Posted on 01/13/2005 11:53:07 AM PST by bob3443
Do you also demand that business owners stop everyone from smoking in their privately owned businesses JUST because you decide you MIGHT want to patronize that business someday?
Course, he's 6'2 and 200lbs, and a former Marine so he doesn't get a lot of people that try to get in his face, customers OR co-workers. LOL!
To me, it's fantastic to go to a place, open to the public, and NOT have to smell someone else's cigarette while I'm trying to have a nice meal. Then to go home, and have THEIR cigarette smell in MY clothes? If you smoke in your own house, that's your problem.
It's not a question of a "right to smoke".
The question is, should your likes and dislikes be enough to take away a constitutional right of a property owner?
I think the guy was insinuating that we smokers are acting like babies. pot:kettle:black, IMO. I would be fine if we had designated areas to smoke-but now it's ridiculous. Now they moan about outdoor smoke....when their campaign put us outside instead of in a smoking lounge or section. So who is it who wants it their way or no way? Who is it who expects the world to revolve around them? Smokers have made concessions and an effort to accomodate those offended by smoking. They, otoh, are never happy. Nappie indeed.
PS...you hubby sounds like a great guy to work for :)
That sounds about right. *sigh* How boring, and unoriginal, lol.
P.S. Mr. Ex says it's a "love him or hate him" kind of thing. The lazy ones hate him, lol. He doesn't much care at bottom, so long as they respect him, lol. He likes to pretend that's so, anyway. :)
Mr Ex sounds like my kind of boss....my strength was how hard I worked. It's good to work for a boss who doesn't suffer slackers. :)
Amen to that...a boss with no backbone may as well not be a boss at all. You can be friendly, but you can't be FRIENDS. A lot of guys (and gals, too, of course, lol) have a hard time separating the two.
I'll take a hardass for a boss any day over someone who continually does whatever they can to avoid "being mean". Some folks won't respect you and do what they're supposed to until they know you mean business, in my experience. That being said, I'm glad I don't have his job, lol! My job is hard enough! (I'm a SAHM now).
"That being said, I'm glad I don't have his job, lol! My job is hard enough! (I'm a SAHM now)."
I could have gone into management....but didn't want the aggravation :) I've been a SAHM the last 7 years....THE hardest job (IMO).
I pity people who make assinine comments.
Sorry, that perfection is reserve.
Assine comments draw only my contempt.
Once again, in simple language, the question is, should your likes and dislikes be enough to take away a constitutional right of a property owner?
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