Smoking is evil. It always has been. Fortunately it seems, times are changing–public smoking bans are on the horizon. Some countries have already adopted them, like Ireland and Sweden. Backwater countries, like Denmark, are slower to catch the scent of the times. That scent is fresh air.
As an ex-asthmatic but still allergic, smoking bans make extra sense to me. I’ve been taught to take care of my lungs, more so I think, than most people. Essentially, smoke is bad for everyone–it’s just worse for asthmatics.
I can take some amount of second-hand smoke (without dying), sure, most of us can. The question is, why should I? It gets in your lungs, clothes, hair, skin, eyes. It’s like burning a tire inside your house, only somehow smoking is socially acceptable. It makes the next day extra crappy by amplifying a possible hangover. I’ve found myself skipping social occasions simply due to there being too much smoke. I’ve even left early because my eyes hurt. This annoys the crap out of me.
So bring on the public smoking bans, preferably yesterday! It works for Ireland. Your thoughts?
So Gary, apparently you fought in three wars so that you could continue to smoke in enclosed public spaces. It’s always a pleasure to hear from someone who can see the big picture
The Vietnamese were a brave little people determined to free themselves from foreign domination. But because they chose Communist ideology they suddenly became “enemies” of the US State Department, although though they were never enemies of the American people – whom BTW they never attacked. So dumb Gary succumbed to the propaganda of the idiots in Washington DC and stupidly committed himself to obediently serving there without much thought. But hey, he now thinks that his groveling to his government and going far away to kill people who were not in any way a threat to us, somehow qualifies him to reject the reality that most Americans do not want to inhale his dirty smoke or breathe his poisonous stink. Pardon me if i point out that there seems to be a logical disconnect here. He should go sit in a corner and do some honest thinking. And do it without a cigarette in his repulsively yellow-stained fingers.
fra59e, you’re truly an asshole.
Funny statement I heard today.
“Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a public pool.”
I though it was rather clever.
Haha, yeah. I have to admit, I feel that’s quite spot on.
I would, however, to add injury to insult, think the pee was the healthier alternative.