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Seems that the smokers have better social life.

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  • T Todd Smith

    Konstantin Vasserman wrote: Someone (let's say non-smoker) might find it very disturbing to see bikers while they are sitting on the top of the hill enjoying the scenery. Possible? I think so. If they follow your logic they should say: Am I supposed to understand biker's "right" to ride a bike while it is so disturbing to me? And you say... YES! Of cause, because it is my right to ride my bike wherever I please... There are multiuse tails (meaning hikers, dogs, cats, mtb'r, horses and even trucks) and there are hiking only trails. I don't riding on hiking only trails. My presence isn't a health hazard. Smoking is a health hazard. My presence doesn't cause you any discomfort other than a minor annoyance. Your smoking does cause a physical discomfort. Konstantin Vasserman wrote: It's all about mutual respect and recognition of rights on the both sides and finding solutions to sticky situations like you've described. But solutions is not in denying the other side's rights. So I should respect your right to harm me? http://www.lungusa.org/learn/lung\_images.html

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    Konstantin Vasserman
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    Todd Smith wrote: So I should respect your right to harm me? No. You should not.

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    • M Matt Philmon

      Hey hey. Watch the band dork stuff... I was in band for years... and you know, this one time, in band camp... ;P Matt

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      Jon Sagara
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      I was a saxamaphone-toting band dork up until high school. Jon Sagara "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." -- Mark Twain.

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      • K Konstantin Vasserman

        Very touching story and very disturbing opinion. Did you have an argument too and just forgot to post it?

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        John McIlroy
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        You don't really call your position a defensible argument, do you? Because you have to encounter things that annoy you, and you can't ban it, then we should put up with smokers lighting up everywhere they feel like it? Riiiiight!! I once worked for a company where the smokers had a little ante-room, off the cafeteria, and I would crack up every time I walked by and the door was open. The smoke was so thick, you couldn't see the back wall. But they would be puffing away... **enjoying** themselves. That works for me.

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        • C Cathy

          I don't want to kill you Christian. Then there would be one less person to answer my questions in the forum. Here in California, they have thrown us outside and they still complain that our smoke is bothering them out there. Hence the car exhaust analogy. The rest of the nation needs to stand up now, before it's too late. In some places they've even made it illegal to smoke outside. We are the only people they are allowed to discriminate against, so all their hatred and frustrations get focused on us. That's my take on things anyways. Cathy

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          Cathy-- You're missing the point. Smokers are being treated exactly the way they treated non-smokers for years. What goes around comes around. And smokers, in their day, had absolutely no consideration and would smoke wherever and whenever they felt like it. How many times I remember, before restaurants had no smoking sections, which wasn't that long ago, where Buddy, one table over, would light up a cigarette, just as the food at your table arrived, with complete disregard for anyone else's enjoyment or comfort. Now we're suppose to feel sorry for Buddy... now that the tables have turned? Hahahahahahaha!!! I don't thiiiiink so!!!

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            Cathy-- You're missing the point. Smokers are being treated exactly the way they treated non-smokers for years. What goes around comes around. And smokers, in their day, had absolutely no consideration and would smoke wherever and whenever they felt like it. How many times I remember, before restaurants had no smoking sections, which wasn't that long ago, where Buddy, one table over, would light up a cigarette, just as the food at your table arrived, with complete disregard for anyone else's enjoyment or comfort. Now we're suppose to feel sorry for Buddy... now that the tables have turned? Hahahahahahaha!!! I don't thiiiiink so!!!

