Finish The Story

[snork]

Here's a not-so-hypothetical situation.
Suppose I am sitting alone on the concourse waiting for my plane. I like to sit in the front row watching the people go by. I like to vape while I do this. Not to prove anything or break rules or what have you, it's just little old me vaping the way I do because I know for a fact I'm not hurting anybody or impinging. I'm not stealthing nor am I vaping for ten people. Yep. I know it's against the rules. I assume somebody with authority will tell me to stop if there is a problem.
So I watch about 10,000 assorted people go by. Travelers, TSA, police, all of them. Everything is hunky dory.
(^all true, many times).

There you are, riding down the conveyor belt in front of me like a package of hamburger. You see me...

 

[Train2]

...point at you and scream "that guy's SMOKING" at the top of my lungs?

I dunno. Just a guess maybe that happened?
I'm shocked it didn't happen sooner. I mean - I wish we COULD do that, but out of those 10,000 people that passed you by, there unfortunately were probably 5,000 who think your vapor is as-bad-as-if-not-worse. You must have been lucky that not that many of them were busibodies, or "bold enough" or "sure of it" enough to do or say something.

Face it - for now, there are almost always going to be people in any public place you can't smoke who WANT to make a ruckus if they see anyone smoking...or vaping. We have to VERY thoroughly educate them about the difference and then may begin to win back some of those spaces... Right now, we have to fight for our right to even BUY the stuff we vape with.

(Or else, maybe I pulled out my mod, and tipped it towards you, like a little wave "hello"?)


Edit - clarifying - I wouldn't scream anything..., I was guessing maybe that happened and prompted the post.
Me, if I have time to kill, will take a couple stealth puffs in a restroom, but preflight all my squonking gear's gotta get bottles removed or they autofeed out the atty and make a mess.
I've got it down to a pretty good system - I'm on probably 6 flights a month...

 

[Rule62]

...I'm surprised anybody saw you. Usually when I'm on the concourse, everyone going by is staring at their phones; not paying much attention to people around them.

 

[snork]

Just in case anybody wonders, my OP isn't a hit and run, I just don't think I'll be responding for awhile and just see what people say. Sort of like a poll.

 

[englishmick]

To me air travel is enough stress on its own. You might get away with it for a while but eventually somebody with a uniform will get on your case. And that conversation could last long enough to miss a flight. At least that's what would be rattling around in my head as I sat there vaping. I wouldn't be able to enjoy the vape for worrying. That's what lozenges are for.

I empty my tanks anyway to avoid leaks. First thing I do at a final destination is head into the gents and fill a tank up. I've got some funny looks with my ziplocks of gear and bottles laid out on the sink countertop. Then I go outside at the first exit sign. I never worry about doing it outside even if there are no-smoking signs. And if you are already there you don't have a flight to miss. If vaping at the departure gate is my personal nightmare, that first vape after a long trip is divine.

 

[Robino1]

Here's a not-so-hypothetical situation.
Suppose I am sitting alone on the concourse waiting for my plane. I like to sit in the front row watching the people go by. I like to vape while I do this. Not to prove anything or break rules or what have you, it's just little old me vaping the way I do because I know for a fact I'm not hurting anybody or impinging. I'm not stealthing nor am I vaping for ten people. Yep. I know it's against the rules. I assume somebody with authority will tell me to stop if there is a problem.
So I watch about 10,000 assorted people go by. Travelers, TSA, police, all of them. Everything is hunky dory.
(^all true, many times).

There you are, riding down the conveyor belt in front of me like a package of hamburger. You see me...

I would tip my PV at you and smile.

I vape while waiting for my plane. I don't let any vape escape though. Stealth all the way for me. People may see me raise my PV to my lips yet nothing comes out. Am I vaping? I'm just doing the motion but .... So far no one has said anything. Someday they might...

Hope you didn't have too much trouble.

 

[Bunnykiller]

hmmm he's vaping... too bad he doesnt know about Lick-A-Nic

once I invent it Im gonna be rich

 

[Bunnykiller]

I would tip my PV at you and smile.

I vape while waiting for my plane. I don't let any vape escape though. Stealth all the way for me. People may see me raise my PV to my lips yet nothing comes out. Am I vaping? I'm just doing the motion but .... So far no one has said anything. Someday they might...

Hope you didn't have too much trouble.

I was in a Sushi resturant and picked up my vape and "kissed" the drip tip... a lady a few feet away had plenty to say even tho I didnt press the button or inhale....

