Back when i started, i was a bit careless and ignorant with my vaping habbits. because of that fact that i was no longer smoking and i thought i could vape anywhere, i would pretty much vape wherever, and whenever (pretty much) at the grocery store, at the chese cake factory, lol. wherever. Untill i was at an "In-N-Out burger" over by where i live, and one of the managers got really angry at me for vaping. he was a big guy and i look young and i guess he felt that he could talk to me in a really disrespectful patronizing tone. so he came up and said "hey buddy! (sarcastically) dont do that in here, okay! if i see you doing that again you going to have to leave, show some respect to the other customers!" i told him "hey man, im sorry, i thought it was okay. its not smoke, and its legal indoors." and he said "i dont care, you wont do it in here!" and he walked off and me and my friends left.
I felt really bad about the way he responded and it sort of mad me look at things differently. certain establishments, weather it be a restaurant or whatever, dont really want people blowing clouds inside. it isn't the image they want their customers to see i guess.
after vaping for a few years, i feel a lot more comfortable making sure that the people in charge are cool with me vaping. when i go to Outback Steakhouse, i know that they let me vape there but i always ask to make sure. they normally go and ask the person in charge and If they say "yea its fine" i will go ahead and vape. at some places, like a bar i was at with my friends a while back, they told me it was fine to vape and they allow it for a while, but then someone will come by and say "hey, im sorry, but my manager doesnt want you to do that in here, its okay if you go outside, but not in here". At least i asked and dont end up being treated like a miscreant or something.
Ill tell you what though, places that let me vape see my face a lot more than the places that dont. i like to be able to sit back, relax, and vape without having to worry about getting kicked out or something.
It would be very cool to see "Vapers Welcome!" posted up at restaurants and bars here and there. someone should do that!
I cant wait for a day when us vapers can do what we do without worrying about being judged or looked down upon. I mean, not too long ago, smoking cigarettes in public was okay! I hate feeling as though maybe the owner of the restaurant cant wait for the time that i leave. you know?
hopefully soon our society will be more educated about vaping and this wont be an issue for us any more!
Thank you for listening! tell me about some of your public vaping experiences!
I felt really bad about the way he responded and it sort of mad me look at things differently. certain establishments, weather it be a restaurant or whatever, dont really want people blowing clouds inside. it isn't the image they want their customers to see i guess.
after vaping for a few years, i feel a lot more comfortable making sure that the people in charge are cool with me vaping. when i go to Outback Steakhouse, i know that they let me vape there but i always ask to make sure. they normally go and ask the person in charge and If they say "yea its fine" i will go ahead and vape. at some places, like a bar i was at with my friends a while back, they told me it was fine to vape and they allow it for a while, but then someone will come by and say "hey, im sorry, but my manager doesnt want you to do that in here, its okay if you go outside, but not in here". At least i asked and dont end up being treated like a miscreant or something.
Ill tell you what though, places that let me vape see my face a lot more than the places that dont. i like to be able to sit back, relax, and vape without having to worry about getting kicked out or something.
It would be very cool to see "Vapers Welcome!" posted up at restaurants and bars here and there. someone should do that!
I cant wait for a day when us vapers can do what we do without worrying about being judged or looked down upon. I mean, not too long ago, smoking cigarettes in public was okay! I hate feeling as though maybe the owner of the restaurant cant wait for the time that i leave. you know?
hopefully soon our society will be more educated about vaping and this wont be an issue for us any more!
Thank you for listening! tell me about some of your public vaping experiences!