I had no idea my friends were so stupid!!!!

[fishunterx]

Trying to promote the petition, I shared it on facebook.... and this happened.


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Edit by classwife : Removed the screenshot, there was language that is not acceptable for ECF.

 

[crzyhrse99]

Hope thats not a REAL friend...

 

[CarbonThief]

Wow, that just sucks. I have come close to unfriending someone a few times, but this would push me over the edge. Just as bad as cigarette (smoking). Wow, ignorance isn't bliss, it's just ignorance.

 

[TCasualties]

uneducated and ignorant

 

[ravenlily]

Sounds like hes jealous and angry. Quit cold turkey maybe? Hope its just a fb friend and not one you see out and about.

 

[Baditude]

You can't fix stupid.

 

[Cursive]

I had 3 friends immediately sign the petition after posting it on facebook. None of them even smoke.

That's unfortunate that a "friend" can't be supportive.

 

[fishunterx]

Yeah, I when I saw the "i know it isn't just water vapor and nicotine" I just about lost it. He's an ex smoker, I guess finally quit and thinks he's high and mighty now or something.

 

[fishunterx]

I cant tell you how many people I have converted to e-cigs after they have seen my PV. So many people buy the $10 7/11 brand and decide e-cigs aren't for them, then they see mine. I tell them to get an Ego and get the passthrough to start and go from there. They love it.

 

[Cursive]

I can't for the life of me understand how ex-smokers who quit cold-turkey can get high and mighty about something like this.

Regardless of how we did it, both parties are healthier because of quitting analogs.
I would think a bit of camaraderie would be there, but from things I've read on these forums, that is far from the case.

 

[Grrrr]

What a jackass

 

[EddardinWinter]

I just don't get the venom. It is, sadly, not that uncommon. I don't understand why all the shouting, cursing, and condemnation. Oh well. Just another guy with a loud opinion. You will be hearing from him again.

 

[fourthrok]

I posted the petition link to my FB page too...knowing full well that my online friends and family there are all non-smokers (with a couple of ex-smokers thrown in the mix). I said something to the effect "even if this doesn't effect you directly, it might be very important to the life of someone you know and care about. Please sign the petition". I didn't expect any real response, and they all lived up to my expectations. At least they didn't post ignorant drivel. The only "response" I got was from my hubby. He's a vaper, and he signed the petition and "liked" my post.

Sigh.

 

[fishunterx]

He came around a little bit, I don't see him daily since he moved to AZ, he's now back in Oregon, but we dont get together anymore. This is the latest:

Nick: All I know is that since I switched to digital instead of analog (electronic vs lighter) I can smell again, I can actually run a mile w/o feeling like I'm dying. Overall I feel better now than I did with cigarettes.
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Anonymous Friend: Perfect!!! Your getting all of the rewards of not smoking, but you are still addicted to nicotine.... Nick, I've always considered you a little brother to me, I am jut showing you that you committed to these e-cigs instead of smoking. Why not put that same energy and effort into quitting Nicotine all together.....
It's easy switch, if you believe you can do it. I chewed 1lb a day of sunflower seeds, that helped allot. Also take it one day at a time. You make it through one day, what's so hard about another... And so on.. You can do it, I believe in you.

 

[fourthrok]

I can't for the life of me understand how ex-smokers who quit cold-turkey can get high and mighty about something like this.

Regardless of how we did it, both parties are healthier because of quitting analogs.
I would think a bit of camaraderie would be there, but from things I've read on these forums, that is far from the case.

I've lost count of how many smokers who quit "cold turkey" turn into vitriolic, judgmental, patronizing jerks. They are the worst when it comes to pushing anti-smoking regulations, waving their hands around and making fake coughing noises if your smoke wafts anywhere near them,and looking down their noses at smokers like they are scum of the earth. When I quit I vowed I would never become a nasty creature like I'd seen many ex-smokers become. It's downright embarrassing how too many of them act.

 

[EddardinWinter]

Well yeah, that is more what I would expect from a friend. I gotta tell you, I am ADHD, and I need nicotine in my life to think. I do understand what he is saying, I really do. I am hopelessly dependent on caffeine and nicotine at this point. My alternative is getting some doctor to put me on Adderol or Ritalin or whatever. I prefer what I am doing.

I am glad he has softened his delivery, and I get his delivery if you have a big/little brother thing working. Certainly the support is easier to see in the last post.

 

[matcas]

What an ... delete him.

 

[fishunterx]

Since I went digital, the smell of smoke is nauseating to me now. But I don't cause a fuss about it. My wife smokes and on occasion when she comes in I tell her she stinks, she'll go wash up. But I'm not trying to shove my e-cig down someones throat or smack a cigarette out of someones hand.

 

[Cursive]

I may be naive, but I don't see why people go crazy over the feeling that a person should be free of all addictions.

If you enjoy vaping, and nicotine is only marginally bad for you, what's the harm in living your life that way.

When I announced that I had finally quit smoking on facebook, I did have a couple people congratulate me and then quickly interject "Now you just need to ween off that too!" I enjoy the act of vaping, I enjoy my nicotine and I will continue to enjoy my "addiction" until I see fit to quit. If I'm not harming myself or others I don't see the issue.

I'm also addicted to caffeine. I don't see them jumping down my throat when I order a Dr. Pepper.

 

[fishunterx]

Well yeah, that is more what I would expect from a friend. I gotta tell you, I am ADHD, and I need nicotine in my life to think. I do understand what he is saying, I really do. I am hopelessly dependent on caffeine and nicotine at this point. My alternative is getting some doctor to put me on Adderol or Ritalin or whatever. I prefer what I am doing.

I am glad he has softened his delivery, and I get his delivery if you have a big/little brother thing working. Certainly the support is easier to see in the last post.

Thing is we really aren't anymore, he's a friend, I like to BS with him. But I guarantee if we hung out and I pulled out my cigarettes he wouldn't say anything, but since I have an E-Cig, it's an isssue?