Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxx.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxx!ignatz From: ignatz@ihuxx.UUCP (Dave Ihnat, Chicago, IL) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Scattershot Message-ID: <684@ihuxx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 18:33:07 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxx.684 Posted: Tue Feb 28 18:33:07 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Mar-84 02:45:16 EST References: <164@wdl1.UUCP> <595@sbcs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 31 Re the comment in reply to 'Evelyn, the Modified Dog:' > The City and County of San Francisco recently passed a > surprisingly civilized law which in effect allows a single > nonsmoker to force his will upon an entire office full of smokers. > Since my health is adversely affected by having their smoke > forced upon me; and since their health is not adversely affected > by being forced not to smoke, this strikes me as being entirely > reasonable. >>Well, I don't smoke myself, but just to add fuel to the controversy (things >>were getting quiet over here!), let me point out that smokers *do* in fact >>suffer from withdrawal symptoms initially when forced off nicotine. (Why do >>so many of them find it so hard to stop?) Let's get our facts straight, >>huh? >>-- >>Saumya Debray >>Dept. of Computer Science >>SUNY at Stony Brook Pardon Me For Breathing, but NO! The smoker can leave the office for five minutes to satisfy their smoking urge, and return to an unsullied environment to work. *I* can leave the office for five minutes of fresh air, and come back to reeking, polluted air. This is right?? Sorry, Charlie...but I'm a converted non-smoker. Never was a smoker, but never was a strong non-smoker until I got to live in my own apartment, away from smokers. Faugh! Smoke in my office, and I'll drown your ashtray in coffee! Dave Ihnat ihuxx!ignatz