My first ever anti-vaping experience

[Woofer]

pssst.. we are being watched!

 

[kaahn]

Perhaps.

But probably not. It was probably the father of the 7 year old child sitting at the table nearby giving him the "stink eye" just like the OP thought.


And you're missing the bigger point here. You sit down at a table with someone elses child sitting nearby. You don't know them, you haven't asked for their permission to vape around their child. Is that EVER an appropriate time to break out the ecig and blow clouds?

Part of the concept of control is the ability to demonstrate self control.

Or maybe the guy giving the stink eye with the seven year old child was the third person that didn't get a chance to complain yet...or the 4th or the 5th.

 

[Vaslovik]

Oh I've run into this before, where people far away from me saw me vaping and decided to get nasty about it, when my vapor was actually going nowhere near them. One came striding fast up into my face from about 70 ft. away where he'd been watching me to yell "Don't blow that s*** in my face, then quickly walked away. Another sitting 50 ft. away from me in a bar saw me vaping, and I heard him tell his friends, "It's just a GD nicotine delivery device!" Then he complained to the manager who told me to take it outside. The AC in there was blowing my vapor away from him. It's not even about your vapor bothering them, it's just that they have an irrational hatred of what you are doing and have decided to be hostile to it.

 

[coolerat]

This simply isn't possible.

I've read over 700 brazillion times right here on this forum that only cloud chuckers cause problems and everyone loves tootle puffers and not only do people not give them trouble but most come over and give them a hug for staying over 1Ω and under 10 warts.

I would never vape anything in a resturant so I have no worries but I do like to crop dust. Done properly I never get any angry looks.

 

[Bunnykiller]

this is a prime opportunity to tell of my "incident" of Vape Hate...
took the wife out to a very nice Sushi place for dinner, I had my IPV4 in my pocket and it was becoming an uncomfortable lump.... I removed it from my pocket, placed it on the table. I looked over across the way and there was a lady sitting there eyeing the device with suspicion... Sooo... I lifted the IPV4 to my lips and gave the drip tip a "kiss"... didnt press the button, didnt activate the mod... no vapor was produced... and within 4 or so minutes, here comes the waitress to tell me that I need to quit vaping inside the establishment... I told her that I didnt vape anything, that I simply placed it to my lips to taste it... she then proceeds to tell me she had a complaint from a customer that I was vaping....
I then politely asked the waitress to cancel our order for we were leaving.... ( we hadnt even recieved our drinks yet)
Im betting that they just lost out on 80+$ of sales and tips....
the wifey and I had a wonderful dinner elsewhere and they had no issue with me vaping in stealth mode....
I guess the other place can afford to loose sales and business since we will never go there again.... and I will let all of my vaping friends know that the Sushi place where the incident occured isnt vape friendly and there is another option to choose from...

 

[choochoogranny]

Even when I go to a restaurant that is not vape friendly, I do as you do, Bunnykiller. Sit my rig right by my place setting for anyone to see and ask me questions. Haven't tried the "kissing" part yet, but have wondered what would happen.

 

[jdrewry]

If there were people smoking analogs in the restaurant, I'd ask to speak with the manager, then tell him if people were going to complain about me vaping, then I'd like to complain about people smoking. Fortunately for me, I haven't had that happen yet.

 

[stevegmu]

What restaurant in the US allows smoking? I haven't seen one in years...

 

[smokender]

I think one of the main issues with vaping is that some people just don't understand what it's really about. Therefore becoming frightened or confused. It's a normal human reaction. I remember when I first saw people trying to play a light sabre, or sonic screwdriver like it was a clarinet, I thought, "hey, what's going on here?" It was more of a visual distraction, than one of odor.

 

[Bunnykiller]

What restaurant in the US allows smoking? I haven't seen one in years...

there are a "few" ( but the numbers are dropping rapidly) locally owned bar/resturants that allow smoking in the "bar" section left where I live.... Orleans Parrish has recently banned vaping also along with smoking

maybe one day they will ban drinking in resturants too since the alcoholic vapors from the hot saki can be smelled along with alcohol vapors.... gotta save the kids from the evils of inhaling alcohol vapors from warm/hot saki.....

