Published on 12, July, 2020
My body cannot tolerate vapes. Like if someone uses a vape in front of me I just start gagging because of the SMELL. To me it's the most disgusting artificial smell and makes me feel physically ill. I was like this with air fresheners when I was younger but vapes are ten times worse.
At work recently someone used a vape indoors and I reacted (gagging, coughing, feeling horribly ill, having to stumble outside). This person was like "it's just a vape!" when I explained why I'd reacted so horribly (after going outside). I felt quite alone and weird.
The amount of people who use vapes indoors at gigs now is a genuine problem for me too, the guards are generally useless with stopping the vapers so I find myself constantly running away from vapers...
I'm sure vapes must smell nice to a normal nose... but I'd obliterate them from the earth if I were prime minister for a day. Anyone else get me with vapes?
I have just read the following article (see link), on the topic of a UK government crackdown on under-age vaping. What I had previously been unaware of is that due to a loophole in the law, retailers have been able to give free vape samples to children. Whilst I consider it a good thing that the government plans to get rid of that loophole, the fact that it exists beggars belief, especially as it's been a good few years since vapes were available to buy in the UK.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65749389