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I smoke sometimes. Pipe or the occasional cigar only, as well as hookah at home. Don't inhale, don't get a nicotine hit, no addiction. I frequently go for a month or more without, if the weather outside is nasty - I only light the hookah when guests want to smoke, as it's a very social activity. I'm in a state where smoking in any place indoors (beyond a private club or home) is banned; when I smoke in public, I'm a courteous smoker. Only in designated areas or when moving, and if I'm in a fully public place I often ask if those nearby mind - if they do, I'll either move, or not light up. It's simple for me.
So... I want to buy one of these nifty e-cigs. Prob'ly gonna pick up a Volcano. I play in a LARP, and an upcoming character would love them, and besides, I think they're cool. I can buy the cartridges without any nicotine, so I'm getting only the taste, which is all I'm after anyway. All that comes out of my mouth is all that goes in: propylene glycol vapor carrying the flavoring oil. These things are basically tiny fog machines, which use the same tech, that is, propylene glycol vaporized by heat. The first e-cigs were marketed widely as "Smoke Anywhere", and that's supposedly the idea for people who use them for the nicotine: you can puff them anywhere and not bother anyone, and still get your nic hit.
My first question is for those who smoke e-cigs. Have you encountered opposition? Do you, as I might, ask places before puffing them? Have you been asked not to, before or after getting permission, or had complaints? What issues, good or bad, have you encountered?
My second is for people who HATE, HATE, HATE smoking and/or smokers. Perhaps you've encountered the rude smokers who don't give a care if you hate their smoke, or maybe you lost a family member to the ill effects of smoking.
E-cigs don't contain any tar or nasty chemicals. Nothing beyond nicotine. While nicotine itself is quite addictive, these are not sold to people who are underaged, though like cigarettes some of them will still get hold of 'em. The firms who market these do claim they're safer in a way, missing the deadly additives, but also caution openly that nicotine is addictive and that these are NOT stop-smoking aids. The vapor coming out has little smell and contains nothing nasty, and it dissipates quickly. Would you still argue against or complain about people smoking these in public places? If so, why?
So... I want to buy one of these nifty e-cigs. Prob'ly gonna pick up a Volcano. I play in a LARP, and an upcoming character would love them, and besides, I think they're cool. I can buy the cartridges without any nicotine, so I'm getting only the taste, which is all I'm after anyway. All that comes out of my mouth is all that goes in: propylene glycol vapor carrying the flavoring oil. These things are basically tiny fog machines, which use the same tech, that is, propylene glycol vaporized by heat. The first e-cigs were marketed widely as "Smoke Anywhere", and that's supposedly the idea for people who use them for the nicotine: you can puff them anywhere and not bother anyone, and still get your nic hit.
My first question is for those who smoke e-cigs. Have you encountered opposition? Do you, as I might, ask places before puffing them? Have you been asked not to, before or after getting permission, or had complaints? What issues, good or bad, have you encountered?
My second is for people who HATE, HATE, HATE smoking and/or smokers. Perhaps you've encountered the rude smokers who don't give a care if you hate their smoke, or maybe you lost a family member to the ill effects of smoking.
E-cigs don't contain any tar or nasty chemicals. Nothing beyond nicotine. While nicotine itself is quite addictive, these are not sold to people who are underaged, though like cigarettes some of them will still get hold of 'em. The firms who market these do claim they're safer in a way, missing the deadly additives, but also caution openly that nicotine is addictive and that these are NOT stop-smoking aids. The vapor coming out has little smell and contains nothing nasty, and it dissipates quickly. Would you still argue against or complain about people smoking these in public places? If so, why?
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