Ask a smoker

[Dystopia]

I feel for people hooked on tobacco.  Hell where I live there are very few and there is basically no place in public where they can smoke anymore.  

On the other hand my mother used to drive around in a car with all the windows rolled up tight (cuz she gets cold) while smoking like a chimney.  Then there was the time I went to the only restaurant for miles on a trip to the Southwest, asked for a non-smoking table and was pointed to an empty one.  Turns out it was the only non-smoking table in a small, poorly ventilated room.  Joke was on me.

I think that sucks - I 100% support bans on smoking when public health is in danger, but I don't agree that all places must be smoke free - A smokers area should be voluntary for any business owner, not mandatory. I can accept that, but the EU wants to ban smoking on all public places without the prerogative to choose. Moreover, some areas have more smokers (demographics) and it's best for business to have a smokers area with proper ventilation. I think there's some degree of puritanism and will to control people's bodies when people want to take it too far. 

Don't feel for me - I'm hooked, but I'm not trying to quit right now. I used to smoke about 5-6 cigarettes per day and that wasn't bad because I could go long lengths of time without smoking (even days if necessary) but now I smoke close to a pack a day. I need to reduce at the very least because of price rising otherwise someday I'll go bankrupt (I already smoke rolling tobacco only)