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Post by Sir Black Fox on Sept 8, 2006 18:40:29 GMT -5
Mongo also believe man have right to shorten life by as many years as wants to. Every one quit smoking sooner or later. ahhhh reminds me of the Dennis Leary line (he's an avid proponent of smoking heavy) "They say that smoking takes 10 years off your life. . . . well, the way I see it, those are the 10 years that you're in adult diapers and on kidney dialisis. . .you can keep those f*cking 10 years." As for me. . . . I've been known to light up a cigar when handed one. . . drop a pinch or two in my pipe . . . and smoke half a pack of unfiltered Camels with my Uncle Paul while gambling. . . . I "technically" quit in 2000. . . but every once in a while. . . . .
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Post by ladyneysa on Sept 9, 2006 10:06:28 GMT -5
Mongo no like smoke unless pig roasting over it. <In Homer Simpson voice> Mmmmmmmm......... piiiggggg.........
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Post by ladyneysa on Sept 9, 2006 10:34:25 GMT -5
Mongo also believe man have right to shorten life by as many years as wants to. Every one quit smoking sooner or later. ahhhh reminds me of the Dennis Leary line (he's an avid proponent of smoking heavy) "They say that smoking takes 10 years off your life. . . . well, the way I see it, those are the 10 years that you're in adult diapers and on kidney dialisis. . .you can keep those f*cking 10 years." As for me. . . . I've been known to light up a cigar when handed one. . . drop a pinch or two in my pipe . . . and smoke half a pack of unfiltered Camels with my Uncle Paul while gambling. . . . I "technically" quit in 2000. . . but every once in a while. . . . . One of my favorite Dennis quotes is when he is talking about going into a Starbucks and orders a coffee and when asked what flavor he wants, he replies in an exasperated voice "coffee flavor"! My husband quit smoking 12 years ago, but will occasionally have a cigar while playing cards or enjoying a good sippin' rum. Although to this day when he smells someone light up a cig it makes him want one.
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jenilynn80
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Post by jenilynn80 on Oct 23, 2006 21:38:36 GMT -5
Ok... I'm a smoker ~ that's right, hurl all your rotted fruit and insults this way ;D ~ I hate it, it's gross, disgusting; it makes me stink and daggone it, it's freakin' expensive!!! so if not by the end of the year, as my new year's resolution, I'm done with it...And as smokers, we do have a kind of responsibility to be as curteous as we can... Yeah, we're in a bar (whether it be the White Hart or the Dragon... whatever bar) and families are going to wander in... However, in the smokers' defense - if you don't want to be in the smoke and there's a show at the bar you want to see; check them out at one of the other stages if smoke is an issue for you n' yours... First: Hi other Jennifer Lynn! Second: I'm a smoker too. And I'm going to be a potential target here as well...so, I'm bracing for it...but here's me piece... On Sunday (22nd), I decided to go see Fight School. I took my favorite seat with a friend. We always sit on the outside, so that should one of us like to smoke, we can step well away from the theatre, but still near enough to see the show. I decided to do such halfway through the show. Much to my chagrin, a paytron with 4 kids walked over to me (a solid 4 feet away), and asked me to move further downwind. Now, generally, I don't have a problem trying to be a curteous smoker. In fact, I generally go well out of my way to be such. I stay out of seating sections, I don't force those who are eating to smell it, and I try my best not to do so around children. If I see it bothers someone, I'll walk away. However, I cannot control the weather. I will not leave my friend alone at a show. Nor will I walk to the back of a show, or be corralled to a "specially designated area" because heaven forbid, the children may be exposed to that horrific habit (I do not refer to the health association, I refer to the imagery. One of my best friends is severely allergic to smoke. I keep well away from her when I do). Look, I will go out of my way to be as curteous as possible. All I ask is that you do not infringe upon my right to have a cigarette, out of doors, whilst minding my business, and enjoying a show. If I really am too close, I'll move. If I don't notice, please, be respectful when you let me know. A simple, "I'm sorry, but the smoke is bothering me/my family." Sure. No problem. But demanding that I move...that's plain rudeness. As far as the pub goes, all I have to say is this: they become highly packed, and quickly. Particularly when the more popular acts show up. If not for the smoke itself, think of the mere fire hazard. The materials that our garb is made of IS NOT fire retardant. It's made from lots of things that could easily go up. Not to mention, do you really want to be the cause of lighting ablaze one of those expensive Noblesse Oblige haute coutoure numbers? I know I dont. I can't afford that kind of fixing. So, out of plain old common sense, I take my smoking at the pubs to alongside the outter walls, the back...someplace where there aren't so many people. And where there are generally people already smoking. I know that now the general paytrons are in the front, the smokers are in the back. C'mon. We're regulars. We have the common sense... Don't make me Triple D anyone here...you know what I'm saying...
