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Old 01-28-2010, 08:50 PM   #100 (permalink)
Astronomer
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Smoking in most public places has become banned here, which I think is a good idea. I don't have a problem with people who choose to smoke but people who choose not to smoke shouldn't have to put up with having their lungs polluted with unwanted chemicals. It is very unhealthy, and second hand smoke can do terrible things for your lungs. It's fine to say "if they don't want to breathe it in they should go somewhere else" but 1) Why should somebody have to move for a smoker and 2) Sometimes there is nowhere else to move to and you can't escape it.

It also irks me how smokers get smoke breaks in many workplaces but non-smokers don't.
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