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to vape or not to vape, that is the question

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Welshwife Fri 17-Aug-18 19:19:09

From the vaping I have seen it appears to generate far more of the smoke or steam or whatever than cigarettes. The people vaping seem to make as much smoke as possible with every huge suck!
We were in a restaurant the other evening sitting outside and at another table someone was vaping and the smell was not at all what we needed while eating our meal.

MissAdventure Fri 17-Aug-18 19:00:25

I think the reasoning behind it is that it is 95 percent better for a person than smoking, so it seems silly to treat it in the same way.

Nanny27 Fri 17-Aug-18 18:54:56

I wholeheartedly agree with you petunia. Vaping is horrible. Walking down the street minding your own business and suddenly you get a mouthful of foul tasting steam. Ugh! As for asking the tax payer to fund it! No no no. They got themselves addicted to tobacco so they can pay to get themselves off it. Btw, I am an ex smoker who never expected anyone else to fund me.

petunia Fri 17-Aug-18 18:35:06

On the news this evening, there was a piece about vaping. There have been a number of suggestions put forward from the government committee; two of them really bother me.
Firstly that rules around vaping should be relaxed meaning that individuals could be allowed to vape on public transport and some public spaces.
The second being that the NHS should fund vaping as a means to quitting smoking.
Personally I would be very unhappy for vaping to be allowed in public and on public transport. The clouds of vapour and the sickly sweet smell are not at all pleasant and there is still a question mark over the long term safety of the vapour. I would not enjoy sitting on the bus and someone next to me begins vaping.
What do you think?