KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Actually I can align to Louisa's angle to a small > extent, not even 10 years ago I was at the end of > my tether over smoking in public places - I'd be > having a meal and a couple on the next table would > light-up, ruining the evening out, for me and > partner. I felt extremely hard done by, not being > able to eat a basic meal without choking on the > arsenic/lead/ammonia combo. Every pub, club, gig. > It seemed obvious to me that this smoke was shit > (and so did the science). But not only that, the > clever bastards who could mix a couple of hundred > chemicals to the ever-decreasing proportion of > tobacco to reduce burn rate and protect the > bronchial tract from the damage that inhaling > smoke should do, could not even make it smell > half-decent. Always stank like shit. > I felt like the only sane person, constantly > bothered by the stench. > Then I lucked-out and the Govt decided those kinds > of places had to be non-smoking zones. > I still after several years cannot believe that it > actually happened. > The moral is don't give up, always maintain hope, > you know what's best, hopefully one day the rest > of society will one day catch-up with you. In the context of this thread this is the most stupid, delusional post I've read - only a complete twat could compare the dangers of smoking to putting on a bit of lippy on a bus. well done KK.