 

[Robino1]

I was in a Sushi resturant and picked up my vape and "kissed" the drip tip... a lady a few feet away had plenty to say even tho I didnt press the button or inhale....

People are so paranoid these days. God forbid that anyone enjoys anything without offending Somebody.

 

[anavidfan]

hmmm he's vaping... too bad he doesnt know about Lick-A-Nic

once I invent it Im gonna be rich

It kinda already exists. You could just take a little 10ml bottle of e-liquid and put a few drops under/ on your tongue.

 

[abn75]

Here's a not-so-hypothetical situation.
Suppose I am sitting alone on the concourse waiting for my plane. I like to sit in the front row watching the people go by. I like to vape while I do this. Not to prove anything or break rules or what have you, it's just little old me vaping the way I do because I know for a fact I'm not hurting anybody or impinging. I'm not stealthing nor am I vaping for ten people. Yep. I know it's against the rules. I assume somebody with authority will tell me to stop if there is a problem.
So I watch about 10,000 assorted people go by. Travelers, TSA, police, all of them. Everything is hunky dory.
(^all true, many times).

There you are, riding down the conveyor belt in front of me like a package of hamburger. You see me...

I, as stated in the other thread, first off ask you to stop, if there are posted signs prohibiting the usage of ecigs. If, at that point, you continue to vape, stealth or open, i find someone in a position of authority and report you. I then smile as i go along my merry way.

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[motordude]

Here's a not-so-hypothetical situation.
Suppose I am sitting alone on the concourse waiting for my plane. I like to sit in the front row watching the people go by. I like to vape while I do this. Not to prove anything or break rules or what have you, it's just little old me vaping the way I do because I know for a fact I'm not hurting anybody or impinging. I'm not stealthing nor am I vaping for ten people. Yep. I know it's against the rules. I assume somebody with authority will tell me to stop if there is a problem.
So I watch about 10,000 assorted people go by. Travelers, TSA, police, all of them. Everything is hunky dory.
(^all true, many times).

There you are, riding down the conveyor belt in front of me like a package of hamburger. You see me...

I say "what up Snork! I just saw abn75, so watch it or he will narc on you!"

 

[retired1]

So why are you picking on the Fin's?

 

[daviedog]

Go my merry way.
But if there was a bounty on vapers, i'd report ya..

 

[HauntedMyst]

Here's a not-so-hypothetical situation.
Suppose I am sitting alone on the concourse waiting for my plane. I like to sit in the front row watching the people go by. I like to vape while I do this. Not to prove anything or break rules or what have you, it's just little old me vaping the way I do because I know for a fact I'm not hurting anybody or impinging. I'm not stealthing nor am I vaping for ten people. Yep. I know it's against the rules. I assume somebody with authority will tell me to stop if there is a problem.
So I watch about 10,000 assorted people go by. Travelers, TSA, police, all of them. Everything is hunky dory.
(^all true, many times).

There you are, riding down the conveyor belt in front of me like a package of hamburger. You see me...

I see you and know it's the signal so I shout, "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war!" Where upon the dogs, which have been trained in advance, break free of their leashes, taking down ANT after ANT (who tend to be unarmed liberals so the dogs go through them faster than fat guys goes through a buffet). Word goes out and the same thing begins happening at all the other airports across the USA. Those that make it to planes are now enjoying flights free lunch and where luggage has no additional charges! Pandemonium sweeps the nation! Common sense laws are passed. Wall Street is vaporized, with the London, Paris, Tokyo and Chinese financial market places following (despite the loss of lives, the vast majority of the populace doesn't miss them and instead, enjoy lives free of artificially inflated prices based on the exchanges that make few wealthy to the cost of the many)...

Or if we're thinking about this in reality, I watch as someone reports you and you end up getting dragged away by security where you get a free prostate exam during your body cavity search. You miss your flight and each of us dies a little inside.

 

[glointhedark]

I see you and know it's the signal so I shout, "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war!" Where upon the dogs, which have been trained in advance, break free of their leashes, taking down ANT after ANT (who tend to be unarmed liberals so the dogs go through them faster than fat guys goes through a buffet). Word goes out and the same thing begins happening at all the other airports across the USA. Those that make it to planes are now enjoying flights free lunch and where luggage has no additional charges! Pandemonium sweeps the nation! Common sense laws are passed. Wall Street is vaporized, with the London, Paris, Tokyo and Chinese financial market places following (despite the loss of lives, the vast majority of the populace doesn't miss them and instead, enjoy lives free of artificially inflated prices based on the exchanges that make few wealthy to the cost of the many)...

