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Oh give me a break here. Isn't it making "Special Consideration" to non-smokers to force those that do smoke into the outdoors, regardless of the weather, to engage in a legal activity? Her point was simple, allowing smoking in offices in a room designated for smoking and well ventilated solves the problems.

As for smokers wasting time, have you considered the very fact that smokers are forces to leave their desks, go outside their buildings to a outside "designated" smoking area is a biggest waste of time? Every smoker I work with takes a shorter lunch to make up for smoke breaks, and most of them work long hours to make up for the time they are forced outside.

I'm sorry you begged your father to smoke and he took it upon himself to leave his own home to appease your tender nostrils. That he listened to you was up to him, that does not give you the right to dictate the behavior of others in society. If you don't want to smell smoke while dining or drinking, go to restaurants/bars where the owners have designated the business as smoke free. The owners should have the right to cater to the clientèle they choose. Not the clientèle liberal whiners dictate are "politically correct" at this point and time.

Excuse me

1)My father was right to make that concession. Why the hell should the furniture STINK to high heaven of cig smoke? I spent the night at my friend's house after a New Year's Eve celebration and the stench was everywhere(everyone but my friend smoked in that place) It made me sick, that's how oppressive the smell was. My dad was, fortunately, not a chain smoker, but he did the right thing.

2)You guys are looking at my criticism of an article as if its a blessing to burn smokers alive. IF a room can be set aside with good ventilation, I have no problem with that. However, I will dispute an article if I wish. That doesn't make me one of the health Nazis, nor do I want to ban smoking in all public areas. I'm just talking about smoking as a habit, and if it were to be allowed back into offices WITHOUT any set-aside space.

3)You ever kissed a smoker? Even with mints, it's still on the lips. Not tight. If you think it is, you're nuts. BUt if I say that it's nasty to kiss a smoker, does that make me an anti-smoking Nazi? Sheesh!

The reason I brought up a room being a "special concession" is because I noticed that some of you would be against accomodations for some other group, but when one of the "protected minority classes" of conservatives is involved it's all about compromise and accomodation.

Smoking is legal, that's true. So is sex, I'd like to engage in it at work. If others don't like the sounds, sights and smells coming from my cubicle than they can go stuff themselves!

Point being that there are limitations on certain activities in the work place. Unless of course you guys want me to blast my perfectly legal Scarface CD in the office.