Well-said friend, it ain't combustin anything so nobody should come bustin you ;-) But seriously its funny i happened on this thread, i never go to walmart 'cuz we dont have one closer than half an hour away but just happened to make my once-a-decade visit yesterday for something and having vaped in any non-funeral setting ive found myself in (aside from going to and coming from work, as I teach elementary school students and would never want them to see me with what looked like a cigarette, now THOSE might be individuals you could say, would not be well-served or fairly-served by (especially myself personally, having the responsibility for positive modeling of behaviors for their developing understanding of the world) a Vaping Vaper just assuming he or she can vape anywhere on God's multicolored Earth; but as for some employee at a business that is not full of impressionable children, man, come on-- who gives a what? I'm as polite as all get out to people who, say, work the cash register or the floor in a Walgreens or a Walmart or usher at a huge and high-priced theatre; if someone has a problem or concern about anything at all about me I want them to approach me about it so that we can sort it out like rational human beings, unless their problem is that they just don't like the way I look so they want to punch me j/k. Airplanes? Use common sense. Its been like fifteen years since you could smoke an analog on an airplane, obviously itd be at the very minimum a huge hassle for youself, the flight crew, and possibly the whole flight because they'll go on and land if theres a hint of a problematic passenger these days. Libraries? Kids there, and is it fair to take the librarians' time with the explanation? Naw dude, if youre checking it out not reading a whole book there, then you can survive the time inside the library sans nic-fix. Schools? Consciously allowing your behavior to leave children with a positive association of any kind with smoking cigarettes is a sin and a moral crime. Plus public school teachers aren;t trying to hear an explanation they see what they think they see; theyll be chewing you up, smacking you down, and kicking your @$$ out before you finish 1 pull LOL.
To try to contribute from my experience along the lines of Reign's important point about our need to know more about this thing we do, about as many of the facets of vaping as possible and there's no reason not to share experience-gleaned knowledge, for whatever its worth, with the community here. (Love y'all!)
I have pretty much (again, with important exceptions, especially minding the all-important responsibility each of us has to in no way decrease the aversion a child in this day and time should have to taking up smoking) ceased to pay much mind as to where I'm vaping; man, my vape tastes good to me, it smells good to anyone intimate enough with me t be in close enough to smell at all; GameStop; Stop&Shop; CVS; Walgreen's; WalMART; Best Buy; Trader Joes; Pier 1 Imports; Tar-jee; the movies; plays; and many other venues I wont waste time naming but those are all places where Ive had no prob vaping in; I think I explained once to an employee somewhere what the deal was, but that was 30 seconds worth of me speaking and then the employee was all 'ooh's and 'ah's haha. I got pulled over and you can guess if they wanted to know about my 510? Right. And the officer's reaction? How can I get down with this, I've been trying to quit smoking for years. Referred here for info and resources. Them's my experiences; if you put a pinch of thoughtfulness into your behavior, e.g. movie theatre or darkened playhouse? hold it so the LED is obscured by your hand, or you're being a jerk to everyone else. But otherwise, why would it be unfair to anyone else? One other person at the movie I went to knew I was vaping, the girl I went WITH who was sitting next to me. So, Keef, to each his own, I say, but I also say I am totally satisfied that I maintain the consideration for others that I was brought up to show, and always go out of my way to be pleasant to others; and it doesn't clash with me vaping (almost) wherever I want. Sorry so long everyone. Big CONGRATULATIONS to our former smokers saving money and tacking years onto their bodily expiration date! And ECF rocks I thank every member for the essence of Reign's excellent point about the power we each gain when we all pool our resources-- knowledge from experience, often being the most valuable resource one can be given. God Bless.
-Rich
