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^ Guten Tag.
I see your viewpoint, but do you see the hypocrisy in your post where you say to not ban public smoking, but to ban fatty foods and alcohol in public areas?Auf Wiedersehen! |
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I miss many things from Germany, but one thing I do not miss is smoking everywhere. You sound like a very considerate gentleman, but many smokers are not like that. I remember going out, coming back from work etc. and all my clothes and hair would be smelling like smoke. I had a very strict rule about non-smoking in my apartment, and some friends took offense. I like that non-smokers here come FIRST, and that the burden should be placed on those with the SMOKING habit to accomodate those who don't - NOT other way around. I do not wish to regulate smokers per se - that is why I do not agree with regulating chewing tobacco etc. However, when your secondary smoke affects your child or other people, then we move into a different situation. For my part, if you have children, then smoke outside. If you want to smoke in your house or car, don't have children. Simple as that. |
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I understand both of you and your points. And I agree . What I was saying in my post was is if you ban one you have to ban `em all. It`s not just one problem ; there are many others that need just as much attention.
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I so badly want to relearn German. It's been a while.
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Incidentally, where are you from in Germany? How long have you been here in the US? |
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It is refreshing to see a state that includes all of it's taxpayers into it's arms. Calif USED to be like that, but now it is no more. We've lost our freedoms, taxpayers, and civility. I want to move to FW!!!
Our lungs hurt from all the forrest fires, yet we blame the smoker a mile away from us for this. In the old days everyone smelled the same, give or take too much cologne or perfume. I miss the woodsmoke from the fp's in every home. My asthma is worse now than ever, because there is no tolerance build up. I miss my parents. They smoked all their lives, but it was MY second hand smoke that killed them. The teflon frying pan smokes up the kitchen, the grease attaches to my lungs, to my neighbor's lungs, yet it is my spouce's outdoor cigarette smoking that is clogging my lungs. He is killing me with his second hand smoke. Serves me right. Anybody got a light? |
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Out here in California they are even concidering banning smoking in condos and apartment buildings because they share a common wall. In Calabasses they've banned smoking near California live oaks, but you can drive circles around them in your car. Some of the rules they are coming out with are getting pretty redicules. It's my opinion that when Govt. reacts, they usually overreact.
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I went to the Let's Talk Fort Worth site and suggested they widen the scope of the smoking ban to include bars. I hope they're listening!
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Puff trivia:
1. How many puffs does it take to kill the person next to you? A. 1 plus? B. 1000 plus? C. 100,000,000,000,000,000 plus? 2. Does 2nd hand smoke maim and kill the person next to you by: A. consistant, non-interrrupted streams of smoke, such as in a laboratory envirornment? B. occasional streams of interrupted smoke such as walking past a smoker sitting on the beach, or at the outdoor cafe? 3. Does the average person recieve their information: A. 1st hand? B. 2nd hand? C. Non-partial and Non-biased research? 4. When did Road Rage and Obesity become prevailant? A. When smokers were treated like animals and forced to quit due to "guilt trip" commercials? B. When Bonnie and Clyde were taken down? C. When X-box was invented? |
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I think they should ban smoking period I hate the smell of cigarette smoke.
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