Things you hate when people react while you are vaping in public ?

[WendyM]

dont let them bother you.... some people just react to things cuz its the way they were taught to react... for example... bugs.. Ive seen people freak out over a bug on the floor... a tiny harmless bug and they react to it as if it is a dinosaur on the attack...

Agreed. I also suspect a lot of people have learned to quietly hold their breath when approaching anything that looks like plumes of analog smoke. I do that quite a bit with people who I know wear too much cologne or perfume, so I really wouldn't notice if they changed their ambient level of stinkiness unless I were trapped in an elevator with them for a while.

 

[Danbrooks2k]

I take my dad out to flea markets and garage sales on the wekends. We both have fun acting like big kids and always buy something we dont need, or a project we can work on.

At an outdoor flea market I dont expect to get hassled when every other redneck in south east texas is sucking on a marlboro. Sure enough a lady did the whole waving her arms and coughing thing saying " I dont know what your smoking in that but I dont want any of it in my system ". I tried to explain that It wasnt smoke or drugs, it was harmless vapor and it is what helped me quit smoking. She said " I dont know you and I doubt its just Vapor "... Of course my Crazy DAD had to chime in... " My Son is a paramedic, he might be the one that comes to your door to save your life. He doesnt smoke weed or use any drugs, but I am stoned out of my *$%@!^# mind. Not that it is any of your buisness! "

My dad is really proud that I quit smoking and got my stepmom ( His wife ) to quit as well. My Dad is 73 years old and smokes herbal supplements every single day. When he sees them making that legal while trying to place bans on e-cigs he gets a little upset. He is generally the sweetest guy on earth... but when he speaks his mind... watch out!

Anything related to my vaping annoys me... If people are allowed to smoke I will be vaping, mind your buisness.

 

[AndriaD]

I take my dad out to flea markets and garage sales on the wekends. We both have fun acting like big kids and always buy something we dont need, or a project we can work on.

At an outdoor flea market I dont expect to get hassled when every other redneck in south east texas is sucking on a marlboro. Sure enough a lady did the whole waving her arms and coughing thing saying " I dont know what your smoking in that but I dont want any of it in my system ". I tried to explain that It wasnt smoke or drugs, it was harmless vapor and it is what helped me quit smoking. She said " I dont know you and I doubt its just Vapor "... Of course my Crazy DAD had to chime in... " My Son is a paramedic, he might be the one that comes to your door to save your life. He doesnt smoke weed or use any drugs, but I am stoned out of my *$%@!^# mind. Not that it is any of your buisness! "

My dad is really proud that I quit smoking and got my stepmom ( His wife ) to quit as well. My Dad is 73 years old and smokes herbal supplements every single day. When he sees them making that legal while trying to place bans on e-cigs he gets a little upset. He is generally the sweetest guy on earth... but when he speaks his mind... watch out!

Anything related to my vaping annoys me... If people are allowed to smoke I will be vaping, mind your buisness.

That sounds EXACTLY like something my husband would say! (what your dad said... though he doesn't partake of that anymore either!)

Andria

 

[OlderNDirt]

I had always considered my self an overly unobtrusive smoker, even to the extent of going outside in the dead cold to smoke while at a relative's home even though they emphatically said I could smoke inside....and other family members were smoking inside. I still try to be considerate and take others into consideration when vaping. If inside, I as if it is OK and won't even ask in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

Having said that, I am sick and tired of seeing/hearing the obligatory "OMG, I can't breath" cough from somebody walking within sight of a vape exhale......OUTSIDE!

Enough of my "freedoms" have been taken away from me. I'm tired of it and somewhere, somehow, this mentality has to stop.

 

[Strings]

Reminds me of something from when I still smoked

Was walking up to a store, finishing a cigarette. I'm about 100 feet from the door: wind is blowing towards me, away from said door. Woman comes walking out, sees me smoking, and immediately goes into a coughing fit. I suggested she talk to her psychiatrist about her psychosomatic issue

To recap: 100 feet away. Upwind. roughly 20mph breeze. STILL went into a coughing fit.

Haven't had anyone wig on my vaping. Will handle that however seems appropriate at the time

 

[roxynoodle]

The looks I'm getting are like they're afraid, not angry. I suspect they think I'm doing something illegal. And it really worries me. As box mods gain in popularity I'm hoping the general public gets to know what we're really doing.

 

[OlderNDirt]

Roxy, at least they got close enough to see what you had in your hand before "going into their act".

 

[AndriaD]

Just before xmas, we were xmas shopping at Target; it was raining that night, so my husband let me out at the door while he went to park the truck. While awaiting him, I stood out front under the overhang, vaping away -- and this chick moves from one side of the door to the other, to escape the scent of "strawberries and cream." So now I'm guessing that when they smell it, and it smells good, THAT terrifies them, they think they're "falling victim to our wiles" or some BS.

