Quote:I somewhat agree with you in that smokers shouldn't smoke in confined spaces such as an airplane, but I disagree with the government mandating it.  I believe it should be up to the airline/restaurant/business to make the rules.

 

For the record, I do smoke cigars though I don't do so indoors (typically) and whenever I travel I do prefer a non-smoking room when I stay at a hotel.  I've been to bars that allow smoking, and it doesn't bother me because I know what kind of environment I'm going into.  However, my point is that it should be the business that decides the rules, not the government.  Don't like a bar/restaurant/airline, etc. because they happen to allow smoking?  Choose another bar/restaurant/airline, etc.

 I agree with that statement to a degree but it's not always that easy. If all you can afford is the restaurant chain/type or airline that allows smoking then you're kind of screwed. And I hated seeing kids in smoky restaurants. They didn't have a choice but to go where their parents took them.

 

My husband has serious asthma attacks when he's anywhere near heavy smoke of any kind. Heck, he can walk by a person smoking and his lungs will tighten up. We are thankful we can at least go to a restaurant and eat without him having an attack. He's had asthma since childhood that wasn't as bad as it is now. As a kid, years of being in public places with smoking allowed is what made it as bad as it is now according to his doctor. He actually had smoker's lungs at 16 years old even though neither he nor his parents never smoked. He is that sensitive to it. We can never have a wood stove or fireplace which sucks because I would love to have one or the other. When we lose power in the winter due to snow or ice storms we lose our heat source.

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