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I have a friend who lives in an upstairs condo with avid smokers downstairs. They sit on their patio and smoke like chimneys and the smoke drifts up into her place. Her condo absolutely stinks. But in this land of "freedom", she has lost her right to breathe clean air..... When common courtesy is lacking and their right to smoke infringes on her right to breathe clean air - I have zero problems with this legislation. Perhaps it will cause some folks to be a little more considerate, whether it be with the volume on their stereo or their drifting smoke.

Has your friend ever tried the crazy idea of going downstairs, knocking on thier door and trying to reach a compromise WITHOUT government intervention?

I smoke and am VERY courteous of nonsmokers. In the scenrio you painted, I would put a fan outside and have it blow the smoke outwards instead of upwards, thus dissipating the offensive odor that plagues your friend's nostrils.

Why has this nation become so wussified that neighbors have to get Big Brother to do for them what a few civil words can solve in most cases?

Has your friend ever tried the crazy idea of going downstairs, knocking on thier door and trying to reach a compromise WITHOUT government intervention?

Yes. Many times.

I smoke and am VERY courteous of nonsmokers.

Not everyone thinks like you. And that was precisely my point: there was a lack of common courtesy and the person refuses to show any consideration.

Has your friend ever tried the crazy idea of going downstairs, knocking on thier door and trying to reach a compromise WITHOUT government intervention?

Thank you! Americans have become so isolated we cant even resolve conflict like civil people. "Ew smoking is gross, there should be a law!" Howabout you just avoid people who smoke and reach a compromise if you have to be around them. Most people should be nice enough to work with you, and those that aren't, oh well thats life. When did life stop being about flexibility and tolerance and start being about litigation? I'm guessing some time in the 80's. :)