1998

Tracking Device

I am a non smoker, who is a former smoker, who is not an anti smoker. Anti, you
know one of those obnoxious former or non former smokers, who can be so flipping self
flipping righteous. ( Anti, means anyone who is against something that someone else is
for) Second hand smoke, danger danger danger. You have no right to smoke in
my presence, I can die, or worse be uncomfortable because you are doing something
that bothers me, wa wa .
OK you understand how I feel about the Anti’s Now for a little
background. During my childhood, of the around 30 adult relatives at least 20 of em
smoked. Picture this, 2, kids in an all black car, Mom ( ( RIP/lung cancer 7/6/83)   update  (Grandfather, RIP lung cancer     (Aunt, RIP lung cancer, circa 1980) )  )    chain smoking musty
browns, aka Pall Malls. Windows up or down made no difference. So
don’t tell me about uncomfortable.

IMHO of the many of my family who are no longer around, I would venture
to say each and every one that is not around, is gone because of smoking or left a little
sooner because of cigarettes.
I smoked for 17 years.
Smoking is a disgusting habit/addiction but so are most other habits
and addictions. And as long as your habit/addiction does not physically harm me,
smoke your brains out. I did and I enjoyed every puff I took, it was the uphill
walkings and cough that were unenjoyable.



The point. Everything can be measured in degrees, OK
Everything has to be measured in degrees. Done!!!!!!!!!

Two children in a car with mom smoking, bad mother, bad mother.

Two children in the washertiera mom’s still smoking, we go up wind, or we go
outside. We are beginning to have choices.
We all have a choice. Mom chooses to smoke, cause she’s addicted to a habit.
We as children choose to go downwind cause the stuff stinks and makes us cough.

Second hand smoke is not akin to murder, it does not cause cancer or
emphysema, or any other bad stuff.
Being locked in a room, each and every day with smokers, may very well create
health problems for a minuet percentage of people. but life is a risk, it can’t be made
safe. (Update, it can help if you ban smoking)
It is an annoyance, for sure, in fact. If it worries you, and you have no choice, shoot the smoker in self defense.
If you have a choice, get out of my face.

Now, knowing that there will always be the anti’s I will propose a solution.
Since you don’t smoke, and you are a business person, build a non smoking section,
for you and your non smoking friends. I don’t want to be around you anyway.
whooooooooooooooooo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Update April 2004.   I would like to back up on my statement    "Second hand smoke does not cause cancer or emphysema, or any other bad stuff." After giving up cigarettes over 18 years ago,  exercising aerobically, running and in general trying to lead a healthy life style, I am now diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Of all the factors that could have contributed, and there are many, I believe that smoking and the smoke filled environment in which I have worked in the last few years was most likely a large contributor to my immune system not being able to fight off the cancer.  Not only would I now like to eat in the non smoking section I am welcoming humility inThe New Format  Guesss how many in my family have died do to smoking/lung cancer.  It has to be a guess because the smokers aren't talking.