It's Official -- Belmont (California) Bans Smoking In Some Homes (Big Brother/Nanny State alert)

NBC11.com (San Francisco) ^ | 10/10/07 | staff

[Eric Blair 2084]

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[CSM]

“The total refusal of a certain segment of Free Republic to get the big picture, to apply a tiny modicum of logic is absolutely astounding.”

The public school system is considering this a huge success!

[JamesP81]

bttt

[Eric Blair 2084]

Seriously FRiends, before you start singing the Lynard Skinnard song

’won’t you give me three steps,
Gimme three steps mister,
Gimme three steps towards the door?
Gimme three steps
Gimme three steps mister,
And you’ll never see me no more.’

and leave I would like to talk to you later tonight. I have some appointments this afternoon, but Dr. Feel can fit you in around 8 pm. Is that good for you.

[Calpernia]

You know...you are going to have to update that soon. We have had threads about the smell police hating popcorn. You watch, popcorn is next.

[-YYZ-]

“How about when the Hindu who lives above you is offended by the smell of the steak that’s grilling on your patio?”

Not a problem in some communities, where they’ve already banned outdoor grilling due to the carcinogens produced in the smoke (or maybe their contribution to smog or something, I dunno). I kid you not.

[Eagle Eye]

Your post to me made no sense since I refused to advocate government intervention:

But should the government be involved?
Not imo.

I think that maybe your knee jerked too quickly and you didn't read the posts.

Or perhaps you actually advocate annoying your neighbors with unpleasant odors?

If that's the case, quit the libertarian masquerade.

[Living Free in NH]

I fail to see how this will be enforced. While there might be probable cause from smelling smoke, won’t the cops have to get a warrant from a judge to enter and search your home?

I wonder how the law is written. Does it say persons cannot smoke in their apartments? Or does it say smoking materials cannot be used? If it's the former, can someone simply leave a burning butt in an ashtray on the balcony???

[GOP_Lady]

If you hated cigarette smoke, then why did you live in a condo and not single unit? I thank God that I own my own home and don’t have to worry about offending anyone.

[Madame Dufarge]

Oh, BTW? I lived down the street from some Asian people who fermented squid in their backyard. You could smell that two blocks away...

What, you didn't demand that they be evicted from their home because you were offended and have a Constitutional right to a stinky-free environment?..:-)

Anyway, I don't put much stock in these anecdotes about the neighbor's cigarette smoke from downstairs being detectable in an upstairs apartment. I spent a lot of time in really old tenement buildings in my lifetime and not once, never, have I observed this strange phenomenon.

I wonder how it's supposedly happening in newer, more insulated buildings.

[Eagle Eye]

A) Problem NOT solved. Why should one person’s vices infiltrate the living space of another?;
B) What did I say about government intervention?

[Froufrou]

You’re right. I lived in a low-income apt. once and the only smoke problem we had was when the hippie downstairs caught her footstool on fire after a big bong hit.

I woke up to my baby coughing and - not knowing what it was - called the fire dept. right away. That’s a far cry from cigarette smoke, though. This was real smoke, thick and black!

[Madame Dufarge]

You’re right. I lived in a low-income apt. once and the only smoke problem we had was when the hippie downstairs caught her footstool on fire after a big bong hit

LOL!! I know it probably wasn't funny then, but it sure is now!

[GOP_Lady]

If a person doesn’t want the possibility of being surrounded by something they don’t like, then why do they insist on putting themselves into that situation? Why don’t they move into a single-unit or to non-smoking complex? Problem solved, simple as that, no need for any type of intervention, and peace of mind and happiness. :-) Doesn’t take much thought and personal responsibility to come up with this solution.

[Theo]

O.

It’s fun being the target of such animosity on a topic that I really don’t care about. Somebody’s got to serve those Freepers who need to let off steam. ;-)

[Froufrou]

If she hadn’t been bigger than me, I’d have coldcocked her when I saw the thing smoking in the common hallway downstairs!

[Theo]

BTW, we did move. We didn’t complain to the homeowners’ association. We didn’t file a lawsuit. We moved.

As I mentioned above, this issue doesn’t affect me any more. I’m just having fun because so many people get so up in arms about it.