Busted at Wal-Mart! lol

[RandallFlagg]

...and I don't disagree with you at all about that, but I do think that the real antis for antis sake are in the minority and that most people, if they have the opportunity to have all of the information put before them, will not be so against us as they were about smoking. This time (as opposed to with smoking) we just may have the ammunition to 'fight' with.

I don't know.
I'm on another forum right now arguing with someone who is offended by just SEEING someone smoking. Here's what he/she said:

"I find it offensive to even see someone smoking. I grew up in a family of smokers, and was embarrassed on numerous occasions by the smell of cigarette smoke embedded in my clothing. As a result, even the sight of a cigarette creates a negative reaction for me."

So smokers nationwide must walk around on eggshells because of these kinds of people?!

I, for one, refuse to.

 

[LuckyCharm]

I'm on another forum right now arguing with someone who is offended by just SEEING someone smoking.

I am offended by the sight of HIM. What about my rights? Put him away somewhere where we'll never see one another -- problem solved.

~~Cheryl

 

[bigeyes]

I don't know.
I'm on another forum right now arguing with someone who is offended by just SEEING someone smoking. Here's what he/she said:

"I find it offensive to even see someone smoking. I grew up in a family of smokers, and was embarrassed on numerous occasions by the smell of cigarette smoke embedded in my clothing. As a result, even the sight of a cigarette creates a negative reaction for me."

So smokers nationwide must walk around on eggshells because of these kinds of people?!

I, for one, refuse to.

That kinda bolsters my theory that people in general are just jerks who want to ..... about other people while doing whatever they want.

Controlling idiots create a negative reaction in me.

 

[LuckyCharm]

Controlling idiots create a negative reaction in me.

You should have been at the Glenn Beck 9/12 meeting I went to last night. That would've innoculated you big-time against reaction to "controlling idiots."

~~Cheryl

 

[bigeyes]

You should have been at the Glenn Beck 9/12 meeting I went to last night. That would've innoculated you big-time against reaction to "controlling idiots."

~~Cheryl

how so? they would have killed me for reacting or I would have gotten it all out of my system?

 

[LuckyCharm]

how so? they would have killed me for reacting or I would have gotten it all out of my system?

If you'd been able to sit through it all without running from the room screaming, you'd know they no longer had the power to get to you.

~~Cheryl

 

[bigeyes]

If you'd been able to sit through it all without running from the room screaming, you'd know they no longer had the power to get to you.

~~Cheryl

That would be a major accomplishment. Except i'd rather leave before I had to listen to them at all.

 

[Txrider]

Yup as a 35 year smoker, I can say the feeling of tweaking a controlling anti smoking nazi type like the ones that have been abusing smokers for 10-15 years is pretty darn priceless.

 

[RandallFlagg]

Yup as a 35 year smoker, I can say the feeling of tweaking a controlling anti smoking nazi type like the ones that have been abusing smokers for 10-15 years is pretty darn priceless.

You said it!
They get mad without any justification. Even LOOKING at someone with a cigarette (Lit or not) sends 'em into a fit of rage.

Personally, I think the ecig is a threat to their power and control they have enjoyed all these years persecuting smokers.
I also think ecigs are a threat to the government that has relied on being able to tax a small percentage of the population into bleeding for decades.

I have no sympathy for either entity.

If they go after us, these devices WILL be built at home.

 

[LuckyCharm]

If they go after us, these devices WILL be built at home.

If it comes to that, I sure hope I'll know some folks who can build them, because I'm damned lucky if I can patch my gutters, let alone build an electronic ciggie!

~~Cheryl

 

[RandallFlagg]

If it comes to that, I sure hope I'll know some folks who can build them, because I'm damned lucky if I can patch my gutters, let alone build an electronic ciggie!

~~Cheryl

Hell, you can learn how to do almost anything on the net these days. YouTube and such.

 

[Foaly]

HA, that's pretty funny.

 

[robbiehatfield]

I was at my aunt's funeral, and when I was kneeling in front of the coffin where you're supposed to pray, I pulled out my trusty e-cig and vaped a couple of hits.....

No, just kidding, but it sounds funny as hell.. LOL

Robbie

 

[GavinMcCall]

The reason that the landlord has made the policy is because of a jerk a few weeks ago who started vaping without mentioning it to the management and when pulled up about it, he got arsey and said that he was legally allowed to use it. Management did not know anything about the device and, due to this idiot, got arsey back and made the policy on the spot because he didn't want the hassle.

and see thats the kind of idiots that give personal vaporizers(or anything for that matter) a bad name, not people who do vape in public but those that vabe in public and are .......s about it.

 

[TiggerST67]

I have asked when in public places (ex. restaurants) if it was ok. Well, until yesterday. I was running in to get a pizza I had ordered and I already have "the habit" of vaping when I feel like it. I was in line waiting, and the clerk asked me if that was an e cig. I replied yes it is, and then had to do a demonstration. The non smoker who appeared through the door seconds later said he thought they were great especially since he was allergic to smoke, and remarked that these had no bothersome effects. My reply to him, I'm really glad they do not bother you, so spread the word about them being a GOOD thing to have. If we get the non smokers on board with this, vaping will not be "endangered" in the future. Since I am still new to all this, I also want to take a moment to thank all those who gave reviews and advice here, it has really helped me to get the product I was most comfortable with. This has been the BEST quit smoking experience, and I don't see analogs in my future ever again!

All the best,
Nick

 

[LuckyCharm]

I already have "the habit" of vaping when I feel like it.

Me too. It's so liberating. Even at my folks' place, where they would smell cigarette smoke from a mile away. I try to keep it to a minimum there, although I really don't know why, since they've never expressed anything but approval for my new habit. They're probably glad that they no longer have to deal with smelly discarded butts, or char-marks on the edge of their patio where I used to stub out my analogs. Not to mention me jumping up in the middle of an intense conversation for a smoke break! I actually sat and talked with them in their home today, comfortably, for a solid hour and a half without needing to step outside even once.

~~Cheryl

 

[TBDesigns]

I would do the same when I get my ecig

 

[Stric9]

You go girl!
Hell yeah! This is exactly how I feel on the subject. Maybe I gots some age on this group but I REMEMBER when it was OK to smoke in public. Usta work out in Cali back when this madness first started and would make the restaurants and bars serve me out on the sidewalk in front of their establishments.
IMHO we should be just as vocal for this as the opposition is against it.

 

[Static-Inferno]

LOL I took my DSE901 into walmart TO THE ELECTRONICS DEPT.
Started vaping my head off in front of store employees INCLUDING a CSS asking them questions about stuff a couple of my friends were there for and they didn't say anything much less DO anything. ROFL!

EAT MY VAPOR!!!

 

[Static-Inferno]

Next place im going to start vaping is the FREAKIN' WAFFLE HOUSE WHERE I USED TO SMOKE ALL THE TIME TILL THEY PASSED THE FREAKIN' NO SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS BILL!
I swear there's nothing like drinking coffee, eatting an omlette/waffle and enjoying lung hit.

This should be fun.