Posted on 01/08/2005 9:20:21 AM PST by SheLion
I am surprised Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson didnt refer to the smokers as swine in a pig sty. Isnt that, after all one of the one of the first images that comes to mind when think of a pen? Before I am offended by da mayor I would have to be offended by the reference to the term smoking pens. In a city and state that was founded by a group of people so seriously reviled for their own beliefs in years past, you would think they would be among the first to take a live and let live attitude about the behavior and choices of others. Clearly the past lessons learned about intolerance by the Mormons must now have been forgotten.
Only 88 airports nationwide is hardly a mandate to make ones own airport smoke free. Furthermore if these smoking kiosks are eliminated it will only cause people to find other places to smoke. Delta Airlines is correct in standing behind the rights of the smokers. Perhaps they have taken note that incidence of air rage only became prevalent AFTER smoking was banned on aircraft. It should also be noted that since the ban, they no longer use fresh air to ventilate the planes; instead, they just run the air through a filtrations system which in an enclosed environment further exacerbates the problem.
Mayor Andersons pompous arrogance in stating that the ban will help smokers to break the habit is outrageous. It is not his job to be neither a social engineer nor the arbiter of personal choices. I do know however, that as long as Salt Lake City and Utah continue down this Draconian path of heavy handed intolerance, I will avoid their state in very way possible. I will not travel to it, I will not travel thru it, and I will not support my company scheduling a convention there.
BANS ARE BAD! Read it again, BANS ARE BAD! Banning blacks from white facilities---BAD! Banning books---BAD! Banning Beer---Bad! If the people of Utah agree that these bans are bad, then they must also agree that banning smoking is also BAD! I would certainly hope at this juncture they are starting to realize that any action, that would favor a smoking ban of any type, will only create far more harm than good. IN all fairness I should note their may be one kind of good ban. That of course would be banning Mayor Anderson from further political office at the next election.
I remember when a man would be embarrassed to whine like this.
Why did you allow smokers in your car?
Wait.
Oh. The reformed prostitute thing. Never mind.
You're real cute. Pat yourself on the back for being an intolerant radical.
Does THIS actually surprise anyone??? We are under Siege by these same "social engineering" Liberal types here in Austin,TX. Sad part is, they are slowly winning.
Check it out for yourself:
http://www.nap.edu/openbook/0309082897/html/48.html
See my #29
"Been using tobacco since 1983.... don't plan on stopping."
What a new comer, I started smoking in 1948 and don't plan to stop.
Tobacco companies depend on smokers. That's what they are in business for. They have the money.
Just a question, but what if someone (or organization) were to approach them about funding a lobby, quietly?
My fingers must not be conveying what I mean. When smoking was allowed on airplanes, they cleaned the filters regularly. Then, once smoking was banned, the idiots thought that they didn't have to clean the filters as much.
When they do, the filters are filthy dirty. And the passengers are breathing this. Smoking was not the sole culprit. Germs and diseases brought onto the plane by sick passengers is the real culprit.
With your neuroses, I can't help asking: Why would you go into a smoking room? In an airport or anywhere else...?.......Publius6961
My neuroses?
It seems that you are projecting here.
All I said was that I have no objection to smokers smoking at airports as long as their smoke did not go up my nose or stink up my clothes.
I never mentioned going into a segregated smoking area and, if you use a re-breather, you can sit right next to me in the aircraft and smoke the re-breather equivalent of an entire carton during the flight for all I care.
Probably irritated smokers. Reference the above article that said the rage dramatically increased after the smoking ban. Thus the problem is irriatable smokers.
I think he is 14. I ran across another JoeSnuffy on the Net once, and he was just a kid. Computer geek.
As a smoker and a frequent flyer, it's gotten harder and harder, and when the ban on butane lighters goes into effect in a few days (and probably on matches), it's going to get almost impossible.
Since all the shops are now in secure areas, they won't be allowed to sell lighters or matches, further delaying the time the smoker must wait to light up after a long flight. I don't mind going outside the airport to smoke, but if they ban matches, too, that won't even be possible.
Non-smokers can grouse all they want. I don't blow smoke in your faces. I don't want to. But, as long as smoking is a legal activity, I will probably continue to smoke.
Airports which have enclosed smoking areas which exhaust air to the outside have the best idea. Shoot...I'd pay to use them. That might be a revenue generator for the airports, IMO.
I don't need a nanny. I don't need someone to tell me that smoking's bad for me. I know that. It's my choice. I won't blow smoke in your face. I won't smoke in restaurants. But, please, be a little tolerant, OK?
They probably didn't. Have you ever seen air handling devices serving a group of smokers? Ugly.
Your comment makes no sense.
I've always thought the original Lynyrd Skynyrd was a great band.
My screen name is a homage to them.
Are you in favor of the "smoking bans"?
I say end the hypocrisy.
Treat tobacco the same way as weed. Both either legal or illegal.
They took over Maine. And we all know that Maine is a BLUE state. Someone said yesterday that the Republican's are the ones passing smoking bans. I beg to differ.
Maine is run by a huge pack of Rats, and they are the ones that pushed these bans through. There is no smoking in any restaurant, bar, sports inns or taverns in the state of Maine.
I see you would rather believe his lies than the truth. Did you click on my link?
Living in Salt Lake City the mayor should know all about zoos. :^)
My wife ha been smoking since 1967 and quite twice for a month I'd just as much want her to keep on smoking
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