The future is here at least for individuals who Smoke-

Futuristic option for the would-be quitter, Electronic Cigarettes

Right, I'm a Smoker. I have attempted more times than I care to mention to kick the tendency but I can always find an excuse to go back to having a wily smoke. I mean my job as a call centre telephone thingy is about as dreadful as it gets. I have attempted more patches than Jordan tries husbands...but to no reward...I smoked about 40 a day and had to have my lungs swept every six months, but I enjoyed it too much to stop for good.

So out of nowhere a buddy of mine tells me to try electronic cigarettes, this is right you read that right...electronic cigarettes.. I thought he had lost it...I mean an electric cigarette undoubtedly this is one of those 'only in Japan' type things like the musical toilets and mops for cats feet? Nevertheless 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 was a bit surprised at first. It seemed like a big cigarette and acted like a smoke, but it had no baccy in it...just the bits that made a cigarette what it was without the damaging chemicals. He asked me if I wanted a shot at one...in for a penny in for a pound...so I gave it a try.

Now no fib...I thought he was having a joke...but after a few drags I began to feel as if I was in fact smoking a real rolly. So I had another draw and he said that I could keep this one, he had another at home. So off I went puffing on this electric cigarette and in fact feeling not too bad about it.

I had a search on the internet and lo and behold there it was...my new ally in all its glory, the E-Cigarette was finally here for the generation who blossom on day to day progress in technology. I thought it was suppposed to help you stop...well it will if you want it to, but it was in fact created for people just like me...lovers 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...not including the nicotine...well where would a authentic smoke be without that?

So I thought about it and was about to put it aside because I thought that it would be sold for a lot more than the real McCoy to buy. But it unbelievably would cost me less than the real stuff, last more 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...less costly, cleaner, safer and wonderful...it's all good...and as for the patches and gum...well I have always been a great recycler.

Cheers everyone and keep the faith! [l]