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Dean J. Koepfler / The News Tribune via AP
In this Tuesday May 3, 2011 picture, Kim Thompson exhales vapor from her e-cigarette outside her new business called "The Vaporium" in Lakewood, Wash. Thompson, a 20-year smoker, opened the business selling electronic cigarettes or personal vaporizers as an alternative to traditional cigarettes in January and says the business is doing well. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is considering a ban on battery-powered electronic cigarettes that deliver nicotine without smoking. The News Tribune reports that regulations proposed Wednesday, May 4, 2011 would ban e-smoking — or "vaping" — in the same public places where the use of real cigarettes and cigars are prohibited by state law. King County adopted such a ban in January.
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I've smoked E-cigs...
They are VERY MUCH like regular cigs in the way the the smoker likes...
And NOTHING like regular cigs in the way the NON-Smoker dislikes...
In other words... the smoker gets the nicotine, and the feeling as if he/she is ACTUALLY smoking...
The vapor feels like smoke, you get the whole habitual ritual thing too...
But you don't get the stinky breath and clothes, or the crappy feelings associated with smoking.
For the people around you....
there is NO second hand smoke (just water vapor),
NO stinky smell,
NO ashes,
NO flames or heat to cause fires....
It's really a great thing that should be encouraged...
Not banned.
From everything I have learned, these e-cigarettes pose none of the dangers that real cigarettes supposedly do. So why does the government want to control these things. Could it be a control thing?
I don't think we have E-cigs in the UK - I will have to make some enquiries on that one but, no, hav'nt seen them. However, anything that encourages people to stop smoking cigarettes and to help make the transition, which is extremely difficult and is not really appreciated by the non-smoker, should be encouraged, surely... Why the paranoia? When you think how much environmental pollution one breathes in from traffic outside which remains without any limit imposed and poses far more dangers to ones' health, what is the problem now with E-Cigs?
You get nicotine. No smoke, tar, 100's of chemicals. I'm using it in addition to patches to quit smoking. (37 days). If someone is using an e-cig around you, you would never know it if you didn't see it. It's a VAPOR. Odorless. I don't get the whole "freak-out" thing.
And this is what non-smokers find difficult to comprehend - that people trying to give up cigarettes really do need all the help they can get. You would think that those who object to these E-Cigs would be sooo.. pleased that someone is making the attempt and assist and encourage the enormous effort that it takes for a smoker to begin the break from the habit. Let's have a little bit more co-operation non-smokers - it's for your benefit too!..