78th smoke-free day! (the great Tiki central mass stop-smoking thread) - Bilge

L leleliz Tiki Socialite NorCal Joined: Sep 02, 2008 Posts: 1982	L leleliz Posted posted on Sun, Jun 14, 2009 1:26 PM If you want to smoke..then smoke. If you don't or you quit then that is your choice as well. Why is everyone so concerned with getting others to stop smoking--esp those who recently have stopped themselves? I get so tired of people standing on top of their soapboxes and looking down at others--esp when in lieu of smoking they eat too much or drink too much or shop too much or drive recklessly or do one or more of a million other things that can affect others negatively. People should be less concerned with what other people are doing and worry about themselves. The government has already stepped in to prohibit smoking in the majority of shared spaces and if you dont want to inhale smoke at a bar that allows it then DON'T GO. Why is this concept so hard to understand? Congrats if you give up 1 addiction--which smoking is--but leave others to their own devices because unless you follow every law, dont overinduldge on anything and are pretty much a saint then regardless of not smoking you don't have any room to judge anyone who does. ::steps off soapbox:: [ Edited by: leleliz 2009-06-14 13:35 ]

If you want to smoke..then smoke. If you don't or you quit then that is your choice as well. Why is everyone so concerned with getting others to stop smoking--esp those who recently have stopped themselves?

I get so tired of people standing on top of their soapboxes and looking down at others--esp when in lieu of smoking they eat too much or drink too much or shop too much or drive recklessly or do one or more of a million other things that can affect others negatively.

People should be less concerned with what other people are doing and worry about themselves.

The government has already stepped in to prohibit smoking in the majority of shared spaces and if you dont want to inhale smoke at a bar that allows it then DON'T GO.

Why is this concept so hard to understand?

Congrats if you give up 1 addiction--which smoking is--but leave others to their own devices because unless you follow every law, dont overinduldge on anything and are pretty much a saint then regardless of not smoking you don't have any room to judge anyone who does.

::steps off soapbox::

[ Edited by: leleliz 2009-06-14 13:35 ]

Post #461642 by leleliz on Sun, Jun 14, 2009 1:26 PM