Robatoy wrote in
:

On Jun 1, 8:53*am, "dadiOH" wrote:
Lew Hodgett wrote:
Never thought I'd see it, bans on smoking.

When I came to California 20 years ago, trying to find a restaurant
with a no smoking section was a real challenge.

Today, smoking inside buildings is not permitted, cities like
Camarillo have totally banned smoking, smoking on the beaches is
banned and now there is discussion to ban smoking on golf courses.

Understand NYC has also banned smoking so both coasts are
progressing toward the heartland.

The recent addition of another $0.60+/pack federal tax doesn't hurt
either.

Yeah, the Smoke Nazis have won.

They still putt-putt around in their myriad cars, though, belching
fumes
as
they do. *They also have to indure (as do all of us) less fresh air
whe
n
they fly. *True, there is no smoke in all that recirculated air but
the
re
are whatever germs the passengers are exhaling or sneezing or
coughing, a
ll
being recirculated...and recirculated...and recirculated. *They also
be
am
happily at their small children as said bairns merrily kick away at
the b
ack
of the seat in front of them. *And, of course, they are so inured to
th
eir
child's wailing that it never occurs to them that the wailing might
be irritating to others. *Smoke free though...

I don't eat out much anymore.

dadiOH

There was a case where some kid was just losing it and wailing away in
a supermarket. The kids mother pretended not to hear any of it. This
kid was apparently shrieking like a stuck pig.
A woman walked up to the kid's mother and slapped her.

If this happened around here, I would be contributing to the slapper's
defense fund.

Sign me up for that fund!