I got pulled out of a crowd at a concert to be asked "What are you inhaling?"

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Maybe he was just curious. Most people are just to shy to ask!

Cool story though!

Yes and specially bouncers as their job is to keep an eye on everyone who are not following the rules and smoking in those areas where it is not allowed to do so. I mean vaping is very different and not harmful and when you vap in such places then everyone feels like asking what it is when they dont know about it.
 

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On another hand, though, sometimes a PV is the perfect thing to deal with the farters. The other day, I was in Borders Books, and since they are having a huge sale, I grabbed a huge stack of books and searched for a chair. After lugging an armful of books all around the store, I finally found a seat and a stool to set my books on so that I could page through and pick a few out. Within moments, some old cat stopped no more than 4 feet a way from me and let one fly. A real brap-a-lap-lap, too. I couldn't believe it, I was just in shock. It was bad, bad stuff. Vincent Price in black-and-white bad. Some real :censored: :censored: foul :censored:! I was like ":censored: :censored:, you're :censored: killing me. :censored:"

I'd say that I was fuming, but it wasn't me, it was dude, and I was dying in it. Some :censored: Glen Beck :censored:.

As I wiped the tears from my eyes, I had a MacGuyver moment. As much as I wanted to run away screaming, I had a tool with me to combat the stench of death that I was being assaulted with: my PV. I boiled at least a ml within moments, pushed my atty to the limits of tolerance, damn near burnt a finger off, but within moments, I could breath easy once again.

I was a little grossed out at the concept of intentionally inhaling dude's exhaust through my PV, but every now and again, you got suck it up just so that you can breath easy.

Your post made me laugh so hard I cried! LOL
 

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I think I cracked a rib. Aye me. :lol:

On another hand, though, sometimes a PV is the perfect thing to deal with the farters. The other day, I was in Borders Books, and since they are having a huge sale, I grabbed a huge stack of books and searched for a chair. After lugging an armful of books all around the store, I finally found a seat and a stool to set my books on so that I could page through and pick a few out. Within moments, some old cat stopped no more than 4 feet a way from me and let one fly. A real brap-a-lap-lap, too. I couldn't believe it, I was just in shock. It was bad, bad stuff. Vincent Price in black-and-white bad. Some real :censored: :censored: foul :censored:! I was like ":censored: :censored:, you're :censored: killing me. :censored:"

I'd say that I was fuming, but it wasn't me, it was dude, and I was dying in it. Some :censored: Glen Beck :censored:.

As I wiped the tears from my eyes, I had a MacGuyver moment. As much as I wanted to run away screaming, I had a tool with me to combat the stench of death that I was being assaulted with: my PV. I boiled at least a ml within moments, pushed my atty to the limits of tolerance, damn near burnt a finger off, but within moments, I could breath easy once again.

I was a little grossed out at the concept of intentionally inhaling dude's exhaust through my PV, but every now and again, you got suck it up just so that you can breath easy.
 

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On another hand, though, sometimes a PV is the perfect thing to deal with the farters. The other day, I was in Borders Books, and since they are having a huge sale, I grabbed a huge stack of books and searched for a chair. After lugging an armful of books all around the store, I finally found a seat and a stool to set my books on so that I could page through and pick a few out. Within moments, some old cat stopped no more than 4 feet a way from me and let one fly. A real brap-a-lap-lap, too. I couldn't believe it, I was just in shock. It was bad, bad stuff. Vincent Price in black-and-white bad. Some real :censored: :censored: foul :censored:! I was like ":censored: :censored:, you're :censored: killing me. :censored:"

I'd say that I was fuming, but it wasn't me, it was dude, and I was dying in it. Some :censored: Glen Beck :censored:.

As I wiped the tears from my eyes, I had a MacGuyver moment. As much as I wanted to run away screaming, I had a tool with me to combat the stench of death that I was being assaulted with: my PV. I boiled at least a ml within moments, pushed my atty to the limits of tolerance, damn near burnt a finger off, but within moments, I could breath easy once again.

I was a little grossed out at the concept of intentionally inhaling dude's exhaust through my PV, but every now and again, you got suck it up just so that you can breath easy.

OMG I'm ROTFL...I know a "lady" who does that all the time in silent mode. We all call her The Farter, she smells worse than my dog (R.I.P) ever did. I never thought of just vaping to clear the air. I will now. Thanx Codex
 

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So true. I just started vaping but I will definitely be telling people its a personal vaporizer. I feel like people will assume its for medical purpose before thinking it has anything to do with tobacco products. Im interested to see how this interaction goes as I encounter it...

When it comes right down to it....it IS for medical purposes. It's saving our lives.
 

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Lol, I blow vapor at my girlfriend's dogs when they fart exceptionally badly. :laugh:

I've always used the perfume analogy as well. I will happily dab/spray my perfume on in many places: my house, a friend's house (if they don't have severe asthma or anything), not-terribly-crowded spaces (mall in the early morning), just about anywhere outside, a public bathroom, in a friend's car... as someone with mild asthma I think the designated smoking places are generally a good idea, but while vaping doesn't need to be that extreme (due to differences in smell/health concerns), we should still try to be respectful of people in close quarters to us. If I wouldn't spray perfume somewhere, I probably wouldn't vape there. That includes an airplane, a crowded restaurant, a cubicle, etc.
 
Nicotine addiction and the psychological addiction to stuffing something in your mouth for instant gratification is a character flaw. It's no different that stuffing your face with food to the point of obesity. Smokers are not victims, they are slaves to their own devices and of their own making. Society has forced smokers to keep their habit out of public view and exposure. My point of view(and it's only my point of view to add to this discussion) is why would you want to regress and expose this particular character flaw to associates and peers when you've already progressed beyond that point with analogs due to societal pressure? That's all I'm really trying to say.

Sorry, but I don't see using nicotine as a character flaw, same way I don't see drinking coffee as one either. By the way, nicotine is no more harmful than caffeine, and has actually been shown to improve cognitive thinking, especially in people with Parkinson's Disease (Here's a quick eHow link referencing studies done: Nicotine as a Neurotransmitter in Parkinson's Disease | eHow.com ).

For me, I've found that nicotine helps me focus on projects, so I like to vape when coding or debugging. I also like to pull out my PV when we're having brainstorming meetings. If it improves my function, I don't see that as a crutch, I see it as a tool.

Not wanting to display your vaping in public is your personal choice, and it's fine, but to say that vaping is a character flaw is in fact insulting to most of us on here, as well as to yourself.
 

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I vape where I want to, but I am a courteous vaper. I don't blow vapor into someone's face, and if there are a lot of people around (near me), I will blow the vapor down towards my shirt. I do that, because I would not want someone coughing in my face. Since my vapor has some of my breath in it, if I have a cold, my vapor has those germs in it also!
 
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