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Anyhow, I really don't care about this stuff for now. It's your way and I don't care if you smoke. The only reason I hate cigarettes is the second hand smoke. Guaranteed to make other people's hair and clothes stinky. California did a good job outlawing smoking in public place. It's not about smoker's right. It's about nuisanes to people around you. You surely wouldn't want me to do something that emits strong odor next to your table at a restaurant such as finishing my project board using strinkiest markers possible do you? >>
Jerboy-
I lived In Califonia when they inacted the smoking ban, and all I can say is IT WAS A REALLY BAD IDEA!
I smoke, my wife and I used to go out quite a bit, eating and to bars. the day they had that ban we stopped going out. I think I accually entered maybe 4 bars in the time I was In CA after the ban, Left in DEC 2000.
There were quite a few resturaunts in San Diego that were NO SMOKING before the ban, and some smaller sit down bars went under because of the ban. Resteraunts also hurt due to the ban. When we would go out to eat with family or freinds it was no unusual for me to stick around and have a few beers or cocktails after the meal. when that ban hit that ended, IF we ate out we ate and left, Very rarely did we stay for drinks, (I honestly can't remember EVER STAYING FOR DRINKS AFTER THE MEAL). Resteruants make a HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY ON THOOSE DRINKS. You pay $3 bucks for a beer that costs them about 50-75 cents!:Q
NON smokers needed a law because it is YOUR RIGHT to eat in a resteraunt?!?!? Since when? I am a firm beleiver that bussiness owner should have the say in how there bussinesses are run and what clientel that they go after.
And for all you ALL you Anti-Smoking ZEALOTS a few facts.
If you die in a hospital your bill is pretty much the same regardless of the reason for the ailment. IE if I am in a bed due to lung cancer/ emphesema and the guy next to me had kidney failure the cost is the same (basically).
Couple that with the fact that smokers die younger, ON AVERAGE SMOKERS LIFETIME HEALTH BILLS ARE LOWER!
Also because Smokers die younger they draw considerbly less in Social Security, couple that with the OUTRAGEOUS TAXES IMPOSED on cigerettes and Smoker MORE THAN PAY THERE FAIR SHARE.
AND as far as second hand smoke causing cancer, Sorry but it does not. The sudy the American Cancer People did WAS TOTALLY FLAWED. When you decide the outcome BEFORE the study is performed you typically will get what you are looking for. The Studies have failed to look at some very crital data, in any long term study it is nearly impossible to have a control group so you typically don't have one. BUT if you set out to prove Second hand smoke causes cancer YOU CAN IF you know where to look.
Here's how you do it.
You need to find a profession that works in a smoke filled work place so they picked waitress and bartenders.
Next you need to look at the rates for lung cancer for people who worked in this vocation for say 10 years oir more.
then compare those rates to the general population and IT's HIGHER (considerably) If I recall it's somewhere around 30% higher.
there you go You have just proved second hand smoke causes cancer.
BUT what you failed to look at was the rat of smoking for those vocations compared to the general Populus.
GUESS WHAT You'll find they ALSO SMOKE AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE THAN THE GENERAL POPULUS!:Q
Now you can either summerize that people who are exposed to second hand smoke are more likely to develope Lung cancer due to the fact they are exposed to second hand smoke (this is what the ACA and CAlifornia Dept of health did) OR you could come to the conclusion that the reason for the higher rate of Lung cancer is due to the higher rate of SMOKING by people in those professions (that's just plain silly).
If you don't like the smell of smoke DON'T go to places that allow smokers!:Q Believe me place will switch to a NON SMOKING Policy IF it pays them to do it(like many resteruants did in SD BEFORE THE BAN WAS ON THE BALLOT) Here in MN people are trying to get the same stupid laws passed, some cities have and due to the high level of tourism it has cost them ALOT because the fishing is just as good in Detroit lakes as it is in Bemidji.
Ok I'm done ranting and I will answer the question.
I smoke and I am trying to quit
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