mops for cats feet? But he said that it was the best thing since Jelavic scored against Celtic in the cup final and gave me a look at one.

I couldn't get my head around it at first as it was so close to being an actual cigarette only this was missing all the vicious unhealthy stuff in it. I gave it a try anyway because I was so intrigued by the prospect and didn't really understand how it could work..

Now no fib...I thought he was having a joke...but after a few draws I began to feel as if I was in point of fact smoking a real roll up. So I had another puff and he said that I could have this one, he had another at home. So off I went puffing on this electric cigarette and unbelievably feeling not too bad about it.

I had a scan on the internet and lo and behold there it was...my new favourite thing in all its glory, the E-Cigarette was at long last here for the generation who blossom on day to day improvements in technology. I thought it was intended to help you stop...well it will if you want it to, but it was in point of fact created for people just like me...fans of the smoke but haters of the evils that go hand in hand with it. It said on the web site that all of the nasties had been removed...except the nicotine...well where would a actual smoke be devoid of that?

After looking at it a little longer I thought it must be a far mor costly alternative than genuine cigarettes. But it in fact would cost me less than the real stuff, last longer and do me a great deal less harm. So no brainer there then...in went my order for the refill cartridges and I sat waiting anxiously for them to turn up and so they did...right on time and straight into my eager hands.

I am now a convert to the electric cigarette...more affordable, cleaner, safer and wonderful...it's all good...and as for the patches and gum...well I have always been a great recycler.

So, this is me a quitter (but in a great way) and I am now off the cigarettes for good. Good luck to each person out their trying to get off them too. [l]