Smokers

trob09

Sigh.

just how high is that horse Karl?

Genesis

High enough to recognize private property rights - a founding principle of the United States which seems to have been entirely forgotten by a whole bunch of folks.

BTW, I'm a non-smoker and strongly dislike the smell of cigarette smoke; it burns my eyes quite severely, and I also recognize that it might cause me serious harm if inhaled in large enough quantity.

That, however, doesn't give me the right to tell a private landowner whether or not he can produce that smoke on his own property - any more than it gives someone else the right to tell you that you can't dive that "box of death" because you might kill yourself if you do.

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pattimegdiver

I totally agree with Scuba Vixen, the lungs must be well taken care of
I have never smoked. I could never stand the smell of smoke on people's clothes, or their breath

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dteubner

This is fundamentally wrong with respect to smoking. See http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5114a2.htm
Average years of life lost for male smokers is 14.7. Technical diving is nothing like this dangerous.

Dave T

P6017

Uncle Sam doesn't want smokers to stop anymore than it wants drinkers to sober up. Where else can they generate the tax revenue that they do from drinking and smoking. Here in the New York area you pay over $4.50 state tax per pack plus a little more to the feds. Stop the nonsense and just ban them.

RonMicjan

I firmly believe that everyone has the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their own choosing, whether it be Rebreather's, cancer sticks, alcohol, motorcycles or drugs, just dont expect or even ask, me to pay for your treatment, insurance, burial or anything else related to your addiction. I also dont want to smell your nasty exaust, so find somewhere downwind please.

If you feel its your "right" to blow the byproduct of your habit on me, I may just feel its my right to stream the byproduct of my milk drinking habit on your head, its only fair.

Having a no smoking section in a restaraunt is like having a no peeing area in the swimming pool, how does the smoke/piss know?


Being a guy who sells electronics to local and federal narcotics agencys, legalising drugs would cut into my bottom line, so Im against that for sure! (that was a joke, BTW, however I do take their money when they write the checks)

People will always do stupid stuff that is not good for them, it thins the herd and proves darwin was right.

Personally I have seen my grandma, and grandpa die of smoking related illness, my father is in a wheel chair pushing the oxygen bottle around at 68.

So hey, knock yourself out, its a free country (most places anyway).

Oh, yeah, I dont smoke, never have even tried it, drugs either, I like my brain cells, might need them someday. dont drink either, but I love kinky sex!

OK back to diving!!

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UWSojourner

TMIShop = Too Much Information Shop.

Scuba_Vixen

Now this sounds like something I need to PM Patti about....


Darlene

John Rawlings

I think that she may have already figured it out!

UWSojourner

If not, it's REALLY REALLY kinky ... perhaps activity at a low PO2?