I am all about people doing what makes them happy, even if it something that harms themselves. If they choose to do bad things to themselves (like smoking), but do not inflict harm onto others, than that is their own choice. But I do have a problem when someone else's unhealthy habit effects me. I do alot to keep myself healthy. I exercise daily, I eat healthy, I try and do things that are good for my body- like not smoking. It is my choice to not smoke. I choose to not inhale smoke, or be around smokers.
If you want to smoke in your own home, all power to you. If you want to smoke in your own personal car, right on. But when you choose to smoke on the side walk, standing next to me, and blow your smoke, in MY face- into MY healthy lungs, and clog MY nose with your smoke, that's when I have a problem. Not only do I find it personally offensive when someone blows their smoke in my face when waiting for the light to change, I find it disgusting- you can do what you want to your body, but don't impeded on my right to a healthy life.
Where did this rant come from? This morning, on my lovely 2.5 mile walk to work, my lovely crisp fall air was polluted at 44th and 2nd by a short, snotty girl who decided to blow her disgusting smoke in my face. When I asked her if she could step to the side and not blow in my face, she looked at me and said, 'well, it's a free sidewalk.' and turned around. It took all my strength to not punch a bitch (sorry grandma if you are reading this). Instead of inflicting physical harm onto this extremely rude girl, I said back, "It is a free side walk, and natural air, what you are doing is gross." Might now have been the nicest, or the best zinger i could come up with, but it was better than punching her I suppose.
Lesson learned, next time, I'll punch her.
Peace, love and keeping myself healthy (and out of jail for physical assault on a smoker),
B
Go ahead and punch her for me, then run as fast as you can.
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