fear of vaping in public

[DWTaylor]

Hi this is the first post that I have started and hope this is the right spot.
I vape in the car, work or even just walking around. I keep reading peeps post and there seems so many people afraid to vape were they can be seen. I read a blog last night about this, forgot who posted it.
It just seems that so many of us are afraid to vape and be seen.
Why is my question. So far I have sent people to the local smoke shop to get a throw away to at lest try. I love people stopping me for a min or 2 just to ask questions.
No I am not feeling like I am saving lifes, but I feel that a few mins of my time to let people know where to get one and help put the fear of a new tobacco input is worth it.
I just work at a little Blockbuster in town, and we get everyone. I have talked to the bestbuy manager, some of the restaurant owners. They might not have stopped the real cigs, but they now are letting me know they will allow us to vape in their places.
So I just want to end with vape without shame, if anything people know what we are doing now and willing to at lest look into it.

 

[jennlsnoopy]

I use mine in public some. Usually in places that I know the management doesn't mind though. I think some people don't use them in public because of the way it looks. It still looks like smoke so the ones who don't know or don't ask about it will asume you are smoking.

 

[clyde2801]

I've vaped in local restaurants, stores, non smoking twelve step meetings, and even my county courthouse.

I've never had anyone confront me about doing it, but have always been questioned.

If you do it, stealth vape and hold it in until you can't really see the vapor. Don't be an immature a$$wipe and visibly blow vape rings in a non smoking area. If you're confronted, explain how it's not smoking, but offer to quit if the other person is still acting offended. I think it's the smell of stink sticks that people don't like.

Oh, if you think the person asking is a non smoker, tell them it's a type of nicotine inhaler, and they'll congratulate and encourage you.

 

[5cardstud]

I use mine when driving but I'm always on one of my pc's so thats why most of my vaping is indoors.

 

[DarKm4773r]

I think that people are scared and confused about what they don't understand. Trust me, there's plenty of non-smokers who will never understand because they've never experienced what nicotine addiction and withdrawl feels like. I've vaped in public, but with caution and respect..... but people still scowl at you. Oh well.

 

[DWTaylor]

Oh I am not saying to do it in a place you haven't gotten the okay, or just to cause you can. I am saying I keep hearing about hiding it. If you have to hide it or stealth vape I am sorry ya shouldn't be vapeing there. I always ask before I pull it out at a business or someones home. If ya have to vape in the bathroom cause they don't want you to vape go outside. We have to make sure that we don't give vapers a bad name. but the glares, I don't care and they can glare, they want to get nasty they look like the ......

 

[DWTaylor]

I would also like to add one thing here. Ecig don't have a spokesperson.
If you look at it this way we who use this product are the best they have. We worry about the legal issues in one way or the other, the more we have to back us the more it helps.
we need a positive image.

 

[mystal]

There will always be some who've never had an addiction in their life that come off holier than thou and won't try to understand. My plan is to avoid them when I can, be polite to them when I can't and not lose one moments sleep at night worrying about what they think

 

[Urban Nightmare]

Just thought I would drop my two cents worth in here.

The whole reason I started on the PV thing was because I'm not allowed to smoke in my house any more. I used to be able to in the basement where my Ham radio and computers are but that got cut last spring. Since then I've been relegated to the garage or my truck (it's my truck and she can take her own car if she wants).

I picked up the Clean Smoke free trial (I know big mistake, look at my thread on that one) and gave it a try in the house at the kitchen table. She was amazed and said she didn't smell anything. She asked if it was smoke and I gave her the URL for more info. Well I've only had this thing for three days now but I'm allowed to use it in the basement so I can get back to my hobbies instead of freezing my but off in the garage all night.

Urban Nightmare - Living the dream

 

[WillyB]

Just thought I would drop my two cents worth in here.

The whole reason I started on the PV thing was because I'm not allowed to smoke in my house any more. I used to be able to in the basement where my Ham radio and computers are but that got cut last spring. Since then I've been relegated to the garage or my truck (it's my truck and she can take her own car if she wants)... and said she didn't smell anything. She asked if it was smoke and I gave her the URL for more info. Well I've only had this thing for three days now but I'm allowed to use it in the basement so I can get back to my hobbies instead of freezing my but off in the garage all night.

Urban Nightmare - Living the dream

Who is this she?

 

[lostdaze]

Who is this she?

must be the owner of the house.

 

[Urban Nightmare]

Sorry about that.

SHE is my wife. Not the owner of the house just the ruler

Urban

 

[Dfib]

Sorry about that.

SHE is my wife. Not the owner of the house just the ruler

Urban

A.K.A. SWMBO! (She Who Must Be Obeyed)

I have one of those too (without a ring)..

 

[Urban Nightmare]

Oh I'm not married either and don't plan on it. Just have two kids together a mortgage, two cars a cat and dog. I'm more married than my sister who only has a husband and not pets, mortgage, cars or other responsibilities.

Urban Nightmare - Living the dream