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My frustration with vaping is that it's seen as "not smoking", to the point where I had a guy sitting in front of me on an airplane vaping in flight and nobody

My frustration with vaping is that it's seen as "not smoking", to the point where I had a guy sitting in front of me on an airplane vaping in flight and nobody really cared. Sitting in a cloud of someone's exhaust is really just as gross to me as sitting in a cloud of someone's smoke but it's just not nearly as obvious by smell.

bluetidepro 4y ago
> to the point where I had a guy sitting in front of me on an airplane vaping in flight and nobody really cared For what it's worth (unless you're balling out in a private flight), that's highly illegal and a federal offense in the USA [1]. Not sure if you're in another country, but I do question the legitimacy of that comment if in the US. None the less, I do agree vaping is gross/annoying. [1] https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/vapes-plane https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/vapes-plane
- thesiniot 4y ago
  Airlines and the FAA have way bigger problems than obnoxious vapers. In practice, you have to behave very poorly to merit any sort of serious response: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-levies-161823-against-eight-passengers-alleged-alcohol-related-unruly-behavior https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-levies-161823-against-eight... They even have a small ad campaign to celebrate their leniency: "You could have spent $35k on a brand new truck, but instead you are paying a fine because you punched a flight attendant": https://www.faa.gov/data_research/passengers_cargo/unruly_passengers/toolkit https://www.faa.gov/data_research/passengers_cargo/unruly_pa...
- mmastrac 4y ago
  I was in business class on a United flight over the US. I was pretty sure the cabin crew was aware and my partner didn't want me to make a fuss over it.
dljsjr 4y ago
Every flight I've ever been on in the US indicates that vaping is not allowed on-board. That's quite strange.
- bluetidepro 4y ago
  yeah, it's a federal crime in the US lol
pengaru 4y ago
> My frustration with vaping is that it's seen as "not smoking", to the point where I had a guy sitting in front of me on an airplane vaping in flight and nobody really cared. Spirit airline?
mikkergp 4y ago
Not to be pedantic, but aren't you always sitting in a cloud of someone elses exhaust? (In a confined place) with vaping it's just visual.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  There are different kinds of exhaust. I'd rather not be in a cloud of someone else's highly addictive chemical; I'm not gonna become dependent on CO2.
  - alar44 4y ago
    You're not going to become dependant on someone's 2nd hand vape either.
  - spicybright 4y ago
    It's nearly impossible to become dependent from second hand smoke, unless you're in a gas chamber saturated with vape clouds for multiple days over and over. I agree no one should be subjected to gross smoke against their will, but you can make a better case being accurate in it's effects.
- mushbino 4y ago
  I'd rather deal with someone's vape than their farts. Also, I almost never have to deal with anything related to someone vaping. I can't even recall a single time.
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AlwaysRock 4y ago
Sure. I saw a tweet that was commenting on the normalization of weed (I know vaping isnt really talking about weed but it feels relevant) and how quickly we went from I'll take a hit of this shitty weed I got from a stranger behind this building to I guess I can rip my vape in this Target at 2pm on a Tuesday.

bluetidepro 4y ago

> to the point where I had a guy sitting in front of me on an airplane vaping in flight and nobody really cared For what it's worth (unless you're balling out in a private flight), that's highly illegal and a federal offense in the USA [1]. Not sure if you're in another country, but I do question the legitimacy of that comment if in the US. None the less, I do agree vaping is gross/annoying. [1] https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/vapes-plane https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/vapes-plane

thesiniot 4y ago
Airlines and the FAA have way bigger problems than obnoxious vapers. In practice, you have to behave very poorly to merit any sort of serious response: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-levies-161823-against-eight-passengers-alleged-alcohol-related-unruly-behavior https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-levies-161823-against-eight... They even have a small ad campaign to celebrate their leniency: "You could have spent $35k on a brand new truck, but instead you are paying a fine because you punched a flight attendant": https://www.faa.gov/data_research/passengers_cargo/unruly_passengers/toolkit https://www.faa.gov/data_research/passengers_cargo/unruly_pa...
mmastrac 4y ago
I was in business class on a United flight over the US. I was pretty sure the cabin crew was aware and my partner didn't want me to make a fuss over it.

dljsjr 4y ago

Every flight I've ever been on in the US indicates that vaping is not allowed on-board. That's quite strange.

bluetidepro 4y ago
yeah, it's a federal crime in the US lol

pengaru 4y ago

> My frustration with vaping is that it's seen as "not smoking", to the point where I had a guy sitting in front of me on an airplane vaping in flight and nobody really cared. Spirit airline?

mikkergp 4y ago

Not to be pedantic, but aren't you always sitting in a cloud of someone elses exhaust? (In a confined place) with vaping it's just visual.

ceejayoz 4y ago
There are different kinds of exhaust. I'd rather not be in a cloud of someone else's highly addictive chemical; I'm not gonna become dependent on CO2.
- alar44 4y ago
  You're not going to become dependant on someone's 2nd hand vape either.
- spicybright 4y ago
  It's nearly impossible to become dependent from second hand smoke, unless you're in a gas chamber saturated with vape clouds for multiple days over and over. I agree no one should be subjected to gross smoke against their will, but you can make a better case being accurate in it's effects.
mushbino 4y ago
I'd rather deal with someone's vape than their farts. Also, I almost never have to deal with anything related to someone vaping. I can't even recall a single time.

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AlwaysRock 4y ago

Sure. I saw a tweet that was commenting on the normalization of weed (I know vaping isnt really talking about weed but it feels relevant) and how quickly we went from I'll take a hit of this shitty weed I got from a stranger behind this building to I guess I can rip my vape in this Target at 2pm on a Tuesday.