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            I don't remember throwing the non-smokers outside. ;P So it's revenge? So all these non-smokers are trying to get back at the smokers? It's not good for you guys to carry around all that hatred. You hurt yourself not the subject of your hatred. I will admit it's pretty wild watching those old movies where the nurse is sitting in a chair smoking a cigarrette right next to a patient in a hospital bed. Did you ever see that movie Dr. Strange Love? The guy wakes up years later and first thing the doctors give him a cigarrette telling him "We found out it's good for you." They found out alcohol is good for you in mild does. Could happen. I know probably not. Cathy

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            • C Christian Graus

              Andrew Peace wrote: The difference is that farting is natural and everybody does it, Yes, but some do it better than others... Andrew Peace wrote: BTW I am a non-smoker Really ? I'd not have guessed ? Actually this thread brings to mind a funny story. Five of us at work, we all work in the one big area. We had for as long as I can remember joked about how stupid smoking is, a habit that wastes money, kills you and makes you smell bad ( sorry, Cathy ). Then the first time we had a social gathering, our boss pulls out the ciggies and lights up. Ooops. Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001

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              Cathy
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              Everyone's entitled to their oppinion. My husband loves my smell. He's the one for me. Blinded by love. Cathy

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                I don't remember throwing the non-smokers outside. ;P So it's revenge? So all these non-smokers are trying to get back at the smokers? It's not good for you guys to carry around all that hatred. You hurt yourself not the subject of your hatred. I will admit it's pretty wild watching those old movies where the nurse is sitting in a chair smoking a cigarrette right next to a patient in a hospital bed. Did you ever see that movie Dr. Strange Love? The guy wakes up years later and first thing the doctors give him a cigarrette telling him "We found out it's good for you." They found out alcohol is good for you in mild does. Could happen. I know probably not. Cathy

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                John McIlroy
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                Of course it is revenge!! Smokers, as a rule, had absolutely no consideration what the affect of their habits had on non-smokers. Now the tables have turned. So we are showing an equal amount of concern about what affect the non-smoking rules have on smokers. I say let 'em whine, and continue on with their tortured logic about how the habits of other people annoy them. Truth is... we don't care!! Let the smokers collectively kill themselves in the privacy of their own home or car... and nowhere else! Why? Because for decades we put up with them smoking everywhere... and now we finally have them on the run. Yahoo!!!

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                • J John McIlroy

                  Of course it is revenge!! Smokers, as a rule, had absolutely no consideration what the affect of their habits had on non-smokers. Now the tables have turned. So we are showing an equal amount of concern about what affect the non-smoking rules have on smokers. I say let 'em whine, and continue on with their tortured logic about how the habits of other people annoy them. Truth is... we don't care!! Let the smokers collectively kill themselves in the privacy of their own home or car... and nowhere else! Why? Because for decades we put up with them smoking everywhere... and now we finally have them on the run. Yahoo!!!

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                  Cathy
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                  Carrying around all this hatred is not good for you. You too will die early as a result. Do yourself a favor and go get some meditation tapes. Cathy

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                  • C Cathy

                    Carrying around all this hatred is not good for you. You too will die early as a result. Do yourself a favor and go get some meditation tapes. Cathy

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                    John McIlroy
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                    Hehehehehe... It's so nice to have someone so solicitous of my health and well being. Thanks Cathy! I never really thought of myself as hating smokers... I just enjoy seeing them, after years of abusing non-smokers, suffer a little abuse of their own. And it is kind of funny hearing them inventing excuses and rationals on why people should put up with their disgusting habits. Well we put up with them for years... but not anymore!!!! JM

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                    • C Cathy

                      Everyone's entitled to their oppinion. My husband loves my smell. He's the one for me. Blinded by love. Cathy

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                      Christian Graus
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                      Cathy wrote: My husband loves my smell Given that at this point we were not talking about the smell generated by smoking and we *were* talking about farting, I can only say ERGH !!!! My wife is not so blinded - I often say 'take a whiff of that one', but she just hits me.... ;P Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001

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                        Cathy wrote: My husband loves my smell Given that at this point we were not talking about the smell generated by smoking and we *were* talking about farting, I can only say ERGH !!!! My wife is not so blinded - I often say 'take a whiff of that one', but she just hits me.... ;P Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001

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                        I live in Bob's HungOut now

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                        Cathy
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                        You are right that was confusing. Next time I'll quote. Cathy

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