Hi Guys
I was going to reply to another thread but then thought it may look like I'm hijacking it so I'll start a new one.
It was in response to the etiquette of vaping and how we all have a responsibility to educate and change attitudes towards vaping if we want to continue being able to do it without too much regulation.
I agree with everything everyone said in their replies. I don't have a problem with people (smokers and non-smokers) who are curious and want to find out more. These people tend to ignore all the scaremongering and bad science taken out of context almost daily. I love talking about vaping, the devices, the liquids and how it changed my life. A good friend of mine is a medical doctor and she was very sceptical in the beginning. However, she has seen my attempts to stop smoking over the years and know everything failed, cold turkey, patches, gum, you name it. She was happy for me when I stopped smoking but still not entirely convinced it was a good thing and I think secretly she expected me to go back to smoking. However, about 4 months into my vaping journey I picked up a cigarette again (that's what too much booze does!) and I thought I was going to hurl. I couldn't believe how bad it tasted, I hated the way it made my chest feel and couldn't stand the lingering smell afterwards. I couldn't even finish the ciggie and the first draw after that on my Provari made me realize how fantastic vaping is compared to smoking. When I told her about this experience I could see the penny drop. Of late she has been very supportive of vaping and in fact feels the medical profession should encourage smokers who want to stop to try vaping instead of the other NRT's which all failed miserably. The point I'm trying to make is that we can make a difference by leading by example if the other person has an open mind and some brains.
Then there is the other side. I was standing at the Twisp kiosk in Somerset Mall last week, happily vaping away with the guy that works there when this fat woman waddled over to us. At the top of her voice she told us that "that smoke" is even worse for us than cigarettes and added that she doesn't care what we do to ourselves but that she cares about her health and that we should go outside to "smoke". Well, at the best of times I operate on a short fuse, when I'm low on nic I basically don't have a fuse. I told her that, judging by her size, a little bit of second hand vapour should be the last thing she should be worrying about. I told her to go educate herself so next time she feels she should publicly express her opinion about something she obviously knows nothing about she won't come across as a complete idiot. She wanted to reply but she probably relialized it would be better not to and after some sighs and arm waving she waddled away.
Childish? maybe. But it did feel good. Give me someone with an open mind and I have all the patience in the world to tell them what it is all about. The others, sorry, I'll leave them to those of you with spare fuses!
Enough ranting for today. Happynew vaping year to all of you!
Cheers.
Chris
I was going to reply to another thread but then thought it may look like I'm hijacking it so I'll start a new one.
It was in response to the etiquette of vaping and how we all have a responsibility to educate and change attitudes towards vaping if we want to continue being able to do it without too much regulation.
I agree with everything everyone said in their replies. I don't have a problem with people (smokers and non-smokers) who are curious and want to find out more. These people tend to ignore all the scaremongering and bad science taken out of context almost daily. I love talking about vaping, the devices, the liquids and how it changed my life. A good friend of mine is a medical doctor and she was very sceptical in the beginning. However, she has seen my attempts to stop smoking over the years and know everything failed, cold turkey, patches, gum, you name it. She was happy for me when I stopped smoking but still not entirely convinced it was a good thing and I think secretly she expected me to go back to smoking. However, about 4 months into my vaping journey I picked up a cigarette again (that's what too much booze does!) and I thought I was going to hurl. I couldn't believe how bad it tasted, I hated the way it made my chest feel and couldn't stand the lingering smell afterwards. I couldn't even finish the ciggie and the first draw after that on my Provari made me realize how fantastic vaping is compared to smoking. When I told her about this experience I could see the penny drop. Of late she has been very supportive of vaping and in fact feels the medical profession should encourage smokers who want to stop to try vaping instead of the other NRT's which all failed miserably. The point I'm trying to make is that we can make a difference by leading by example if the other person has an open mind and some brains.
Then there is the other side. I was standing at the Twisp kiosk in Somerset Mall last week, happily vaping away with the guy that works there when this fat woman waddled over to us. At the top of her voice she told us that "that smoke" is even worse for us than cigarettes and added that she doesn't care what we do to ourselves but that she cares about her health and that we should go outside to "smoke". Well, at the best of times I operate on a short fuse, when I'm low on nic I basically don't have a fuse. I told her that, judging by her size, a little bit of second hand vapour should be the last thing she should be worrying about. I told her to go educate herself so next time she feels she should publicly express her opinion about something she obviously knows nothing about she won't come across as a complete idiot. She wanted to reply but she probably relialized it would be better not to and after some sighs and arm waving she waddled away.
Childish? maybe. But it did feel good. Give me someone with an open mind and I have all the patience in the world to tell them what it is all about. The others, sorry, I'll leave them to those of you with spare fuses!
Enough ranting for today. Happynew vaping year to all of you!
Cheers.
Chris
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