I know its your right to smoke.Do you ever think of what it would do to the people who love you if you get sick from smoking?

yes all the time and then i light up again

Very good question I have Asthma and can't be around people who smoke

This is stressing me out, I need a smoke

the proverbial "if"

As an engineer/scientist and someone who has actually done his homework on the subject of second hand smoke, the reality is it would take massive amounts of prolonged exposure to put anyone at risk. The air in California is more toxic.

However, in light of the fact that the average American is not aware of this fact, and believes everything they read, I choose to smoke away from people (including complete strangers) out of a general respect for people who don't like the smell.

I have Asthma as well, but here I am

i agree.....i had to smoke away from my ex-wife and i never smoke around my son and with everyone on a hate smokers trip it has almost become easier to smoke under my bed with the lights out

I'm not talking about 2nd hand smoke I refering to the person smoking

Reality is, we are all going to die anyways. Why not enjoy life while you are living it?

i've watched two grandparents die from "smoking" is what they said but i beleive it really had alot more then just that. not everything bad that happens to a smoker is caused by smoking

It's not my place to tell anyone what they can or can't do. I have no kids, but hypothetically speaking, if I did, I would prefer they not smoke, but would gladly light their cigar/cigarette if they did.

My dad has diabetes, my mom has lupus, I'm insane, and my brother is agoraphobic. Illness happens. I guess I'd feel the same way if they got sick from drinking, breathing in PVC fumes in an extrusion blow molding facility, exposure to radiation from a cellphone or smoke detector, or playing too much Nintendo Wii...

This may be one of the first threads that needs to be moved from here into the General category.

My dad died of lung and stomach cancer. I was 10.
My mom died of breast cancer. The double masectomy she had 10 years earlier wasn't sufficient. I was 20.

Smoking sucks for those left behind let me tell you.

But rtaylor, midgets get off on smoke!

This is supposed to be the home of the free. Now a lot of people are getting on others for their smoking, not wearing seat belts. What happened to the constitution? I ran into a lady the other day from Russia in the store, did not know her from Adam, but I can be friends with anybody. She was tellig me, she moved here 10 years ago, before the seat belt kick, before the smoking ban, before the DUI's got severe, she was saying that the Russia compared to the USA has twice the fredom. And I believe her. Do you non-smokers know how much tax money is generated from sales of cigerattes and booze, go ahead, play around and stop all that, and pay out your rear and work for nothing in life except to pay taxes. If you people who don't smoke don't wanna be around me when I have a cigarette in my hand, don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out, hell, I'll even hold it open for you to get out. I won't give up my right as an American to live the way I want to. I went to nam in 1972, and fought for all Americans, so don't anyone tell me I am not for this country, thats trying its damndest to push me out.

Peccy... Midgets get off on ME...

God DAMN I got chills when I read that.

that is funny that you brought up cell phones.....we were just talking about that in class....... they beleive that the cell phone will be the cigarette of the future..... causing just as many health probloms...

AMEN

for me if i love someone i'd prefer they stay with me as long as possible and try to keep healthy