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Originally Posted by eroswebmaster
Nope...how about smokers stay the fuck out of our way?
I love non-smoking buildings where smokers all hang outside the front door and you have to get through the cancer gauntlet in order to get in.
I also love enjoying a fabulous dinner, only for a waft of smoke to hit my nostrils.
I also love eating in a cafe and watching smokers put their cigs out in their food. Nothing more appetizing than that.
I grew up in a time where smokers ruled the world, and my mom was one of the worst offenders.
Back in the day if you didn't smoke, you were treated like a negro in the 60's..back to the bus.
If you went to a restaurant you got the worst seating.
People smoked at just about every event you attended.
Going grocery shopping? Smokers there, these people actually put their cigarettes out on the floors of stores.
Most people would light up before they would even ask you if it was okay, could be your home, your car, they didn't care, they looked cool like the movie stars on the big screen.
I'm glad it's finally swinging the other direction. I personally am a libertarian, but have some liberal social leanings. I think people should be free to destroy themselves if they wish to, with whatever it is they wish to, as long as they are legal adults...however...once those habits begin to infringe upon the rights of others...*and yes I do have a right to clean air* then that's where the line stops.
Like the old saying goes, my freedoms being at my knuckle, but end before your nose.
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There are both non-smoking and smoking cafes... but for some reason, you non-smokers insist that the cafes where the owner, staff and almost all customers smoke are smoke-free.
There are both non-smoking and smoking restaurants... but for some reason, you smokers insist on going to the smoking restaurants, then whine about the smoke.
Just about all government buildings are smoke-free... but for some reason, you non-smokers whine about the bit of smoke you pass by when walking through the entrance. Nevermind the poisonous gas your SUV emits when you pass us by, eh?
It reminds of the following (true) story.
Once upon a time, a woman worked in a company where most people smoked. Now, smoking was banned in offices already, but in the break room, people actually did smoke. Of course, the woman objected to that - she would have none of that nasty smoke! So, after much campaigning from her side, the company created a special "smokers" break room.
Initially, she was happy. That lasted maybe a week... until she realized that pretty much everyone, both smokers and non-smokers, was going to the smokers break room, leaving her by herself in the old break room.
She got annoyed - how dare people avoid her like that! Once again she campaigned, now to get rid of the smokers break room altogether. With the help of some paternalistic laws, she finally got what she wished - an entirely smoke-free building! Now, the smokers were forced to stand outside in the rain during breaks.
The annoying cunt resigned two months later, though, because everyone at work pretty much hated her and avoided her like the plague.
I, for one, am perfectly happy not going to the non-smoking clubs, bars and restaurants, and I don't particularly mind not smoking in government buildings. I do mind, however, that I am forced to pay an 80% tax on my cigarettes. I also mind that the government is going to ban smoking in *all* bars, clubs, restaurants, etc, and has already banned smoking in all other workplaces - including those with 100% smokers. And most of all, I mind the annoying twats who can't seem to comprehend the rather simple fact that nobody is forcing them to spend time around my smoke.
If I can live without going to all the non-smoking places, why can't you non-smokers live without going to all the smoking places?