Moments of Permanence - A vast and building resentment

From: chalcopyrite Date: August 23rd, 2011 06:42 am (UTC) Dropping by from network to say "Sing it!" (Link)

There's a ban on smoking in public places here, too -- which means that getting in the door often means going through a visible fug. The part that I hate is that any outdoor seating has now de facto become the smokers' seating -- for people who cannot stop smoking long enough to drink a cup of coffee, wtf? -- so even on a gorgeous day, you can't sit out in the sun without getting seven different kinds of secondhand smoke.

The *other* thing that winds my crank is this sequence of events: light cigarette. Smoke cigarette. Drop butt on ground and grind it into the pavement (or just let it smoulder). I mean, if it was a sweet wrapper, *kids* know to throw those out properly. But nasty old butts? Just drop 'em anywhere. It's like spitting on the ground, except it sticks around for ages and then someone else has to come pick it up.

(IDK about Wales, but the idea of forbidding smoking in a car with children has certainly been mentioned here (Ireland).)

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