approached by the police

[sagicorn62]

this last saturday night, i went to watch a couple of local rock bands play a benefit in osceola, iowa (iowa has a smoking ban). i was puffing away on my 901, when one of the two officers there, came over and asked me, "what are you doing?" i explained the ecig to him, told him that it was legal, and he said, "i'll take your word for it", and left me alone. not so bad.

i smoke at work (a large aerospace foundry). so far, i have had good results, there. in fact, the general manager got word of what i was doing and came to investigate it himself. he gave it a "thumbs up". after his approval, others have purchased ecigs and smoke there as well.

[phildo]

Good to see another fellow Iowan takin it to the man! HaHa. I must admit I haven't been brave enough to try it in places without getting approval first, although I did while in college and nobody said a word to me. Been to one restaurant where they threatened to kick me out if I used my ecig. I really, really, really want to give it a shot in wal-mart though...

[sagicorn62]

lol....yeah! i think wal-mart would be the ultimate test!

[justrubl]

my aunt was actually puffing her penstyle on a plane from texas to kentucky with nothing being said....and i got the seal of approval from security at the hospital where i work and there is a ban on smoking on the property....

[SMILIN]

I have not done walmart, but, jewel, walgreens, cvs, starbucks, et et, even bloomingdales, macy's et

[phildo]

It must be karma that I reply to something about cops. Today I stopped at a gas station and happened to see one of my best friend's dads...who happens to be chief of police. I whipped out my ecig and started smoking it in front of him...he was ready to throw down and arrest me..thought I was smoking pot in front of him. I've never explained what an ecig was faster, I'll tell you that much...got him interested in them though.

[SMILIN]

Cops are just people on a power trip, they will join us soon enough

[invidregis]

Some already have. As for the "power trip", when your ass gets jacked don't call 911, call you mom.

[CaptainKauai]

Good story, I went by the court house yesterday to pickup a report a couple of cops standing by as I walked into the building w/ my e-cig in my mouth. They didn't say anything.

Hawaii has a law that states you cannot smoke within 20 feet of a public enterance.

[cass]

It must be karma that I reply to something about cops. Today I stopped at a gas station and happened to see one of my best friend's dads...who happens to be chief of police. I whipped out my ecig and started smoking it in front of him...he was ready to throw down and arrest me..thought I was smoking pot in front of him. I've never explained what an ecig was faster, I'll tell you that much...got him interested in them though.

Funny that you mention pot. Neighbor was over visiting my husband when I came out to the garage to work on the computer (laptop is out here because I smoke out here). I wasn't thinking anything of it and was just vaping away.
I heard hubby tell the neighbor about the e-cig. I don't know how long I was vaping before that. So I explained what it was. He tripped. Loved the idea (even though he's not a smoker) and said, "Jesus...I didn't know what you were doing over there. Though you were smoking something...else."
I just laughed my butt off. He never even asked! Thank God hubby thought to explain before the rumors started!