Why are people so inconsiderate with their vapes?

[MrCollinsandhisboiledpotatoes]

What is it with people and their vapes? They produce these massive clouds of stinky, sweet, gross vapour and they are either blissfully unaware or they don't GAF, I don't know which.

School sports day today so a lot of the parents went to the cafe next to the school between dropping kids off and waiting for sports day to start.

I sat indoors and a few parents were outdoors, door propped open as it was a hot day.

I'm sat there, eating my breakfast and suddenly, a huge cloud of stinky strawberry vapour that's been inside someone's manky lungs descends over me and my food. I could taste it in my mouth 🤮

I looked over and it's a dad sat just outside with his back to the door, his vape clouds going behind him and straight inside the cafe.

I moved seats and no more clouds descended on me but I had made a mental note to either say something or passively-aggressively close the door, not sure which I would have done.

Then later I am standing by the track on the school field ready to cheer my daughter on and right in front of me, a vape cloud desends again, this time from another dad in front of me.
On the school field.
At sports day. In a three-person deep crowd of parents, some with toddlers.
This time I am pissed off so I went and told the headteacher who was stood at the side and he announced over the tannoy that vaping is not allowed on school premises. I mean, who does that??!?

As it may be apparent, this is more of a rant than a AIBU, but I am curious why people this this behaviour is OK?

Unreasonable - They are just gormless and don't realise what they are doing
Not unreasonable - They must know, because it's obvious, but they are so addicted to their stinky plastic puff pens that they don't care.

Yes but obviously only if it was considered a medical need.

In my circle also no one vapes
but never ever had a conversation about vapers with any of them so no idea what their views are!

I can't get over how judgemental keyboard warriors can be on here, few would be so downright nasty in real life...

In your opinion, which you are entitled to, but don't have to force on everyone else!

I agree. It’s very strange that PP is so obsessed with your decision to be ok with your own daughter doing something that is perfectly legal

Nah, I’m with you.

can’t stand being around vapes, vile things.

man up and have a proper cigarette. 💁🏻‍♀️

I know right? I'm not replying to them any more, it's creeping me out and it's too hot to start letting it wind me up!

Obsessed? I made a couple of enquiries because the idea of being totally chilled about my teen taking up vaping was… well intriguing to me!

The cafe one I think is less bad as it sounds like the dad wasn’t on cafe premises? So maybe didn’t realise.

Vaping on the school premises during the sports day is clearly not on, and the dad should have known it wouldn’t be acceptable.

I think some people think it doesn’t smell, but it does. I personally don’t hate the smell but other people do so vapers should be more careful imo

Were you making enquiries to understand the poster’s position a bit better out of curiosity or were you making enquiries so you could be judgmental?

asking out of curiosity

but what I privately thought and didn’t post is just that really - private

I certainly was feeling judged, that's why I backed off. It's absolutely none of their business and the tone was certainly judgemental.

Ok. Are you a parent and if so, would you like to tell us about your approach to parenting so I can privately judge you satisfy my curiosity?

I am a parent
and honestly? No, truly can’t be assed

Fair enough. It’s too hot anyway.

I couldn’t really word “are you 100% chilled about your teen daughter vaping” any other way!

but yes, guess I didn’t need to ask if she applied pressure to you to join her given you started up after she started - i definitely see how that came across as a touch judgey pants!

Isn’t it just. Need to sort the laundry but really… just can not be assed

I vape but would never do it around kids. Yanbu. It's better than smoking but I'm aware plenty of people strongly dislike it so I don't go around blowing my vape clouds around other people because I try to not be a knob

Thank you - can we park this one now?😊It's just too warm to argue, Solero anyone?

@Bez72 @Plantchoc nah sod the Soleros I am making frozen margaritas for us all

YANBU - I don't like people smoking cigarettes near me either but the vast majority of them at least know to go to smoking areas and those who walk around puffing them are easier to get away from.

A lot of vapers literally don't care. I do commend any ex-smokers who vape to help quit the addiction but the ones who just start vaping anywhere and everywhere, why? It's a little pathetic that you can't go without your fruity smoke for five minutes.

Woo hoo!! 🍸

As a vaper, alot of other vapers really piss me off. I don't stand around people, vape around kids, stand in doorways etc. I certainly don't vape in other peoples cars or houses like my BIL
However I enjoy vaping. Dont drink or eat crap and get annoyed when people give me a lecture about vaping.

I can't remember the last time I saw a vaper making Big Clouds.

When the tobacco products directive came in it became illegal to sell nicotine liquid in strengths higher than 20mg or in bottles larger than 10ml. As a result, 'short fills' became popular - you'd buy a big bottle of zero nic flavoured juice and a 10ml bottle of max strength unflavoured nicotine and mix them together to make a big bottle of flavoured, low strength eliquid. Because it was low strength, it was generally vaped in high powered devices which chugged through gallons of the stuff, producing Big Clouds.

That all more or less seems to have stopped since disposables (now banned) and pod systems became popular. They're low powered, high strength, stealthy little things and when I notice someone vaping they're usually only producing thin little whisps.

So if I saw someone blowing out Big Clouds these days I'd probably be over there checking out their device 😂

I will take mine virgin please

but then fire it up later on this evening please!!