Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hou5f.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!jrt From: jrt@hou5f.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Smoking is not "evolution in action"!!! Message-ID: <311@hou5f.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 11:09:55 EDT Article-I.D.: hou5f.311 Posted: Fri Jun 24 11:09:55 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jun-83 17:48:18 EDT References: <5432@unc.UUCP> Organization: American Bell ED&D, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 30 Sorry Byron, I can't totally agree with you. Yes, alcohol does more damage to the fetus during pregnancy than does smoking (that may be debatable). However, once the child is born, alcohol affects no-one physically, except for the person drinking. (Yes I agree that over drinking, or drinking and driving are dangerous to lots of people) For the average social drinker, his couple of drinks, or few of beers, don't bother the people sitting near him. They don't have to put up with any 'side-effects' of his drinking. For the average smoker however, everyone has to put up with his smoke. You do not have a choice of whether to put up with his smoke or not. You are being forced to inhale it. Yes I agree that there may be times when you may be able to leave the room, or move in an attempt to minimize it, but there are also just as many times that you can't. Movies, meetings, subways, hallways, they're everywhere !! Just yesterday, I found myself changing seats 12 TIMES at the airport. Someone would come along, sit next to me and light up a cigarette. If I DARED to say anything, I was looked at as some kind of a pervert or monster, and either ignored or abused. I HAVE AN IDEA !! Why don't non-smokers carry around filled water pistols. When someone lights up a cigarette, we can ask them not to smoke, because their smoke is affecting others. If they refuse, because they feel that what they are doing is not bothering anyone (from THEIR point of view), then we can pull out the water pistol and procede to extinguish their cigarette, because we feel that we are not bothering anyone (from OUR point of view). A little water certainly does a lot less damage than some INCONSIDERATE #*%$@'s smoke! (** FRODO **)