The E-Cigarette at work, hazardous.

[Spider]

I use my e-cig at work all the time and no-one is that bothered, luckily I don't have to work with anyone who complains just for the sake of it.

Propylene Glycol is used, as we all know, in many fog/smoke machines. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't come in contact with one of these things at a gig/play/show or whatever and no-one complains about those. The volume of fog/smoke produced is immense as well, and while I'm sure I've heard that it does have an adverse effect in large volumes inhaled over time, I don't think my e-cig compares - and it's better than inhaling 'dry ice'.

I just love the fact that no-one can actually legally make you stop using an e-cig in a public - it's always at the owner's discretion. Good on you Emperor! There will always be people who complain for the sake of complaining.

Spider

 

[TheEmperorOfIceCream]

Yup, the ONLY time I haven't been called out for public indulgence of my wicked habit was at a Doctor Who convention in Earl's Court the other weekend. Kids everywhere and I couldn't hardly see the little suckers for the smoke in the Dalek invasion animatronic.

Out with the cig!

Puff puff aaaaahhhhh

In-fil-trate! In-fil-trate!

 

[leaford]

In-fil-trate! In-fil-trate!

 

[karenwest1961]

Hammy is right...if one person complains, you must take it seriously and take the device elsewhere. I'm sorry that happened to you Hammy. I haven't heard of anyone getting sick from the vapor before. Several things could be happening here... Your co-worker may be ultra sensitive and really having issues, or like others say could be sensitive to perfumes. Or could be an anti and trying to be a .... in a nice way. It doesn't matter. If the co-worker complained, you need to take it seriously as it doesn't affect your job.

It's nice to be able to have the device so you won't have to go outdoors...but sometimes with my own, I have to go outdoors because of the confusion. My best friend had to put hers away when she used hers in a smoking area because the manager didn't like the look of it.

You did the right thing by taking your njoy elsewhere...and asking here if it were possible for someone to get sick. Logically, most of us would say that it's not possible. But realistically, we can't say that it isn't.

 

[icemanmaz]

I told them at work it was just vapour and they all said it was a great idea and a good thing to see me quitting the fags.
some people are just so stupid

 

[phylo]

Just to add my 2 cents to this debate... At the end of June I did a road trip with 5 other people all of whom were non smokers. I vaped for the entire 13 hour drive and they didn't notice anything other than a slight apple smell when I switch to an apple flavored cartridge... Well that and the vapor... It was kinda funny when I took the first drag in the guys car, he saw me exhale smoke and got a really weird look on his face and I could tell he was about to rip me a new one for smoking in his car but then saw me smiling at him and didn't smell anything so it turned from anger to curiosity in a heart beat..

I would also like to mention that I had never met these guys in person.. I ended up hitching a ride with them to a spearfishing competition in Puertocitos Mexico.

Phil

 

[stewart]

Hi! my first post, and thought i'd put it here where most appropriate

I just ordered my first e-cig today after hearing about it on Radio 1 news, then looking it up on bbc online. despite the lack of medical research, i think it's a fantastic idea

i first confirmed it with my boss whether i could use it at work, and he said "as long as your colleagues that sit near you are ok with it then yeah" and they gave approval so long as it doesnt smell... so thumbs up there! the boses dad, former owner of the company who comes in to do invoices smoked in the office like a chimney right up to the ban day, so i'm thinking he might be interested when i get it!

i only regret that i made my purchase off a new user on ebay, before i found the excellent video reviews by the fella in the hats (sorry i forgot your name but i think your a member here too), whom forwarded me onto the e-cig.co.uk website. i kinda wish i'd gone there, the price is the same, but i've a feeling i'll be needing the business cards full of info, as i went for the super mini with orange battery.

as i'm a heavy roll up smoker i think my uneducated first choice for a regular vaper might require a qiuck second purchase, but i'll try it anyway and maybe purchase the vials to drip in so i dont work through the cats so quickly. how many times can carts be reused before they eventually fail?

cheers and great forum! i've been teased a little about it by my colleagues, but none of them have smoked a single cig in their lives.... but i'll be quietly laughing when i'm happily, less harmfully (hopefully) puffing away and getting my fix while working

 

[RatInDaHat]

that's me with the hats. Glad i could be helpful.

You'll like this forum. Lots of helpful people and good information.

-Dusty-

 

[stewart]

ah ratindahat hehe yep! you state so many names in your vids, i forgot them all

quality vids mate... love the Wolverine technique

as i'll be waiting a good couple of days for my first e-cig, and have never seen nor come across anyone using them, i've got to ask what's it like? is the experience near identical to the "analogue" cig?

 

[Kimmiegrif]

I vap in my house in the eve. My hubby is watching tv downstairs and I am upstairs. He is oblivious to the fact I am even enjoying my ecig. I could have never done this with burning tobacco!

