<p>I quit smoking 28 years ago- because I thought it would help my husband stop smoking- he did quit drinking but hasn’t been able to stop smoking- although the info I just gave him about RJ Reynolds contributing to Tom Delays legal fund may give him a little more motivation</p>
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I like the way you think 
. Having been exposed to smokers who smoke in “non-smoking” areas, I have actually asked them to “put it out” as it really exacerbates my asthma. I have actually had some people act offended that I asked them to stop smoking in non-smoking areas. Honestly, if people want to smoke and fill their lungs with poison, develop stale nasty breath, yellow teeth and bad skin, that is certainly their prerogative, but I feel it is my prerogative to breathe.</p>
<p>Good for Westin Hotels. They have always been a favorite of ours when traveling, and now I will make a point of staying there whenever possible.</p>
<p>In Asia and Europe too? Rotsa ruck.</p>
<p>Hasn’t Italy banned smoking in public places?</p>
<p>Splash, you can count me in the mad-as-hell-and-not-going-to-take-it-anymore group. And at this point I have no intention of being “nice” about it. Polite…possibly. Depending on circumstances.</p>
<p>What is it that they say… having a smoking section of a restaurant is like having a peeing section of a swimming pool. </p>
<p>Also, the smoke just goes through the ventilation systems. Yuck.</p>
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When I was a kid I could never understand why they had “adults only” swim times at the local pool. Now that I am an adult (agewise anyways) I can totally see why they have adult hours at the pool. I absolutely cannot STAND when a bunch of kids are at a place I want to swim.</p>