Originally Posted by oneclickplus (Post 2342310)

Well, I would counter that 0.5% (one half of one percent) of people in the USA consider themselves transgender ... have gender dysphoria. Why do we allow 0.5% of the population to change the culture ... men in women's sports ... drag queen story hour for kids ... demands by men to use women's locker rooms and rest rooms? It's insane / unnatural / perverted.

What's a little cigar smoke among neighbors who aren't trying to pervert the next generation?

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2342311)

What's amazing is that it is ridiculous and everyone with 10% of a brain knows it, but with the media driving the clown car, no one in authority dares speak out against it.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2342311)

What's amazing is that it is ridiculous and everyone with 10% of a brain knows it, but with the media driving the clown car, no one in authority dares speak out against it.

Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN (Post 2342317)

With all the things going on in the US, a little cigar smoke should be the least of our worries. I smoke cigars but when someone is around me I relocate. I sit by the radio station in Sumter just to watch the people or listen to the music from r j gators.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2342270)

Body odor at the squares is more prevalent and more disgusting but it's their right to smell like a sewer.

Originally Posted by Pairadocs (Post 2342275)

Not a smoker, never have been, and hate to be "trapped" in an area of smokers; HOWEVER, I suppose the answer to your questions is that smoking in public areas, like shopping squares of towns and cities, is not against the law. Plus we are ALL free to walk away, drive your golf cart to a new location, leave completely, etc. Example, yesterday was enjoying a coffee with a friend on the patio of the local Dunkin' D, when a man sat down to enjoy smoking his pipe. Our ONLY choices were to go inside where smoking is not permitted, or leave completely. He had every right to sit on the patio and smoke. People at the public squares are "requested" NOT to smoke on the inner part of the square where dancers gather, but have every right to smoke outside on public land... or at least that's how I have always understood "smoking" areas all over the USA ? My most terrifying memories of childhood were being on flights with my parents (also non smokers) and thinking I was going to actually DIE from the smoke that always got even worse on the plane as soon as we finished meals. Those "meals" were served on REAL plates with REAL flatware, no plastic "sporks", but at age 8-10 was aware that as soon as we ate our food, the adults would be lighting their cigarettes... LOL. They might still smoke at public shopping squares here and everywhere, but at least not on planes anymore !

Originally Posted by DimondAngels (Post 2342237)

I am sitting in my golf cart tonight park around the Brownwood Square enjoying the music when I am chased out by a cigar smoking neighbor. 98% of the people in the villages don't smoke so why do we allow such a minority of people affect our health and well being???

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2342241)

I just watched Bar Rescue, they rescued a bar in South Fla. They threw out a stat that only 15% of Floridians smoke.

Originally Posted by Girlcopper (Post 2342329)

Thats for sure. Gimme cigars anytime over the stench of aged sweat. Figure out how to turn on the shower

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2342270)

Body odor at the squares is more prevalent and more disgusting but it's their right to smell like a sewer.

Originally Posted by Girlcopper (Post 2342329)

Thats for sure. Gimme cigars anytime over the stench of aged sweat. Figure out how to turn on the shower

Originally Posted by MikeBlack (Post 2342342)

I've been to the Squares many times, and have never smelled BO from anybody. I have smelled the stench of cigars wafting into the squares from cigars several times.