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As I understand it, the latency period for lung cancer is twenty to thirty years. So my mother in law's oncologist said, right before they removed a lobe of her lung. I wonder if it's approximately the same for emphysema and other COPD?
Most of the smokers I used to know had the nasty habit of smoking outside (but leaving the door open so the smoke came INSIDE the office) or smoking outside and coming in to blow the last lungful of cigarette stank in the office. My asthma hates that, especially in a nonsmoking office.
I have a hard time thinking of a truly filthy habit I hate being around more than filtharette smoking.
That being said, I think that private businesses should make the decisions about if they want to allow/disallow this filthy, disgusting, pathetic habit on THEIR property.
Did you actually read the questionnaire this "science" is based upon? It's laughable!
They asked former flight attendants to estimate the number of hours they could smell smoke or rode in cars with smokers over a 30 year period AND to differentiate between that exposure as an flight attendant and on any other job; asked them to self-report (without any controls or verification) suspected smoking related health problems, gave them some standard health tests and then extrapolated their "conclusions" from that.
And, what were their conclusions? That "51% of them having diffusing capacity below the lower limit of the 95% prediction interval for their sex, age, and height..." Below 95% of what should be expected of them? That's a pretty easy standard to fall below, isn't it? Nor is there any indication of at just what level a reduced diffusing capacity becomes a health issue. Additionally, apparently 49% of them showed no reduced capacity beyond what would be expected for their age, sex and height. In other words, just barely half showed ANY reduction at all, perhaps as little as 5% below what would normally be expected of them.
Then...they used their "estimated" exposure times to connect their reduced capacity to exposure to second hand smoke.
This "study" is a classic example of the kind of junk science smokers are always talking about. But, who bothers to actually find out how such alarmist conclusions are actually arrived at? After all...it's SMOKING... right?
A year later, the same school, and almost entirely the same researchers, used an expanded version of the same questionnaire administered to a larger group on-line to come to even more alarming conclusions. It's equally as questionable as the first one and the conclusions are probably as bogus.
Hmmmm. I wonder who's paying for these redundant "research" activities and what they hope to achieve by them? Don't you wonder too?
Yes. All the smoker has to do is put out his/her cigarette to use the above businesses and services if they have a no-smoking policy.
Your missing what I'm saying.
I'm not commenting on smoking, but on the prejudice and bigotry shown to smokers by the anti's. Whether or not the smoker can avoid that bigotry by submission to the desires of the anti is beside the point. That's like saying apartheid was no big problem so long as blacks stayed in their place.
You were denied entrance to a place simply because you are a smoker? Explain. How did they even know that you were a smoker?
I see your point, but when a place puts up a sign which tells me I can't eat, drink, sleep, swim, play, hang out, walk or do anything else and smoke at the same time, it's the same to me. I'm not wanted there and, if I went in and lit up anyhow, I'd be asked to leave and even forced to leave if I did not comply. Right?
Michigan and Wisconsin have banned smoking in hotels. This happened last year. Jennifer Granholm is an anti-freedom slob and a left wing zealot. It's no wonder that Michigan elected a Republican this time for Governor.
My wife and I recently went on vacation down south. Coming back north we discovered that we couldn't get a smoking room at any hotel in WI or MI.
Why would these states discourage tourism? Tourism is one of Michigan's biggest industries. It's stupid.
If someone smokes in a hotel room -- IT WILL NOT KILL THE FAMILY IN THE NEXT ROOM. Get it Democrats?
Why is it that whenever LIBERALS are in charge ..... AMERICANS lose their FREEDOM?
Yes! * evil laugh * Our plan to destroy all American's Freedom is working! * twirling moustache *
Because thats what liberals are all about - Destroying all that precious to conservatives! Bwaaaahahahahahahaaaa!
* rolling eyes *
/sarcasm
Ain't no Drama Queen that can get hysterical like a conservative Drama Queen.
I see your point, but when a place puts up a sign which tells me I can't eat, drink, sleep, swim, play, hang out, walk or do anything else and smoke at the same time, it's the same to me. I'm not wanted there and, if I went in and lit up anyhow, I'd be asked to leave and even forced to leave if I did not comply. Right?
How is that any different?
Smoking is an activity, it's not who you are. I do understand that smokers feel that people are against them, and look down on them, that's understandable, but it can't be compared to the Holocaust, or Apartied where people are discriminated against, or even killed because of their race, something they were born with and can't change, it's who they physically are. It is a different thing, and it only hurts your argument to compare them because these are events where people were MURDERED for who they were. I'm not saying don't express that you feel discriminated against, I'm just saying that those aren't good comparisons.
You can go anywhere you want, you just can't smoke anywhere you want. It's like if I only went barefoot, I may think it's right and healthier, but I still can't do that anywhere I want, most places will ask me to leave unless I comply with the rule of wearing shoes, that's not the same as asking someone to leave just because of their skin color.
Smoking is an activity, it's not who you are. I do understand that smokers feel that people are against them, and look down on them, that's understandable, but it can't be compared to the Holocaust, or Apartied where people are discriminated against, or even killed because of their race, something they were born with and can't change, it's who they physically are. It is a different thing, and it only hurts your argument to compare them because these are events where people were MURDERED for who they were. I'm not saying don't express that you feel discriminated against, I'm just saying that those aren't good comparisons.
You can go anywhere you want, you just can't smoke anywhere you want. It's like if I only went barefoot, I may think it's right and healthier, but I still can't do that anywhere I want, most places will ask me to leave unless I comply with the rule of wearing shoes, that's not the same as asking someone to leave just because of their skin color.
Discrimination is discrimination. Bigotry is bigotry. Prejudice is prejudice. It all comes from the same place: A hardened, unloving and self-righteous heart.
It matters not what the object of that discrimination is. To differentiate between "right" prejudice and "wrong" prejudice is to excuse it, to empower it, to embolden it, to justify it.
It saddens me to see that you seem to think discrimination based upon behavior is justified. I can't help but believe you also favor bigotry and prejudice against illegal immigrants, the homeless, alcoholics, church goers/non-church goers or any other behavior you don't happen to like. I suppose you'd favor banning them from certain places too, or taxing their behavior until they quit offending you, or starting threads here for the sole purpose of belittling and reviling them. After all, they don't HAVE to do those things, do they, so prejudice is acceptable for the common good...right?
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