Do you use your non-analog PV in public? What state/province/country are you in? I ask because...

[RadarLuv1]

Galveston County, Tx, and yes I do. No one cares, but everyone still smokes here, sooo......

 

[supermarket]

... I have only seen a person vaping in public once, when visiting Atlantic City, NJ, in the evening on the boardwalk. They were using a cartomizer/battery type system with black battery/carto and blue lights on it.

I'm in Maryland USA btw.

Now, there may have been many times I've seen people using an analog and not noticed (which I guess is the idea) but I don't know that I've ever seen anyone using anything APV-like in public other than that one time.

So do you, and/or have you seen others using one?

Other related questions would be "how often have you seen this where you are?" and "have you seen an increase in such sightings?"

I don't understand your thread?

I thought analogs are cigarettes?

Are you saying non-analog LOOKING PVs?

Because twice you mention analogs in your original post and both times you are referring to PVs. I'm confused

 

[onry]

I have not seen a vaper out and about, but the coffee shop lady tells me there is another guy who comes in there and vapes.

i dont see alot either but then i dont get to work alot in town. when i am in town i vape everywhere and talk to anyone that has questions about what i am doing/using.

 

[GPSTrucker]

I agree with both views to a point. I vape outside, in my car, around my friends when we are partying, but if I am in an area that prohibits smoking, I do not. And how close to people (that may be offended by your vaping) do you vape. Are you willing to force your habit (behavior) on someone who does not like it just because YOU think its safe? I am still very much on the fence about that. Despite numerous studies, we still don't really know. Just because you can, does not always mean you should, or is courteous to do so? Dippers do not inhale or exhale smoke. Those who do snuff do not inhale or exhale smoke. It grosses me out if a dipper(many in my family chew) spits his chew at my feet or in a cup. Is he technically doing something that would infringe on my health... Probably not. But it's still gross to me. Even though you think you have found the "Holy Grail" to satisfy your nic addiction does not mean that everyone around you gives a darn. (I am including myself in this group) I am addicted to nicotine. If you think you are not, put down your pv for a while and see how long you can go without picking it up... ;-)~ The smell of some juices are highly offensive to some people. Are you saying we, as a group, are addicted to nicotine and you have to tolerate our behavior whether you like it or not because we think its safe?

I would really like to know what your idea of openly but respectfully is. Do you think we should be able to vape in crowded conditions with kids around without any self control? What do you think we should be telling the world about how we satisfy our nic addiction? I am only bringing up points that I, myself are conflicted with. I will probably get slammed for this viewpoint but its IMHO...

The smell is the key. If it smells offensive people may complain. Choose your juice wisely when vaping around other people. I vape in bars and restaurants all the time, even in ban states, and don't get complaints because I choose juices I know don't have an offensive odor.

 

[wv2win]

The smell is the key. If it smells offensive people may complain. Choose your juice wisely when vaping around other people. I vape in bars and restaurants all the time, even in ban states, and don't get complaints because I choose juices I know don't have an offensive odor.

I agree with you. My vapor has little to no aroma. And from a respect standpoint, I don't vape on an elevator if anyone else is on the elevator. If I am in a large open area in a building, I will vape but not right next to someone. If I am going to be near people for a while, I will explain what my PV is, explain that it is not harmful in any way to them and does not smell or linger and then ask if I can show them. They always say yes and they are always fine afterwards with me vaping once they see that I was accurate with my description of vaping. I also don't blow huge plumbs of vapor.

And I keep seeing these posts stating we really don't know if there is something in vapor that is harmful to those near by. Well, that is just a bunch of bunk. We do not know if there may be some side effects (but nothing like smoking) long term for those of us who actually vape. But for some on here to imply that a causal encounter with a person who vapes, may be dangerous to that bystander is laughable. Based on the studies that have been conducted coupled with the fact that the ingredients in vapor have been classified as safe for human consumption, it's beyond common sense and reasonable thinking to believe that a wiff of exhaled vapor may in some way harm some passer-by.

You've heard of the Stockholm Syndrome where the victim begins to identify with their attacker. I think this type of "thinking" is called the Ex-Smoker Syndrome.

 

[Barbara21]

Upstate South Carolina here. Have never seen another vaper in the wild. Did meet several at the B&M ecig store that recently opened up but that's it.

I also vape openly in public. Not usually in buildings (though I've been known to sneak one if no one was around) but outside, yeah.

 

[Rickman6982]

I use my VMod all the time in public. Still have yet to see anybody using anything other than analogs here in rural VA though.

 

[Ahoy]

I used to be a bit nervous about vaping in public, didn't want to attract a huge crowd of people asking the same questions over and over and over again. When I first made the switch, I used it in public the first time and I got another teenager who asked me if I had ......... in it. I lost a little hope for humanity for a second and then I realized it's still a new thing, so I explained very briefly and walked away.

Now, all this time later, I pretty much just don't care if I am out in public. I always try to stay away from children when I am vaping, not sure why but I suppose it's one of the only good habits I ever picked up from smoking analogs. I live in a decently small town in PA and I doubt many people stray far away from the one try blu ecig or mall kiosk ecig before they return to their analog usage. So I like to enlighten people who decide to ask, I do see a lot of people staring and sometimes I ask them if they would like to know what it is...sometimes I just forget about it haha. I always get weird looks when i'm driving and someone looks over at me, I was pretty sure I was going to be stopped by a cop one time at a red light. He looked a bit nervous, but I waved and then went on my way and he must have shrugged it off

 

[jimrug1]

The smell is the key. If it smells offensive people may complain. Choose your juice wisely when vaping around other people. I vape in bars and restaurants all the time, even in ban states, and don't get complaints because I choose juices I know don't have an offensive odor.

I agree that the smell is key. Unfortunately, some of my favorite juices are deemed offensive by my family and friends. Other juices that I can take or leave, they think smell great. I usually choose those when I go out. I vape in bars, comedy clubs, etc if they allow it. Restaurants IMHO should be smoke and vape free. The thought of someone's exhaled vapor, (or cigarette smoke) settling on my food as the waiter is crossing the room is not very appetizing to me. Neither is breathing in someone's vapor that I may or my not like the smell of while I am eating. I guess I am about respecting other people's "space".

 

[Jackstraw]

I've only seen one vaper out in public.
I'm in Phoenix AZ area.

 

[Vale46]

You've had home brew. And you're still alive. Shocking! This bill ain't all bad. Look at countries like Brasil etc. could've been a lot worse. 3 years to give up. Don't think any reason for that panic. Half arsed regulation, trading as normal.

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