SECOND HAND SMOKE

I  HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WRITING A BLOG FOR A WHILE CONCERNING SMOKERS. MY HUSBAND KEPT TELLING ME NOT TO B/C HE DOESN'T WANT TO OFFEND ANYONE BUT I HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THINGS AND AS I TOLD HIM THIS IS MY SPACE...
I AM A FORMER SMOKER AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT WHEN I SMOKED I TOO  LIT UP WHEREVER I PLEASED NOT GIVING A THOUGHT AS TO WHO MINDED THE SMOKE. I SIMPLY DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT. I WAS USED TO SMOKING AND THE SMOKE NEVER BOTHERED ME OF COURSE. SO I GUESS I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT BOTHERED ANYONE ELSE EITHER.
I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. NOW THAT I DO NOT SMOKE AND HAVEN'T SMOKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU ARE A SMOKER AND YOU LIGHT UP AROUND NON SMOKERS I CAN TELL YOU TRUTHFULLY IT'S OFFENSIVE AND IT STINKS.
I ALSO REALIZE THAT WHEN I SMOKED I WASN'T REALLY INTO MY HEALTH THE WAY I AM NOW AND I CAN'T HELP BUT TO CONCLUDE THAT A REGULAR SMOKER IS NOT REGARDING THIER HEALTH AS THEY SHOULD. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THEY WILL GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANYONE ELSE'S.
AFTER THE CITY TOURNEY AND MY SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE I HAD TO GO HOME WITH A COUGH AND HEADACHE B/C OF THE SECOND HAND SMOKE I WAS FORCED TO INHALE ALL DAY. MY EYES HURT FROM THE SMOG AND I COULD BARELY TALK (TO MY HUBBY'S DELIGHT I'M SURE)
I GUESS I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU SMOKE AND YOU LIGHT UP AROUND ME, IT BOTHERS ME. I FIND IT INCONSIDERATE. I ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL BE  ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL VOTE TO HAVE A SMOKE FREE BOWLING CENTER IF GIVEN THE CHANCE. I CHOSE NOT TO SMOKE ANYMORE. I KNOW THAT WAS A VERY GOOD DECISION FOR ME AND I DON'T CARE TO SHARE YOUR CIGARETTE WITH YOU.
HAVING SAID THAT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DO HAVE FRIENDS THAT SMOKE, I DO LIKE PEOPLE THAT SMOKE, I SIMPLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SMOKE COMING MY WAY.
WELL NOW THAT I'VE OFFENDED MANY OF MY FRIENDS I WILL SIGN OFF AND CALL IT A DAY. I JUST WANTED TO GET THIS OFF OF MY CHEST B/C I REALLY FELT VICTIMIZED YESTERDAY AND IT REALLY ISN'T NICE TO INTENTIONALLY POLLUTE SOMEONE'S BREATHING SPACE. THANKS AND PLEASE DON'T HATE ME BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS!

   WELL THIS IS MY FIRST BLOG..UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO BOWL IN A TOURNEY BRIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND IT'S NOW 1AM. I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BOWL SLEEP DEPRIVED SO THIS BLOG WILL BE SHORT AND SWEET.

      I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING MANY NICE PEOPLE AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE SPORT OF BOWLING.

    YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE FROM ME WHEN I HAVE TIME TO WRITE.

                                                                               GOD BLESS AND GOOD NIGHT!