[manaboutown]

When I was in TV for the month of October 2011 I had to change tables a few times on a couple of the country club patios. Only one or two smokers lit up at upwind tables but that is all it takes to disturb many nonsmokers. Frankly, I was shocked to discover smoking was allowed on country club patios.

Since the houses are so close together in TV I am very concerned about purchasing a home adjacent or even a few doors downwind from a smoking couple's house, especially if they sit on their lanai and smoke. Too, these days many if not most nonsmoking wives (or husbands) ask/require their still smoking spouse to smoke outside. In either case the peaceful enjoyment of their premises by adjacent and somewhat nearby downwind neighbors is adversely impacted by environmental tobacco smoke wafting into their lanais or possibly even introduced into their own homes through their A/C systems.

People from within and without TV smoke on the squares. I found it impossible to avoid environmental tobacco smoke on the squares during the afternoon and evening entertainmant periods. The cigar smoke can get especially bad. Remember, October is not a peak month. During January through March when the squares are more crowded it will no doubt be far worse.