Smoked my first joint in 1972 in the 9th grade in my best friends bedroom. We had a group of us and my friend and I kinda over did it. I didn't have the nerve to do it again for a while. Then behind the bleachers at our high school we smoked a half a joint during our free period. I can't believe we did that!
I would have freaked if we would have gotten caught. Im sure the cops would have been called. How stupid was that? People thought I was a goody two shoes. Honestly I wasn't a bad kid. I never got in trouble. I just never got caught.
I started smoking recreationally in my 20s. We would smoke a joint or a pipe before bed after the kids were down. My brother and sister in law would come over Saturday evenings and we would play cards and smoke weed then watch Saturday Night Live back in the day when it first started. Way back in the John Belushi days. We had so much fun.
I realized that cannabis helped my low back pain too. That was before I heard anything about medical mj. I continued recreationally buying from the black market whatever came a long from a trusted friend. At times feeling very paranoid on my way home with my "stash" in the car. I continued to smoke cannabis until Dec. 31 2012.
Sometime in December I had come across a YouTube video about the No. 2 vaporizer and our good friend
@Vitolo was showing off its finer qualities. He had me sold. I started researching it and came across FC. I ended up buying a No 2 for myself for Christmas that year. This was the best present I could have bought myself. I had been worried about my cannabis use over the years. I felt my lungs were not as strong as they used to be. I envisioned the build up of resins that I would see in the pipe, in my lungs. I knew my lifestyle needed to change.
I read as a person in the shadows the different FC members waiting for the next new vaporizer. I was silently waiting with the rest of the FC population for the Davinci Ascent to come out. Everyone would think that it would be coming out on a certain day. That day would come and go. Still no Ascent. I would read some of the commits. People were really getting upset about it. I hadnt officially joined FC but everyday I would read through some of my fav threads.
I decided I wanted to try out another vaporizer. I had been really happy with the No 2. I decided on the Solo. The thread was so long and so many very happy Soloists. The Solo was everything I wanted in a vaporizer and more. It medicated better than the No 2 (I still love the No 2). It brought the experience to another level when I discovered the PVHES mouthpieces. A much easier draw for me. I felt like at times I would feel breathless with the stock mouthpieces with the pre 2014 Solo. The PVHES mouthpieces really helped with my enjoyment of the Solo.
In Nov a year ago I joined FC officially and so glad I did. I feel I've been a member longer than that. I have learned a lot about vaping. I've bought other portable vaporizers some good some not so good. Last May with the encouragement of others I got my medical certification for cannabis. I would never have done it without my friends here on FC . The concern and support was overwhelming. Reading other FCers experiences really helped me. I felt FC friends holding my hand all along the way.
nevermind then
its like hilariously awkward!LOL!![:\](/i/s/hmm.gif "Hmm :\")
Glad I'm here and thanks to you all here for draining my wallet and feeding my mind!
For those just getting around to double digits I say .... 'Damn, you missed the Thai Sticks'! 
