Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When smokers ask me if I mind if they smoke, I then ask them if they mind if I fart... usually works, but not always. Jim - http://www.hemenway.com David Mason wrote: > Philippe Orlent wrote: > >> I made the ashtray series. And I smoke. >> And I know smoking kills. And you don't have to try to convince me to >> stop. >> However, when I smoke, and if in presence of others, I always ask if it >> bothers them. And if it does, I just don't smoke. > > > Do you go up to non-smokers in a bar or restaurant and ask if its ok? If > they say no, do you ask all the other smokers to stop? > > I could care less if you smoke, but 1) I don't want to pay for your > medical bills when the cigarettes come back up to greet you (if you have > health insurance, I will) and 2) I don't want my asthma to explode > simply because I want to enjoy a bar or restaurant that you, or another > smoker, happens to be smoking in. > > This is the crux of the argument for me. Its not about trying to curb > your right to smoke, its more to enjoy my right to breathe.