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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 131452" data-attributes="member: 23">Funnily enough, your first question is the one that I&#039;d want to ask vapers. The other day I was shrouded in a fine fragrant mist while walking down the street. I couldn&#039;t initially see the source and then realised it was billowing from the window of a car parked on the other side of the road where someone was vaping. The idea of being confronted with that - or several of them - in a confined area horrifies me. The open air thing is a grey area for me. I don&#039;t like being around it but then if I&#039;m outdoors chances are I&#039;m also breathing in a hundred and one other pollutants from vehicles, factories and the like. So I accept I&#039;m going to be around it. But I think it needs to be regulated in certain outdoor places, such as outdoor seating areas for restaurants, pubs and coffee shops, perhaps with designated areas so others can enjoy their food. It&#039;s definitely physical discomfort for me around smoking and vaping. It&#039;s a choice between breathing in something I don&#039;t want to or holding my breath for extended periods of time. Yes. You&#039;re absolutely right about that, Willie. But I think it&#039;s also a concern that vaping is something of a trend, with specific shops popping up all over the place and all kinds of exotic flavours. Some non-smokers - mostly impressionable young people - will find it intriguing, enticing and accessible in a way that smoking isn&#039;t permitted to be anymore. Of course it&#039;s people&#039;s responsibility if they choose to pick up an e-cig. But the image that&#039;s marketed (by people who need people to stay or become dependent) and the message that they are a safe option isn&#039;t helpful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 131452, member: 23"] Funnily enough, your first question is the one that I'd want to ask vapers. The other day I was shrouded in a fine fragrant mist while walking down the street. I couldn't initially see the source and then realised it was billowing from the window of a car parked on the other side of the road where someone was vaping. The idea of being confronted with that - or several of them - in a confined area horrifies me. The open air thing is a grey area for me. I don't like being around it but then if I'm outdoors chances are I'm also breathing in a hundred and one other pollutants from vehicles, factories and the like. So I accept I'm going to be around it. But I think it needs to be regulated in certain outdoor places, such as outdoor seating areas for restaurants, pubs and coffee shops, perhaps with designated areas so others can enjoy their food. It's definitely physical discomfort for me around smoking and vaping. It's a choice between breathing in something I don't want to or holding my breath for extended periods of time. Yes. You're absolutely right about that, Willie. But I think it's also a concern that vaping is something of a trend, with specific shops popping up all over the place and all kinds of exotic flavours. Some non-smokers - mostly impressionable young people - will find it intriguing, enticing and accessible in a way that smoking isn't permitted to be anymore. Of course it's people's responsibility if they choose to pick up an e-cig. But the image that's marketed (by people who [I]need[/I] people to stay or become dependent) and the message that they are a safe option isn't helpful. [/QUOTE]

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