I quit 40 years ago, when my doctors finally pinpointed why I was so sick every winter - to the point they recommended surgery on my sinuses. Having my face cut up didn’t sound like much fun...allergy testing proved acute allergy to cigarette smoke.
Long before non-smokers had any rights, I had to leave 3 different very good jobs because of others smoking. I had to curtail a lot of my political activism because of the smoke in the buildings, which would cause me to have acute sinusitis, fever of 105, penicillin and sick for two weeks.
My little 5 year old granddaughter recently was very ill to the point of having to be taken to emergency - with the same problem due to the couple in the adjoining apartment who were chain smokers. The doctor told them she had be gotten out of there post haste and they had to move.
The bottom line is: Your Rights end where my nose begins. You have the right to do anything you want with your life - and your actions, as long as they don’t impact on others. It has nothing to do with ‘socialism’ -
Many landlords are now prohibiting smoking as when the smoker leaves, it costs much more money to rid the carpets, curtains, etc, of the smell of stale smoke. Most smokers don’t realize how bad the smell is - but ask an ex smoker and they will tell you how surprised they were at regaining a much better sense of smell and then smelling others smoking and their clothes and homes - they invariably express surprise that they used to smell like that.
Don’t bother posting back to me - I have no inkling that 99% of you in this thread will agree with anything I’ve said. When it comes to smokers and the facts surrounding the impact of second hand smoke - the smoker goes off like a = well, like a screeching liberal.
I post this not in the expectation of having most of you understand - but just for those few who may out there who who are made to feel as though they are being unreasonable = or much worse, according to some of the comments made if they are bothered by smoke. If you have problems with cigarette smoke - you DO have a right to be free of it.
Even as a former smoker - the outrage that comes out of the woodwork whenever this issue comes up is still startling.
I quit 40 years ago, when my doctors finally pinpointed why I was so sick every winter - to the point they recommended surgery on my sinuses. Having my face cut up didnt sound like much fun...allergy testing proved acute allergy to cigarette smoke.
Long before non-smokers had any rights, I had to leave 3 different very good jobs because of others smoking. I had to curtail a lot of my political activism because of the smoke in the buildings, which would cause me to have acute sinusitis, fever of 105, penicillin and sick for two weeks.
My little 5 year old granddaughter recently was very ill to the point of having to be taken to emergency - with the same problem due to the couple in the adjoining apartment who were chain smokers. The doctor told them she had be gotten out of there post haste and they had to move.
The bottom line is: Your Rights end where my nose begins. You have the right to do anything you want with your life - and your actions, as long as they dont impact on others. It has nothing to do with socialism -
Many landlords are now prohibiting smoking as when the smoker leaves, it costs much more money to rid the carpets, curtains, etc, of the smell of stale smoke. Most smokers dont realize how bad the smell is - but ask an ex smoker and they will tell you how surprised they were at regaining a much better sense of smell and then smelling others smoking and their clothes and homes - they invariably express surprise that they used to smell like that.
Dont bother posting back to me - I have no inkling that 99% of you in this thread will agree with anything Ive said. When it comes to smokers and the facts surrounding the impact of second hand smoke - the smoker goes off like a = well, like a screeching liberal.
I post this not in the expectation of having most of you understand - but just for those few who may out there who who are made to feel as though they are being unreasonable = or much worse, according to some of the comments made if they are bothered by smoke. If you have problems with cigarette smoke - you DO have a right to be free of it.
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There is no protein in tobacco smoke.
It's as if you almost know you have pieces of spinach sticking out between your brain cells, don't want anyone to point it out; but we all have to look at it as if it weren't there.
You win neurotic post of the century award.
You post this ludicrous "history" of your alleged victimization and then request that no one respond to it.
What planet are you from?
Just not true. You are the one who sounds like a screeching liberal.
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I discriminate against smokers because:
A. The smell of smoke is icky and yucky, it makes my hair and clothes stink and I hate walking into a bar/restaurant where people are smoking. So rather than take advantage of the free market and go somewhere that is voluntarily smoke free, I would rather use the power of the state to impose my personal preference on my fellow citizens.