I mean, 2nd-hand strawberries are SOOOOO deadly and foul...

Andria

 

[Strings]

Andria, think about what you just said. Would YOU want "second hand strawberries"?

 

[Circa Survivor]

Just before xmas, we were xmas shopping at Target; it was raining that night, so my husband let me out at the door while he went to park the truck. While awaiting him, I stood out front under the overhang, vaping away -- and this chick moves from one side of the door to the other, to escape the scent of "strawberries and cream." So now I'm guessing that when they smell it, and it smells good, THAT terrifies them, they think they're "falling victim to our wiles" or some BS.

I mean, 2nd-hand strawberries are SOOOOO deadly and foul...

Andria

Something must instinctively click in their bran. SMOKE DOES NOT EQUAL STRAWBERRIES. MUST RUN.

 

[AndriaD]

Andria, think about what you just said. Would YOU want "second hand strawberries"?

We're talking about a scent, not pre-digested strawberries.

Andria

 

[Strings]

Still... that's what popped into my warped lil brain

 

[The Cloud Minder]

We're talking about a scent, not pre-digested strawberries.

Andria

Don't you mean POST-digested?

 

[BoomerFZ1]

dont let them bother you.... some people just react to things cuz its the way they were taught to react... for example... bugs.. Ive seen people freak out over a bug on the floor... a tiny harmless bug and they react to it as if it is a dinosaur on the attack...

I'm a 46 year old, 5'8", 245lb man with less than 15% body fat. I've been in the military where I boxed, wrestled and played football. I've been skydiving, bungee jumping and rode a mountain bike on the Flume in Lake Tahoe which is basically a cliff-side trail. I've commuted to work regularly on both a motorcycle AND bicycle in Washington DC (ask anyone who's been there how fearless you have to be to do that). Show me a living dinosaur and dare me to tackle it and I'd probably do it for poops and giggles. But to this day, a bug on my floor will make me shriek like a little girl. Your comparison isn't only wrong my friend, but offensive to those of us who fear the true masters of the world. And lastly, in the most respectful way possible, I say to you sir...BITE ME!!! (that was fun!!!)

 

[Strings]

You know Boomer, you shouldn't hold back like that. You'll strain something if you don't let your feelings out...

 

[AndriaD]

I'm a 46 year old, 5'8", 245lb man with less than 15% body fat. I've been in the military where I boxed, wrestled and played football. I've been skydiving, bungee jumping and rode a mountain bike on the Flume in Lake Tahoe which is basically a cliff-side trail. I've commuted to work regularly on both a motorcycle AND bicycle in Washington DC (ask anyone who's been there how fearless you have to be to do that). Show me a living dinosaur and dare me to tackle it and I'd probably do it for poops and giggles. But to this day, a bug on my floor will make me shriek like a little girl. Your comparison isn't only wrong my friend, but offensive to those of us who fear the true masters of the world. And lastly, in the most respectful way possible, I say to you sir...BITE ME!!! (that was fun!!!)

That's kinda sad. I used to dance around and holler when I saw a wasp, but my husband informed me that I was merely entertaining the wasp, so naturally it would hang around to see what further entertainment I might offer. And he was right -- now that I ignore wasps, they appear to ignore me back. If I see a bug or spider on the floor, I kill it. If it's bigger than 1 inch... I call The Slayer -- a/k/a my husband.

I once saw a wood spider larger than my hand -- yes, IN the house, in a closet. I didn't say anything, because that sight robbed me of the power of speech; I just went and grabbed my grandfather and pointed to it.

Andria

 

[AndriaD]

Don't you mean POST-digested?

Yeah, I guess so -- and hey, I didn't recognize you with that new avatar. I was used to seeing Mr. Half-a-Face whining about sub-ohming.

Andria

 

[HauntedMyst]

I hate it when I am just enjoying some after meal play time and some over protective, over reactionary mom calls the manager to make me stop vaping in the McDonalds Play Place even though all the other kids were chanting "Make more fog! Make more fog!" One day she and her kid will have to realize he can't stand at the bottom of the slide, cloaked in heavy vape fog or not, without getting kicked by the next guy coming down the slide and sometimes that next guy is wearing size 12 boots. It's not my fault her precious little booger maker wouldn't move.

 

[The Dog Guy]

Buy a Glock t-shirt. You'll instantly enjoy 90% less complaining on all fronts.

Build a mod that looks like a SIG instead of a CIG

 

[roxynoodle]

Roxy, at least they got close enough to see what you had in your hand before "going into their act".

I suggest not taking out a Sigelei 100W with a Lemo, lol! That one earned me the most frightened looks yet.