Coping With Asthma

This is a pet peeve of mine! As an asthmatic, I avoid the stuff at all costs. A breath or two of that poision is enough to give me an asthma attack that can last for hours. That in turn causes stress which causes another medical condition I have to flare up. I refuse to patronize restaurants and hotels that allow smoking, and I let them know they lost my business because of it. Phone calls and emails work, but snail mail is best. I refuse to have medical professionals treat me who are smokers. (Mine are LDS, which speaks for itself). If a house that I visit smells of smoke, I leave without apologizing. No one who smokes is my friend. When I see half smoked cigarettes dropped on the ground by some careless fool, I grind them into the ground so no one else can use them. A splash of water or other liquid is equally effective. When I see employees of a store I had planned to shop in smoking outside the doors, I go elsewhere, then contact the manager and tell them what I did and why. Don’t be afraid to speak up on this issue! Yes, smokers have the right to smoke and kill themselves in the process, but we non smokers also have the right to clean fresh air.