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Did I?

What I was saying in my post is that there IS a place for smoking and smokers, but why when I'm trying to work should I have to deal with smoke in a closed space. Don't let the reasonable arguments you have in favor of smoker's rights turn your mind against EVERY criticism of smoking.

I was responding to parts of her article, especially the ones regarding the smokers huddled outside office buildings. If they should be allowed back inside, where should they be smoking? I certainly don't want to spend all day in a closed space surrounded by smoke. And if they make a smoker's lounge, isn't that making SPECIAL concessions to them?

My dad smoked, and I begged him when I was a child to stop. Know what he finally started to do? He'd go out on the enclosed porch and open a window or sit on the steps. I literally start choking up when someone is smoking and there's obvious strain in my voice. I don't like it unless my sense of smell is articially suppressed(ie drunk) and then its a matter of toleration.