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.

It’s rank, I agree. Smoking and vaping, but smoking is clearly on the decline but apparently it’s acceptable to vape anywhere. Grown adults sucking on their fruity USB sticks 🤮

Yup.

Here's one I made earlier, I've only skimmed the thread so I don't know if it's time to call 'house' yet -

Some of those things are valid points though

No, they're not.

I can't say it bothers me, and I'm a nonsmoker with asthma and a heart condition. I think you have too much time on your hands.

Don’t forget gratuitous use of the vomit emoji

Yeah they want to stop smoking. Or reduce the nicotine in their vapes. I guess it depends on how much 'big tobacco', which is now 'big nicotine' is influencing NHS policy.

And at least a cigarette is soon finished! Vapers do not stop puffing on those things! I agree with you OP! I hate it when we sit somewhere outdoors with young children and have to constantly move around to avoid the constant clouds of it going in their lungs.

Lots of people don't do any of those things

Is that dependent on your social circle?

Good choice

Oh well, I guess that's me told then.

Yes, they are.

Quite honestly, whether they are healthy or not isn't my issue. Grown adults can do whatever they like to their own bodies. Not for me to judge.

It's when people use them selfishly and inconsiderately that I'm bothered by them.

They do "blow big clouds in my face". I am not imagining them, and clearly, if it's happening enough for enough people to mention it enough that it ends up on some condescending bingo card, then it's not just me.

I just don't understand the mentality of people that are OK with doing that to another person.

If I walked around puffing out big clouds of stinking vapour and one of them blew into the face of another person minding their own business, I'd be mortified and very apologetic.

I know that there are plenty of considerate vapers who do not do this. There's just also far too many that do, unfortunately.

Probably best you serve this cafe in future @MrCollinsandhisboiledpotatoes

Was he a parent at the school that you know?

Thank goodness Pencils is here, I was about to send up the bat signal. Sorry, cloud of vape
I started on 18mg back in the clearo days and now buy high strength nic and shortfalls to mix my own (dunno the strength but I add about 7ml high strength nicotine to 60ml)
keeps me off the cigs

Do you drive or ride around in cars that puff out large clouds of noxious vapours directly into the faces of children?

Vapes contain aerosolized flavorings that are allergens to some people. Imagine walking around and intentionally spraying peanut dust into the air around other people. That is what vaping does.

A cigarette is honestly less immediately dangerous for me even though it will trigger an asthma attack, it won’t also cause an allergic reaction.

I feel that way about people who have garlic coming out of every pore

Nope, I do not.

But regardless, whataboutism is not a valid argument against something.

OK?

SO do I 🤷‍♀️

The proudly inconsiderate vapers on here who are happy to just let their stinky fumes blow straight into people's faces, have the exact same vibe as those people who splash pedestrians with puddles.

Did you know the vaper from school @MrCollinsandhisboiledpotatoes ?

will you ever go back to the cafe??!

Ex smoker here, very considerate, would never have smoked where it affected someone else...papers are worse, and they vape far more often than people smoke, and in far more places. I also find it gross and antisocial

Why do you want to know if I know the vaper?

No, I don't, only by sight as someone who picks up from the school. I couldn't tell you who his kid is, or even what year they are in.

Yes, I'll go back to the cafe. It wasn't their fault and it's convenient and it's usually not very busy at school run time. It was this time because lots of parents had the same idea as me, to use it as a place to pass time between drop-off and sports day.

But there's also a very nice coffee shop that's just opened over the road, so maybe not.

These don't seem like particularly relevant questions?