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Vaping to be banned on Amtrak?

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Vaping to be banned on Amtrak?
Posted by CMStPnP on Friday, August 13, 2021 3:35 AM

I read one of the Congress critters slipped in a provision in the current Infrastructure bill that will ban vaping on all Amtrak trains once the bill becomes law.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, August 13, 2021 9:20 AM

No surprise.  Vaping may not be "smoking" smoking but I'm sure a lot of people would find it just as annoying.

I'm a smoker myself, but have no problem abstaining in the places it's prohibited.  I can wait. 

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Friday, August 13, 2021 5:23 PM

"The compounds that have already been identified in mainstream or secondhand ESD aerosol include: Acetaldehyde (MS), Benzene (SS), Cadmium (MS), Formaldehyde (MS,SS), Isoprene (SS), Lead (MS), Nickel (MS), Nicotine (MS, SS), N- Nitrosonornicotine (MS, SS), Toluene (MS, SS)."

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Posted by ronrunner on Friday, August 13, 2021 7:30 PM

As far as I know vapping is not allowed already and those sensitive to second hand nicotine as a vascular contrictorr could send me to the ER in a hurry

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Posted by York1 on Friday, August 13, 2021 7:56 PM

Even though smoking is not allowed, railroads should install these ashtrays just for the neat effect:

York1 John       

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Posted by rixflix on Friday, August 13, 2021 8:11 PM

My son's vaping never fails to remind me of that obnoxious Spencer's Gifts smell that probably contributed to the demise of shopping malls.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, August 13, 2021 9:00 PM

rixflix

My son's vaping never fails to remind me of that obnoxious Spencer's Gifts smell that probably contributed to the demise of shopping malls.

Rick

 

Oh man, I'd forgotten all about that!

NOW it's all coming back to me, even the "Bridget" calendars!  Shudder....

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, August 14, 2021 8:09 AM

Flintlock76
Oh man, I'd forgotten all about that!

One of the more fascinating things about business school is the after-hours marketing recruiting and presentations.  There is a whole business in designing 'brand identity' smells and then formulating and, ah, deploying them.  A surprising range of businesses utilizes these, often with at least some 'subliminal' intent...

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