When I have to sit there and inhale the second hand smoke, have its stench on my clothes and hair and simply smell it, my freedom is being destroyed.
Why don't smokers simply suck on an exhaust pipe; its much cheaper and doesn't poison any one else.
Think what would happen if I went into one of these smokers places and lit a candle of incense; stuf that really smelled gross. I no more have the right to poison your air than you do to poison mine with tobacco.
I do like the idiocy of those that claim that the government has no right. Of course it does. That is why you drive on the right, pay attention to traffic signals, wear a motorcycle helmet, carry car insurance, and a thousand other things that you do without question.
The most interesting part of these responses is that I get nothing but ad hominem attacks from addicts who can think of nothing else. Your addiction really is offensive. You and it do stink. And, if you can step back a moment, you'd see what a wasteful, non-productive habit it is.
How about this, Tactless: We stink? Well, we can bath, wash our hair and our clothing. But your bigotry goes clear to the bone. There is no washing off YOUR stink.
This isn't about you. It's about the business owners in the poor economy about to go on another depressing ride of no revenue. But since you want to make this all about you and your prissy nose, I guess your another one who could care less about lay-offs and closings. Seek help! Fast!
:::snip whiny blather:::...When I have to sit there and inhale the second hand smoke,...my freedom is being destroyed.
If it were true that you "have to sit there and inhale the second hand smoke," your freedom WOULD be encroached. So. Now that I've agreed with you, where is the place that you are FORCED to go and where you "have to sit there and inhale the second hand smoke"? Are you forced to enter restaurants/bars that welcome smokers? No? Do the places you HAVE to go (DMV, grocery stores, govt. buildings, etc.) permit smoking where you are? C'mon, Tacis, join in here. Let's see if you and I, both reasonable people, can solve this problem.
:::snipped asinine comment about incense:::--I no more have the right to poison your air than you do to poison mine with tobacco.
Which "air" is yours, Tacis? Post a sign at the door saying "THIS IS TACIS'S AIR--DO NOT FOUL IT!" and no smoker will ever enter. On the other hand, you do NOT own the air in MY restaurant, so I'll post a sign outside saying "THIS IS NOT TACIS'S AIR--SMOKERS WELCOME (TACIS, STAY AWAY!)" That'll work, won't it? No? Whyever not? Surely you don't expect me to respect your right to "your" air if you don't respect "mine."
:::snip endless inane diversionary statements:::
The most interesting part of these responses is that I get nothing but ad hominem attacks...
Take the log out of your own eye before bitching about the mote in someone else's.
:::no ad hominems here, no, not at all:::--from addicts who can think of nothing else. Your addiction really is offensive. You and it do stink. And, if you can step back a moment, you'd see what a wasteful, non-productive habit it is.
Point is, Tacis, it's none of your business. Get it? Why is that so hard for control freaks to understand? It's very simple, really...pay attention, now...
MY. HABITS. ARE. NONE. OF. YOUR. BUSINESS! Your bigotry really is offensive. You and it do stink. And, if you can step back a moment, you'd see what a wasteful, non-productive habit it is.