Go for it. Just leave me out of it
Again, I have found something new to talk about. I need to make this quick being that I have to get up early to take the dog to the vet. I am starting to get annoyed with this whole smoker protest on Illinois' public smoking ban. Usually I stay out of politics, but the rural Illinois idea of intelligence gets to me. They feel that their rights have been taken away when really they were violating the rights of those who chose not to smoke. I can't understand how smokers don't consider those around them while they're blowing toxic fumes out of their nostrils. I mean, I'm sorry if the weather is too cold right now for you to go outside, but at least I'm not getting lung cancer faster than you. How fair is that? I can't understand the addiction that they have being that I've never experienced it but I do feel it plays a part on their lack of consideration for others. Some are considerate, I mean don't get me wrong, however there are those who are thinking, maybe if I roll the windows down in my car, it will all blow away. Wrong. Or, the smoke that I inhale while I'm pregnant will not affect my unborn child. I mean, those chances are slim to none. That only happens to people who smoke more packs than me. WRONG again. Or, maybe if I smoke outside, the wind will blow the smoke off of my clothes. No. It won't. In fact, the stuff that sticks to the clothes is just as toxic as the secondhand smoke in a restaurant or bar. It dries out your hair, it yellows your teeth and it gives you permanent bad breath. I think the state is doing smokers a favor. It will probably save lives if people let it go. No one is saying you can't smoke in your house or in public at all. We just prefer that it's not closed in where air can't escape. I can see where it should be the public vendor's choice, but what about the customers who come in and want to enjoy the atmosphere without smelling like a smokestack when they leave? Sure we still came when smoking was allowed, but sometimes when choosing to go somewhere, it consisted of choosing a place where you wouldn't smell like smoke as much. I cannot tell you how happy I am that you can go to a bowling alley without eyeing the ash on your shoulders. Those places were BAD when it came to smoking. I think it should be your personal choice to smoke, but I also care about the health of others and I'm not about to poor vodka in someone's glass who doesn't drink.
Submitted by
Brooke
at 2/21/2008 9:28:12 AM- I figured you'd say something but that's why I wrote, SOME ARE CONSIDERATE. Seriously, you should quit smoking instead, ;)
Submitted by
Livingdead
at 2/21/2008 11:36:55 AM- But I didn't really say anything. I don't see the point anymore. I would be a little more ambivalent about the whole deal if it had been something the public voted on, but it wasn't. Even then, it should still be up to the business as much as possible whether or not they allow smoking in thier place of business. Some places it makes sense not to allow smoking, others... not as much.
Whose "rights", as it were, are being violated are a whole other deal in itself. At best, we can to agree to disagree on the matter.
And yes, I caught the reference.
*insert standard smoker reply here*