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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by lelanthran on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:30AM (#34499761)
> On the other hand, being constantly ostracised from public spaces isn’t great either… something I find infuriating when I travel abroad. If there were at least a few smoking bars where you don’t have to go out into the cold to smoke I think that would be nice.

I'm a smoker, and I absolutely don't want smoking allowed in public indoor places, and some outdoor public places as well. I don't smoke indoors even in my own home.

On the other hand, when I duck down an empty alley and light up, I'm going to be annoyed if someone walking on the main road comes in to complain about how my second-hand smoke is going to give them cancer.

Too many times I have had people go out of their way to inhale my second hand smoke, and then complain about it.

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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by leokennis on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:56AM (#34502071)
> Too many times I have had people go out of their way to inhale my second hand smoke, and then complain about it.

Too many times I have had people go out of their way to walk in front of my 3 ton truck driving 100 mph in a pedestrian zone to almost get hit, and then complain about it.

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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by lelanthran on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:25AM (#34502732)
> Too many times I have had people go out of their way to walk in front of my 3 ton truck driving 100 mph in a pedestrian zone to almost get hit, and then complain about it.

Maybe you shouldn't be doing 100mph around other people.

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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by leokennis on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:10AM (#34503733)
Sure, if you stop smoking around other people ;-)
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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by lelanthran on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:56PM (#34510244)
> Sure, if you stop smoking around other people ;-)

Maybe english is not your first language, but you did read what I wrote, right? You did read my post saying that I get annoyed at people who go up to lone smokers and then complain?

You know what that means, right? It literally means "I don't smoke around other people!"

I'm afraid I am unable to simplify it any further.

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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by leokennis on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @07:04AM (#34517276)
My point is if you are the user/owner of a device capable of killing (huge car, cigarettes) there’s a big responsibility on you to prevent harm on others.

There’s always a grey area, but generally I’d say in a public space it’s the smoker who should actively move to avoid non-smokers.

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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by wholinator2 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:54AM (#34504288)
What great hyperbole. This is possibly the strongest hyperbole in the _history of the universe!_
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