Are smokers huffing and puffing over bans?
Question Do non-smoking facilities offend smokers? Jay, Bluff City, Tenn. Replies I smoke, and I don’t find them offensive; however, if they designate a smoking area outside the building, I find it offensive if they don’t cover it. While it’s become very PC to despise smokers, they are people, too. David, Seattle It’s been shown fairly conclusively that the unfiltered “sidesmoke” from cigarettes is pretty dangerous to those around you. Most smokers are pretty understanding about that. That said, I’d say an awning is only fair, but there’s probably a bit of an unconscious reaction against people who demand, loudly and rudely, the “right” to smoke whenever and wherever they want. Jason, Bloomington, Ind. Anti-smoking laws deeply offend me. This is the government stepping in and discriminating against those who light up. Tiberious, 24, Cincinnati If a smoker is offended, it’s illogical. A smoker chooses to smoke, but there are times when non-smokers have no choice but to be around smokers
