nowlin@ihu1e.UUCP (Jerry Nowlin) (07/03/84)
There are some things about smokers that really burn me up. None of them have
to do with the health effects of their smoke on themselves or me.
I know people who smoke that wouldn't litter if their life depended on
it. My dad has even pulled up next to people at traffic lights who threw a
candy wrapper or a pop can out of their car window and given them a piece of
his mind. That doesn't keep him from strewing cigarette butts all along the
highway. Smokers who wouldn't dream of dropping their used kleenex (dirtynex)
or gum wrappers in your yard will invariably drop their butts all over it.
When will smokers wake up to the fact that cigarette butts are litter!
I've been known to wait for a table at restaurants an extra 15 or 20
minutes to get a seat in the no smoking area. Does smoking make people
insensitive to gross? I would *almost* rather eat out of an ashtray than sit
next to someone who uses their plate for one.
Have you ever moved into an office where the previous occupant was a
smoker? Last time I moved it took over a week for the smell to go away and I
spent a couple hours trying to clean the ashes and smoke residue off the desk
tops and shelves. It's even worse to ride in a smokers car. Unless your
sense of smell has been deadened by years of smoking you practically gag.
Another problem is the nasty yellow film that gets all over the inside of the
windows. I'm surprised some people can see enough to drive. How can you
people live with yourselves?
That brings up another driving problem. What happens when some jerk rams
into you in traffic cause he/she was distracted while trying to get their
cigarette lit, or a hot ash fell on their lap, or the ashes they were trying
to flick out the window blew back in their face? If you think it doesn't
happen your just kidding yourself. I know people who claim they can drive a
stick shift, smoke a cigarette, and drink a can of pop/beer at the same time.
I hope to see no smoking lanes on the freeway soon. I don't want to share the
road with you idiots.
It all boils down to this. Smoking is a disgusting nasty filthy
dangerous activity. My opinion sure, but one shared by a lot of people. It
wouldn't matter to me if it was the healthiest thing in the world. As long as
there were smoke, ashes, and butts it would still be bad. I sympathize with
those who do it. I even wish there was a way I could help them stop. I just
figured as long as I got labeled self-righteous I would give my spleen a good
venting. Actually, I kind of got a kick out of being called anything with
righteous in it.
Jerry