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AlderaanDuran  ·  3925 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Cigarettes Go Hand-in-Hand With Alcohol - from NPR

    I still try to only vape in smoking zones though.

I do too. I might take a few "stealth" puffs in my cube at work and blow it under my desk, but I don't vape inside anywhere else like at bars, restaurants, or retails places. I still go outside and vape with the smokers.

It's funny, since cigarette prices went up in Minnesota, there are more vapers outside in the "smokers patio" than there are cigarette smokers. And not cig-a-like setups either. Nice Ego setups with good clearomizers and stuff. It's kind of been neat to see. Everyone I work with is switching over to vaping.

I'm really dreading ecig legislature though. Are they going to tax them? Can they? It's not tobacco afterall, it's just nicotine and some other inert chemicals that would fall more under the FDA than the ATF. Are they going to ban all the great flavors with "think of the children" legislation? I'm not super optimistic about how the government will treat the ecig community. :(





humanodon  ·  3925 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's true. But, there is already a well-established network of vaping communities because many vapers order online as juice, batteries, etc. are not readily available. I think that this will make it tougher to tackle. Also, a lot of serious vapers are DIYing juice, not to mention the growing number of people who rebuild clearomizers or even make their own setups.

It's cool that in your area there are a lot of people using the technology. I haven't seen many in New England, but at least people haven't reacted badly toward it.

"Think of the children?" That old chestnut. Banning things has never made anything cool or appealing to children ever, right? ;) There might be bullshit on the way, but I think the e-cig still has at least a few more years before outside parties ruin it for everyone. Just be prepared to use your voice when it comes time to speak up about it, right?

thenewgreen  ·  3925 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I do too. I might take a few "stealth" puffs in my cube at work and blow it under my desk, but I don't vape inside anywhere else like at bars, restaurants, or retails places. I still go outside and vape with the smokers.

That's a huge part of the smoking process at work though, isn't it? The ability to 1. Leave your desk. And 2. Be social.

Back when I worked at a factory growing up, I would take cigarette breaks and bathroom breaks to kill time. It's amazing how slowly the clock moves when you hate your job and how quickly it moves when you don't.