[Gabz]

Morning, folks...........

I think we need to call a bit of a truce here. The flat nature of internet communication somethimes leads to simple misunderstandings that excalate totally out of proportion and the original misunderstanding gets lost in the fray.

I understand perfectly She Lion catching on to the "stink" remarks.......she and I have for so long been slapped with that slam, all over the internet - it is a very sore subject for both of us.

Personally I react to that comment in one of 3 ways - sometime I take it for the gratuitous slap it is intended as and I go into dog with a bone mode, sometimes I simply ignore it without seeing the full message, but lately what I have tried to do, and often succeed, is to see the whole picture of where the person is coming from.

I perfectly understand that some people do not care for the smell of tobacco smoke, or have a health problem with it, and that is perfectly understandable and I respect that. Unfortunately there have been so many people of late who believe that is as good a reason as any to force everyone else to cater to their wishes.

On the other hand there are plenty of non-smokers who do not like the smell, but understand that this issue goes beyond just smoking - they see the bigger picture and those folks are the ones that deserve a great deal of thanks and respect from us who have been fighting these battles for a long time.

If more people, smokers and non-smokers, saw this as just the small part of the bigger picture that it is, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

So for all you non-smokers that don't like the way tobacco smoke smells, but agree these laws, ordinances and regulations have gone to far....I say a heartfelt thank you.

[nicmarlo]

So for all you non-smokers that don't like the way tobacco smoke smells, but agree these laws, ordinances and regulations have gone to far....I say a heartfelt thank you.

Great post, Gabz. I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said.

[ohioWfan]

So for all you non-smokers that don't like the way tobacco smoke smells, but agree these laws, ordinances and regulations have gone to far....I say a heartfelt thank you.

You're welcome. And thank you.

I've already called it a truce (although I was never angry to begin with), but I make it a practice to stay away from people who'd rather call me names than discuss the issues.

I've clearly found one of those people on this thread, so I won't be back........ I DO appreciate your understanding of the issue, however, so thanks again.