[Leica] a new one OT

[woc2 at earthlink.net (Bill)]

Sam,
  Donning my Nomex, and wondering if I'll regret this :->
  Not very PC of you, but I like your line of thought.  You must be one of
those that are puzzled by the concept that we send folks off to war in
countries that control the thoughts, actions, and what they hear on radio
and watch on TV, while we are busy controlling the thoughts, actions, and
what we hear on radio and watch on TV.  But then, seeing a fleeting glance
of a breast on TV is dangerous to everyone, and expecting people to actually
expend the effort of changing the radio station is a lot to ask too.
  I agree with Tina that the stink of cigarettes can be disgusting but both
she and the store owner have made their choice and that is how it should be.
No one forces her to enter the store or buy something, and no one forces the
store owner to make his product appealing to her.  Each go their own way,
content with their choices.
  To throw in some Leica stuff - looks like this area will not be having any
Easter parades to photograph today.  Lots of rain to keep everyone from
strutting their new spring finest, and folks with Leica from capturing said
finest on film, or memory cards.
  To those that celebrate, Happy Easter, or Happy Passover, or just a happy
day.
Bill



Sam S wrote....
Sunday, April 11, 2004 6:15 AM



My motto is "Smoke 'till ya choke." The problem is that the
thought/action/don't-even-think-it police are out of control. In NYC a
shop owner does not have the right to allow smoking, even if it's a tavern.

B.D.'s statement that if we allow one drug (smoking) we must allow all
drugs is not well thought out. I wonder why he did not use alcohol as
his example (hiccup!). Certainly alcohol kills more innocent people than
smoking.

I like smokers. These flawed human beings are a breath of fresh air  :)
in relation to the self-indulgent, imposing jackasses who are always
busy getting other people to do something they don't want to do, or to
not do something they want to do.

Happy Easter, Passover--

Sam S


Tina Manley wrote:

> At 07:12 PM 4/6/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> Face it - people who smoke are drug addicts. And unless you favor the
>> legalization of all currently illegal narcotic substances, you're being
>> a hypocrite to whine about smoker's rights and the 'persecution' of
>> smokers.
>>
>> B. D.
>
>
> I'm back after a week in Kentucky.  There seem to be more die-hard
> smokers in Kentucky (where lots of tobacco is grown) than even in
> North Carolina (where all of the tobacco companies are based).  We
> stopped at one antique store that had a prominent sign outside
> "Smokers Welcome!"  I knew I shouldn't have gone in, but my husband
> was looking for antique light fixtures.  As soon as we walked in my
> sinuses plugged up and I got a headache.  There is no way I would have
> bought anything in that store.  There were several books I would have
> been interested in, but they were infused with the smell of stale
> smoke.  There is no way to get that smell out of books.  Smokers have
> the freedom to smoke in their own homes and stores and I have the
> right to refuse to buy anything they are selling.
>
> Tina
>
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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