[Skywalk]

Excuse me

1)My father was right to make that concession. Why the hell should the furniture STINK to high heaven of cig smoke? I spent the night at my friend's house after a New Year's Eve celebration and the stench was everywhere(everyone but my friend smoked in that place) It made me sick, that's how oppressive the smell was. My dad was, fortunately, not a chain smoker, but he did the right thing.

2)You guys are looking at my criticism of an article as if its a blessing to burn smokers alive. IF a room can be set aside with good ventilation, I have no problem with that. However, I will dispute an article if I wish. That doesn't make me one of the health Nazis, nor do I want to ban smoking in all public areas. I'm just talking about smoking as a habit, and if it were to be allowed back into offices WITHOUT any set-aside space.

3)You ever kissed a smoker? Even with mints, it's still on the lips. Not tight. If you think it is, you're nuts. BUt if I say that it's nasty to kiss a smoker, does that make me an anti-smoking Nazi? Sheesh!

The reason I brought up a room being a "special concession" is because I noticed that some of you would be against accomodations for some other group, but when one of the "protected minority classes" of conservatives is involved it's all about compromise and accomodation.

Smoking is legal, that's true. So is sex, I'd like to engage in it at work. If others don't like the sounds, sights and smells coming from my cubicle than they can go stuff themselves!

Point being that there are limitations on certain activities in the work place. Unless of course you guys want me to blast my perfectly legal Scarface CD in the office.

[borisbob69]

..."protected minority classes" of conservatives is...

No such thing...libs would never permit this to exist!

[Moosefart]

1)My father was right to make that concession. Why the hell should the furniture STINK to high heaven of cig smoke? I spent the night at my friend's house after a New Year's Eve celebration and the stench was everywhere(everyone but my friend smoked in that place) It made me sick, that's how oppressive the smell was. My dad was, fortunately, not a chain smoker, but he did the right thing.

Why the hell should the furniture stink? Maybe because he PAID for it. I smoke and I will smoke in my home any damn time I choose. I have 4 sons and you know what? They have NEVER had the audacity to tell me to go outside and smoke. Your dad was no doubt a good father.....you on the other hand sound like a twit of a son or daughter.

[abnegation]

One question for you: Who paid the bills?

[Max McGarrity]

Why the hell should the furniture STINK to high heaven of cig smoke?

Maybe it should be HIS CHOICE because he PAID FOR IT? Jeez. What are you doing on a conservative forum?

[pina]

Talking about the smell???
I just can't stand working with someone eating garlic every morning for breakfest and getting another dose of it at lanch. And I have to communicate with them face to face, makes me puke sometimes, riding a bus is a nightmare for me, when there is someone filled up with garlic.
Some parfumes that have been used by some individuals kkills my sense of smell, some people smell (when they sweat) even when you are 10 feet away, and I have to work with them 8 hours a day. I have to put up with the smell of my Asian neighbours, when they make their dinners at home. It's killing me, I can smell it in my badroom, kills my sex-drive.
So what do I do about it? You say to a smoker that you can't stand the smoke and that's it, he/she will never light up near you. What do I tell the garlic freak? How do I tell you that your parfume that you spray on you five times a day at the office, makes me sick? The only way I can deal with the smell of my neighbours food is to find another place to live. I can go on and on but what's the use of it. Can i get through to a brain washed mind of the antismoking freak? Noooooooway. But life goes on.

[lonestar]

1)My father was right to make that concession. Why the hell should the furniture STINK to high heaven of cig smoke?

My father was more right than your father and exercised his right to smoke under his roof. Anybody who didn't like it, could go outside.