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

[uba egar320]

was at walmart check out the other day and pulled out my mini reo and took a few hits. one of the employees kept looking at me so i asked him whats the problem. he asked me if i was smoking. i nodded no and he just kept starring at me. i told him that it was my asthma inhaler and he proceeded to apologize lol.

If your avatar is actually you.......can you blame the guy for staring lol?

 

[Secti0n31]

was at walmart check out the other day and pulled out my mini reo and took a few hits. one of the employees kept looking at me so i asked him whats the problem. he asked me if i was smoking. i nodded no and he just kept starring at me. i told him that it was my asthma inhaler and he proceeded to apologize lol.

Oh god, that's bad! I think I need to catch my breath.

 

[Codex Gigas]

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 foul ! I was like " , you're killing me. "

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

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.

 

[mwa102464]

OMG is that ever funny Codex

 

[Pip-Boy]

That's hysterical. Life is so much stranger than fiction, and funnier too. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rosco]

My stomach hurts.............from laughing.........so farting hard..............

 

[Codex Gigas]

It was the absolute worst. The terrible thing about being an adult is not being able to point at people and go "ewwww, oh my god, did you just fart?" and get away with it.

 

[jtpjc]

ajkron, you need to post more, with an avatar like that it is your public duty.

 

[SmokingRT]

ajkron, you need to post more, with an avatar like that it is your public duty.

Now now lets not get carried away ajkron's post count is 69 somehow I think it should be stopped there and that would be perfect...lol

 

[dinky]

well i would suspect most of the hype about vaping in public is the clouds we put out. we atrract a whole lot of attention. so whats to say we dont have a tank or some carts set up for public use..... im talking places like restaurants and stores where ppl might just flip out. bet there would be a whole lot less reaction from folks if they werent seeing something that looked like smoke. im still vaping but no one gives a darn. it doesnt look like im smoking. climate is right to discuss my pv with ppl that see me using it... and the discussions typically go well from that point on. in uneducated ppls minds clouds mean smoke....

 

[jtpjc]

Now now lets not get carried away ajkron's post count is 69 somehow I think it should be stopped there and that would be perfect...lol

How could I possibly have missed that. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with 6699. Although 666 might get some worried.

 

[Crumpet]

I'm going to play devil's advocate here, not just for the sake of argument, but because I feel there is a fundamental flaw in the attitude of some of us using an e-cig/PV. A quick analogy: I can fart or burp or laugh loudly in public, at any time. There are no laws that specifically forbid such behavior, but is it appropriate to fart/burp/laugh loudly anywhere, at any time? If you were eating at a restaurant, would you consider it ok for me to walk up and fart near your table? There are no laws that specifically forbid it, and if I continued such behavior you'd probably take action against it.

Just because you can use an e-cig anywhere, doesn't mean that it's always appropriate to do so. Not going to lecture much on common courtesy here, but it seems that some of you guys feel a sense of entitlement to vape anywhere, at any time and get some sense of satisfaction for doing it around those that disapprove of it.

It may only be "water vapor" that you exhale, but people can smell it. It'd be like eating at a restaurant while someone next to you sprays, continuously, excessive amounts of perfume on themselves. It's not illegal, but it sure would be annoying.

I love vaping, I'm glad I quit regular cigarettes and wish my cig smoking friends would switch as well. I don't need to tell you guys that the anti-tobacco elements in the US can and will act to outlaw anything tobacco related, lets not fuel the fire. The last thing we need is some heavy-handed law coming down on e-cig usage.

Be smart, be courteous, no reason to fart at the table just because you can.

I totally get your point and believe me, I agree with a lot of what you said. However (you knew that was coming, lol), I take exception with people who make a scene about vaping 'just because they can'. People like that woman at the concert who was still mad that the vaper wasn't punished accordingly for smoking......even though he wasn't, and you know damn well it wasn't 'bothering' her like smoke might have. I simply refuse to cowtow to those extremists, validating their need to cause drama because they have been encouraged to feel superior to 'smokers'. Frankly, they need to start feeling embarrassed instead of the other way around. I say this because they are complaining about something that isn't bothering them, the same as the drama queeens start having coughing fits when they see someone with a cig in their mouth that turns out to not even be lighted. If we continue to placate unfounded concerns we embolden these bullies whether we mean to or not. To tell the truth, my patience with ignorant people that use iphones, GPS systems, MP3 players, and all other nifty technological devices yet cannot grasp the concept of technology that can similate the smoking experience without causing the same problems is wearing very thin. I know they aren't dinner table conversation topics in Iowa just yet, but e-cigs/personal vaporizers are visible enough that you should at least be familiar enough with the concept of them to not have a coronary when you see a real live person using one.

