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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

What exactly do you do (and do a lot of of) to avoid tobacco smoke nowadays? What activities and locations do you steer clear of to avoid it? I can't think of a single place that allows smoking.

It's simple. By not going where smokers congregate, I can cut down on a lot of second hand smoke. Smoking is still largely a social thing. By avoiding those groups, I avoid a lot of smoke. Absurdly simple? Yes. Effective? Also yes. Perfect? Heck no.

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

I frequently end up getting a whiff of unwanted car exhaust and diesel fumes. I don't want to live in the woods though, so I deal with it.

*sigh* there goes that straw man again. The fact that car fumes are bad for you is not relevant in the debate over whether or not smoking should be allowed. Whether or not smoking is banned, and to what degree, will not alter the realities of car exhaust and diesel fumes.

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

If you avoid second-hand smoke at all costs (whatever they may be), it's not your life smoker's are gambling with, it's your self-proclaimed "right" not to smell something you don't like that you are gambling with.

I did not say I avoid it at all costs. I said I avoid it. If I can smell it, it is entering my body and may do some damage. I never said anything about the smell. Nor did I say anything about having a "right" not to smell something I don't like. Hardly self-proclaimed.