Yeah, and let's not forget the name calling. I addressed other issues in other post. I felt no need to do it again.

I don't smoke, but, I will defend to the death the rights of those who do. Smokers are looked upon as some of the most evil people simply because they engage in a habit, that for political reasons has been vilified and deemed unhealthy. Smokers for the most part are very considerate of other people but they have had their rights completely stripped away by the nannies in our society. Were I a smoker, I would puff away wherever and whenever I felt, in the name of FREEDOM. One of the biggest middle fingers directed toward the smoking gestapo I ever witnessed was in Terry's home state of Texas. Waking into a restaurant outside of Houston, the restaurant was divided into smoking and non-smoking. The smoking section was filled with tables chairs and patrons, the non-smoking section consisted of a table and a single folding chair.

I think it more than for political reasons it is deemed unhealthy. They have a higher incidence of of almost every disease. Heart, lung, cancer. Read the warning on every pack of cigarettes. They have been calling cigarettes cancer sticks for well over 100 years. Yes, smokers have the right to smoke, except where it affects me. Is that too much to ask?

Perfume doesn't cause problems with people with asthma? Tell my fiance that. The fumes coming from cars/trucks doesn't bother her asthma? How about the smells emitted from some factories? How about the smells from the wonderful pig farms?

And as far as my smoking raising your taxes to pay for my healthcare, I call BS on that as well. Anytime I've went to the doctor, I pay for it out of *MY* pocket. I pay extra for my healthcare. When I wasn't working and had to go to the doctor, they billed me for it, and I'm still the one paying the bill.

Hell, if we're gonna start outlawing things that are not only dangerous to the person using the item, but also others around, let's start with every type of transportation known. Cars wreck, pickups wreck, buses, trucks, trains, planes, ships - EVERYTHING.

Better start outlawing soft drinks too. It's dangerous to some people (diabetics) and people throw the cans out the window. Oh God, what about bottled water? People drown in water - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

It's all a bunch of crap from the continuing over-zealous sue-happy people that are afraid to keep their noses out of other peoples damn business.

I think all of us should pay for our own health care out of our own pockets. This is what I have been suggesting. You have lung cancer caused by your smoking, it's on you. You don't get anymore priority to see the doctor than me. Again, I'm not against smoking, I against your smoking affecting me.

Are you saying that we shouldn't be allowed to do that either????

My smoking, and probably most other people's on this board, would barely, if ever, affect anyone. Why? How much time do we spend around the general public? Other than the few truckstops that still have a smoking section, well, that's where we sit. If the place doesn't have a smoking area, then if others are like me, they eat, use the restroom and head right back to our trucks.

When we're at the shipper/receivers, most places have a designated area outdoors to smoke at.

When we're going down the road, we're usually alone so the smoke can't be bothering you, unless you're so sensitive to say 'That Celadon truck 4 trucks up is having a cigarette. I don't care if we're doing 65mph, it bothers me.'

BAH

Well not in our face. :lol:

If you are not affecting me, I don't have a problem. When you are in that designated smoking area and have to take that one last deep pull and hold it until you make it in the door and exhale in my face I have a problem. Most of you think you are being so considerate and don't even realize the effect you are having on others.