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I don't have that problem. I'm known as the guy who is quiet and helpful until you say something I don't like. I will let you know in a heartbeat. I have watched other cringe when someone says something to me they know I wont like, lol
Seriously?!?!? Why G-A-S 'bout what others say?!?!? If 'their' comments don't affect my family, sex life, pay check or gas mileage, eff 'em. Don't let 'em raise your blood pressure. BTW, mine has drop to well within normal range since vaping.
Yes, why care. It's not like ignorance will result in bans, or vaping being restricted to smoking areas. Why G-A-S indeed.
OP, I felt like that when I first joined this Forum but...people on here told me all this stuff that they are saying to you and now...lol I just don't care what they think anymore. I'm gonna vape on and they can complain all they want 
There are still some on this forum that don't understand the concept that you stated so well. Acting like vaping is the same as smoking or hiding it out of sight or being "afraid" of what others will think if they use a PV other than a cig-a-like in public, just feeds the perception that vaping is the same as smoking. Thanks for your post.
Actually, you will probably NEVER see me using an e-cig (cig-alike) because I'm a person who vapes as much as I used to smoke and it would take about 20 of 'em to get me through a day. Or 6 if I had 4 PCCs to charge them with!
My current battery is a USB charger at 6600 mah, and my backup is one at 8400 mah. This past week is the first I was not charging something (or a couple of them) every day.
When someone asks me why I vape, I tell them that it is a replacement for tobacco.
My current battery is a USB charger at 6600 mah, and my backup is one at 8400 mah. This past week is the first I was not charging something (or a couple of them) every day.
When someone asks me why I vape, I tell them that it is a replacement for tobacco.
May I kindly suggest you read and mentally digest da OP's original post? 'Look' before ya leap! Context, context, context...
Of course some people are going to think that no matter what they are told. It does look like we are smoking. It's one of the things I like about vaping. It's one of the things that makes it work for me. I'm fooling myself, and it's working! Patches and gums didn't work for me. I wanted to see and taste my "smoke". I know I'm doing whats best for me. I know I'm not killing myself one cig at a time. And I'm happy. If your not happy for me, I didn't need you anyways.
Stubbornness is just so very annoying!!
Stubbornness is just so very annoying!!
I'm done worrying and wasting energy on getting upset with people and their opinions on vaping. Almost none of them knew about vaping before they saw me do it, so why am I going to get all bent out of shape when they have strong opinions about it when they didn't know it existed 10 minutes previously.
A couple of my co-workers frown at me, I just scowl back and enjoy the vape
A couple of my co-workers frown at me, I just scowl back and enjoy the vape
maybe you should question them about their knowledge of e-cigs and why they consider them a problem? After they tell you that they have no idea of what they are talking about, then you can really let loose. (there are too many answers to that to list...)
That is it for me exactly. I wanted the TH and the "smoke". I guess I had to fool my brain into thinking that I was still smoking. It seemed to have worked, though. 19 days and counting!
I do agree that we can't just be rude or secretive about vaping. I am a proud vaper but sometimes people just don't get it. You can explain the whole thing to them and the response is..."you're still smoking". Just like ScottP said...you can't fix stupid!
It's not that I was ever embarrassed that I smoked. I too was a proud smoker. Thought I had it all figured out. And the same goes for vaping. I am a proud vaper. I don't hide it and I am not afraid to explain the basics to anyone. The frustrating part is the people who just want to be closed minded. They act like they want to know more about what you are doing and they ask questions but in the same breath try and discount all the benefits of vaping by saying it is the same as smoking.
That's EXACTLY my point GraceH. It is the stubbornness that gets me. I agree with you 100%. I know what I am doing is the best alternative for me at this point in MY life. I love not smelling like an ashtray. I love the taste of the eliquid. I love that I can breath better and taste better. I just wish there were some way to fix stubborn/stupid people.
But ignorance DOES result in bans and laws and other stupid policies. I have seen several threads on ECF about people receiving letters from their employers about the negative effects of ecigs and banning their use except for in designated smoking areas. Why should us vapers have to subject ourselves to the second hand smoke that we gave up? No one tells someone they can only use their patch in smoking areas. I know that is silly but ignorance can lead to bigger issues. I guess that's why I personally G-A-S.
It is weird how some smokers have the 'fear.'
Was at a southern themed bar yesterday that has a non smoking policy and the owner was cool with me vaping my ego. He always has an unlit Romeo E Julietta cigar between his lips. I mentioned you could get cigars like my ego.
The speed and force with which he shot back 'yeah but they don't taste the same do they?' was kind of unusual. Like we had entered some twilight zone of conversation.
I agreed, they're are some cigar juices that come close but sure it's not going to be the same as a Romeo E Julietta (have smoked em in the past and they are some damned fine cigars) but you could at least puff on it if you wanted.
He said he wets and chews and sucks on the end of the unlit cigar and it's like chewing tobacco for him.
I just smiled and thought 'man hope he doesn't get mouth cancer' and left it at that.
Was at a southern themed bar yesterday that has a non smoking policy and the owner was cool with me vaping my ego. He always has an unlit Romeo E Julietta cigar between his lips. I mentioned you could get cigars like my ego.
The speed and force with which he shot back 'yeah but they don't taste the same do they?' was kind of unusual. Like we had entered some twilight zone of conversation.
I agreed, they're are some cigar juices that come close but sure it's not going to be the same as a Romeo E Julietta (have smoked em in the past and they are some damned fine cigars) but you could at least puff on it if you wanted.
He said he wets and chews and sucks on the end of the unlit cigar and it's like chewing tobacco for him.
I just smiled and thought 'man hope he doesn't get mouth cancer' and left it at that.
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