I understand that, but do most of the people seeing you vape understand that? Also, mainstream media has got it's hold on vaping, so more and more people look at vaping being dangerous for them, no matter what you say or show them. Vaping where smoking isn't allowed is just adding fuel to the fire. People are already afraid of what's in the liquids used in vaping and second-hand vapor, even though there is no such thing as second hand vapor.
I would say in most instances where I vape in public, it is unknown that I am vaping there. And I am of position of "vape everywhere with respect." This doesn't mean I vape everywhere I go (though it could mean that). It means everywhere I vape, I do it with respect to others. I've stated on open forum that a hospital is one of the best (indoor) public places to vape, because there are umpteen dozen places on a hospital campus where it would be near impossible to detect a vaper was there, unless a security camera caught the vaper in the act. Even in that instance, it is quite plausible that the vaper did vape in that situation with regards to others.
If people are afraid of what's in eLiquid, then that is simply ignorance. Again, exhaled human breath could (rather easily) be presented as dangerous if article were written in such a way to state chemicals that are released into the air from exhaling.
If people were genuine in their concern and consistent on this issue, they'd be advocating for everyone to wear a filter over their mouth at all times in public. That would put an end to public vaping fairly quickly. Until that day comes about, I maintain my position of vape everywhere with respect. As I'm still batting 1.000 after 4+ years of vaping, it has been non-issue for me as to what could happen if someone saw me and disliked what I was doing. I'm not 'stealth vaping' but also just know how to vape in public so that it would be almost impossible to be caught in the act.
There's really not a place that someone could name that I wouldn't vape, while there are likely situations in any place (includes vape shops, or even outdoors) that I might not vape in. Any place that has a rest room would be a place where I'd challenge even a die hard vaper to determine if I vaped in the place or not. I'm thinking most would not know, for sure, or would only be guessing.
I personally say this: I won't tolerate seeing people vape in places where smoking isn't allowed, as that's what's causing more and more media attention to things we are trying to keep legal all over the world.
And I say this in rebuttal. I won't tolerate on an open vaping forum for people to espousing the notion that vaping in public is inherently disrespectful.
If you can't bring yourself to the position of saying it is not inherently disrespectful to vape in public (where you are not allowed to smoke), then I say let the debate continue.
All I ask is for some common sense when all these regulations are deeming vaping to be illegal all over the world.
These regulations are CLEARLY based on ANTZ rhetoric. Of the people that hang out on this site regularly in the politics of vaping type sections, there are maybe 3 (at most) that see it as mostly/entirely on vapers the problems that face vaping as a community. And regularly, it is noted that it is ANTZ rhetoric that is doing us in. When fellow vapers do not critically analyze the rhetoric and tactics, it is sad, but it is also fairly normal, especially for newbies to the site.
I've said this before, and will say it again, everyone I've ever met or heard of has a little ANTZ in them. So there are degrees of it. As I've quit cold turkey in my past, I can recall being a bit ANTZ-like at points in my life, and yet while being a ex-smoker for around 5 years, I made a room (nice, fun place) in my house to allow for smoking. Thus, I've never really been extremely ANTZ. But even today, there is perhaps a smidgeon of ANTZ like philosophy running through me, and I'm usually glad when that is confronted/addressed. I disdain that part of me, but again consider it 'normal' for current world culture.
Vapers have many notions of what is our opposition's main goal. Things like: money, control, and power usually appear at or near the top of most people's lists. Me: I am convinced it is shame/shaming in hopes that will lead to eradication of all nicotine use/users on the planet. When I see shaming, I counter it. Presenting a position of vaping in public is as shameful as smoking there is grounds for me to write long rebuttals that take that position apart and expose it for what it is: FUD.
But yeah, you are pretty much boned no matter what. It will be easier for your boss to tell you not to vape indoors to placate her than to tel her to shut up about it. But if you volunteer to stop vaping indoors and she is going through 2 cans of lysol a day trying to mask the smell of this:
