Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Homepages / crtique / smoking in the us of a.
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:37:37 -0700
References: <SIMEON.10110191045.G@sova-walt.unt.edu>

The issue is not so much that smoke from a smoker in the room is offensive.
It is that it is downright dangerous.  Friends of mine have died from lung
cancer due to the second hand smoke produced by their smoking spouse.

To me, breathing is a most important function to be protected.

Roland Smith
Oakland, California

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter S Delesandri" <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Homepages / crtique / smoking in the us of a.


> Mikko, this says it all......imagine yourself in a nation that spews
> political correctness, equality, "tolerance", etc....and yet
> deal with this (Henry)  on a daily basis.
>
> What Henry doesn't say is that he want's to come into MY privately owned
business and tell
> ME not to allow smoking/etc...he's NOT content to go elsewhere to
eat/shop/whatever.
> This line of reasoning can and occasionally does lead to disputes about
perfume,
> cooking odors, etc....ANYTHING will be offensive to SOMEONE....even though
> others might LIKE it.....it's a never ending trail....yet we give
> "lip service" to "tolerance"....
>
> Before someone else advises me, this will be my LAST post on this subject
> to the LUG....though I'll continue to read emails.
> Walt
>
> On Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:08:57 -0500 Henry Ambrose
> <henryambrose@home.com> wrote:
> > Walt wrote in part:
> > >"We have neurotic views about health in our country...eating a steak
and
> > >drinking hard liquor is seen as acceptable, but smoking an after-dinner
cigar
> > is
> > >not.
> >
> >
> > Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section
> > in a swimming pool.
> >
> > Smoke all you want to.
> > Somewhere FAR away from me.
> > I don't want to breath your smoke!
> >
> > Henry
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