well.. that hurt.

[daleron]

{{{Downtown}}}

Welcome back home!

 

[GinnyTx]

Downtown, haters gotta hate yanno?

I have been at another bbs for a little over 2 years and when I'd put it out there that I had quit smoking and was vaping, I was met with good, "I vape too" (and I referred them here, most were noobs like myself and love it here *waves to Shane*) others were just curious..what is it, how does it work (mostly smokers who want to quit) and some smokers that don't want to quit with "it's still a drug" and just plain flamers....

like water off a duck's back ...just present your positive experience..and that's all you can do. I KNOW I don't smoke two packs a day anymore and that's a good thing!

Tia posted these, I'm going to look for some to stick around or on an mvp or something remember THIS is why..

 

[bigrf85]

some people are just too ignorant to do the research and believe whatever they want/hear cant change them just have to deal with the bad when it comes and embrase the good i guess

 

[tj99959]

The FDA, CDC, BP, BT, and the press have been doing everything possible to demonize e-cigs. So why should it surprise you.

Actually they have a point, why would we want to encourage a non smoker to start vaping?
Vaping is only "harm reduction" for a person that smokes, and that's only 18% of the population.

 

[Downtown]

The FDA, CDC, BP, BT, and the press have been doing everything possible to demonize e-cigs. So why should it surprise you.

Actually they have a point, why would we want to encourage a non smoker to start vaping?
Vaping is only "harm reduction" for a person that smokes, and that's only 18% of the population.

My goal wasn't to get non smokers or others to vape. Hell, I could care less if a non-smoker wanted to vape 0mg nic just to enjoy it. My old lady does. But when you relay good info to a public who demonized tobacco like it was brewed in Satans kettle downstairs, which it might've been, then show them the better option to it for those who do smoke that will have less collateral damage to those who don't, you almost expect a little give.

Kind of like "why ingest rat poison when you can ingest a starburst!? One will kill you, one has the possibility in high uncontrolled doses to make you chubby" and then being told it's all rat poison and you're just gonna die anyway.

 

[Bernard Marx]

Maybe we shouldn't encourage non-smokers to vape, although "The more the merrier" I always thought... but then again, if the young people don't vape then it will die out and the only option for young people will be to smoke cigarettes.

 

[bluecat]

I have always got normal responses. Was down in Lexington, Ky over the weekend. Had and MVP2 with a kayfun on it. I went about my business. Got some weird looks. Most just said "oh". Nothing negative. I vaped outside and didn't push myself on anyone.

I had one dude think it was a spy satellite. I wasn't sure if he was joking or not. I guess the Bourbon Run will do that to you.