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In reply to the discussion: Treated like a Queen FOR Smoking at Office Christmas Party [View all]hughee99
(16,113 posts)105. Because that must be what happened.
Waiters don't smoke, they are always offended by the smell of smoke, and all smokers blow their smoke into people's faces.
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not smoking RJReynolds isn't about 'health nut'. However, I'm thrilled to hear such a nice story
KittyWampus
Dec 2013
#2
I'll go along with that. The guy I know who gets most upset about anti-smoking rules is also
brewens
Dec 2013
#251
There are a lot more versions of hate than killing people or smashing windows.
Th1onein
Dec 2013
#115
Only when they inflict smoke on others. WA State has just made marijuana legal
eridani
Dec 2013
#187
I DO NOT miss the days where most people smoked and could smoke anywhere. Most don't. n-t
Logical
Dec 2013
#6
I'm old enough to remember when smoking was allowed *inside* at this kind of event.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#7
No kidding. It was gross. Also, on planes, in theaters. Why is this nostalgic for people? n-t
Logical
Dec 2013
#9
My mom smokes and I admit to going to her house less than I would like simply because I hate the
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2013
#24
Many people smoke at our company events, they step outside, I never saw anyone be rude to them. n-t
Logical
Dec 2013
#40
we'd often go the cafeteria at the hospital next door for lunch and sit in the smoking section.
LanternWaste
Dec 2013
#11
I wonder if the restaurant offers free cake and cookies to obese people with Type 2 diabetes
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2013
#93
Much is in a person's genetic disposition...not all, but a significant portion...
yawnmaster
Dec 2013
#108
if the cancer don't get ya, the increased stroke, COPD, and emphysema risk might.
dionysus
Dec 2013
#133
and those, as well as cancer, have a good amount of genetic association as well...
yawnmaster
Dec 2013
#300
Not just length but quality of life. Not just cancer but heart, circulation, lung function, taste,nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2013
#191
All problems are math problems. In Washington, this represents a $3285 annual problem.
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2013
#96
Smoking prohibitions in bars and restaurants have been wildly successful, and are to be applauded
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2013
#13
this puts your disdain of health care and doctors in a new light,thanks for sharing.
dionysus
Dec 2013
#37
I'll be honest--I wondered how well that would go over when they first brought it up.
MADem
Dec 2013
#34
Remember people emptying the ashtrays in the parking lots? Gotta keep the car clean, after all.
Hekate
Dec 2013
#299
It's nice to sit in a bar or restaurant without having to breathe in the carcinogenic smoke.
Vashta Nerada
Dec 2013
#130
you're claiming you were born with pneumonia because your mother smoked while pregnant?!!?!
azurnoir
Dec 2013
#55
I'll bet those O2 cylinders are even more expensive than the cigarettes. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2013
#97
I'd rather have my health and deal with the minor inconvenience of the chilly air...
Vashta Nerada
Dec 2013
#131
Except lots of times, when it's outdoors, the secondhand smoke drifts wherever it wants to.
raccoon
Dec 2013
#184
Glad you had a nice night, but it doesn't change the fact that you have an addiction...
joeybee12
Dec 2013
#25
Personally, I don't believe in willingly encouraging someone to harm themselves
1000words
Dec 2013
#31
Nice story. And a nice owner. Bet she doesn't have much worry about competition.
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#51
I quit smoking 22 years ago and STILL think this is a cool story. Only on very rare
Rowdyboy
Dec 2013
#54
When did you give up driving exactly? Also, I hope there is no wood burning fireplace in your house.
idwiyo
Dec 2013
#177
Using products that cause huge environmental damage is optional. One doesn't have to have a phone,
idwiyo
Dec 2013
#239
Lepers did not choose leprosy & are not infectious. Smokers chose smoking & transmit their smoke.
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2013
#304
Smoking/not smoking is part of the same calculus of life we all deal with in our own ways.
nomorenomore08
Dec 2013
#64
I don't hate smokers. I just don't want them smoking around me. Someone drinking around me does....
Logical
Dec 2013
#76
I'm happy you had a nice time, but I hope you will consider quitting the cigs.
MerryBlooms
Dec 2013
#71
Good for them. We need more people like that who respect the rights of adults to make decisions
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#98
We as a society have to pay for those who kill people on the road every day. Having experienced
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#146
Total lack of logic in your posts. Another harm does not mitigate or deny the first harm.
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2013
#192
The new ten year study on second hand smoke has finally put to rest the nonsense, never proven with
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#213
Post it. It is incomplete & deals with only one illness. Tons of evidence linking death & passive
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2013
#226
Marijuana was originally made illegal because it was a way of keeping blacks and hispanics away
Bonobo
Dec 2013
#117
I don't have hatred towards smokers. I have hatred towards the industry and the habit itself.
eqfan592
Dec 2013
#132
Well you should consider that you have no idea what I have "love" for..
SomethingFishy
Dec 2013
#353
Please, feel free to actually attempt to highlight my "hypocrisy" in my post.
eqfan592
Dec 2013
#357
I recently went into a restaurant in a state that still allowed smoking in restaurants.
bluestate10
Dec 2013
#121
ALL smokers are sisters and brothers - and some day we shall be free
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2013
#166
E-cigarettes - are a LOT, LOT cheaper as well. Since I quite smoking about a year and a half ago
Douglas Carpenter
Dec 2013
#168
Last year I was asked repeatedly if I was or were a smoker. The reason my doctors asked me ....
marble falls
Dec 2013
#188
If I go to that restaurant, can I get treated like a queen for having unprotected sex?
MNBrewer
Dec 2013
#194
Well, I don't smoke, but I was wondering if other forms of self-destructive behavior
MNBrewer
Dec 2013
#270
I agree that referring to people who object to smoking as young health nuts isn't
polly7
Dec 2013
#241
allowing someone to poison those around her with second hand smoke is not kind
dlwickham
Dec 2013
#245
Wow ! There a lot of self righteous and mean spirited people on this post.
russspeakeasy
Dec 2013
#256
Awesome! I'm gonna start teaching my grandchildren how to smoke as soon as they start school!
Zorra
Dec 2013
#275
Glad you enjoyed your evening out and made a new friend. My daughter started at age 12...
Hekate
Dec 2013
#294
i socially smoke and i dont think its nutty for nonsmokers to not want to be exposed
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2013
#333
Just to point out, your stories are most likely untrue, you seem to have a chip on your...
Humanist_Activist
Dec 2013
#340