Cigarette smoke..cough...yuk!
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Steve Miller
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Steve, no need to be insulting. I'm quite sure that there are very few people now living that didn't know (or at least have a very good idea) when they started that smoking was bad for them. Half the folks in the country are overweight which is also bad for us and drives up medical costs. If we outlawed everything that was bad for us or offended someone then it wouldn't much fun now would it?
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Steve Stallings
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Steve....There is nothing insulting in my post. It is factual, with widely held views.
I see this every day. If you are referring to my observation that smokers tend to be poorer and less educated, this is factual and backed up by multiple studies.
I buy zero excuses for smoking. There is no reason to smoke and every reason to quit. THere are numerous resources available for smokers who wish to quit. Any reasonably intelligent human being can quit if they tuly want to.
Obesity is almost certainly related to genetics and insulin resistance as well as our countries fast food habit. Yes, I agree that obesity is also a problem. However, this thread has nothing to do with obesity. SOmeone who is morbildy obese is not going to "give me" their obesity, and they most certainly pose no health risk to me.
Second hand smoke is a major health risk in our country. Many, many local communities are passing legislation to address this. As pointed out previously in the thread, studies prove that banning smoking has little to no effect on the cash register.
People who take an opposing viewpoint have no valid argument and come off as less than well informed.
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Steve Stallings
Bremond, Texas
I see this every day. If you are referring to my observation that smokers tend to be poorer and less educated, this is factual and backed up by multiple studies.
I buy zero excuses for smoking. There is no reason to smoke and every reason to quit. THere are numerous resources available for smokers who wish to quit. Any reasonably intelligent human being can quit if they tuly want to.
Obesity is almost certainly related to genetics and insulin resistance as well as our countries fast food habit. Yes, I agree that obesity is also a problem. However, this thread has nothing to do with obesity. SOmeone who is morbildy obese is not going to "give me" their obesity, and they most certainly pose no health risk to me.
Second hand smoke is a major health risk in our country. Many, many local communities are passing legislation to address this. As pointed out previously in the thread, studies prove that banning smoking has little to no effect on the cash register.
People who take an opposing viewpoint have no valid argument and come off as less than well informed.
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Steve Stallings
Bremond, Texas
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Rex Thomas
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At first, I decided to stay out of this, but now I'm jumping back in. The problem here is that we're not sticking to the topic; "Cigarette smoke..cough...yuk!". And I believe Len's original question is what to do about it. Now Steve S. & I might not agree on steels (I play a Derby now, Steve. How's that for a gear change?) but I not only agree with him 200%, but smokers getting on this thread defending their habit has NOTHING to do with the subject matter. I really hope that all states will follow CA's lead & get the no smoking laws in place, the sooner the better. In line with what Steve S. is saying, smokers also have the right to post their OWN THREAD, for crying out loud.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Rex Thomas on 03 May 2002 at 11:49 AM.]</p></FONT>