Travel and Vaping E-smoking on an airplane?

[TropicalBob]

Actually, Nazareth, that's an excellent retort. It IS exactly that.

If someone fusses at you, snap at 'em and tell them you get very hostile when you don't have adequate levels of your vaporized medication. Then blow vapor in their face.

 

[shogun]

I'm amazed you made it past any security, Sanneke. It just shows how vulnerable we remain post-911. Security is an illusion.

Just few days after 9/11 I was flying from Brussels to Iceland. The security was insane (understandably). Everything was scanned twice (two different x-ray machines) and every bag checked. When I was seated in the airplane (and had passed all security) a thought entered my mind: "****, isn't my leatherman still in my work bag?" (I used my work bag as a carry-on on this trip).

I checked and lo and behold there it was. I had completely forgotten about it. I was shocked it was never detected, even though security was super strict that day. Security is indeed an illusion!

 

[leaford]

Eh. I'd still rather have flawed security than none at all. No security system will stop everyone, but NO security will stop no one.

 

[sanneke]

There was a while we could not bring cig-lighters on board.
I don't even know how many times I might have had 3 lighters in my pocketbook, they would take one out, and leave the rest.
Or sometimes never bothered.
One time they took away a pair of very expensive nail scissors, I forgot it was in my bag.

Maybe it depends on the person doing the inspection.
I watched them working yesterday, it's so tedious.
I know it's their job, but how long can you look at all those bags going through those machines?

How many times do they get a break?

 

[RatInDaHat]

matches are accepted by the TSA as long as they are not strike anywhere ones.

That is why you see many hardcore travelers with matches.

 

[sanneke]

Hey Rat, you can bring a lighter on board again.

Guess they run out of ideas what to do with all those lighters. LOL

 

[RatInDaHat]

when did that change? That is a nice thing.

 

[sanneke]

A couple of months ago, I don't remember when.
I flew to europe in February and lighters where allowed.

Yes, that was good.

 

[RatInDaHat]

just checked TSA's webpage and lighters (normal bic type) are allowed. Jet lighters are not

 

[Lady Python]

Haven't flown anywhere with my e-cig yet so can't comment on what it's like here in the UK.

However, just something to cheer you all up. My son is a renal dialysis patient (has been for over 6 years since he was 15) and has to go to dialysis three times a week just to stay alive. He starts his dialysis session at 7am and is on the machine until about noon. He's a smoker. He got an e-cig last weekend and took it to dialysis with him. Being like his Mum, a daring sort and one to stick two fingers up at authority, out came the e-cig and he was puffing away on it quite happily while he was on dialysis.

One of the nurses saw him, said she knew all about them as her friend has one and told him to carry on

Just a little thing, but it makes his dialysis sessions so much easier for him until he gets his transplant.

 

[RatInDaHat]

that's what were all about. Improving the quality of life in meaningful ways. Wife would have loved these when she was in the hospital after giving birth.

 

[Lady Python]

Ah Rat. I gave birth to my daughter in 1980 at the local hospital. Before my daughter was born, while I was in the labour ward (a small, two bedded room - it was a cottage hospital) the nurse asked if there was anything I would like. I told her I'd give my right arm for a cigarette. She disappeared and came back a few minutes later with an ashtray. That cigarette was a godsend. I was a first-time mum-to-be, very nervous and that ciggie calmed me down no end

How times have changed, and not for the better

 

[RatInDaHat]

i agree. my message is too short so i am adding filler, or fluff, material.

 

[leaford]

Haven't flown anywhere with my e-cig yet so can't comment on what it's like here in the UK.

However, just something to cheer you all up. My son is a renal dialysis patient (has been for over 6 years since he was 15) and has to go to dialysis three times a week just to stay alive. He starts his dialysis session at 7am and is on the machine until about noon. He's a smoker. He got an e-cig last weekend and took it to dialysis with him. Being like his Mum, a daring sort and one to stick two fingers up at authority, out came the e-cig and he was puffing away on it quite happily while he was on dialysis.

One of the nurses saw him, said she knew all about them as her friend has one and told him to carry on

Just a little thing, but it makes his dialysis sessions so much easier for him until he gets his transplant.

That's great to hear, and good for your son!

I broke a toe on the job this morning, and had to go to the emergency room, then again later to a company doctor. I puffed away in the exam rooms at both, but not in the waiting rooms. The nurses were interested, but I wasn't in the mood to explain much more than that it was like an inhaler.

 

[leaford]

Wife would have loved these when she was in the hospital after giving birth.

I did a spit take when I first read that. Then I noticed the "after," and thought ooooohhhhhh. At first I thought that would give a whole new twist to telling her to breathe!

 

[maxlawbr]

I smoked in a small trip (2:30 Hour) and nobody notice.

 

[TropicalBob]

In America?

 

[maxlawbr]

Sorry TB,

In South America, I flight from São Paulo (Brazil) to Punta Del Este (Uruguay).

In Uruguay they made a very hard security control, they picked up my wife's lighter (a BIC).

I was with my sterling silver Dunhill, and was very afraid to pass the control with it, so I put it in my back pocket and passed over the metal detector.

My Njoy was in my hand bag, and they didn't notice.

I puffed in the airplane, in a discrete way, and nobody notice and didn't tell nothing.

I puffed in the airport, in the Casino at Punta Del Este, and haven't any problem.

In the Casino, we puffed a lot at the roulette table, everybody notice, I show the Njoy card, and the croupiers was very excited with the idea of smoke in the casino (probably they smoke a lot).

They searched in the internet and was very impressed, I even smoked in restaurants and every place where smoke is banned.

That's it

Max
(sorry my poor english)

 

[maxlawbr]

Now I'd like to ask you one thing.

In the end of the year, we will made a trip to Florida (Miami, Key West and Orlando).

I'd like to know if I can travel with my lighter (not a torch one), and if you think is a problem to pass the security with my Njoy?

Thanks a lot,

Max

 

[TropicalBob]

Max, you need an answer from someone who flies a lot. There are permissive airports; and there are paranoid airports. I'm no longer a regular passenger, so I'm not sure what they'll let pass. I'm sure the TSA posts lists of taboo items somewhere, but I haven't needed to know, so haven't researched it.

Good for you on e-smoking wherever you went. I'm doing it more and more in public now. I pick my places, though, because I don't want a confrontation with anyone. And I've pulled out my old nicotine inhaler and use that everywhere that I don't e-smoke. I just refill the inhaler with 24mg e-liquid.