 

[stevegmu]

I was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Prague a few weeks ago for lunch. Sat in the smoking section. When the servirka saw my ProVari on the table she said I can sit in the non smoking section if I would like. She was cute, so I stayed at her table...

 

[skoony]

Isn't it funny how that always seems to only work one way.

The person vaping is NEVER the one who is at fault for reducing someone elses enjoyment while they are out eating and drinking. It's always the person who complains that is the problem. Why is that?

because the complainer complains because they can with impunity.
its my opinion after years of casual observation of human nature
that the complainer does not really care about health concerns for them
or their companions,the fact they can jerk some one around is what motivates
them. 99.9% of the time its a power trip. 0.1% of the time there may be a
problem. usually in that case you would have been approached directly and
they would have addressed their concerns to you.

regards
mike

 

[skoony]

How about "I can't enjoy myself when your vapor and breath blow into my son's face. He's just a little kid and shouldn't be vaping, and shouldn't have to breath your vapor, especially without my permission."


At what point did you decide that vaping around someone elses 7 year old child without their parent's permission was acceptable? I mean, do you REALLY need someone to explain to you the problem here? Common sense should tell you exactly what you did wrong.

i do not recall the OP saying he was blowing clouds in any child's face.
no ones face for that mater.
regards
mike

 

[rhm3769]

It'd be interesting to see how many complaints you would get simulating vaping without any visible clouds by like "using" a mod without the battery in it....
Get a complaint and being asked to stop, you show its not operational....

 

[mauricem00]

Oh I've run into this before, where people far away from me saw me vaping and decided to get nasty about it, when my vapor was actually going nowhere near them. One came striding fast up into my face from about 70 ft. away where he'd been watching me to yell "Don't blow that s*** in my face, then quickly walked away. Another sitting 50 ft. away from me in a bar saw me vaping, and I heard him tell his friends, "It's just a GD nicotine delivery device!" Then he complained to the manager who told me to take it outside. The AC in there was blowing my vapor away from him. It's not even about your vapor bothering them, it's just that they have an irrational hatred of what you are doing and have decided to be hostile to it.

well they are running out of smokers to attack so they have to come after us. and what is a 7 year old doing in a bar? in some states that would be illegal.there are many family restaurants that don't sell alcohol. guess he's trying to teach his kid that it is normal and appropriate to drink but not to vape.

 

[mauricem00]

It'd be interesting to see how many complaints you would get simulating vaping without any visible clouds by like "using" a mod without the battery in it....
Get a complaint and being asked to stop, you show its not operational....

I was amazed by how many people got asthma attacks when they saw me carrying my pipe. when I pointed out that it was not lit there asthma attacks stopped but they got mad at me. guess it was my fault for "making" them act like a fool in public

 

[AndriaD]

It seems to me that there are untold numbers of people -- in America at least, don't know about the rest of the world -- just *out looking* -- searching high and low! -- for a reason to be offended. There are laws now about frivolous lawsuits; we need a law against 'frivolous offense'.

If I complained to Somebody in Charge everytime I saw a human doing something stupid, I wouldn't have time for anything else!

Andria

 

[roxynoodle]

Does Michigan still allow smoking in bars? I was surprised to find I was allowed to smoke in the Detroit airport if I went in a bar. It was early in the morning so I ordered coffee and smoked until boarding time was getting near.

 

[skoony]

i had a dream the other night.
i went into a restaurant and was seated.
when my waitress came to my table i
looked around and asked her,"why are
there no people vaping here? i demand to
see the manager."
when the manager arrived i berated him for
running the most slip shod operation i have ever
seen and that i wouldn't be spending my money here!
as i left i could see all the shameful faces as they
knew they had offended me and denied me my rights.
then i woke up.
regards
mike

 

[edyle]

It'd be interesting to see how many complaints you would get simulating vaping without any visible clouds by like "using" a mod without the battery in it....
Get a complaint and being asked to stop, you show its not operational....

Perhaps,
It'd be interesting to see how many complaints you would get simulating shooting without bullets by like "using" a gun without bullets in it....
Get a complaint and being asked to stop, you show its not operational....