So, someone else’s request for you not to smoke on their property is a joke, unless (in your estimation) a law has been broken.
Sure, not all smokers are “rectal orifices,” but …
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I’m a ‘good’ smoker; I keep my distance and every butt & ash (minus windy days) is disposed of. And yes, I’ve smacked friends on the back of the head when they toss a butt over the ashtray and onto the pavement.
It’s just that a private “no smoking” sign means nothing… legally.
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Well that’s because it’s a trick. In actuality there’s a geosynchronous satellite right overhead taking hi-res photos with a antimony-laser particle mapper using state of the art algorithms to determine whether or not any matching volume of air contains a swarm moving in a way consistent with a cloud of ciggie smoke, using an AI model constructed by neural netting recog.
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I personally agree with smoking bans, insofar as they pertain to the practice indoors. Also disagree with putting the smoking area right outside the front door to your venue. That’s just daft. Walking around on the street? So long as you are not littering, I don’t care. Educating smokers about health risks, both to themselves and others should, IMO, be a permanent fixture of society. I’ll go further, no smoking indoors if non-consenting adults or children are present. You can ask the adults to leave with their children but if you’ve got kids, out to the shed with you! Smoking whilst pregnant? I guess that’s borderline abuse, although the moral landscape is obviously muddy, especially concerning a woman’s right to choose to continue with pregnancy etc.
I just want to point out that I do feel strongly about adults poisoning the atmosphere for other people.
And that is why I believe we need a version of this advert that shows a whole country of people drowning every time someone drives by in a car.
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I’d have to say that BMW owners are far worse.
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Fuck them for smoking, which selfishly impacts the health of those around them, rather than using a nicotine patch or gum, which affects nobody else directly.
That’s usually how it works: smoke concentration is heaviest near the source and dissipates rapidly with distance.
I hate this so much. I’m basically a smoker (although I’ve been vape only for the last couple months) and this shit annoys me. WE KNOW IT’S BAD FOR US.
If you want to quit with the passive aggressive-clever-it’s-watching-you-social-compliance-by-machines bullshit I’d be super happy.
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So when will my big bag of frozen chicken wings simulate having a heart attack?
IS THERE A FAST FOOD EMPLOYEE IN THIS ROOM?
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(Last night) 1982 Johnny Carson re-run; monologue joke about cigarettes:
" …experts say… living in Los Angeles is the equivalent of smoking two packs a day."
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