Vaping demo INSIDE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING!

[Sludge Van Diesel]

You have every right to vape wherever and whenever you choose,

Subject to the owner / whoever is in charge of wherever you are.

It's only common courtesy to ask first (especially as PVs e-cigs (call 'em what you will) are still relatively unknown / uncommon)

You catch more flys with honey than vinegar.

To go in with the attitude that I have the right to do this here irrespective of what others want is downright rude & inconsiderate.

I'm still amazed by the amount of folks who come out with "Oh yeah, I vaped in XXX the other day" when it's somewhere that they would never have smoked before smoking bans & / or e-cigs came about.

[suhrim21]

Hehe, yeah. Wait- what? Again? What do you mean by "again"?

well I used to have a little tiny swiss army knife on my keychain that I got at work and ATTEMPTED to go into the court house. Yea that didnt go over well lets just say I had to call in to work since I went during my lunch break to pay a ticket, but I had to call in the rest of the day. after they maced me for having a knife they grilled me in a small office for 2 hours before confiscating my knife and letting me go.

[Hinterscher]

well I used to have a little tiny swiss army knife on my keychain that I got at work and ATTEMPTED to go into the court house. Yea that didnt go over well lets just say I had to call in to work since I went during my lunch break to pay a ticket, but I had to call in the rest of the day. after they maced me for having a knife they grilled me in a small office for 2 hours before confiscating my knife and letting me go.

Holy Crap! Thank goodness for small towns, I guess. I used to work at a law office and went in and out of the court house all day long. I can't even dream of them doing something like that to me or anybody! I set off the alarm a few times, I'd tell them what it was, they'd believe me, no big deal. Come to think of it, it's amazing we don't have more court shootings around there. (I don't live there anymore)

[suhrim21]

oh this isnt a small town we have about 350 thousand people in this town. I miss that knife. I asked them if there was any way to get it back when they told me they were confiscateing it and they said I would have to go explain it to the judge why I tried to bring a knife into the court house. I wasnt about to push my luck so I no longer have the knife.

[SarahTheRed]

I'm in Washington, D.C. the LIONS DEN, working in a federal building. They have laws here where you can't smoke within 25 feet of any federal building.

That's nation-wide, actually. No smoking within 25 feet of any federal building.

[abhowe]

I got one too..... Went to the Providence Federal Building with my GG Transformer and had to empty my pockets..... First the guards thought it was drug paraphernalia...... Had to show and explain...... The guard was impressed and asked how to get one......
He took one of those paper sticky labels that said "My Name Is: and wrote on it...... "I am not smoking " and asked me to wear the label......
I thought that was so cool...... I then went to the Social Security Office and the Viet Nam Vets Office...... They wanted to know why I was wearing the label, so I showed them........

[Casey C]

I understand, but its not true. The best thing we can do is point out that the anti's have been lying and exaggerating, and if we do it too, then we aren't trustworthy.

"Vapor like from an asthma inhaler" isn't lying, its pretty accurate, and would be a much better choice next time imho

steam is vapor

and there's water in our e-liquid, so it is partially steam..

[abhowe]

Hey Sludge, why should I have to ask if it is OK for me to do something that is completely legal..... Wow, I would be asking permission for everything I do all day long..... If somebody has a problem with what I am doing or they don't understand they can ask me......
I vape in rrestaurants all the time..... Usually the waitress has a problem with it and gets the manager...... Usually the manager will give me permission unless it offends the other guests....... If it offends, I stop...... Usually it is OK once I explain......
E-Cigs will never be accepted if you keep them hidden all the time...... Just my humble opinion......

[augie]

That's nation-wide, actually. No smoking within 25 feet of any federal building.

heh well unforunately DC is trying to do that for ALL buildings here

[augie]

I got one too..... Went to the Providence Federal Building with my GG Transformer and had to empty my pockets..... First the guards thought it was drug paraphernalia...... Had to show and explain...... The guard was impressed and asked how to get one......
He took one of those paper sticky labels that said "My Name Is: and wrote on it...... "I am not smoking " and asked me to wear the label......
I thought that was so cool...... I then went to the Social Security Office and the Viet Nam Vets Office...... They wanted to know why I was wearing the label, so I showed them........

heh they're not forcing me to wear a name sticker, but every guard that sees it here thinks it's the coolest thing since sliced bread