Mezz Mezzrow
Well-Known Member
I know from reading messages here that many people continue to smoke some after their conversion to vaping. I was a 30+ year daily, heavy smoker before I tried vaping, and I instantly stopped smoking entirely. After a few weeks though I tried to smoke some, more to gauge the difference in the effect than to judge the difference in taste. I was amazed at how repulsive I found the taste of the smoke. Almost intolerable. Now I've always enjoyed the taste of smoke. I've also stopped smoking for periods of several months at several points during my 30+ years and never experienced such a strange revulsion once I started smoking again.
I tried to experiment a bit more, despite the horrible taste, and I found that the worst taste was from a really dirty pipe. A second, much cleaner pipe was much easier to deal with, and a "J" was the easiest of all.
I've read a couple of other posts here from people who seemed to describe a similar reaction to smoking after converting to vaping, but it seems to be a rare reaction. Is it psychological or is there an actual physical change in my taste buds? Something more than just the cleaning out that a lay-off can cause?
I tried to experiment a bit more, despite the horrible taste, and I found that the worst taste was from a really dirty pipe. A second, much cleaner pipe was much easier to deal with, and a "J" was the easiest of all.
I've read a couple of other posts here from people who seemed to describe a similar reaction to smoking after converting to vaping, but it seems to be a rare reaction. Is it psychological or is there an actual physical change in my taste buds? Something more than just the cleaning out that a lay-off can cause?
Considering many of our friends have never seen a vape, it's kinda like a infomercial!