so. ignorant.

[Ryan Kelly]

i know that this is constantly brought up i just really need to rant and let some steam off. since i started vaping there has been at least 30 people, some of which are complete strangers who decided to confront me out in public, who have tried to explain to me that e cigarettes are bad and that they are not healthy. NOBODY. IS. CLAIMING. THAT. THEY. ARE. HEALTHY. people don't understand that nobody is claiming that e cigarettes and vaping are healthy. we are claiming that it is helathiER than traditional tobacco cigarettes. then they try to tell me that people don't know all the crazy chemicals that go into e-liquid. in which case i pull out a bottle of e liquid and list them. propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, nicotine, flavoring. thats it. then they start scratching their heads and they don't know what to do after being so blatantly disproved that they get angry and just say "whatever man that crap isn't healthy." i mean how ignorant and stupid can people be. there haven't been any studies showing negative effects of e liquid but lets just say for arguments sake that e liquid is bad for you. i would much rather put 4 dangerous chemicals into my lungs and have no noticeable short term health effects such as coughing and getting sick, then smoke a cigarette and put 2000+ known cancer causing chemicals in my lungs and wake up every morning gasping for air. like i don't understand why anybody would make the argument that they are bad for you. clearly inhaling anything besides air into your lungs is not a safe decision but it is much better than cigarettes. would these people rather me be like "oh wow your right these things must be bad I'm gonna go buy a pack of marlboro reds." like i was a smoker which 9/10 times is a death sentence and now i vape. be happy that I'm not smoking cigarettes. jesus christ. I'm sorry for ranting and raving it just pisses me off so badly when people try to talk about something and give an opinion about it with absolutely no research and absolutely no facts to back up the statements they make. I'm sorry for this pointless post but i needed to get this all off my chest in a healthy way before i put one of these people in the hospital. alright then. i feel better. wheres my mod at....

 

[danfinger]

I was recently on the train on my way home from work and my cellphone rang. I didn't answer it though because I hate it when people loudly talk on their cellphones on the train, so I hit the 'To voicemail' button.

When I checked the message after getting off the train it wasn't really all that important so I was glad I didn't answer.

 

[Singaw]

After thirty years of military service my wife says I have have a constant look on my face like I am about to tear some bodies head off which is probably why I never encounter any problems with my vaping in public. Maybe the best solution is to just let out a little laugh and walk away, it will leave them guessing. No point in letting somebody get any satisfaction from their ridiculous comments.

 

[Ryan Kelly]

oh trust me when I'm in this situation i always internalize my frustration so that the person doesn't get the satisfaction of bothering me i just needed to let that all out on here where it has no effect on anybody.

 

[DC2]

I'm sorry for ranting and raving it just pisses me off so badly when people try to talk about something and give an opinion about it with absolutely no research and absolutely no facts to back up the statements they make. I'm sorry for this pointless post but i needed to get this all off my chest in a healthy way before i put one of these people in the hospital. alright then. i feel better. wheres my mod at....

It's really not their fault, it's the fault of the mainstream media for acting as the propaganda arm of the ANTZ.
Unless a person has been inoculated against the lies they are going to believe what they read.

If anyone ever said anything like that to me, they would get a brief lesson in how things really work.

 

[crxess]

This always gets them.............

You would have been better off keeping quiet and letting me Think your a Idiot Rather than Opening your MOUTH and convincing me.

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

And there will be 30 more, and 30 more...etc.

People fear what they don't understand, and it also makes them mad that they are still under the tombstone of cigarettes.

 

[jstjoehere]

I've never been confronted myself. But I read all the time online about people saying vaping is bad for you. Ive seen posts listing chemicals that I know arent in any of the juice most of us use. And as we all say there is no real study that proves vaping to be bad for us. Some people just like to stir trouble simply because they have no life. Im sure everyone here researched this either before starting or right after starting just to make sure.

Guess i would have told them they shouldnt try to argue something they are ignorant about.

 

[rico942]

When one of the tiresome and predictable "ANTZ Rants" begins, I use a time proven technique to spare my sanity ...

Just say "Hold that thought ...", turn and walk away swiftly, back to reality ...

Stupidity is presumably not contagious, but why take chances ?

 

[donwuan]

So happy, I have a don't .... with me vibe.

Who gives a .....

 

[TyPie]

Alas, ignorance and stupidity are all around us. Just when you think you have gotten used to it, somebody will again show their ignorance and stupidity. And alas, I have no satisfactory answers or solutions. (Thought I'd just throw this out there..........)

 

[Iffy]

Please keep in mind that those that rant to or at you are not happy folk. AND chances are that they would rather rant than make an effort to vote!

It's the folk that have money 'pushing' them that we have to worry about!!!

Be knowledgeable and prepared to educate. Beyond that... eff 'em!

 

[Susaz]

Those are the same people that stop me and tell me my french bulldog is a "killing machine"...

 

[UncleChimney]

Often times it is a "misery loves company" scenario, or at least appears to be.

 

[K_Tech]

Unfortunately "our" voice is mostly overshadowed by the talking heads on the idiot box. And we all know THEY would never lie to us...

The only people whose opinions matter to me are those I care about. Everyone else can go (I can't use those words here, but you get the idea).

Those are the same people that stop me and tell me my french bulldog is a "killing machine"...

I have a APBT/Boxer mix that my middle aged cousin is TERRIFIED of. He's an 85 pound lap dog and a cuddle machine, but she's convinced that he's ready to snap and unleash carnage at the drop of a milkbone.

My cat and my pug would disagree with that opinion, as do I.

 

[danfinger]

Those are the same people that stop me and tell me my french bulldog is a "killing machine"...

More like a slobber machine!

 

[danca90]

They probably all eat at McDonalds.

 

[Iffy]

They probably all eat at ...

... Taco Bell, in that they 'run' from both ends; and it's difficult to determine which end is which!

 

[erazzz]

I had someone tell me: "Those things are bad. They have propylene glycol in them".

I -tried- to explain the research on PG and how it is well studied and in more than just e-cigs. Problem was, they were either far too ignorant to listen or didn't want to admit they were terribly wrong. Either way, a very stupid thing to say. People think just because something has a fancy science name means it is bad.

 

[minimalsaint]

The few interactions I've had with these types always end the same way for me.
"I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person."
And good day.