You know what really grinds my gears? “Non-smoking” sections. I love them actually, but to segregate us non-smokers like we’re the minority and smoking is the in thing and what we’re supposed to be doing. It’s not like the non-smoking section does any good. Restaurants have these cute little half walls that are supposed to halt cigarette smoke in its tracks and keep it contained. Hello? Smoke rises… My dad is right, “A non-smoking section in a restaurant is like having a no-peeing section in a pool.”

I like to imagine that I will some day open up a restaraunt and have a “Smoker’s Section.” In this section if someone tries to light one up, our friendly server will ask them to please put it out immediately. “Huh? Why?” they will ask, “This is a smoking section, isn’t it?” “Oh no, sir,” the server will reply, “This is a smoker’s section. There is no smoking allowed in this establishment. The smoker section is just the faraway room where we place the smokers so we can certainly contain their smoker breath and odor without unleashing it upon the innocent patrons who do not wish to develop cancer.”

Oh, and can people on their smoke breaks at work please exhale outside before stepping into the revolving door or the elevator? Thanks. I just needed to get that out. We all have our things to rant about and I have a 5 year old asthmatic. That wasn’t meant to offend any of you that smoke. Actually, maybe it was. It’s a nasty habit, you know.

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