How do you feel about smokers now?

[Bontasia]

I'm still new to vaping, almost 3 weeks now, but I know without a doubt that unless I run out of liquid or break my vapeys I will never smoke again. Hell, even then I'd go buy some nic gum first now that I think about it.

But I was driving to work tonight (85 degrees at 8pm....ugh I miss winter already) and I had my windows down (trying like hell to get that smell outta my car)(not working) and the guy in the car to my right lit a cigarette and even though he was a good 10 feet away I could smell it and it was BAD. I scrunched my nose and hit the switch to roll my window up. He didn't see the look on my face but if he had I would have felt bad looking back.

That was ME less than 3 weeks ago and I want to make an effort to not become one of those militant non-smokers and in my experience EX-smokers seem to be the worst culprits. I remember the looks and the fanning hands and the coughs that *I* believe were fake 90% of the time and I remember feeling like a leper and looked down on. I don't want to do that because it seems pretty hypocritical as I was that person for 29 years. I'd rather they felt comfortable and maybe strike up a conversation about vaping.

How do you feel about/treat smokers?

 

[ScottP]

I feel no different towards then than I did when I was one. I don't like the smell either but I used to be just as offensive to others with the smell.

 

[Wicked & Coiled]

I always try too hard to convert smokers to vapor. Almost to the point where it sounds like a science project. I don't treat them badly, as I too was one of them not too many months ago. I surely feel for them when they're out in the cold.

They definitely smell terrible though. No debating that point.

 

[numbskull]

It's just me and another buddy who Vape in a group of smokers. I don't mind the smell after nearly a year of Vaping. I don't treat them any different although, I feel like many older folks who smoke just give me sideways looks when I'm sucking on my PV on the smoking patio at work lol.

 

[Rickajho]

I have the same problem: I cannot stand the smell of cigarette smoke - it's enough to make we yark. Never saw that coming after smoking for 30 years. If there's a lawn boy mowing grass and smoking two houses away, and I'm down wind, I pick it up like radar. Having been that person for 30 years I can sympathize, but it's a constant battle to not turn into an anti smoking Nazi armed with a super soaker.

 

[dud3r]

They stink. I try to convert people to vaping on occasion but it's so I don't feel like the weirdo hitting this huge ecig as much as it is being concerned about their health.

Smokers and vapers must be pretty lazy lol. Most I've come across are more impressed with being able to vape in the house then anything else.

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[Jfresh859]

im incredibly unsympathetic towards apartment smokers. they suck, alot... ahem.. sorry..
the rest are just not ready to quit or switch.
most don't know any better, but as long as its not lit and in my face its their business, not mine

 

[Skunk!]

I quit 4 months ago today. Stale cigarette smoke or a bunch of people smoking in a confined space kind of bugs me. But a freshly lit smoke still smells really good to me, always has.

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

It doesn't bother me. I smoked for over 20 years so I don't think I'd have any right to snarl my nose at smokers. I think the smell is noticeable but it's that person's business what they do.

 

[Bontasia]

I quit 4 months ago today. Stale cigarette smoke or a bunch of people smoking in a confined space kind of bugs me. But a freshly lit smoke still smells really good to me, always has.

Grats on your 4 months!!

 

[freeatlast!]

I hope I never treat anybody the way smokers have been treated by some people. It's just wrong for something to be legal and available on every street corner, and the government profits from it, and yet the people who use the product are shunned and looked down upon. Come on, folks!

 

[FourWinds]

Their choice is their choice I think. I do feel a bit sorry for them however and hope they know about vaping; I stop short of rushing over and getting all evangelical on they ... though. They do smell though, and I try to avoid the smoke so I won't smell too.

 

[mroach]

Ive finally gotten to where the smoke is very noticeable to me and not a fan. I would love to see more people vaping but havent seen many. I dont intend to ever judge other for smoking or give them a hard time.

 

[Skunk!]

Grats on your 4 months!!

Thank you! I've been working my way to 0 nic... About halfway there.

 

[da_dyno]

I don't really care that they smoke i just don't like getting too close. The smell gets to me though.

 

[coalyard]

To each their own. I will not allow smoking in my house or in my car, but I am not the evangelist type; I can't change the world. I just avoid being around smokers if possible. If someone asks for my help to quit, I will be there for them, but I cannot do it for them, nor can I make them want to do it. I spent many years making excuses myself, so I do understand. I don't let other peoples actions or decisions control my behavior. YMMV.

 

[Ryedan]

I smoked for 37 years. The smell never bothered me and it still doesn't after two years of vaping.

Maybe it's my attitude. I have no desire whatsoever to go back to smoking. OTOH I seriously doubt there is any harm in second hand smoke and I smoked for all those years and loved the smell, I'm not going to turn up my nose to people who smoke now. Works for me

 

[Kropotkin]

Smoking doesn't bother me either. I don't even mind the smell particularly.

It's fruit-scented beauty products that I can't stand - especially watermelon. Yechk.

 

[xjonquilx]

I don't really feel any differently towards them, but I do notice A LOT more now when they're inconsiderate of others and don't try to keep the smoke away from them. Considering I'm pregnant and my son is deathly sensitive to smoke, that really really REALLY aggravates me right now. I don't mean when they can't stop the wind from blowing it your way. I mean when they don't even try to stand a little ways away from you and your kid or even worse when they blow it right in your faces. It's all I can do to keep from screaming at them about it. I was NEVER that rude as a smoker. I even tried to keep my smoke away from the faces of other smokers.

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[Purplepeeps]

When I see a smoker I feel sad that they're missing out on all the yummy flavors, that vaping provides