Please, don't vape where you can't smoke

[Happy_Stupid07]

I've vaped in restaurants, bars, airports, airplanes, hotels, at work, etc... Everywhere I go I vape. I've only had ONE person come up to me and say "You can't smoke in here". That opened the door to explain what the PV was and the vapor cloud he was seeing. He took a second to digest the info & said "OK then... Vape away". I heard him explaining it to other patrons (we were in a non-smoking bar) two hours later, and before they closed he said he had explained it to at least 20 people that night. I see that as 21+ people that have now been exposed to what vaping is and it's benefits.

[wv2win]

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I dont think the owners of an establishment would want you to personally go round and explain to people what your doing. how they want....

I stated that I would be willing to talk to someone about it "IF" the owners ask me to. And I think there are times where it just isn't worth the hassle to explain what vaping is. And I also made a big point of acting with respect towards others.

But your actions of stealth vaping and shuddling outside with the smokers sends a very clear message that vaping is something to be hidden and not a good thing regardless of what you really think. If those who vape act just like they did when they smoked, then no one can blame the non-smokers for wanting it banned.

[wv2win]

I've vaped in restaurants, bars, airports, airplanes, hotels, at work, etc... Everywhere I go I vape. I've only had ONE person come up to me and say "You can't smoke in here". That opened the door to explain what the PV was and the vapor cloud he was seeing. He took a second to digest the info & said "OK then... Vape away". I heard him explaining it to other patrons (we were in a non-smoking bar) two hours later, and before they closed he said he had explained it to at least 20 people that night. I see that as 21+ people that have now been exposed to what vaping is and it's benefits.

We need more like you who are willing to break down those old barriers if we are ever to gain wide spread acceptance.

[leannebug]

i hate dealing with stupid ppl even more then i hate the 2nd class citizen treatment.

a truer line was never spoken!

Have to agree with the OP too; also because I depise confortation.

I did have my neighbor (a smoker) stop to chat yesterday at the mailbox. She spied my ecig and asked if it was "one of those.." I said yes and let her try it. She was very interested, so I pointed her to this site, and gave her a card to Cignot. I think more and more people are becoming aware of ecigs. Our local gas stations even carry the samplers and some carts (albeit not the best brand, but still!)

won't be long before everyone knows about them HOPEFULLY in a good light!

[lorikay13]

Hey...this is a great thread! So many different views...it's good to be able to think about things from a different viewpoint. Personally, I live in a state that is militant anti-smoking. You can't even smoke within 10ft of any doorway. So I wouldn't dream of vaping inside unless I was told it's okay. Which actually has happened. But...I will go outside and vape even if it is a no smoking area. And when I do I do it prepared to deal with stupidity by being kind and patient and to deal with outrage the same way. And I also do it knowing full well that if it really came down to a "problem" I would certainly politely put the e-cig away.

There is one thing I have noticed though....recently my husband has started vaping a juice that is a real hardcore tobacco flavor. And it stinks. Our house is small so after him sitting around vaping for a couple hours the whole house stinks. So I have to wonder if it bothers me...and I vape....SOME...not all...but some of our juices might be more offensive to non-smokers and non-vapers than we think.

Thanks for starting this one, OP.

[ragnarokstar]

I don't vape openly in public if it's a nonsmoking environment. I do vape in public bathrooms, elevators, and today in a movie theater. As long as it's discrete, who cares?

[wv2win]

Hey...this is a great thread! So many different views...it's good to be able to think about things from a different viewpoint. Personally, I live in a state that is militant anti-smoking. You can't even smoke within 10ft of any doorway. So I wouldn't dream of vaping inside unless I was told it's okay. Which actually has happened. But...I will go outside and vape even if it is a no smoking area. And when I do I do it prepared to deal with stupidity by being kind and patient and to deal with outrage the same way. And I also do it knowing full well that if it really came down to a "problem" I would certainly politely put the e-cig away.

