Good Reason to Vape #1: Reduced Fire Risk

This is the first of a planned series of posts that aim to be a lighthearted look at what's good about vaping, especially when compared to cigarettes.
Please make special note of the fact that I said 'lighthearted', that means that I might actually exercise my sense of humor… my sense of humor. Which is to say that it might be a bit insensitive at times. If it bothers you, get over it. I’m getting to that age where I’m obligated to scowl at people while mumbling unpleasantries and to yell at kids to ‘get the hell off my lawn’ so a few cynical observations about the world really shouldn't be a problem.

The ordering of Good Reasons to Vape is arbitrary. There is no judgment or preference either explicit or implied in the ordering or numbering of reasons. I’m just going to start at the beginning (that being “1” or “One” for any of you that may be numerically challenged and need it spelled out) and work my way up through the numbers thusly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… etc.  Except that I’m not going to stop at 5 and I don’t plan on adding “etc” as a number.

Reasons may come from anywhere.They might come from my daily experiences, they might come from news stories, current events, or comments either here or on other sites, and they might be completely made up bullshit.

Now, on to reason #1: Reduced Fire Risk

Right now in California we are in the middle of both a drought and a heat wave. Expected temperatures near my home… “the low 100s”. Many Californians are wilting like unwatered house plants and whining about how extreme the heat is...It’s not, really.  I mean, it’s triple digits, so it’s hot and all that, but extreme? Please. (in case you haven’t guessed, I’m not native to California, and that means I don’t suffer from the traditional Californian lack of testicular fortitude when it comes to the weather). Meanwhile much of the local flora is beyond the wilting stage and well into the ready to burn stage… add to that a nice helping of dry down-slope winds and you get high fire risk. 

And yet, what do I see this morning on my way to the office? I see people flicking lit cigarettes out of their car windows as they drive… wait! Isn't that a whole field of dry grass right up next to the road? Well, yes it is, lets toss some hot embers into it and see what happens… 

Vapers are exceedingly unlikely to toss their setup on the ground twenty times a day, but even if we did, our personal vaporizers and electronic cigarettes don’t have hot glowing embers such as might start a fire. So while I would probably bitch about it if I saw someone flicking electronic cigarettes out their car window, at least it wouldn't make me worry about half the neighborhood potentially going up in flames!