Good Reason To Vape #4: Not likely to set off a bullet.

At the intersection of childhood curiosity and incompetent parenting we find a story about a 12 year old boy injuring himself when he ignites a .22 caliber bullet with a cigarette lighter.

From thevindicator.com:

Deputy Hobson stated that upon interviewing the young man as to how he got injured from the bullet, the young boy told Dep. Hobson that he had held a cigarette lighter under a .22 caliber bullet to see what would happen. The bullet exploded sending bullet fragments through his left middle finger and lodging in the left eye lid.

The obvious questions arise. 1: What kind of parent lets their 12 year old child play with bullets? And 2: What kind of parents lets their 12 year old child play with a cigarette lighter? Or, if we want to be generous, we can ask a third question: What kind of parent leaves bullets and cigarette lighters lying around where a 12 year old child might get a hold of them?

The good news is that the boy did not suffer any vision damage or significant injury.

Maybe someone should switch to electronic cigarettes and a taser so that this doesn’t happen again?

 

Good Reason To Vape #3: It's safer than Canada

Vaping... safer than Canada

Seriously, I don't know what's up with that, but if you vape and are in the market for life insurance, it's something you may run across. Most insurance companies treat vaping just like they treat smoking... a fact which boggles the mind and makes one wonder what they are passing off as logic. Of course, most of us aren't interested in paying an exorbitant smokers premium, which means that we aren't interested in most insurance companies. so we keep looking for that rare company that recognizes the difference between the 450,000 U.S. deaths attributed to cigarette smoking each year... and the 0 deaths attributed to vaping. Eventually we find that mythical vape friendly company. and then it happens. there are conditions. No existing cancer, no existing heart disease, and no recent or planed trips to Canada.

Canada

Because...? how many deaths are attributed to Canada each year? Maybe it's not actually Canada, maybe it's something about crossing the Canadian boarder, or it could be Canadian Mounties or maple syrup or, well, I don't know, but whatever it is, vaping is safer. And that's something, right? So next time someone gets all up in your face about vaping, you just look them straight in the eyes and tell them that Vaping is safer than Canada! They won't take you seriously, but it may confuse them for a moment or two.

Good Reason To Vape #2: Weather

We are mothers and fathers. And sons and daughters. Who every day go about our lives with duty, honor and pride. And neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, nor the winds of change, nor a nation challenged, will stay us from our vapes. Ever.

Smokers, on the other hand, may find it exceedingly difficult to even light a cigarette, especially if they are using matches rather than a lighter. Think back to every time you found yourself out and about in foul weather... umbrella pinched under your arm, one hand flicking a lighter while you desperately try to shield the flame from wind and rain with the other... wasn't fun was it? and if the weather was particularly bad, there was always the chance that a shift of the wind would result in a splash of rain right on your cigarette.  Or you could pull out your vape. Sure, the wind is still windy, the rain still wet, and the snow still cold, but none of that keeps your vape from working perfectly.

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!