Typing all this out, I'm feeling ashamed of myself for how much I've admonished my mother when she puffs on her PV when we go in public. I've told her to 'be discreet' because I don't want to have to deal with a scene because of some ignoramous like the ones I've just mentioned. However, I've been wrong. I'm going to call her today and tell her that and the next time we're out I'll just step up to the plate and deal with it if someone decides to be a jerk about it (though no one ever has). Enough is enough.

 

[wv2win]

Good for you Crumpet! Tell your Mom that at least most of us are with her (and you) on not putting up with those trying to force their perceptions of "right and wrong" on others.

 

[Twisty]

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 foul ! I was like " , you're killing me. "

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

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.

I'm sorry. PG does that to me.

 

[DMF]

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 foul ! I was like " , you're killing me. "

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

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.

Betcha he was hoping you'd vacate the comfy chair so he could have it!

 

[Handthatfeeds242]

Lol codex that was great, well not for you but I know your pain, I'm Still laughing. Instead of worrying about the public vaping why not just stealth by holding in longer during those questionable situations? I know I am one of those "I can do it anywhere" types but I try to be smart about it an hold it in till I know the vapor will not be visible an that helps avoids some of the questions.

 

[hiram13pm]

well i would suspect most of the hype about vaping in public is the clouds we put out. we atrract a whole lot of attention. so whats to say we dont have a tank or some carts set up for public use..... im talking places like restaurants and stores where ppl might just flip out. bet there would be a whole lot less reaction from folks if they werent seeing something that looked like smoke. im still vaping but no one gives a darn. it doesnt look like im smoking. climate is right to discuss my pv with ppl that see me using it... and the discussions typically go well from that point on. in uneducated ppls minds clouds mean smoke....

Yep. I'm finding that I'm liking VG more and more the longer I'm vaping... My last batch of my 'allday' vape was 60/40 PG/VG. I still keep some 100% PG, though, for those times when I don't necessarily want to put out the plumes. Stealthing is easier without the VG. I also mix juice for a friend who works at a daycare center; she does the same thing. All PG for work hours, VG mix for at home or out on the town.

 

[sam12six]

We definitely need a designated farting area outside. Way to many stealth farters sneaking around. And maybe we need to force the people that burp and laugh too loud to go outside to the same area.

What I want to know is why stealth farters thing letting rip in the elevator makes more sense than stepping into the bathroom they just passed to get there.

 

[Codex Gigas]

What I want to know is why stealth farters thing letting rip in the elevator makes more sense than stepping into the bathroom they just passed to get there.

+1

I went out to shoot pool last night, at a pool hall I hadn't been to. I was amused by the smokers standing out in the cold, and of course I was puffing away while I was playing. At a certain point, one of the managers came over and waved my cloud away and asked me what I was smoking. As soon as I pulled out my PV, and said "it's an electric cigarette", he went back to his counter without saying anything more than "Oh" - so I continued to puff away. When we were leaving, he was behind the counter where we paid out. He asked me again about my PV and I went to give him a Cignot business card but then he laughed and pulled out his own TW Tornado and told me that he likes using driptips.

Little by little, the world will come along.

@Twisty - LOL, I know what you mean - they should send a free bottle of antacids with every new PV.

@DMF - He did kinda have an expectant look on his face. Made me sort of nervous, fearing that the worst might have been get to come.

 

[wv2win]

+1

I went out to shoot pool last night, at a pool hall I hadn't been to. I was amused by the smokers standing out in the cold, and of course I was puffing away while I was playing. At a certain point, one of the managers came over and waved my cloud away and asked me what I was smoking. As soon as I pulled out my PV, and said "it's an electric cigarette", he went back to his counter without saying anything more than "Oh" - so I continued to puff away. When we were leaving, he was behind the counter where we paid out. He asked me again about my PV and I went to give him a Cignot business card but then he laughed and pulled out his own TW Tornado and told me that he likes using driptips.

Little by little, the world will come along.

Nice story, Codex. Glad to see you're not one to only vape with the smokers or in bathroom stalls.