No Smoking!

I just wanted to comment on the No Smoking ban in my county. I am a smoker. Even tho I smoke less these days, I am still a smoker. If I stopped altogether, I would still consider myself a smoker. And....I would hang out with the smokers even if the little white stick never touched my lips. Did you ever notice when you went to a wedding or a function where you didn't know anyone and were feeling a little uncomfortable? Just walk outside the door, next to the outdoor ashtray, stand a minute and before you can blink your eye you are one of the gang. People are smiling, talking and here you are with a bunch of instant friends. I believe smokers and drinkers are social people and I can't live without them. That said, and please my non-smoking friends don't take offense, I have something to say that I just don't understand. Maybe I missed a brain cell or two on my trip to earth, but I noticed that there is a group of people who are very serious and passionate about not allowing others to smoke so much so they passed a law that you can't smoke in public. I don't see this group banning other public problems like alcohol which does cause deaths on the roadway sometimes, sex which does cause some big problems with health sometimes, and my biggie - the automobile. Hmm. It just makes me wonder. I got an email today about tumors in fish and here I quote, "In the Anacostia, Fish and Wildlife scientists linked liver tumors in bullheads to polluted urban runoff laden with car exhaust residue, pavement sealants and asphalt particles." Now I'm thinking maybe the tumors, health problems, heart problems, cancer is coming from the cars and not the cigarettes. Maybe we should ban the automobile. So, I say - no cigarettes, no alcohol, no sex, no cars. That will make us healthy and give a fuller richer life. We won't live any longer, we'll just think we did. Amen.