One "Issue" w/Mods

[hcour]

I have a ProVari and I love it, but one thing about it - vaping in public, sometimes people look at me like "WTH?!" For instance, the other day I was having a prescription filled at Walmart so I stepped outside to have vape while waiting, off to the side of the entrance to be as discreet as possible, and some people are kind of giving me sidelong glances as they walk by, including one guy with his young son, the guy glaring at me because I think he must have thought it was some kind of drug paraphernalia.

Now, this isn't a big deal, of course. I don't really care what people think, but I do feel somewhat self-conscious about it sometimes, in certain circumstances when in public.

 

[smacuser]

We feel your pain hcour. Give them another year.

 

[wv2win]

I would MUCH rather someone wonder what that shiny thing is, than use a cig-a-like and they think I am still smoking. Plus I could care less what they think. Actually I have found it to be a good conversation starter where I have the opportunity to help someone out who smokes or a loved one who smokes. Plus the less vaping looks like our old habit, the better for the vaping community in general.

 

[SimianSteam]

I've gotten the dirty looks before, but I've also gotten the people that ask what it is and end up getting interested in making the switch. Well worth it to me. Plus, to be honest, I kinda enjoy the ignorance of the dirty looks. Makes me smile.

 

[Sthur]

I guess it's like we're all living in fish bowl as the saying goes.

 

[meanckz]

I haven't gotten any dirty looks yet, but definitely weird ones....I don't care....I look weird at people that have weird hair-dos or clothes...it's fun

 

[Stosh]

For the non-smokers, I've developed a range of answers...

For the curious, baffled type..."it's my medication, so I'm able to breath better"

For the intellectual type..."it's my Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation System"
(if they get it, their face turns red)

For the ANTZ types..."it's my medication to keep me from going postal"

And for Halloween..."it's secret potion to keep a vampire alive in the daylight"

For smokers, I give them more information than they often wanted to hear....

 

[SimianSteam]

For the non-smokers, I've developed a range of answers...

For the curious, baffled type..."it's my medication, so I'm able to breath better"

For the intellectual type..."it's my Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation System"
(if they get it, their face turns red)

For the ANTZ types..."it's my medication to keep me from going postal"

And for Halloween..."it's secret potion to keep a vampire alive in the daylight"

For smokers, I give them more information than they often wanted to hear....

You forgot "For the Geeks... "It's my Sonic Screwdriver."

 

[smacuser]

And for Halloween..."it's secret potion to keep a vampire alive in the daylight"

I'd say it's a secret potion to keep vampires away....it seems not to work

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

I do it to keep the elephants away. You don't see any elephants around, do you! Yup, it works!

 

[Blury 1R]

For the intellectual type..."it's my Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation System"
(if they get it, their face turns red)

that one is going in the books holy shnickers

 

[E Money]

Heck, vaping is starting to get common around here. People that just have eGo's and 510/808's, etc. see my SVD and are like "wth is that!"

But of course I like to show off things that I have done meticulous research on and find a little more superior than that of common devices. So I don't mind the looks or explaining things.

 

[Mark Anthony]

That's why I don't try to hide.... I won't stand by people because I don't know if it is offensive to them or not but the people that stare or say something are the people whom I try to educate.... Some people can be.... some just can't no matter how hard you try.

 

[locke2121]

Lol...my sister says me puffing on my Zmax says I look like I'm sucking on a....ahem...female toy.

 

[SissySpike]

Im not saying this applies in your case but lots of times we infer our thoughts in to other peoples looks. Back when I was you and a fairly confrontational person lots of time when Id get in someones face about a imagined injustice. The other person had no clue what I was talking about.

Our insecuritys can easily lead us to the wrong conclusion. You have years of ANTZ propaganda making you think your doing something wrong to over come.

 

[gotch23]

While you have their attention...

why not go crazy with a Ric-Flair-impersonation?

WOOOOOOOOO!

 

[wheezal]

make it look like your gunna off yerself with a lightsaber! then exhale some vapor and proclaim how indestructible you are.

make sure you are very loud and puff yer chest out for effect, the kids love that.

 

[Caridwen]

Long time members are fully aware of forum rules. Please don't continue to quote posts that need to be deleted, it causes a lot of work.

Members that don't know-

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ation/255864-why-we-dont-allow-drug-talk.html

 

[skymyrka]

That's funny! I think the longer you do it, you kind of develop 6th sense where you can openly vape and where not to out of courtesy...

My bigger "issue" is when a smoker tries to bum a cigarette and you have to explain that you smoke electronic ones and they give you a blank stare that quickly turns into "okay whatever" look as you sound like a sales person trying to explain what the heck is it you're really doing and why you don't have a spare for them and then watch them walk away knowing that they're thinking you're a weirdo.. true story. more than once.

 

[hopefulpoet]

Sometimes I feel I get a holier-than-thou look from smokers. Like I'm a traitor or something. Maybe it's just my own baggage...


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