Legal Smoke?

[CrnCnn]

A couple decades ago I had this opportunity. I was riding my motorcycle home and just pulled up to a red light. This guy pulls up in the lane next to me, rolls down his window and flicks his cigarette on the ground in front of my bike. I rolled forward a couple feet, picked up the still smoking butt, and deposited it on his windshield. Of course he starts yelling, and the light changed, and I took off. He chased me down a back street and I found myself in a dead end. He jumped out of his car and flashes a badge at me...

I don't remember exactly what agreement we came to, but I didn't get arrested, and he didn't get fined for littering.

And, FWIW, I won't allow a cigarette within ten feet of my cars! (or my house, and my daughter is a smoker!)

I was hit several time while riding when I lived in Tucson. Sadly enough one was from a fellow rider. No helmet law in AZ so he thought it was cool to ride and smoke at the same time. I believe hes dead now, didnt work while hauling 'A' up mnt lemon.

[taylorRichie]

Don't smoke, and don't allow smoking in my car or house.

I'm not really for smokers rights either atleast not tobacco smokers rights. Utah clean air act is great. I was in Denver 2 weeks ago and walking around 16th street downtown, and 75% of people were smoking, it was quite unpleasant. In Utah you have to be more than 50' away from the entrance of a public business. But you can still smoke in private clubs.

I absolutely hate butt litterers and if I get hit by a butt from another ***** while I'm riding my motorcycle... I'm... going to... just deal with it, but be very angry.

[cyronman]

I smoke about half a pack a year.
(Yep, one of them)

I HATED it growing up, and don't like the outcome of randomly doing it now.
It feels good for about a puff or two and then I'll notice how bad it makes my clothes, breath and fingers stink.

There was ONE guest who got to smoke in the VX ONCE...and trust me guys, she was worth it.

[psychos2]

"In Utah you have to be more than 50' away from the entrance of a public business."

Same in NY but they do not enforce it.And of course they all stand right in front of the door to smoke. shawn

[VXR]

every time I see a new rule or restriction putt on smokers I see us going one step closer to 1984

we are well on our way...

[kodiak]

I think what I’m trying to say is, freedom is stinky.

[VXIRONwoMAN]

My parents smoked for years. They quit after they took me to the doc because I was having coughing fits and particles were coming out of my lungs. No smoking around me, doctor's orders. They both quit after that visit. I am highly sensitive to all smoke; cigars, cigarettes, pot, exhaust, incense (sorry Gill)... I don't do well near any of it. On top of coughing, I get a bad headache and nauseous for hours, even after I leave the immediate area. When friends or family smoke or hang around smokers and then pay me a visit, my nose can detect it before they walk in the door. The stench on your clothes, in your hair, on your skin... it's nasty.

I try and pick up litter when I see it, but when I see people flick their butts... though I want to pick it up, I refrain from doing so because the one time I did it I couldn't get that raunchy smell off of my dang finger tips!!!

I lived in Cali where the bans pretty much started, moved to Vegas where they banned it in restaurants and such, but not casinos, and now I live in chicago and guess what??? no smoking inside over here either. I love it!

In Cali, the ban has been going on for some time now, so the smokers are pretty good about keeping their distance from the entrance. It's still new in Chicago and Vegas, so not so much. People try to get away with smoking in the bathrooms and stuff here.

Sorry for all you who like smoking indoors, but I love that you can't do it here anymore. Because now I can go out. I wouldn't go places just because there was smoking. Now both of us can mingle, you can still smoke outside and I can still have my fresh air. Sounds fair to me.