yes it never ceases to amaze me how many folk seem to believe the press reports as gospel, and i cant remember how many times i been told its worse than smoking!
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I've vaped around lots of smokers....and non smokers. I can't remember anyone even raising an eyebrow or anything negative. At the most, I got an inquiry or two about what I was using. I vape like I smoked...in a manner that would have as little impact on the people around me as possible. I wonder if that has anything to do with anything....
I have to vape in the designated smoking area at work. It's interesting to watch the proportions of vapers and smokers. One month it will be mostly smokers, the next 50/50, occasionally more vapers than smokers, back to mostly smokes...
Sorry, back on topic; because vaping has been a thing for 5+ years now, no-one mentions or even really notices when someone is vaping (unless it's a polite enquiry as to what flavour is being used). For most people it's just an alternative method of getting nicotine into the body. Each to their own.
I will occasionally ask a smoker what flavour their cigarette is - monkey .... or hobo socks ? The response is generally a sigh and a quick look to the heavens.
Sorry, back on topic; because vaping has been a thing for 5+ years now, no-one mentions or even really notices when someone is vaping (unless it's a polite enquiry as to what flavour is being used). For most people it's just an alternative method of getting nicotine into the body. Each to their own.
I will occasionally ask a smoker what flavour their cigarette is - monkey .... or hobo socks ? The response is generally a sigh and a quick look to the heavens.
No I've never noticed, I don't let what other people do influence what I do or piss me off.
Of course if you're vaping a flavor that has an offensive odor when exhaled or blowing big ol huge bro cloudz, it certainly could be offensive to other people.
You might like the smell or be used to it, it probably smells like cat pee dirty socks & BO to others.
My wife acts like that but I just say "If you don't like it, get out of my fort!" Chics in forts....sheeesh!
When ever I vape anything with honey(mostly honey tobacco) people will say it smells bad. I agree it does, so I refrain from using honey vapes around people.
When I smoked analogs, whenever somebody smoked a flavored cig (like a black devil) next to me I wanted to throw up.
I never blow clouds next to strangers if that enters their space, that's just rude in my opinion.
I never blow clouds next to strangers if that enters their space, that's just rude in my opinion.
I just try to blow it away from them. I've never had someone complain to me to me in public but my moms boyfriend says it bothers his sinuses so I can't vape around him. My girlfriends dad also says it gives him a headache so I don't vape around him.
I vape flavourless at 9watts. You would have to be a pretty special kind of uptight fwit to be put out by it.
A lot of flavoured juices do smell kind of bad once exhaled, I dont know why, they taste pretty good going in.
A lot of flavoured juices do smell kind of bad once exhaled, I dont know why, they taste pretty good going in.
I don't know, feeling a lot of condescension towards smokers. Nothing worse than a preachy ex-anything.
I say, whatever. Smoke em if you got em, vape em if you got em. Seems like a lot of nothing to see here.
I say, whatever. Smoke em if you got em, vape em if you got em. Seems like a lot of nothing to see here.
Being a former smoker I was around the smoke from myself and others all the time. I've been vaping for almost four years but I don't forget where I came from. My best friend lights up his Newports next to me while I'm vaping. Am I going to stay away from him until he finishes his smoke? When I would smoke cigarettes I would be conscious of the fact that a non-smoker would not want to inhale my smoke so I would be courteous. It can very well be that when I'm vaping nowadays a smoker may veer away from me. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they despise my vaping, rather they are being courteous to me. Another thing is that if a smoker sees a person vaping they get a guilt trip being that they know that what they are doing is harmful and when they see the vape its a reminder towards that so they try to stay away from the truth and reality. Lastly, as a vaper I try to have the awareness of the fact that many won't want to inhale my vapor as it was when I was a smoker. Therefore I use a mtl setup all the time outdoors and when I am indoors I am free to use my fog machine.
I strive to be respectful of those around me. In meetings big or small I will hold the vape in so as not to exhale any vapor. In my office MTL, I exhale the vapor but I don't chase clouds so it dissipates quickly.
I appreciate the fact that no one gives me grief in my office or in meetings, I return the respect by not blowing clouds. I suspect huge clouds would quickly lead to a vaping ban. Then office days would intolerable.
Ostentatious displays of any activity only creates more antis. We don't need to give anti-vapers any more reason to lobby against our vape.
I appreciate the fact that no one gives me grief in my office or in meetings, I return the respect by not blowing clouds. I suspect huge clouds would quickly lead to a vaping ban. Then office days would intolerable.
Ostentatious displays of any activity only creates more antis. We don't need to give anti-vapers any more reason to lobby against our vape.
With people you know, is about mutual respect. It’s different with strangers though. I mean respect, yes we can give it but they don’t always know we’re trying to be respectful b
I always ask people I know if they mind if I vape in their house or car. And if it is, I mtl. And I try to ask, too, if it smells bad, because I can not vape, if it does.
But in the wild, and I never vape indoors at stores, restaurants, etc, but outside, I try to be off by myself. ( I mean, that’s my MO vaping or not to be honest lol). I have no problem with smokers as far as wanting to convert them or looking down on them. You do you, I say.
I don’t chase clouds per de, but I do use some fairly foggy gear outside. When I vape on the front porch, sometimes it probably looks like my house is on fire. If anyone doesn’t like that, well too bad for them. If anyone is so sensitive or emotionally fragile they are triggered by the mere sight of a cloud, they’re way too soft for this world.
Sometimes I can't help it my vape just automatically like flows towards them no matter which way I try to blow it
Like all of my bad habits I try my best not to let them affect others. While vaping may not be as harmful as smoking, getting up on a high horse is not wise imo.
Me to actually...i'm a lonevaper
Had a compliment (smells good) from a woman friend that used to be staunch anti vape....only because of what she read and heard. She's coming around lately, mostly because i've been patiently educating her (and others) over time. Then later I showed her my sexy little Minifit pod...that really got her attention and almost admiration...wow that's beautiful, and it doesn't make much smoke she said...
She also said there's a guy in their office that has one of those. He smokes it lightly in there, and the people don't mind that much...
Bottom line...we'll win them over in time, but its up to us how we promote our hobby
Man, I think a lot of this is FDA stuff, pitting smokers against vapers. If I were a smoker and watching the Credulous News Channel, well, I'd have to say that I probably would think that vapers were poisoning the well so to speak, for smokers, and be somewhat defensive about that.
It's a shame the issue is divisive because it also divides smokers from vapers and the ability to see it as harm reduction and whatnot, and what could be "fruitful" corrals, not just "corrals of mutual hate."
Etc.
Just found out Tucson is trying to pass it's very first VAPE law. LOL, no vaping until the age of....
21.
Yep, 21 NOT 18, so like, 3 good years for the teens to get addicted to smoking first.
Eh.
Anna
It's a shame the issue is divisive because it also divides smokers from vapers and the ability to see it as harm reduction and whatnot, and what could be "fruitful" corrals, not just "corrals of mutual hate."
Etc.
Just found out Tucson is trying to pass it's very first VAPE law. LOL, no vaping until the age of....
21.
Yep, 21 NOT 18, so like, 3 good years for the teens to get addicted to smoking first.
Eh.
Anna
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