No, airlines here do not ALL expressly forbid the use of e-cigs. That is up to each airline and there are a few that do allow it. That said, I would still stealth vape as much as possible on the planes that do allow it so as not to cause any undue commotion and then have it banned.
I vape everywhere. You see, I am older than a lot of you and used to be able to smoke everywhere. I remember using the ashtrays on the planes, heck I have even bought cigarettes on a plane duty free.
I don't consider it bold or rude. Rude would be billowing clouds of smoke anywhere it may bother others around you. I merely mind my own business, keep the vapor to myself as much as possible. I have vaped in the doctors office, restaurants in a few states, on planes, at the airport, in bars, at the grocery store, at the dentists office, and I am sure other places I can't think of as well. And I have been vaping less than 2 months. No one has ever said anything to me in any of these places and I surely don't hide it. I just respect those around me and don't make a spectacle of it.
Actually, I live in Canada and the largest carrier here is Air Canada. Their policy is no use on board.
aircanada.com - Carry-On Baggage
Respectfully, I have to disagree with this. Vaping doesn't fit ANY of the criteria that has gotten cigs banned in public places. People need to educate themselves about what it is and isn't. If Rosa Parks wouldn't have been so uppity and just sat where she "belonged", She, and the rest of Black America might still be sitting in the back of the bus.
I feel it is a matter of etiquette as much as rights and the law.
There is no law against sitting in church on Sunday, lifting a cheek, and letting go a thunderous fart.
To the best of my knowledge, I can legally play the same Bee Gees song at moderate levels, over and over again, 24/7 on the outdoor speakers on my patio.
As far as I know, there is no law that forbids me from walking into a public rest room and ...... all over the floor.
My workplace does not have a policy against my starting every workday with a 30 minute yodeling session.
These four things, and countless others, are not illegal but ARE anti-social (in particular, that Bee Gees song thing). Perhaps, if one were to fart every Sunday service because there is no law against it, at one point, there may be a policy against it.
You may be asking if I really am comparing vaping to farting in church. It is not a matter of what I believe. There are people who would see them at the same level of offensiveness.
You can then counter with the argument that these people are just ignorant of the facts about vaping. Is that really the best way to get our message across? It seems to be much too preachy to me.
Oh, and I personally feel that the comparison of the basic human rights of an entire race to my rights to vape wherever I feel, is more then a bit of a stretch.
Ok. Finished with the soapbox. Who's next?
