Oh, as far as I can tell after some research on Google the jury is still out on that vape question. Let's stick to the lady in the grocery store hiding her electronic cigarette to sneak a puff when nobody was looking. That behavior is a clear indication that she was:
a) heavily addicted to that electronic cigarette,
b) knew that the management would take a dim view of what she was doing in the store,
c) couldn't be bothered to do the right thing and puff on her electronic cigarette outside.
Electronic cigarettes do give off nicotine that is inhale, as well as polypropylene glycol (radiator antifreeze). The fact that they flavor the vapor with banana/strawberry/walnut and mint just makes the smoker feel better about it. They produce no flame, but on some models, the tip glows (blue, or red depending on brand) when you puff them. Plus, there are quite a few cases of those devices exploding. I smoke cigars; Churchills to be exact. They have loads of nicotine and produce humongous clouds of smoke. I can blow smoke rings when there is no wind. But at least, I have never heard of a cigar exploding in the smoker's face and you don't inhale cigars. To each his own.
There are cigar lounges on cruise ships and I visit them every day when I cruise. I checked that fact before finalizing the reservation this morning. I'll tell you this and it never fails. At least once in every cruise, some old bat with a tired and flea-bitten mink stole, wearing wrinkled mother-of-the-bride dress she bought 25 years ago, a blue rinse in her hair, and costume jewelry peacock earrings will step into the cigar lounge and freeze at the entrance, waving her hands about as if she were attacked by a swarm of Africanized killer bees. And she'll declare loud and clear, for everyone to hear: "It stinks in here.". One day, I stood up and told her: "You are quite right, madame. There is an oderiferous haze in here. But it just got worse since you walked in. I would say it's a smell like stale perfume, an aquarium in bad need of cleaning, a dead rat, or something like that.". Note: I did Improv in college and I was good at it. Everyone started laughing as she fought with the door, trying to get out. In a rush to egress, some people insist on pushing when the door is clearly labeled PULL. I was drinking Drambuie that night with my stogie and the bartender brought me one on the house, with his thanks. Being part of the crew, he couldn't say anything, but I could. OH YES, I DID. I am so bad! I fully expect to spend the afterlife burning, but my friends will all be there and what a time we'll have.
I didn't want kids and we didn't have any. TYLJIH,TY. But if my child wanted to smoke, I'd gladly sacrifice a nice Churchill to teach him/her the joys of smoking and the proper use of a cuspidor in emergency upchucking situations. That would teach the punk. Aversion therapy is very efficient with young minds.
Take care, everyone.
Sylvain.
