SMOKING BAN IN SCRANTON! World may be coming to an end!!

In January of 2007, the city of Scranton enacted a smoking ban in bars and restaurants within city limits. I didn’t think much of it, although I like the idea, but decided to comment once I heard the “complaints” being voiced by our poor, persecuted, downtrodden smokers. As you may or may not know, I don’t like to read (or write) too much. It makes me sleepy. Since there may be others which this same affliction, I’ll keep it short.

Smokers: We have a right to smoke in public.
Me: Not if you infringe on other people’s rights. Remember, when you light a cigarette, the smoke goes EVERYWHERE.

Smokers: This ban diminishes our freedoms.
Me: No, it doesn’t. We have the same freedoms. If I stink, you can ask me to leave the room.

Smokers: City officials are trying to “force” people to be healthy. They shouldn’t be able to tell us how to live.
Me: You’re an idiot. Nobody cares if you kill yourself. The ban isn’t to protect you. It’s to protect non-smokers from having to breath in tar and nicotine.

Smokers: We’ll just stop going to city bars and spend our money somewhere else.
Me: Good riddance. Since 75% of people don’t smoke anyway, and thousands of those people have been avoiding smoky bars for years, we’ll just take your place with no lost revenue for business owners.

Me: Why are smokers so damn stupid? For years, the rule was that if you wanted to sit at the bar, you put up with smoke. The smoker’s attitude was ALWAYS, “if you don’t like smoke, too bad.” Now the tables are turned and suddenly, it isn’t fair? And another thing…why do smokers think throwing cigarette butts on the ground isn’t littering?
Smokers: duh, I, uh, well... I liked it better when YOU were the one that didn’t get your way. I’ve been smoking for years and can’t tell how bad I smell, so in my mind, you can’t smell it, either. Cigarette butts don’t count as litter because I’m addicted and can’t stop smoking.


Well, that explains it.