That's funny, because that same doctor prescribed me medicine that was $200 dollars more that the meds I usually use. My insurance wouldn't pay it, so Walgreen's had to get a hold of that dr to ask for something different.
Utterly moronic things people believe about PVs
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That's funny, because that same doctor prescribed me medicine that was $200 dollars more that the meds I usually use. My insurance wouldn't pay it, so Walgreen's had to get a hold of that dr to ask for something different.
I just had the most mind bogglingly ridiculous conversation with my brother in law.
He was over visiting my husband and I. Now, bless his heart*, my BIL is not the sharpest tool in the shed. He's read a total of one book in his entire life, I kid you not- the biography of Charles Barkley if I'm not mistaken- and routinely avoids any sort of possibly nerdlike behavior that might take away from his strenuous routine of drinking and playing video games and not working. (He's my age, 34, by the way.)
DH casually asked him if he'd heard anything about e-cigarettes, presumably working up to announcing that I've quit the cloves and switched to one.
"Oh. Yes, I know all about those! They're way worse for you than real cigarettes," he announced.
Cue a matching pair of utterly mystified expressions from me and my husband:
"It's the water in them. You can't breathe any water, it'll kill you," he elaborated.
About then I started laughing helplessly. I mean, he *is* right- you can't breathe water, it'll kill you! If you're face down in a swimming pool, I guess....
So I patiently (yay me, I need that patience with him *frequently*) started explaining that no, the (non water based) vapor in an e-cigarette isn't in fact worse than tobacco smoke and water has nothing to do with it. His eyes instantly glazed over and he stopped listening pronto. I frequently fail to do the "polite girl" thing and blatant ignore idiocy in my vicinity, especially with my BIL, which annoys him to no end. Oh whoops. Sorry!(I must admit after a long day of working with customers and *having* to bite my tongue around idiots, it's a bit harder to ignore stupid.)
"Oh. Well I guess the new ones might not be full of water." That was his brilliant conclusion.I gave up and let him go back to fiddling with the Xbox, which I'm quite sure was his goal in the first place.
Anybody else got some good ones to share with the class?
*I learned this expression from an elderly Southern lady I worked with. Apparently, properly employed, you drop it in front of an insult to sound a little less snarky
Hand to mouth motion addiction
"They say that the antifreeze in those can kill you in like 2 months."
But I've been smoking this since September of last year...
"You must be very strong or something!"
I'm shooting for the new record.
But I've been smoking this since September of last year...
"You must be very strong or something!"
I'm shooting for the new record.
I'm glad they reported the antifreeze. Most of do know what antifreeze tastes like. I've since noticed it some tobacco flavors and when I do I stop vaping that flavor.
HTH,
Dave
ROFLMAO at some of the comments we hear.
It is truly up to us to enlighten the world to the wonders of the ecig. Go forth and educate!
It is truly up to us to enlighten the world to the wonders of the ecig. Go forth and educate!
I have also heard that some believe that cigarettes contain high concentrations of radioactive particles. They are reporting levels that would mean taking a pack of smokes into the airport would set off the dirty bomb alarms and get you sent to Cuba. There are folks who assume it gets into eliquid too. Paranoid liberals are funnier than paranoid conservatives sometimes 
I have also heard that some believe that cigarettes contain high concentrations of radioactive particles. They are reporting levels that would mean taking a pack of smokes into the airport would set off the dirty bomb alarms and get you sent to Cuba. There are folks who assume it gets into eliquid too. Paranoid liberals are funnier than paranoid conservatives sometimes
But, but, but...what if I wanna go to Cuba???
ACTUAL FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS A REAL REGISTERED NURSE :- told me she treated a woman that got pneumonia from inhaling the water vapor in the ecig.... I ..... slapped her and put her in her place. for real
I have also heard that some believe that cigarettes contain high concentrations of radioactive particles. They are reporting levels that would mean taking a pack of smokes into the airport would set off the dirty bomb alarms and get you sent to Cuba. There are folks who assume it gets into eliquid too. Paranoid liberals are funnier than paranoid conservatives sometimes
So if I vape enough will I turn into the incredible hulk?
