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I'd also like to add, my beautiful sweet niece had to have tubes put in her ears at a very young age due to her allergies to dust, pollen, mold, dog dander, and cigarette smoke. Her other in-laws all smoke, her parents take her over to see them on choice occasions, and both her and her father (who also has allergies) come away with small eyes due to lid puffiness, swollen faces due to sinuses congestion, headaches, and they are worn out physically and all they did was sit around with family and enjoy dinner and a little conversation. Just about 5 or 6 hours.

When that little girl gets older and wants to enjoy fresh air where she works because of a SEVERE allergy, then how freely equal is it for her to find out that she might have to work amongst cigarette smoke.

The place I work at has two indoor annex for smoking and a beautiful courtyard, that provides a wonderful atmosphere for breaks and lunches all year round for both the smoker/non smoker.

I'd also like to add at my work place the non smokers insist on taking "oxygen breaks" with our smoker friends, so as to show we support their rights, and ours.