Gotta crow: Making the world vape-friendly one pizza joint at a time...

[Jaka]

I got to vape in a restaurant today!

The area I live in has a municipal ban against smoking inside - restaurants, bars, even tobacco shops.

Every Tuesday night, a group of friends gets together for pizza at a restaurant owned by a guy some of us went to high school with.

The owner will come sit with us for a while if he stops by on a Tuesday night. He was there tonight, so I gave him one of the V4L cards with the explanation of PVs on the back and asked him if he had a policy on vaping inside. He double-checked that there was indeed no smoke, no fire, no tobacco involved, and no applicable municipal ban or health code, watched as I disassembled and reassembled my new 510, then told me to vape away and commented on how cool it was. He says he has to check regulations, but believes he will have an official pro-vaping policy by next week. (He already keeps a large, comfortable, and welcoming smokers' patio specifically for the business it attracts, and he advertises that feature. If he makes a vaping policy, it won't be a quiet word-of-mouth thing, it will be boldly announced and welcoming. He understands the economics of indulging vice.)


I feel so smug right now. I'm waiting to see if there's a "Vapor-friendly" sign in the window next week!

 

[Shortstuff116]

That's a good deal. Right now the best approach for us is to sit with owners/managers and explain & demonstrate our PV's in the right way and gain acceptance that way.

 

[Stephra]

Over on the CASAA subforum, there is a thread with some graphics for vape-friendly establishments. You might want to check it out.

 

[Icebaron]

If his place is anywhere in the Dallas/FT Worth area count me as a new customer.

 

[Jaka]

Over on the CASAA subforum, there is a thread with some graphics for vape-friendly establishments. You might want to check it out.

Great idea, thanks!

 

[Jaka]

If his place is anywhere in the Dallas/FT Worth area count me as a new customer.

It's not, although it the franchise has branches in DFW. Maybe we'll be lucky and the idea will spread there.

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Here is the link to the site for vape friendly locations where you can add your local favorite places to vape:
Vape Friendly Locations

The site is a terrific idea (The list is sortable by State). I added a few from Arizona a while ago. I try to talk to the owners/managers to inform them about PVs and get permission. If you are well versed in your local smoking laws and can demo your e-cig, it usually is a no brainer for the owners to ok your vaping.

Last time I was in one of the places that allows me to vape, I brought along a few vaping buddies and some printed off business card sized info. papers that had ECF's site and brief e-cig info so the owner had them to give to anyone who might complain or be concerned about what we were doing. He was happy to have them and have a few new customers! Next time, I'll bring some printed signs for him to hang up in the bar.

 

[mistinthewoods]

Very cool. I'm trying that in every restaurant and bar I go into. So far no takers but I live in a pretty rural area.

 

[SirVette]

I feel so smug right now. I'm waiting to see if there's a "Vapor-friendly" sign in the window next week!

 

[justsomeguy]

Jaka - not in Austin by chance, are you?
I'd go out of my way to support a 'vape friendly' business.

 

[irwink]

Not much into the public vaping thing yet other than in the car. I guess I've become too conditioned to hide with the rest of the smokers in the leper colonies outside most buildings these days.

However I would definitely support a supporting business and vape with the best of you!

 

[Jaka]

Jaka - not in Austin by chance, are you?
I'd go out of my way to support a 'vape friendly' business.

Afraid not, although I guess now that I'm vaping instead of smoking, I'm a lot less allergic to Austin than I used to be.

Of course, when I developed that distaste for Austin, I could still smoke in restaurants at home.