Anyone else NOT have any issues vaping indoors yet?
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I think you just have to play it by ear. Ive done it at bars, but only when Ive felt comfortable because I saw someone else doing. Haven't done it at a restaurant yet, not sure if I would. I think if anything, stealth vape. But most times I'm out with friends who still smoke analogs, so I go outside with them out of habit... I'll reconsider that when it gets below 40 outside...
Work isn't too much of an issue for me because I work at a repair bench, so I stay there most of the day and I do it whenever, but I look at who is around me (never done it around the higher ups) and at my bench I have a set up of some fans for when I do some soldering to pull the fumes away, so I blow the vapor towards that and its gone right away, allowing me to take big long drags inside.
Only time I've been told no on indoor use was at the United Center in Chicago for a blackhawks game. Didnt even try anyways, when coming in they wanded me and the ecig cause it to go off and they asked me what it was and I was honest and they told me not to inside, which makes sense. I can see a lot of placs in downtown Chicago (particularly in the loop) not allowing vaping. I'm sure in some of the little nieghborhood bars/pubs and stuff in bucktown area would allow it.
Work isn't too much of an issue for me because I work at a repair bench, so I stay there most of the day and I do it whenever, but I look at who is around me (never done it around the higher ups) and at my bench I have a set up of some fans for when I do some soldering to pull the fumes away, so I blow the vapor towards that and its gone right away, allowing me to take big long drags inside.
Only time I've been told no on indoor use was at the United Center in Chicago for a blackhawks game. Didnt even try anyways, when coming in they wanded me and the ecig cause it to go off and they asked me what it was and I was honest and they told me not to inside, which makes sense. I can see a lot of placs in downtown Chicago (particularly in the loop) not allowing vaping. I'm sure in some of the little nieghborhood bars/pubs and stuff in bucktown area would allow it.
Mythbusters did an episode where they tried to cause an explosion using a cell phone it didn't work.
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People drove off with the hose still in their cars and ripped the front off the pumps when I was assistant manager at a gas station/convenience store and nothing exploded. This is not to say they CAN'T explode, though. And I've seen the "no cell phone" signs, too. I don't worry about it since plain old static electricity from getting in and out of cars will cause fires so I tap the top of the car while getting out, pump my gas without calling anyone, HANG UP THE HOSE, and then leave.
Back on topic, I vape everywhere. I just don't exhale the vapor when I'm inside places other than where I KNOW it's okay. Nobody says a thing and I don't see why they would.
Back on topic, I vape everywhere. I just don't exhale the vapor when I'm inside places other than where I KNOW it's okay. Nobody says a thing and I don't see why they would.
Myth Busters on the Discovery channel did a few experiments on that. This was on phones made probably 4 years ago. But the eventually had to put an enclosed container over the pump and have an open short on the battery to cause a spark. I don't remember exact percentage but they had to get the air in the container to have a significantly high concentration of gasoline before the spark would ignite. When it did it was pretty big ball of fire though.
They did something similar with shooting bullets at gas tanks in cars and propane tanks. I think even using the bullets with night tracers (small flames streaking behind them) they couldn't get a gas tank in a car to explode. In order to get the propane tank to explode the had to remove all safety mechanisms and again have the air in a shed filled up to high concentration before they could get bullet to explode the propane tank.
They did admit to having police/fire reports stating that cell phone's etc have caused some gas station explosions but I think it's pretty remote considering how much work they had to do in order to even reproduce one of those explosions.
That being said probably best to error on side of caution but think the likely danger is pretty remote and the situation would have to be just perfect even for a match in a vehicle to start an explosion.
I do think Myth Busters was eventually able to reproduce it but that had to go to ridicules extremes that would likely never exist. As stated don't remember gasoline vapor concentration in the air they had to reach but you would seriously know better if you smelled that much gas that you would likely get as far away as possible after taking one whiff. And I think they did have to disable the protection systems to get their experiment to work as well.
