Listen. The whole smoking thing has been blown way out of whack. I am in my 50's, I don't smoke, but both my parents smoked, pretty much all their friends smoked and they all smoked around us "kids" everywhere: in the house, in the car, at parties, in restaraunts etc, etc, etc.on a constant basis. Even my Grandparents smoked (both are in their 90's now..and in good health). Now I'm not advocating smoking. I'm glad it's a habit I never started, and I am not saying it's a good thing to do...I know it's not healthy..(neither is skydiving)but I'll tell you...out of all the "kids" of the people I know that were constantly exposed to cig smoke (there are at least 60 or so of us between family members and friends) not one of them has any sort of lung problem..and only 1 of their parents gets bronchitis in the winter. So my point is, I think we are all being manipulated by fear and in the end it just took away another right of ours individually and as business owners. It is ridiculous to me the extent that some states are going to ..banning smoking even in the outdoors..and in some cases in your own home. People, we have got to wake up! We are allowing this and perpetuating it with our attitudes towards smokers! Look around you...in your car, your home, your workplace, outside, you are breathing in all kinds of chemicals everyday. Next there will be a ban on using your grill, burning a fire in your fireplace, forced to drive on a limited basis,limit alcohol, etc. Next the food you eat is going to be monitored. What happened to our right to decide for ourselves? I have always used my own right to decide when it came to being next to a smoker or not. I have used my right to choose whether or not to sit in the smoking or non smoking section of an establishment. If I didn't like the place then I wouldn't go to it. SIMPLE. Again I am not advocating smoking, I am advocating freedom to choose. I am concerned how easily we are all so easily manipulated and jump on the bandwagon of a cause that I feel is now getting out of control, without thinking logically and realizing what is really happening here. I am concerned of how a group of people were so easily ostrosized, belittled and pretty much thought to be scum for lack of a better word all through manipulation by the media. HYSTERIA concerns me. I am concerned that many do not see the true meaning behind these "bans."
As for Obama smoking...lol. Give me a break. Let the man do his job and don't worry about whether he smokes, eats too much,,,etc. It's simply ridiculous!!
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Listen. The whole smoking thing has been blown way out of whack. I am in my 50's, I don't smoke, but both my parents smoked, pretty much all their friends smoked and they all smoked around us "kids" everywhere: in the house, in the car, at parties, in restaraunts etc, etc, etc.on a constant basis. Even my Grandparents smoked (both are in their 90's now..and in good health). Now I'm not advocating smoking. I'm glad it's a habit I never started, and I am not saying it's a good thing to do...I know it's not healthy..(neither is skydiving)but I'll tell you...out of all the "kids" of the people I know that were constantly exposed to cig smoke (there are at least 60 or so of us between family members and friends) not one of them has any sort of lung problem..and only 1 of their parents gets bronchitis in the winter. So my point is, I think we are all being manipulated by fear and in the end it just took away another right of ours individually and as business owners. It is ridiculous to me the extent that some states are going to ..banning smoking even in the outdoors..and in some cases in your own home. People, we have got to wake up! We are allowing this and perpetuating it with our attitudes towards smokers! Look around you...in your car, your home, your workplace, outside, you are breathing in all kinds of chemicals everyday. Next there will be a ban on using your grill, burning a fire in your fireplace, forced to drive on a limited basis,limit alcohol, etc. Next the food you eat is going to be monitored. What happened to our right to decide for ourselves? I have always used my own right to decide when it came to being next to a smoker or not. I have used my right to choose whether or not to sit in the smoking or non smoking section of an establishment. If I didn't like the place then I wouldn't go to it. SIMPLE. Again I am not advocating smoking, I am advocating freedom to choose. I am concerned how easily we are all so easily manipulated and jump on the bandwagon of a cause that I feel is now getting out of control, without thinking logically and realizing what is really happening here. I am concerned of how a group of people were so easily ostrosized, belittled and pretty much thought to be scum for lack of a better word all through manipulation by the media. HYSTERIA concerns me. I am concerned that many do not see the true meaning behind these "bans."
As for Obama smoking...lol. Give me a break. Let the man do his job and don't worry about whether he smokes, eats too much,,,etc. It's simply ridiculous!!
February 13, 2009 - 4:11amThis Comment
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