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Vaping in lodge

rpbrown

Premium Member
As was stated above, GLoT does not allow smoking of any kind inside the lodge.
As for being able to quit, I smoked 4-5 packs a day for over 40 years. I laid them down in 07 and have not had one since. Tough, yes it was but it was the best health decision I have ever made. Now I cannot stand to be around the smoke.
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
But our lodges are pvt buildings....

Yes. The details do depend on state law and on Grand Lodge rules whichever are the most restrictive.

In California we are a private club that holds meetings for members only. As such we may declare our buildings smoking. Tiled spaces where long ago declared non-smoking and recently non-vaping. I'm not sure if GL has declared our buildings non-smoking.

In Illinois even though we are a private club we have non-profit status that subjects some of our events to public restrictions. From GL, because of our non-profit status our entire buildings were declared non-smoking in the mid-2000s. This GL rule is probably more restrictive than the state rule.

In comparison a lot of American Legion posts are private clubs that allow smoking. Most posts appear to push the limits of the state law towards allowing smoking. So the only Legion I ever go to is the non-smoking one in my area.
 

Ripcord22A

Site Benefactor
Lets assume someone is awake for 12 hrs a day, 10 packs per carton and 20 cigs per pack That comes out to 16.66~ cigs per hr. Jesus. If i smoke more then 2 in an hr i get green around the gills

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MarkR

Premium Member
My dad went through 3-4 packs of Chesterfield regulars a day, but a lot of them just burned up in ashtrays. He'd light one up, set it in the groove in the ashtray, walk to another room, light one up there, and so on. The very first thing he'd do every morning when he woke up was fire one up.
 

Canadian Paul

Registered User
It is considered here most improper to bring any food or drink, let alone smoke, inside the lodge room itself. A glass of water for a brother doing a long charge would be the only exception. Eating and drinking inside the lodge BUILDING is another matter, of course, but I have never seen anyone smoke or 'vape' there.
 

MarkR

Premium Member
The Grand Lodge of Minnesota banned smoking in all Masonic buildings years ago, but I don't think vaping has come up. The one brother who I know to vape has never even asked, he just goes outside with the smokers.
 

Ripcord22A

Site Benefactor
I mean if ur gonna smoke...friggen smoke. Dont be a nancy about it. "Oh it makes my clothes smell" or "this is healthier" i smoke, have on and off since i was 13. Never really quit just dont "need" it. I can go weeks without a smoke. But i will NEVER put something the size of an atari controller in my mouth. Its a hipster copout to me. And i hate all things hipster

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dfreybur

Premium Member
But i will NEVER put something the size of an atari controller in my mouth.

No Renn Faire turkey legs for you then! Chortle.

The best turkey legs are the smoked ones of course. Somehow I have the patience to home brew but not to smoke meat. Yesterday I put into the fermenting carboy a batch of orange mead. In 3 months I'll have a guess if it's nasty or delicious. Yet putting meat in the smoker for most of a day is beyond me. It makes no sense but that's me.
 

BryanO

Registered User
No Renn Faire turkey legs for you then! Chortle.

The best turkey legs are the smoked ones of course. Somehow I have the patience to home brew but not to smoke meat. Yesterday I put into the fermenting carboy a batch of orange mead. In 3 months I'll have a guess if it's nasty or delicious. Yet putting meat in the smoker for most of a day is beyond me. It makes no sense but that's me.

Smoked meat is terrific. I don't do it nearly as often as I'd like though. I love it. The preparation, the anticipation and ultimately the tasting. Soooo good.

On the other hand, I don't ever see myself home brewing. Not my thing. I'm glad we all have our differences. It makes life interesting.
 
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