A1. My __________ (choose one: Dad, Mom, Uncle, Aunt, Grandfather, Grandmother, older sister, brother, babysitter, next door neighbor, mailman) abused me by smoking ________(choose one: Marlboro, Merit, Kool, crack, Camel, Kent, marijuana) in the __________ (choose one: house, car, bar, juvenile detention center) when I was a kid.
B. My beloved ___________ (choose one: husband, wife, father, mother, brother, sister, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, maid, dog, cat, goldfish, gay lover) died from _________(choose one: cancer, heart disease, emphysema, car crash, train wreck, terrorist attack, sting ray) because of their smoking.
C. I smoked for _____ (years) and now I am ________ (choose one: missing it, sick, dead, born again, enlightened, ashamed of myself, if I can't do it, nobody can) and want to share my experience with others.
D. The Big Tobacco companies are lying scumbags and must pay! (you're not coming down off the mountain with the tablets there)
E. I represent Big Pharmaceutical interests that benefit from the anti-smoking movement because it increases the sales of our Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products.
F. I am a deeply caring individual in the mold of Mother Theresa and I am speaking out due to my benevolent, philanthropic, altruistic concern about the health of my fellow man.
G. I am a research scientist and grant junky, and if I don't tow the party line my grant money will disappear.
H. I'm just a garden variety Fascist and Totalitarian and get a ______ (choose one: cheap thrill, natural high, erection, orgasm) by imposing my will on other people.
I. I am a retard who believes in bogus studies, junk science, the Easter Bunny and the Toothfairy. I fear that because I walked into a bar on Spring Break in 1987, and was exposed to Second Hand Smoke I now suffer from ______(choose one: AIDS, Herpes, Athletes Foot, Jock Itch, male pattern baldness, or genital warts)
J. I am a disgruntled, prissy and angry employee of a ______(choose one: bar, restaurant, club, casino) who can't leave the job because I am a _______(choose one: slave, indentured servant, sweatshop laborer, illegal immigrant) and had no idea there was smoking going on in the place before I took the job.
K. An elected public serpent, serving as a _____ (choose one: State Assemblywoman, Senator, Freeholder, city councilman, mayor) and I have failed miserably in my job and trying to tackle really tough problems like _____ (choose one: gang violence, income taxes, property taxes, crime, corruption), so I will support a smoking ban based on the talking points and literature that "M" has given me and claim that I have actually accomplished something to help my constituents.
L. A Socialist liberal Democrat who is desperate for Universal Healthcare so the proletariet will continue to keep me in power. But if I don't do something about the "demand side" health care costs caused by such global health menaces as _________ (choose one: Marlboro, Merit, Kool, Big Macs, Whoppers, Chicken McNuggets, Budweiser, Coors, Jack Daniels) my health care entitlement program will go ________ (choose your adjective: broke, belly up, bankrupt, insolvent).
M. A professional anti-tobacco activist who makes $450,000 per year. MY GOAL IS TO REDUCE SMOKING RATES FROM 25% TO BELOW 10%. KICKING THEM OUT OF THEIR FAVORITE BAR AND RESTAURANT IS JUST A SMALL STEP TO COERCE THEM TO QUIT. I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THE SHS NONSENSE MYSELF! Don't you dare try to ban cigarettes, if you do I will have to go back to my previous job ______(choose one: prostitute, drug dealer, pimp, state assemblyman, mayor) where I won't make nearly as much money and the bank will foreclose on my seaside villa and repo my _______(choose one: Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Hummer, Infiniti, Acura,Jaguar, Volvo, Bentley). I take advantage of the prejudices of categories A-L above to accomplish my goal.
N. I am a Religious Fundamentalist who believes that smoking is strictly forbidden in the ______(choose one: Qu'ran, Bible, Torah, Old Testament, New Testament, David Wells' autobiography "Perfect I'm Not", Hustler Magazine)
O. I don't fit any of the above categories, I just like to argue with people.