 

[smokindeuce]

The wi-fi allergy article is really funny. You're right Rat the signal producted by wi-fi is the same as a cell phone or cordless phone.

Just to rehash an earlier post...

Bishybob: This is true, as Rat has already stated, but the difference is that Wifi units are sending their low frequency out constantly - with mobile phones you only get the effect when you are speaking to someone else (ie. a few minutes at a time)... I understand that microwave ovens also work at a similar frequency to WiFI, but obviously with the oven, the radiation is contained in the casing. Now I don't know about you, but I definitely wouldn't want to stick my head in a microwave!

I guess, as with all of these new technologies (including the e-cig), we are all guinea pigs... the technology comes along before anyone has had a chance to measure its long term safety because it performs a very positive function in the short term. However, at what expense? We need to - as consumers - constantly question these new, so-called 'better' technologies because the manufacturers are often at the end of the day looking to take the money and run!

Anyhow, here are a few links on the subject of WiFi if anyone's interested -

The Ecologist - Scientists: no one knows the real risks of Wi-Fi

BBC NEWS | Technology | Wi-fi? Why worry?

Danger on the airwaves: Is the Wi-Fi revolution a health time bomb? - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent

Personally, I use mobile phones and WiFI, and don't see them as major concerns, however will remain optimistically cautious until the verdict's out!

 

[ApOsTle51]

ah ratindahat hehe yep! you state so many names in your vids, i forgot them all

quality vids mate... love the Wolverine technique

as i'll be waiting a good couple of days for my first e-cig, and have never seen nor come across anyone using them, i've got to ask what's it like? is the experience near identical to the "analogue" cig?

I prefer it to analogue cigs. I was a die hard rolly smoker for 16 years. Since e-smoking i havent had a rolly since i got my dse901 and that was nearly 7 weeks ago.

E-smoking tastes nicer, it's cleaner it doesnt stink and now im not banned to the back garden for my nicotine fix.

as for being near identical to analogues well , it doesn't taste the same ( which i like ) but it does FEEL the same, which is the important bit.

a good starter kit would include :

• DSE 901b starter kit
• 1 extra dse901b atomizer
• 1 extra dse901b battery
• 1 dse901 USB charger ( for backup charging mainly )
• 25 dse901 high strength carts
• 20 ml 36mg totally wicked e-liquid ( your flavour choice )

 

[Pleased2BHere]

New Njoy user and on day 2 my wife who smokes 2 packs a day of Marlboro reds claimed to be having some kind of allergice type reaction. She suspected it was the vapors so I took it outside. She is definitely not an anti-smoker and couldn't smell it if her ... was on fire, so I wonder? And I will test this out again soon and report back. With my luck she is one of those rare few allergic to PG.

 

[Kimmiegrif]

"If her ... is on fire" strong words! Maybe she is afraid you will become a truly non burning tobacco smoker...

 

[stewart]

I prefer it to analogue cigs. I was a die hard rolly smoker for 16 years. Since e-smoking i havent had a rolly since i got my dse901 and that was nearly 7 weeks ago.

E-smoking tastes nicer, it's cleaner it doesnt stink and now im not banned to the back garden for my nicotine fix.

as for being near identical to analogues well , it doesn't taste the same ( which i like ) but it does FEEL the same, which is the important bit.


a good starter kit would include :

• DSE 901b starter kit
• 1 extra dse901b atomizer
• 1 extra dse901b battery
• 1 dse901 USB charger ( for backup charging mainly )
• 25 dse901 high strength carts
• 20 ml 36mg totally wicked e-liquid ( your flavour choice )

thanks mate thats exactly the kind of answer i needed, and some. i know i've made a mistake with the super mini, but i will definitely make the 901b my next purchase.

cheers!

 

[weezy]

Also the vapor does not hang around like smoke from a cigarette.
It just disappears.

Nothing just "disappears"

 

[Kroll]

Well, as my facebook update shows "XXXXX is happily smoking at work... LEGALLY!"

I came in this morning and asked my office roomies if the minded if I vaped at my desk. Absolutely classic patronising answer- "So long as it doesn't smell and helps you give up that awful habit, no problem!"

hehehehehe!


Technically it is true, however, I'm following the letter rather than the spirit!

 

[Nazareth]

How nice of them to "Allow" you to vape which is perfectly legal despite their objections and to "Allow" you to do so "As long as" you meet their prerequisites

 

[TropicalBob]

Bingo, Weezy. Good for you. You are so right .. and your point will likely become a future battle field for e-smoking. As global warming teaches, gases do not just "disappear" because we cannot see them.

 

[Rorschach]

For the record, the person who started this thread way back is not a troll. He was actually pretty concerned. I would know because he's actually my brother and he stopped using the forum after everyone shot him down here.