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Allegheny County Housing Authority bans smoking in 5 apartment buildings
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| Oct 3rd '14
| Aaron Aupperlee
Posted on 10/04/2014 3:46:52 PM PDT by Drango
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To: mylife
As has been pointed out,more fires are caused by cooking, candles and space heaters.
You are correct, with cooking being the primary source. Usually dementia is involved and the tenant ends up in a nursing home.
My mother-in-law is staying in one of the suburban allegheny county senior's building and she regularly tells us about the fire department visits. I have watched the tenant turnover for years.
The smoking issue is more nanny state nonsense. The only positive point I see is about the painting and even the cooking smoke cancels out that benefit.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:28:27 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: Rainier1789
No idea but I know smokers do not benefit from the tax.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:28:46 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Bob
Big assumption. I make my own for 10 a carton.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:30:39 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Drango
Why don’t they switch to smokeless e-cigarettes?
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:31:16 PM PDT
by
grundle
To: PA Engineer
My Aunt, God bless her, set herself on fire cooking.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:32:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Drango
“I'm not on board,” said Smith, 72, a smoker since he was 15 who sat outside the subsidized apartment complex*************************************
Feel free to move to a residence that isn't supported by the taxpayers, Mr. Smith.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:32:03 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Bob
You are defending taxpayers subsidizing his rent when he clearly has disposable income?!
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:32:18 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
At $400 a month the residents aren't paying for 'em.
What does that have to do with anything? We all know you are the biggest anti-smoking nazi on FreeRepublic. Do you have to politicize every topic with your nanny state philosophy?
The subsidies come from gambling proceeds and not your money.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:32:54 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: grundle
Because smoking nazis are banning that too.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:33:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Abby4116
How is this different that being LGBT?
No difference at all. And since we heard from London that although homosexual males only make up 4% of the population, they are responsible for 84% of syphilis cases and like 64% of the gonorrhea cases in the city. I would think that affects other people.
To: mylife
My Aunt, God bless her, set herself on fire cooking.
Oh no. I worry about that with the "GRUPS" all the time. They are a very stubborn lot. Probably the way I will be in about 30 years. I am working hard on curmudgeonly traits right now.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:39:47 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: mylife
Big assumption. I make my own for 10 a carton. That's a good point, but most people do buy theirs from the store.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:39:54 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: microgood
You do not understand PC America.
Smoking ciggies is BAD! (even in private)
Smoking Pole is GOOD (even in public)
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:40:28 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: trisham
Feel free to move to a residence that isn't supported by the taxpayers, Mr. Smith.
Ugh. It is supported by gambling. Don't you think the gamblers should make that decision?
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:41:12 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: PA Engineer
Don’t cook in a flowing evening robe LOL
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:41:53 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Drango
You are defending taxpayers subsidizing his rent when he clearly has disposable income?! No, I was responding to the claim that he could afford a great appartment using the thousands of dollars he'd save by quitting.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:42:41 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: mylife
Don’t cook in a flowing evening robe LOL
You're right. Must be generational. They do that all the time. ugh.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:43:12 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: Bob
The complaint is that the rules were changed.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:43:19 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: PA Engineer
She got burnt pretty bad but survived.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:44:06 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: PA Engineer
We all know you are the biggest anti-smoking nazi on FreeRepublic.I don't mind being called a nazi by those who pimp death or addiction.
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posted on
10/04/2014 4:46:05 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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