Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - if you think of yourself as a good person... how can you smoke around others?

monkeysugar · 09-19-2006, 09:10 PM

Sweet! Another "Smokers are the antichrist" thread.
For the record, when I'm smoking, it's done outside, away from people and a bit off the beaten path so if someone is going to be offended/exposed to secondhand smoke they are going to have to go out of their way to do so. At work, we smoke in Designated Smoking Areas that are way the hell away from anything else, we clean up after ourselves, and the area is very clearly marked. If someone wants to get pissy about being exposed to smoke, again they are going to have to go out of their way to do so. I do this for a variety of reasons, but two really stand out for me.
1. I do not want to expose others to secondhand smoke if they are not smokers. (we can be considerate....)
2. I want to enjoy my cigarette, sometimes in the company of others who are also enjoying cigarettes, and be left the hell alone.
I realize that some smokers create a real mess and go completely apeshit when someone asks them not to smoke around them. To let you in on a little secret, most smokers dislike those people even more than you do. They fuck everything up for everyone else.

09-19-2006, 09:10 PM	#26 (permalink)
monkeysugar I'll be on the veranda, since you're on the cross. Location: Rand McNally's friendliest small town in America. They must have strayed from the dodgy parts...	Sweet! Another "Smokers are the antichrist" thread. For the record, when I'm smoking, it's done outside, away from people and a bit off the beaten path so if someone is going to be offended/exposed to secondhand smoke they are going to have to go out of their way to do so. At work, we smoke in Designated Smoking Areas that are way the hell away from anything else, we clean up after ourselves, and the area is very clearly marked. If someone wants to get pissy about being exposed to smoke, again they are going to have to go out of their way to do so. I do this for a variety of reasons, but two really stand out for me. 1. I do not want to expose others to secondhand smoke if they are not smokers. (we can be considerate....) 2. I want to enjoy my cigarette, sometimes in the company of others who are also enjoying cigarettes, and be left the hell alone. I realize that some smokers create a real mess and go completely apeshit when someone asks them not to smoke around them. To let you in on a little secret, most smokers dislike those people even more than you do. They fuck everything up for everyone else. __________________ I've got the love of my life and a job that I enjoy most of the time. Life is good.