Public Vaping

[George.B]

I left my local movie theater last night and took a few steps over to this bin nearby that smokers usually congregate around (the kind with an ashtray on the top of it).
I was standing there vaping when I realized that I was basically free to vape anywhere I wished. Part of me wanted to think that standing there was a good way to introduce smokers to an alternative, but part of me also thought that my behavior was a remnant of my smoking days, standing around one of these bins. Thoughts?

 

[El Diablo Marrón]

I only vape where smokers smoke.
I just don't want to make people mad and have them think i am being pushy about it.
But thats just me.

 

[Stormiefury]

In public I stick to where smokers are and I don't push the issue. I'm kinda wierd like that. It might be a old habit but for me its not so bad because most of the people at work and school are the people I like talking to who still smoke so I still hang with them. And I love being asked questions. I sold my Pink Silver Bullet to a fellow student and she's now vaping with me. YAY I'm not alone at school anymore LOL But we still both go outside with everyone else.

 

[tj99959]

I only vape where smokers smoke.
I just don't want to make people mad and have them think i am being pushy about it.
But thats just me.

Take my word for it, it's not just you!

 

[kabonk]

standing around one of these bins. Thoughts?

here are my thoughts on it they stink really bad don't stand there (aren't you glad you don't smoke anymore)

 

[jdub]

I don't stand near smokers, I cannot stand the smell anymore.... I had to wash all my clothes and sheets and everything I owned.

I feel I have the right to vape in public as long as its not bothering someone else

but I am not gonna walk up to someone and start vaping and make chit chat

 

[dormouse]

If I am at an event where there are hundreds of people and almost no smokers and I see some guy off by himself smoking I will go hang with him and vape and tell him about ecigs. Other than that, I vape anywhere outside, anywhere smoking is allowed, and I stealth vape in bathrooms anywhere (people's houses, a synagogue I was at for a bar mitzvah, restaurants, etc - my vapes don't smell like tobacco so its easy)

 

[mooreted]

I used to be pretty bombastic about my vaping, but I think it's better to respect people rather than alienate them with attitude. So, I find quiet places to vape or stealth vape.

I don't go where the smokers are because they stink.

Sent from my easy chair using brainwaves.

 

[arbogast]

I've made it a principle to vape in public almost everywhere. But before I do I explain politely what this 'vaporizer' is, and ask if my using it's OK. I try doing this with an air of authoritative calmness. Usually people are fine with it. On top of that I do my best to be discrete/stealthy.

 

[holly77]

because i have been a smoker for so long i would be really uncomfortable vaping anywhere that i couldn't smoke. At work i still go outside where the smokers go and the chefs laugh at me saying why are you going outside when you can do that anywhere? but i just wouldn't feel comfortable doing it indoors.
At home its a different story though, i used to go outside to smoke but i don't have to do that anymore.

 

[Marb]

I don't make a point of vaping in non-smoking areas out in public - not that I think I shouldn't vape in those places, but more of avoiding confrontation. I'm not one to push the boundaries. I know that sounds odd since there's really no boundaries set in concrete for vaping in most places; but to outsiders, vaping is still seen as "smoking" in most ways.

 

[wv2win]

This topic has been beaten to death. There have been about 50 threads on it. There is a larger majority it appears on this and other vaping sites that adhere to the principle that we are not harming others or breaking the law in most places and thus vaping openly should not be a problem. Many of us advocate vaping openly but respectfully.

Hiding in bathroom stalls sends the message that you are a little kid doing something bad. Perception is reality. If we present the perception that vaping is bad, then that is how it will be perceived. Many of us have vaped in resturants, stores, movie theaters, sports bars and even court houses. As long as you use common sense and are respectful, there rarely is a problem. We all need to be ready and prepared to explain the differences between smoking and vaping and be "good will ambassadors" for vaping. We all need to educate the uninformed or misinformed, not hide in bathroom stalls like a high school kid.

 

[gsiudut427]

I cant stand the smell of cig's anymore...my fiance'e still smokes and it really bugs me ..lol dont want to be pushy but i really want him to start vaping. Especially around our 3 month old. So when it comes to vaping near the outside ashtray or being somewhere away from them ....i pick away!

 

[Dieseler]

I tend to stand off to the side of the smokers and if someone comes up to me and ask "whats that" i will take the time to explain it to them.