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I'm with Fred on this one, I guarantee that you didn't come back smelling like cigarettes. It's the outdoors, it's public, you have to deal with it, and if you're as old as you claim, you should know this by now.
grumpy old lady here: It just so happens that I AM a smoker, so for the smell to bother me it must have bad for non-smokers.
" And if no one was smoking it'd be the people asking for change that was what ruined the day. If no one asked for change it would be the barking dogs being walked down the street. No dogs? Litter on the ground. Maybe, since it's so bad outside, you should pack a lunch from now on. Good luck out there."
Well, yes, I do have a tendency to bitch a bit. Strangely enough, after working downtown for going on 6 years, I have not once had anyone ask me for change. And I love dogs so that doesn't bother me. I don't see litter downtown on a regular basis. So, you can bite me.
Oh, and Fred Johnson (if that's your real name) my old lady smell is quite nice. And "A" since I said I was a smoker I bet you feel stupid now.
I find that the smell of smoke really masks that eau de wet hippie that usually lingers in the air here.
What it boils down to is: Some people smoke, some don't. Get over it – or go to an Asheville City Park. Or pretty much anywhere in New York City. Or a bar, restaurant or café. Or you can drive your non-smoking car to your non-smoking house after a long day at your non-smoking office.
Well maybe if folks hadn't been banned from smoking in bars then they wouldn't be outside polluting the public air. And honestly walking past a couple of smokers is EXTREMELY unlikely to have an impact on what I'm sure is your wonderful pungent old lady smell.
Maybe you and your friends should have sulfuric acid super-soaker fights near the smokers. If someone can spew toxic chemicals into public airspace, surely you can also spray toxic chemicals with a super soaker. If someone happens to be standing in the way and gets an acid burn, it's their own fault.
And if no one was smoking it'd be the people asking for change that was what ruined the day. If no one asked for change it would be the barking dogs being walked down the street. No dogs? Litter on the ground. Maybe, since it's so bad outside, you should pack a lunch from now on. Good luck out there.
I agree. I had the same experience walking past two middle age women on College St going towards Haywood. They were covering the area with smoke and then while one of them was holding their cig down by her side she walked past me and burnt my hand. I preceded to tell her how smoking really messed up her looks. Hope she remembers what I said.
Look people, smoking is bad for you so why do you do it. It aint cool to be addicted to anything.