First encounter with another vapor

[lasttango]

I love the title to this thread. Sounds like a romantic mystery.

 

[radicaljd]

After more than a year of vaping I finally happened upon another vaper at a function 2 weeks ago. He was being rather flamboyant about how nobody was going to tell him he couldn't vape inside the building even though he said several employee's had come over to tell him to stop. He said "I just tell them I have a Dr's note in my pocket that says I have to do this to keep my lungs moist". What???? He was so pleased with himself and so displeasing to the employee's there. Even though I know vaping is harmless, and I have vaped at that location myself (very discreetly) he was wrong, wrong, wrong to have that kind of attitude in my opinion.

Whenever I am out in public, I just vape freely, in malls, restaurants, stores... wherever. I am not "flamboyant" or rude about it, but I don't feel the need to "stealth vape" or ask permission either. My PV gives off water vapor, so I don't feel the need to obtain advance approval, any more than my wife would need to obtain advance approval to wear perfume.

There are only a few places I would not simply start vaping, such as in a courtroom (I'm a lawyer) or on a plane (I generally vape in the restroom). Otherwise, I just vape away.

Only on two occasions have I ever been approached by anyone taking issue with my vaping. On both occasions, I was told not to "smoke," and I simply responded politely, "Oh no, I'm not smoking, but it's a common mistake. This is a personal vaporizer, which gives off only water vapor, like steam from a cup of coffee, not smoke." On both of those occasions, the person approaching me said, in effect, "Okay, never mind then."

If, however, someone still wanted me to stop vaping after I gave my explanation, I would then stop without further discussion. I'm not going to pursue a confontation. But in this regard, my policy is, "It's better to ask forgiveness than ask permission."

Interestingly, as an analogy, vaping in public sort of reminds me of the issues faced by some of my gay friends. Some are afraid to hold hands or walk arm-in-arm because of people in public areas who may take offense, but most take the approach that they have every right to behave in the same way as heterosexual couples do in public, and if someone doesn't like it, that's their problem. I view vaping the same way.

RadicalJD

 

[telsie]

There are some fun stories in here. It would be cool to see someone else using an ecig. In almost 10 months of vaping, I've yet to encounter another vapor!