Smoking - Page 3

Craig, Priest of the Temples of Syrinx · #21 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Snackbar

Nothing pisses me off more than riding down the road and seeing people flick their butts out of the window. That would be the reason I would want to see smoking banned anyplace but your house. Just because I hate to see buttheads flick those damn things anyplace they want. I once ran a guy off of the road for flicking his butt out of his car window on I-95 and it hit my brand new car. I figured he had no respect for others, I had none for him.

LOL I was at the stoplight at Creosote on 49 one time, and some bitch in front of me flicked a butt out of her window, and rolled her window up. I got out of my car, picked up the butt, and jammed it underneath her windsheild wiper.
I HATE litterbugs, throwing crap on the roads around here.

The Good Reverend, MATCHEW · #22 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Stoopid512

As of January 1st in Louisiana it will be against the law to smoke in any public establishment, including restaurants that serve alcohol. BUT the ban does not include places that make 51% of income based on alcohol revenue (Bars).

That's fair to me, but don't let me hear a non-smoker bitch about having to walk through a cloud of smoke to enter a restaurant. You wanted 'em outside, you got it.

you say non-smoker like it's some sort of walk of life.

alex 101 · #23 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 12:26 PM

i can't say i've ever heard of child getting lung cancer from secondhand smoke. upper respitory(sp) problems are more common. the only case i've ever heard of where a non smoker ever wound up getting lung cancer from secondhand smoke was a career bartender. this was an extremely rare case.

The Good Reverend, MATCHEW · #24 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

LOL I was at the stoplight at Creosote on 49 one time, and some bitch in front of me flicked a butt out of her window, and rolled her window up. I got out of my car, picked up the butt, and jammed it underneath her windsheild wiper.
I HATE litterbugs, throwing crap on the roads around here.

that's pretty funny.
(off subject) I was at a gas station and I was drunk. this dude pulle dup in his car and as he pulled in the gas station he turned his stario UP.....you know...to prove how "real" he was keeping it.

He went into the store (I could tell he was injured, by his terrible limp) and left his car running.
I went up to his car reached in and turned his car off.
dude wasn't happy with me.

PITBOSS · #25 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 04:31 PM

Smoking isn't allowed inside where I work, so a lot of people dip. The smokers get pissed about it, but other than grossing someone out, you're not making them dip along with you as in smoking.

alex 101 · #26 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PITBOSS

Smoking isn't allowed inside where I work, so a lot of people dip. The smokers get pissed about it, but other than grossing someone out, you're not making them dip along with you as in smoking.

give me an ashtray to clean any day of the week over a rancid spit cup that alot of people that dip leave behind.

Lerxstcat · #27 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by alex 101

i can't say i've ever heard of child getting lung cancer from secondhand smoke. upper respitory(sp) problems are more common. the only case i've ever heard of where a non smoker ever wound up getting lung cancer from secondhand smoke was a career bartender. this was an extremely rare case.

Well, cancer takes a while to develop, so yeah, if they're 25 or 30 when the cancer manifests then they're not children anymore, but that doesn't mean the childhood exposure isn't the cause. You're right, upper respiratory problems are more common. Not that that is okay, is it? Adults should do all that they can to protect the health of children.

The Good Reverend, MATCHEW · #28 (**permalink**) 10-13-2006, 06:18 PM

they're both gross.
like i said. i am an occasional (closet) smoker, but when i smoke (unless i'm at a bar) i keep away from people.
bottom line is rude or not, it's a health hazzard for others. when someone dips, besides being gross, you're not really hurting anyone. (unless they have a weak stomach)
ps- i used to dip/chew also and still do on RARE occasion

Snackbar · #29 (**permalink**) 10-14-2006, 09:39 AM

Guys at the firehouse dip. They do leave their cups and bottles around. Its nasty, and not to mention worse on those that dip. Gum cancer must really suck ass.
I feel that it is a shame that tobacco is so addictive that even those that want to stop cant. I stopped. The only way to quit is just quit. Patches, pills and gum crap dont work 99% of the time. You just have to really want it and do it.
But, the longer you smoke, the more your body depends on the crap. Your body chemistry changes and becomes dependant on it.

PITBOSS · #30 (**permalink**) 10-14-2006, 01:19 PM

Anyone heard of Swedish Snus? I've read that the tobacco is cured in a way that eliminates most carcinogens, and that the Swedes have been using it for years and not having cancer problems. http://www.tobaccoharmreduction.org/