My sister is a nurse in Minn., when I told her I switched to vaping she said, "oh, we have those for people in the hospital, but they never stay with it!" After I finished the happy dance for them providing smokers a way to not stress while in the hospital, I asked her to tell them all that there were way better e-cigs and give them the name of this forum. Hope some of them follow up- I know she'll spread the word because she is blown away that I actually quit the nasties!
One of the ladies at work is the supreme authority on everything. Of course, I avoid her like the
plague because she is an idiot. One day she made an inflammatory comment about e-cigs that
I just couldn't ignore. ( I know, I know, I just couldn't help myself ) I don't even remember what most
of the exchange involved because of her last comment.. "My father died of lung cancer but I don't
care. I will keep on smoking."
I was literally stunned. I just stared at her for several seconds with my mouth hanging open.
Now, I am a fairly blunt person and I love a good argument, but I try to to curb my personality
in the interest of social politeness. ( I will definitely be the local "cranky old codger" when I become
that age when I don't care to be socially polite any more )
After I recovered, I just told her that was the most stupid, asinine thing I had ever heard and I
couldn't believe I had let her drag me down to her level of idiocy, and then walked away.
I heard a few people in the office snickering and it actually managed to shut her up for a few weeks.
plague because she is an idiot. One day she made an inflammatory comment about e-cigs that
I just couldn't ignore. ( I know, I know, I just couldn't help myself ) I don't even remember what most
of the exchange involved because of her last comment.. "My father died of lung cancer but I don't
care. I will keep on smoking."
I was literally stunned. I just stared at her for several seconds with my mouth hanging open.
Now, I am a fairly blunt person and I love a good argument, but I try to to curb my personality
in the interest of social politeness. ( I will definitely be the local "cranky old codger" when I become
that age when I don't care to be socially polite any more )
After I recovered, I just told her that was the most stupid, asinine thing I had ever heard and I
couldn't believe I had let her drag me down to her level of idiocy, and then walked away.
I heard a few people in the office snickering and it actually managed to shut her up for a few weeks.
I actually did inhale freon one time. Somebody I trusted told me it was helium. I wanted to try the "duck talk" thing. Inhaled it, instead of my voice going high - it went real low, then passed out, and had a brief wild dream about a wizard holding my sister captive and shooting lightning bolts at me. It's a miracle I didn't freeze-dry my lungs and die on the spot.
Very funny, has he ever heard about some places that has humidity? And humidity means water in the air? And there are alive people, not zombies, living in those places?
I just had the most mind bogglingly ridiculous conversation with my brother in law.
He was over visiting my husband and I. Now, bless his heart*, my BIL is not the sharpest tool in the shed. He's read a total of one book in his entire life, I kid you not- the biography of Charles Barkley if I'm not mistaken- and routinely avoids any sort of possibly nerdlike behavior that might take away from his strenuous routine of drinking and playing video games and not working. (He's my age, 34, by the way.)
DH casually asked him if he'd heard anything about e-cigarettes, presumably working up to announcing that I've quit the cloves and switched to one.
"Oh. Yes, I know all about those! They're way worse for you than real cigarettes," he announced.
Cue a matching pair of utterly mystified expressions from me and my husband:
"It's the water in them. You can't breathe any water, it'll kill you," he elaborated.
About then I started laughing helplessly. I mean, he *is* right- you can't breathe water, it'll kill you! If you're face down in a swimming pool, I guess....
So I patiently (yay me, I need that patience with him *frequently*) started explaining that no, the (non water based) vapor in an e-cigarette isn't in fact worse than tobacco smoke and water has nothing to do with it. His eyes instantly glazed over and he stopped listening pronto. I frequently fail to do the "polite girl" thing and blatant ignore idiocy in my vicinity, especially with my BIL, which annoys him to no end. Oh whoops. Sorry!
"Oh. Well I guess the new ones might not be full of water." That was his brilliant conclusion.
Anybody else got some good ones to share with the class?
*I learned this expression from an elderly Southern lady I worked with. Apparently, properly employed, you drop it in front of an insult to sound a little less snarky
My favorites -
1. You haven't really quit smoking
2. They are a rip-off (yes, the ones on TV and the free trials are)
3. This one is pretty common. "you exhale water vapor". As OP stated, water has nothing to do with it.
1. You haven't really quit smoking
2. They are a rip-off (yes, the ones on TV and the free trials are)
3. This one is pretty common. "you exhale water vapor". As OP stated, water has nothing to do with it.
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