I have vaped in these SF Bars:

[Mr. Tasty Vapor]

If you go to metal shows in SF, Thee Parkside is fine with vaping in the club. Boomer the owner sez "I don't give a ****". LOL.

[leaford]

Originally Posted by shakey ceasefire

The Attic (24th @ Mission)
The Homestead (19th @ Folsom)
Elbo Room (Valencia @ 17th)

I've heard (from Leaford, on the forum) that the Edinburgh Castle is vape-friendly.

Yep, I've done it many times.

[leaford]

Originally Posted by ericwestbrook

I'm the same way. I just avoid doing it anywhere that is going to stir questions. I work as a consultant at many clients and I just take it outside to avoid confusion and attention. When I walk around downtown, I just kinda avoid eye contact with people who look like they are going to want to bum because I get tired of explaining why I don't have a cigarette or a lighter for them.

Ironically, after switching to e-cigs, I'm at most freedom at home alone. Vaping in public is what has become more tense. At least I can vape in my apartment now. That's the best freedom.

Originally Posted by Mr. Tasty Vapor

I guess I feel obligated to explain. Hell, my wife gets tired of hearing the "spiel". It's not really good for my business because the people who ask are the inquisitive/curious folk who don't even have units yet as well as the bemused smokers who still aren't through giving their lungs a good decade+ of bashing.

But, it's a lesson in patience for me too, which is one that I DO need to learn for my business.

As for venues to vape in, I think the only place in Oakland that's worth going to is the Uptown. I'll check into that and post later. Going to Destroyer 666 tonight, so I'll have a chance to catch the Parkside's take on vaping inside the club.

I'm kind of in between the two; I actually LOVE explaining and talking to people about them, but just not all the time. Sometimes my social anxiety gets in the way, and I just don't want to talk to anyone period. And sometimes it would just be too much bother, like on a bus or in a movie.

But for the most part, it's one of the few things I do get excited enough about to enjoy talking to other people about it.