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Originally Posted by Wolf

I don't smoke apart from the occasional special wrap on a day out. I don't mind pub smoking as long as the smoke is extracted by a proper system. I hate going home smelling like an ash tray. I work in retail and I hate smokers because they stink. Chewing gum does NOT help. There should be not smoking on the streets. Smokers ignore warnings on packets which means they are trying to cause man laughter to the rest of us. Get rid of phone booths and make smoking booths. Ban smoking breaks as it's discrimination against non-smokers. I get extremely annoyed by ASDA who let customers smoke in the main entrance to the shop. Very unhealthy and disgusting.

Have smokers looked at there teeth? Have they notice there cough? Have they noticed how ugly they are getting?
Someone i know died a year ago because of smoking. She had a stroke and survived but her body wasn't strong enough to fight infections as she was wheel chair bound. Sadly she drowned in hospital due to excessive fluid on her lungs. I have a friend who is pregnant yet she insists on smoking. And another friend whos mother and sister smoked all the way through there pregnancies and think its fine. I will lock my missus up if she tried to hurt my unborn child. Hopefully so would any sensible father.

This are my views and i hope that i didn't offend. if i did i apologise.

TBH, even as a smoker, I agree with much of what you're saying here, but I must take issue with the phrase 'Smokers ignore warnings on packets which means they are trying to cause manslaughter to the rest of us'.

As it stands, I don't ignore the warnings on packs - as a reasonably intelligent adult (well, I like to thivk so anyway ), it is down to me to make the choice as to whether to smoke or not. However, it is also up to me as to how much I 'inconvenience' non-smokers as a result of my choice - I do what I can to prevent other people from being affected by it. Ignoring the fact that I very rarely go to pubs or clubs nowadays, I still try not to smoke around non-smokers, even to the point of going outside to have a fag when my sister-in-law visits my house.

Please don't take this as a personal attack because I really don't intend it as such, but I really don't see how anyone can be of the opinion that people smoke because they want to directly inflict harm on someone else.