04-30-2014, 07:01 PM
Disclaimer: I smoke
My 2ยข
My town too, has enacted no smoking in public parks...AND downtown in the city (outside). Going way too far, IMO. A little whiff of second-hand smoke while being outside presents no heath hazard at all. Is it unpleasant for those that don't smoke? Of course it is. No worse than bad cologne, or bad B.O. STFU, and get over it. You'll live. Now, at the same time, smokers have a responsibility to be courteous around others. If you're outside in a crowd of people, step away from them if you want a cigarette. If you notice your second-hand drifting into the face of a non-smoker...move your ass somewhere else. It's just common courtesy, and we don't need big brother telling us this shit, and enacting stupid legislation.
Funny that 6-footer brings up the littering thing. Got into a Facebook discussion about this a month ago, with a self-righteous triathlete. He was bitching about smokers, and their littering, casually throwing their butts on the ground. He's got a valid point. But I countered with the argument that triathletes do it every race with their empty water cups, energy bar wrappers, etc, etc. They just toss them on the ground. One of his friends piped up and said "But we have volunteers that pick up the garbage after every Ironman" So, I countered with "Well first of all, you're intentionally throwing garbage on the ground, relying on others to pick it up. Much like a smoker that would toss his butt in the street...hell the street sweeper will get it. And on a windy day, do you think all the trash that gets discarded by runners/bikers on the race route gets picked up? Of course it does not. I was trying to make the point that his gripe was more about smoking, and not necessarily littering, and trying to get him to see the hypocrisy in his/their words. Stones, glass houses..you know.
I think these self-righteous pricks got my point, as they stopped replying. They simply had no argument. And really, anyone who bitches about littering, and cigarette butts needs to take a hard fucking look in the mirror.
That being said, me personally...I do make an effort to not toss my butts on the ground. If I'm outside, I'll generally stub my butt out, and then put them in the cellophane wrapper that's around the package of cigarettes so that I can toss them in the next convenient trashcan. This is not to say I've never not littered with my butts, but I do make a conscious effort. Unfortunately, not all do.
My town has also enacted no smoking in bars. Which I think is total bullshit, and an infringement on businesses. There can be smoking bars, and non smoking bars...simple is that. Let the bar patron choose which place he/she wants to go. Same goes for the employees. Work for a non-smoking bar if it bothers you. All this particular law has done is to hurt the business owner.
No smoking in restaurants? I'm 100% for that...no ifs, ands or butt's (pun intended) about it.
If smokers would just practice a little common courtesy and show consideration of others, and non-smokers would quit acting like self-righteous, entitled cry babies...none of this would even be an issue.
My 2ยข
My town too, has enacted no smoking in public parks...AND downtown in the city (outside). Going way too far, IMO. A little whiff of second-hand smoke while being outside presents no heath hazard at all. Is it unpleasant for those that don't smoke? Of course it is. No worse than bad cologne, or bad B.O. STFU, and get over it. You'll live. Now, at the same time, smokers have a responsibility to be courteous around others. If you're outside in a crowd of people, step away from them if you want a cigarette. If you notice your second-hand drifting into the face of a non-smoker...move your ass somewhere else. It's just common courtesy, and we don't need big brother telling us this shit, and enacting stupid legislation.
Funny that 6-footer brings up the littering thing. Got into a Facebook discussion about this a month ago, with a self-righteous triathlete. He was bitching about smokers, and their littering, casually throwing their butts on the ground. He's got a valid point. But I countered with the argument that triathletes do it every race with their empty water cups, energy bar wrappers, etc, etc. They just toss them on the ground. One of his friends piped up and said "But we have volunteers that pick up the garbage after every Ironman" So, I countered with "Well first of all, you're intentionally throwing garbage on the ground, relying on others to pick it up. Much like a smoker that would toss his butt in the street...hell the street sweeper will get it. And on a windy day, do you think all the trash that gets discarded by runners/bikers on the race route gets picked up? Of course it does not. I was trying to make the point that his gripe was more about smoking, and not necessarily littering, and trying to get him to see the hypocrisy in his/their words. Stones, glass houses..you know.
I think these self-righteous pricks got my point, as they stopped replying. They simply had no argument. And really, anyone who bitches about littering, and cigarette butts needs to take a hard fucking look in the mirror.
That being said, me personally...I do make an effort to not toss my butts on the ground. If I'm outside, I'll generally stub my butt out, and then put them in the cellophane wrapper that's around the package of cigarettes so that I can toss them in the next convenient trashcan. This is not to say I've never not littered with my butts, but I do make a conscious effort. Unfortunately, not all do.
My town has also enacted no smoking in bars. Which I think is total bullshit, and an infringement on businesses. There can be smoking bars, and non smoking bars...simple is that. Let the bar patron choose which place he/she wants to go. Same goes for the employees. Work for a non-smoking bar if it bothers you. All this particular law has done is to hurt the business owner.
No smoking in restaurants? I'm 100% for that...no ifs, ands or butt's (pun intended) about it.
If smokers would just practice a little common courtesy and show consideration of others, and non-smokers would quit acting like self-righteous, entitled cry babies...none of this would even be an issue.
Of the millions of sperm injected into your mother's pussy, you were the quickest?
You are no longer in the womb, friend. The competition is tougher out here.
You are no longer in the womb, friend. The competition is tougher out here.