As for the vaping part...I do it at work but no where else. I stealth vape there and not very many people even know I vape. Even the people in the surrounding 4 cubicles I don't think know. If they did no one has said a thing. Matter fact the guy to the right of my cube caught me coughing quite a bit for about a minute and half after I some water go down the wrong pipe...said you better give up that smoking...so he has no clue and is the one closest too me.
I try to stay away from anything that my wife tells me has strong odor at home when vaping in the office. Really the only one that was ever been mentioned to me was the Redbull flavor from FT. It apparently has long fruity smell that lingers.
Never in restaurants or theaters. I might do it in a bar if bartender gave permission. I think it's because I haven't smoked in a restaurant in about 10-15 years. I think the bar bans were just put in place 4 years or so ago here so it may be more socially acceptable to try it in a bar.
I try to stay away from anything that my wife tells me has strong odor at home when vaping in the office. Really the only one that was ever been mentioned to me was the Redbull flavor from FT. It apparently has long fruity smell that lingers.
Never in restaurants or theaters. I might do it in a bar if bartender gave permission. I think it's because I haven't smoked in a restaurant in about 10-15 years. I think the bar bans were just put in place 4 years or so ago here so it may be more socially acceptable to try it in a bar.
No but to be honest, Im not one to draw attention to myself so I tend to stealth vape at resturants and the likes
A lot probably depends on local culture, and the culture of the people who are vaping in your area. If someone was just in the bar an hour before you and was blowing clouds in everyone's face the bartender and/or patrons might be defensive when you show up and pull your PV out.
In some areas people tend to just be bossy as well. I have found that on the East Coast people tend to mind their own business better than they do out west. In The Bay Area I once had some nasty woman tell me I was eating my candy too loudly in a movie theater. It was the crinkle of the packaging she said...
In some areas people tend to just be bossy as well. I have found that on the East Coast people tend to mind their own business better than they do out west. In The Bay Area I once had some nasty woman tell me I was eating my candy too loudly in a movie theater. It was the crinkle of the packaging she said...
I haven't vaped anywhere I wouldn't have smoked. I just don't think it's the right thing to do.
I haven't been to the UK, but what I gather from talking to Brits here, watching Brit news, and talking to Brits online, it seems like the people in the UK are less invasive toward strangers.
Americans' favorite pass time seems to be telling other people what to do (or not do...).
I wouldn't vape anywhere I wouldn't have smoked if the reason is that it is invasive of another person's space. If the reason for previously not smoking was that it would leave an odor, then I go ahead and vape because it isn't an issue. For example, I don't feel bad vaping while walking in an uncrowded part of a shopping mall, within 25 feet of an entrance, or in the bathroom of a restaurant.
No problems here so far. I vape wherever. Just try not to be rude with it and be discrete when it applies.
I was sitting in my county jury selection room the first time I saw anybody vaping. He had a "Cigalike", reading a book, and taking short little puffs. We ended up not being selected for a jury, (trial postponed). I followed him out to the parking lot and ask him what it was he was a sucking on. He said, "It's an electronic cigarette". First I'd seen or even heard of them. I Googled it. That's how I found this board, and ecigs. Feb 6th was my last vape. But, when I vaped. . .I vaped everywhere. I owe it all to that first crumby little BLU. From the first puff. . .told wifey. . .I can switch using these things. Good luck with your quit(s). JMHO
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Yeah, I started with Njoy then Blu myself. Those things are expensive as all get-out even when compared to smoking analogs.
I'm glad someone invented the tank setup. It has changed my life.
I'm glad someone invented the tank setup. It has changed my life.
I would never vape in a bar unless I first ask if is OK to do so.
Usually it isn't a problem (but I should also say I don't spend a lot of time in bars).
I don't bother to try in any case in a restaurant. The potential pain-to-gain ratio is too high.
Usually it isn't a problem (but I should also say I don't spend a lot of time in bars).
I don't bother to try in any case in a restaurant. The potential pain-to-gain ratio is too high.
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