Busted at Wal-Mart! lol

[hellonez]

WOW gotta say this thread has definitely made me take a look at my vaping etiquette.

Much like the original posters husband I have found myself looking for some sort of reaction from people. Not because I'm interested in a confrontation, just want an opportunity to discuss what I'm doing. I really do like chatting with people about vaping and i've only ever gotten positive reactions.

I do vape at work, I'm cautious about it and I don't do it in front of customers because that just seems weird but I do vape in front of other employees. I may rethink that. One part of me thinks perhaps its not the best and most professional thing to do, on the flip side, I'm not taking smoke breaks which has increased my productivity at work. Hell I don't even take my lunch break anymore.

I will definitely have to really think about this.
thanks for the thread everyone.

[whistlrr]

I just think like a number of things, being 'confrontational' (which also could be known s purposely creating situations for a purpose) can be used to annoy or educate, and sometimes those two aren't mutually incongruity, plus add in that you can't plan for or predict all the outcomes.
If you're gonna do something like this, just think about what you're intentions are, why you're really doing it and what you hope to accomplish

you can set it up geared/leaning towards either educating or aggravating.

the smiling male confrontation hunter's actions described in the OP describe a guy who never reacted with anger or antagonism or any sort of animosity, even when he was being yelled at/'fired on' -- he just kept right on smiling and teaching.

I think that's impressive and the perfect way to go, if you're really up for it and can manage it (and you're lucky that the situation doesn't somehow go so south and get out of control that you just can't)

(It sounds like in places he was almost like the 'Mahatma Gandhi of e-smokers' )

"use the force for good, Luke"

[vaporich]

I use mine everywhere I go, and havent had any problems either.
Stores, malls, even government buildings.
Mind you, I dont do it openly, I kinda hide it, I dont show it off.
I just puff it, when I get my chance.
The vapor dissappears so quickly no one really notices.
And if they do, I just explain, that it is vapor, and the rest of the speil.

We need to get people accustomed to them.
And we need to get new users.
SO I think it is good to vape in public.

To note, I still havent heard anything on a ban.
Has anything happened recently.
I honestly dont think it will happen.
But, the "government" does as it pleases.
Its just I think the elite are foucused on much more horrible things,, than banning ecigs right now.

[feenoir]

I think anything that isn't harmful to anyone else shouldn't be banned even if someone else considers it annoying. If I don't want to see people with their annoying loud mouth bratty kids demanding everything in a store and being rude to their parents I just leave. *insert sarcasm* Prejudice is okay as long is it's towards smokers or fat people. Those are perfectly acceptable. Just like fat people should not eat in public, vapers should not vape anywhere people could see them.*end sarcasm*

Personally I'd just avoid any confrontation as I hate attention, but I could understand why people would want to be able to do it anywhere since it's not actually harming anyone else.

Just like a job, sometimes you gotta put up with harassment or injustice just so you can keep it. I'd avoid causing public annoyance just because I wouldn't want to lose what I already have. It doesn't mean it's right, or even CLOSE to okay, but I personally just would like to do what I want in my own home in the future even if it means stealth vaping or not doing it in public just so people don't cause a problem even where there isn't one.

Your husband isn't "wrong" for doing that, it's just uneducated people might cause problems for other vapers because they're honestly well....stupid. so most vapers would avoid doing that.

I would be a horrible Rosa Parks btw. "I'll sit in the back of the bus because it's better than no bus at all"