Blog #8 Smoking thoughts...

Smoking is a nasty habit. I know and met many people of all ages and backgrounds who choose this habit. My dad smoked cigarettes and cigars started smoking as a young adult on a ship to help relieve boredom. My mom made sure that dad smoked outside and away from us kids. I remember having trouble breathing whenever I inhaled second hand smoke. Dad eventually stopped smoking because he could no longer hold or light a cigarette due to his arthritis. I worked at a job where 99.9% of co-workers smoked cigarettes during break time right outside the front door. And then after work, most of them smoked weed and drank alcohol as a way to relax. I have seen and personally felt some of the effects of marijuana. I didn’t smoke weed first hand, but I did inhale second hand smoke. I felt lightheaded, really tired, sleepy, and relaxed…so relaxed I just wanted to do absolutely nothing. After this only experience I absolutely do not want to do it again. Unfortunately I have some family members who have been and still choose to smoke cigarettes and weed as well as drink into a stupor. As I see it, it is their choice to do that their bodies but I don’t want to be around it.

Within the last in Tyler, the city passed a law forbidding anyone from smoking within 20 feet of an entrance and made restaurants smoke-free. This is great for non-smokers. Even though before when restaurants had a smoking or non-smoking sections, smoke travels. So I am pleased that something is being done about smoking.