There is one thing I have noticed though....recently my husband has started vaping a juice that is a real hardcore tobacco flavor. And it stinks. Our house is small so after him sitting around vaping for a couple hours the whole house stinks. So I have to wonder if it bothers me...and I vape....SOME...not all...but some of our juices might be more offensive to non-smokers and non-vapers than we think.

Thanks for starting this one, OP.

Good point on the oder. I mostly vape two liquids. One has no oder and the other a very mild vanilla oder. I can see someone not liking a smell and I would respect that. But I stand by the logic that if we act like it is bad, it will be perceived as being bad and we all will pay for that position.

[HotNostril]

i refuse to go back to the dark ages of being banned outside in the snow, cold, rain with no shelter like I'm deseased....i vape discreetly so i don't freak people out... but i don't want uneducated people pushing me into the smokers class, that will only make it that much easier for people to ban it and look down upon vaping. if you act like there is something wrong with it....people will assume there IS something wrong with it. ...but i would tell people not to vape mounds of clouds in public....and stop buying e-cigs...that look like real cigs.

I feel the exact same way! You give those "non-smokers" a few perks and they think they rule the world....I will NOT be standing outside in the pouring rain twenty feet from an entrance with the smokers like some sort of leper ever again!

I vape and I do it proudly! Of course the pink 901 with hot pink LED helps. I have been vaping everywhere.

[HotNostril]

Hey...this is a great thread! So many different views...it's good to be able to think about things from a different viewpoint. Personally, I live in a state that is militant anti-smoking. You can't even smoke within 10ft of any doorway. So I wouldn't dream of vaping inside unless I was told it's okay. Which actually has happened. But...I will go outside and vape even if it is a no smoking area. And when I do I do it prepared to deal with stupidity by being kind and patient and to deal with outrage the same way. And I also do it knowing full well that if it really came down to a "problem" I would certainly politely put the e-cig away.

There is one thing I have noticed though....recently my husband has started vaping a juice that is a real hardcore tobacco flavor. And it stinks. Our house is small so after him sitting around vaping for a couple hours the whole house stinks. So I have to wonder if it bothers me...and I vape....SOME...not all...but some of our juices might be more offensive to non-smokers and non-vapers than we think.

Thanks for starting this one, OP.

Honestly, I don't care if it offends their nostrils. When the stench from cheap perfume is banned ...perhaps I give a rats behind.

[Carden]

I can honestly say that I vape EVERWHERE. But I will also admit that if I am entering a non smoking establishment that I have not been in and vaped before that I will "ask" first. I sit at the table and when the wait staff comes up I just say "hey, is it alright if I use my e-cig in here"? I have never been told no, and it give me lots of opportunity to edgucate others on the product and its benefits. I do secretly vape in movie theaters as well. There are only 2 places that I have ever had a hard time. One was our local mall. Their reason was because it was a non smoking building, and there were too many "kids" around and they do not want kids to think its cool to smoke. I understood and did not vape. But I do not agree 100% with that. the second was Wal-Mart. They actually called the police on me, and cause this whole 2hour ordeal. Just because they did not understand. Nor did they try to understand. But in the end the police Just told them to leave me be and that I was not breaking any laws. I do vape in Wal-Mart every time I go there.
I have always been the type to push the line. I dont want to break laws or have people get all butt hurt because of me, but I do want my freedoms, and do like to find out where the line gets drawn.

Now please also understand that I do live in a pretty small city, and our e-cigs have spread like wildfire. so most people around here know what it is and understand. and most of them have learned from me and seeing me everyday. LOL

Point is: We should not Hide our vaping, nor should we be rude about it. We just need to be respectful of those around us. If you are not sure... Ask first. if you are in a place that you cannot smoke, and they tell you not to vape. then dont. It is their choice. And you are used to not smoking in there anyway. It will not kill you to wait till you leave, or get up and walk outside for a few.