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Post by Sir Black Fox on Feb 3, 2008 12:55:05 GMT -5
www.wbaltv.com/news/2337851/detail.htmlThe MDRF smoking ban is probably just around the corner since Oriole Park and other privately-owned but publicly-attended outside venues are coming around to the state and AA county bans.
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Post by tigerlily on Feb 4, 2008 9:23:28 GMT -5
Oh geez, don't get me started. (Too late!) Hubby and I are pretty much non-smokers, although on occasion we enjoy our little cigars, particularly at places like MDRF, and he, his occasional pipe. I won't go into all of the reasons why this IS a violation of peoples' rights, how it's favoring the rights of one group over the rights of another, how it makes me wonder who any of us who were growing up in the days before all of these legislative changes survived, etc. I have ALL KINDS of problems with this one ....and it's Monday morning and I'm supposed to be working and don't really feel like soapboxing it so early in the week...so breathe a sigh of relief, folks ...you've been spared!
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Post by Lady Lauren Juliette on Feb 5, 2008 0:44:59 GMT -5
I'm a non-smoker, while I do support the smoking ban inside public establishments (I sing in a band and I have asthma, the smoke is very bad for me on many levels), I would NOT support a smoking ban at MDRF. You can escape the smell of smoke when you are outside. If someone lights up next to you, move somewhere else! Most times, I see the smokers move away before lighting up so as not to disturb others.
Also, if MDRF put a smoking ban in place my husband would never come to the festival again and the thought of this bums me out. He's not a crazy Rennie like I am but he will join me a few times a season to check out Hack-n-Slash and hear some of the music. He's been smoking since he was 14 and he's not quitting any time soon, to my dismay, but I still love him and want to spend time with him at MDRF.
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Post by masterjames on Feb 5, 2008 10:04:36 GMT -5
I'm an ex-smoker and as a result a very big anti-smoker. HOWEVER, I have have to agree with Lauren. While I stongly support bans inside since there is NO PLACE to go to get away from it, outside is another matter entirely. I can understand it at a ball park because you have assigned seating and the person next to smoking leaves you nowhere to go. At MDRF and other open air venues however allow us non-smokers PLENTY of places to go to avoid it. Even at the Dragon where many people smoke, its not too bad because it open air and you only occasionally get a whiff of it unless you're sitting right on top of somebody who is smoking and then if that's a problem, MOVE. Totally banning smoking at MDRF would not only be a bad idea, it would be impossible to enforce unless we're going to have smoking police everywhere and where is the fun in that? And can the faire afford that? I doubt it. Bottom line, its not a problem so don't go there.
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Post by drube77 on Feb 6, 2009 10:21:21 GMT -5
i cant stand smoke. i was born with Cysytic Fibrosis and all my life have had to deal with bad breathing , smoke would just send me into fits where i would cough up blood they would be so bad. when i was on Oxygen just trying to go into a restaurant was an ordeal . rude people would blow smoke right at me then tell me i should just stay at home so the smoke wouldn't bother me.I would say a good 90% of smokers believe that their rights are being trampled but its ok for them to make the lives of others miserable who cant and dont wish to tolerate the smell or the fumes going into their lungs. Now that i have had my double lung transplant from the medication alone i have a 40% chance to develop cancer of the lungs or lymph nodes , i really dont need any help increaeing those rates. Besides i see lots of old folks and O2 bottles around the fair , maybe an area for smokers to smoke with out blowing it in the faces of non smokers, elderly sick .. include a small pub so they have a drinking area but keep the smoke out of the general public . I know some one will say this is once again segregating smokers and going against their rights , but then should we allow our rights to be impeded by smokers. There is no end to this delema unfortunately . non smokers will say our rights are being trampled and the smokers the same , no matter what kind of in the middle solution we come up with some one will still complain injustice .
One of the biggest stumbling blocks are the doctors that actually say 2nd hand smoke doesnt hurt a thing. The same doctors who are payed off by big tobacco . once these things hit the desks of congressmen who are also paid off it turns into a truth and non smokers are nothing more than nazis trying to opress them for a habbit that wont harm a fly .
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