Smoking in Public

[YogsVR4]

Smoking in public is a mixed bag. Standing in line to buy tickets or a bus station is no place to smoke since it'll be blowing directly into other people faces. Equally, if there is nobody around who'd be bothered by the smoke then light up by all means.

One last thought is that smoke is a byproduct of a smokers habbit. Piss is a byproduct of a beer drinkers habbit. Most smokers wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of the other guys byproduct.

[BP2K2Max]

i was at the 4th of july fireworks and some guy started bitchin at me to put my cigarette out cuz he was with his child and not 5 feet from his baby's face he was burning a sparkler with the smoke billowing everywhere. cigarette smoke is part of the every day pollutants you come in contact with, like mack truck exhaust fumes and road blacktopping. just deal with it; we've already been banned from smoking in public enclosed places, i'll be damned if i'm gonna go home now, so i can smoke a cigarette.

[psychobadboy]

it's called being conciderate...cigarette smoke bothers people, especially those with allergies, asthma, and (as mentioned before) children and expectant mothers. not to mention that it's annoying and smells real bad. it's not everyday when we'll walk behind a mack truck on the sidewalk or at an amusement park while it's blowing its fumes in our faces

[fajita23200]

Originally Posted by BP2K2Max

i was at the 4th of july fireworks and some guy started bitchin at me to put my cigarette out cuz he was with his child and not 5 feet from his baby's face he was burning a sparkler with the smoke billowing everywhere. cigarette smoke is part of the every day pollutants you come in contact with, like mack truck exhaust fumes and road blacktopping. just deal with it; we've already been banned from smoking in public enclosed places, i'll be damned if i'm gonna go home now, so i can smoke a cigarette.

Yes, there are some places a person should not smoke. Bars, clubs, anyplace outdoors, ect. Then, whoever complains is on their own. I quit for 3 years. Unfortunately I started again. There are many places you have to expect it. If you can't handle it. Don't go.

[FireBball972]

im against it in family restaurants and such, where there are gonna be kids or elderly, but i guess it's okay in certain bars, where most everyone that goes there is going to be smoking themselves anyways

[Raz_Kaz]

Originally Posted by YogsVR4

Smoking in public is a mixed bag. Standing in line to buy tickets or a bus station is no place to smoke since it'll be blowing directly into other people faces. Equally, if there is nobody around who'd be bothered by the smoke then light up by all means.

One last thought is that smoke is a byproduct of a smokers habbit. Piss is a byproduct of a beer drinkers habbit. Most smokers wouldn't want to be on the recieving end of the other guys byproduct.

well put and agreed. I don't go around condemming smokers about their fatal habit. It is their choice if they want to smoke or not and should not force their habit on others.

[emerge]

It's a known fact that second-hand smoke is worse for your health than direct smoke from a cigarette. I think smoking in public is okay as long as it's outside.

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by emerge

It's a known fact that second-hand smoke is worse for your health than direct smoke from a cigarette. I think smoking in public is okay as long as it's outside.

Actually that's still being debated. I heard something on it a few weeks ago, but I can't recall exactly what it was about.

[Soyo]

I don't think people should smoke at all, so obviously I don't think that should do it in public... ciggarettes are more deadly than weed yet weed is outlawed and ciggarettes aren't, weed almost never kills someone directly whereas ciggarettes kill people every day. plus the fact that smoking in public can harm other people with second hand smoke... its all dumb if you ask me

[Raz_Kaz]

Originally Posted by TexasF355F1

Actually that's still being debated. I heard something on it a few weeks ago, but I can't recall exactly what it was about.

Ummm, isn't it right on the cigarette boxes saying "Surgeon General warning: second-hand smoking is worse than first hand"? I find those little facts to be quite amusing, expecially the part where it says that smoking is harder to quit then cocaine or heroine addiction...but let's not forget that these companies claim that it's not addicting

[RSX-S777]

Simple...you have the right to smoke, I have the right NOT to have to breathe it. Smoke outside.

(Courtesy of The Simpsons):

"Please don't smoke in our restaurant. We don't serve contemporary California cuisine in your lungs".

or, at the bar...

"Ummm...I ordered Zima...not empha-SEMA".

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by Raz_Kaz

Ummm, isn't it right on the cigarette boxes saying "Surgeon General warning: second-hand smoking is worse than first hand"? I find those little facts to be quite amusing, expecially the part where it says that smoking is harder to quit then cocaine or heroine addiction...but let's not forget that these companies claim that it's not addicting

I'm looking at my roomates pack of Marlboro's right now and all it says is Surgeon General's Warning: May cause cancer and is dangerous to pregnant women.

[2strokebloke]

If it's outside, no problem. If somebody asks you to go elsewhere, do it - it's your problem and shoudn't be theirs too. You have the right to do what you want/need to do, so long as it doesn't impeed the rights of others to not be bothered by it (seems to be good logic for many things)

[Oz]

My current pack says:
Smoking when pregnant harms your baby.
Government Health Warning.

Well, I guess I'm OK on that one

[broddie50]

I think its a courtesy issue. Being a smoker myself, if I'm out in public like at the mall or the movies, I try to keep distance from the crowded areas. I don't like it when somebody goes out of their way to start trouble over it though. That gets my fuse burning pretty quick...