Or if we're thinking about this in reality, I watch as someone reports you and you end up getting dragged away by security where you get a free prostate exam during your body cavity search. You miss your flight and each of us dies a little inside.

Hey, there. I am a Liberal, and proud of it. I am also a vaper, and proud of it. I most certainly would not report any vaper vaping in a forbidden zone. If I had a chance to be in personal contact, I might remind them that there could be a problem if they are blowing clouds. When I was smoking, I did dash into the restroom between connecting flights to see my daughter. I tried to be discreet, but, dang it, I needed that smoke - I am not a happy flier. I would probably do the same thing as a vaper.

Before we started vaping, around 5 years ago, my daughter and I did as much research as we could. We had quit smoking, cold turkey, around 6 years before that, but the desire to smoke never left either of us. We were facing the prospect of moving across the country, with a child with autism (my grandson) for my daughter's Doctorate in Audiology. My daughter had seen something somewhere about vaping. We hemmed and hawed - did we really want to go back to something with nicotine that resembled smoking? We got a couple of Blu disposables, and the rest is history. We are still ex-smokers, thanks to vaping. We still use nicotine.

I advocate for vaping as much as I can. I also advocate for inclusion for ALL Americans. At this point in time, the FDA is really forked up, approving drugs with flawed research, while fighting a war against things that actually help people. I am in this for the long run.

I am a Liberal, and in favor of anything that helps people.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Hey, there. I am a Liberal, and proud of it. I am also a vaper, and proud of it. I most certainly would not report any vaper vaping in a forbidden zone. If I had a chance to be in personal contact, I might remind them that there could be a problem if they are blowing clouds. When I was smoking, I did dash into the restroom between connecting flights to see my daughter. I tried to be discreet, but, dang it, I needed that smoke - I am not a happy flier. I would probably do the same thing as a vaper.

Before we started vaping, around 5 years ago, my daughter and I did as much research as we could. We had quit smoking, cold turkey, around 6 years before that, but the desire to smoke never left either of us. We were facing the prospect of moving across the country, with a child with autism (my grandson) for my daughter's Doctorate in Audiology. My daughter had seen something somewhere about vaping. We hemmed and hawed - did we really want to go back to something with nicotine that resembled smoking? We got a couple of Blu disposables, and the rest is history. We are still ex-smokers, thanks to vaping. We still use nicotine.

I advocate for vaping as much as I can. I also advocate for inclusion for ALL Americans. At this point in time, the FDA is really forked up, approving drugs with flawed research, while fighting a war against things that actually help people. I am in this for the long run.

I am a Liberal, and in favor of anything that helps people.

That's how you would finish the story? I feel like it's missing a lot of compelling components. Like a big ending where vaping Trumpsters and their impenetrable hair shields fight alongside a vaping nonbinary androgynous LGBT super squadron against the FDA in the ultimate battle for freedom. And somehow work in a warm finish where they all end up at Taco Bell afterwards, celebrating with $5 Big Box lunches.

 

[RainSong]

I'd smile at you, the same way I smile at any other vaper I see out in the world.

 

[JCinFLA]

I'd probably give you a nod and show you my Smoke Buddy, Jr. in my hand. Best little invention for stealth smoking and/or stealth vaping. Absolutely nothing comes out of it except invisible air when you blow smoke or vapor into it, yet you get your nic fix.

 

[jamesbeat]

Hey, there. I am a Liberal, and proud of it. I am also a vaper, and proud of it. I most certainly would not report any vaper vaping in a forbidden zone. If I had a chance to be in personal contact, I might remind them that there could be a problem if they are blowing clouds. When I was smoking, I did dash into the restroom between connecting flights to see my daughter. I tried to be discreet, but, dang it, I needed that smoke - I am not a happy flier. I would probably do the same thing as a vaper.

Before we started vaping, around 5 years ago, my daughter and I did as much research as we could. We had quit smoking, cold turkey, around 6 years before that, but the desire to smoke never left either of us. We were facing the prospect of moving across the country, with a child with autism (my grandson) for my daughter's Doctorate in Audiology. My daughter had seen something somewhere about vaping. We hemmed and hawed - did we really want to go back to something with nicotine that resembled smoking? We got a couple of Blu disposables, and the rest is history. We are still ex-smokers, thanks to vaping. We still use nicotine.

I advocate for vaping as much as I can. I also advocate for inclusion for ALL Americans. At this point in time, the FDA is really forked up, approving drugs with flawed research, while fighting a war against things that actually help people. I am in this for the long run.

I am a Liberal, and in favor of anything that helps people.

I bet you're unarmed though, right?