[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by dillywho

Yes, I am an ex-smoker. I always tried to be considerate about it, though. Others smoking does not bother me as long as it does not occur in my house or car. My pet peeve when I was a smoker were the non-smokers who would come to the smoking section and then complain about the smokers; "Well, this is where I like to sit and I can't stand cigarette smoke." Tough! When our group of ladies would go somewhere to golf for a few days, my van was the no-smoking vehicle. If a smoker had to ride with us because of space constraints in the other vehicles, I would occasionally pull into a rest stop so they could get out and smoke. The rest of us would just get out and stretch our legs.

With as many places as there are, why should all smoking be banned EVERWHERE? Simply frequent the places that don't allow it. Someone mentioned their rights, but smokers have rights, too. Personally, I could not afford to still smoke, but I guess that's how some like to spend their money. I am just glad I chose to quit and how much better I felt when I did. When I was smoking, I thought everyone got up with a headache every morning, not just me.

I like your post Dilywho .... and I totally agree with it. I am very much of the "live and let live", if people want or need to smoke then so be it, the law has given non-smokers plenty of smoke free areas to enjoy their life.