Hi all
It's quite amazing what an impact vaping has had on me. Not just stopping smoking, which in itself has been a major win - but the whole vaping thing has been an incredible journey so far. And it has been filled with what I call "special memorable moments".
This forum has been the "central pillar" in my journey. It's quite strange because I have never gotten heavily involved in forums. A little bit here and there, but nothing like this. That's a whole story in itself I guess.
It occurred to me that there have been some really special moments over the past (nearly) two years. Some have been hilariously funny, some not so. Most have involved other people but also just learning new things. But most important, they have been truly memorable.
Here are some of those moments that come to mind for me:
The first Vape Meet at @Gizmo's place, meeting about 8 or 10 strangers - I was apprehensive to meet a bunch of new people and talk about vaping. Armed with my Twisps, off I went. Ended up having a super duper afternoon with @Tom, @TylerD and a few other special long-time members here. Will never forget that day. I can picture it clearly.
Then was the infamous vape meet where I vaped on a Kayfun/Nemesis combo, expertly coiled and prepared by @TylerD and @Tom - but with 18mg juice - which sent me to the bathroom covered in sweat and forced me to lie down horizontally. That was my first Silver. And it was bad. But memorable nonetheless. More details here:
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/doing-a-silver-what-does-this-mean.t4335/
I think the next epic moment was of my first proper coil build on my Kayfun. There were several members that stayed up all night and helped me online on the forum to get it right. @Andre, @devdev , @TylerD and a few others like @Rob Fisher giving support. It was epic when I finally got it right. Will never forget that. Its round about here on this thread:
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/kayfun-lite-plus.t1308/page-6#post-27394
Another epic memorable moment was getting my Reos for the first time. Not so cool that I didn't get all the RM2 atties in the parcel from Maine. But I will never forget the excitement and anticipation - and the agonising PMs backward and forward with the experienced Reonauts like @Andre to decide on colour and finish. I had to speak to the courier because he couldn't find my place and I directed him on the phone. I was reporting it online here and it was quite a tense time. The joy when they arrived and I finally rigged it up and vaped it for the first time was epic. That was around May 2014.
There was another memorable moment at one of the VapeMeets in JHB when I met @Yiannaki for the first time and he took a toot on my Blackbird Reo. I will never forget the look of excitement on his face. Since then, he went on to become an experienced Reonaut, coil expert and temperature control expert. It is amazing to see such development in the people around you.
And last but not least, Vapecon 2015. Yes there were issues and always room for improvement - but the epicness of that moment was comparing it to the first vape meet at Gizmo's house. To think it had gone from 8 or 10 people to hundreds - with loads of vendors - and competitions etc. I recall standing there with @Yiannaki about to deliver one of the presentations and thinking - "My goodness, look at what happened!". The place was filled. There was such a buzz. Who would have thought? Epic and memorable indeed.
There are actually several more memorable moments, but I will stop here... and maybe post another time...
What are your memorable moments here on ECIGSSA over the past?
It's quite amazing what an impact vaping has had on me. Not just stopping smoking, which in itself has been a major win - but the whole vaping thing has been an incredible journey so far. And it has been filled with what I call "special memorable moments".
This forum has been the "central pillar" in my journey. It's quite strange because I have never gotten heavily involved in forums. A little bit here and there, but nothing like this. That's a whole story in itself I guess.
It occurred to me that there have been some really special moments over the past (nearly) two years. Some have been hilariously funny, some not so. Most have involved other people but also just learning new things. But most important, they have been truly memorable.
Here are some of those moments that come to mind for me:
The first Vape Meet at @Gizmo's place, meeting about 8 or 10 strangers - I was apprehensive to meet a bunch of new people and talk about vaping. Armed with my Twisps, off I went. Ended up having a super duper afternoon with @Tom, @TylerD and a few other special long-time members here. Will never forget that day. I can picture it clearly.
Then was the infamous vape meet where I vaped on a Kayfun/Nemesis combo, expertly coiled and prepared by @TylerD and @Tom - but with 18mg juice - which sent me to the bathroom covered in sweat and forced me to lie down horizontally. That was my first Silver. And it was bad. But memorable nonetheless. More details here:
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/doing-a-silver-what-does-this-mean.t4335/
I think the next epic moment was of my first proper coil build on my Kayfun. There were several members that stayed up all night and helped me online on the forum to get it right. @Andre, @devdev , @TylerD and a few others like @Rob Fisher giving support. It was epic when I finally got it right. Will never forget that. Its round about here on this thread:
http://www.ecigssa.co.za/kayfun-lite-plus.t1308/page-6#post-27394
Another epic memorable moment was getting my Reos for the first time. Not so cool that I didn't get all the RM2 atties in the parcel from Maine. But I will never forget the excitement and anticipation - and the agonising PMs backward and forward with the experienced Reonauts like @Andre to decide on colour and finish. I had to speak to the courier because he couldn't find my place and I directed him on the phone. I was reporting it online here and it was quite a tense time. The joy when they arrived and I finally rigged it up and vaped it for the first time was epic. That was around May 2014.
There was another memorable moment at one of the VapeMeets in JHB when I met @Yiannaki for the first time and he took a toot on my Blackbird Reo. I will never forget the look of excitement on his face. Since then, he went on to become an experienced Reonaut, coil expert and temperature control expert. It is amazing to see such development in the people around you.
And last but not least, Vapecon 2015. Yes there were issues and always room for improvement - but the epicness of that moment was comparing it to the first vape meet at Gizmo's house. To think it had gone from 8 or 10 people to hundreds - with loads of vendors - and competitions etc. I recall standing there with @Yiannaki about to deliver one of the presentations and thinking - "My goodness, look at what happened!". The place was filled. There was such a buzz. Who would have thought? Epic and memorable indeed.
There are actually several more memorable moments, but I will stop here... and maybe post another time...
What are your memorable moments here on ECIGSSA over the past?
who was obsessed with strawnilla at the time!
