ARGH
This morning on the way to work, I was behind a car driven by a young woman in her 20’s or early 30’s. She had trails of smoke coming out of the small crack of her window. And, as we were stopping at an intersection to let the crossing-guard help some kids crossing the street, she TOSSES a cigarette butt out the window!
If you’re going to smoke in the car, please DO NOT throw the cigarette butt out the window. And, DO NOT smoke when children are riding in the car with you, or other grownups who are nonsmokers.
I dislike the act of smoking, I dislike many of the habits of smokers, and I dislike some smokers. There. I’ve said it. Don’t like it? Go smoke somewhere else in a cave.
November 6th, 2008 at 11:10 am
The streets of London are littered with cigarette butts. I often see smokers throw butts on the ground when there is a bin right in front of them. It’s like they don’t see it as rubbish. Would they throw other rubbish on the ground as readily as they do butts! I don’t think so… (*grin* sorry for the rant. It’s something that annoys me too :D)
November 6th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
They are talking with making smoking in a vehicle with children illegal in Canada.
November 6th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
All my inlaws smoke. It is so disgusting. I hate it. My MIL is coming to stay for a while. She smokes on the porch, but she smells like a bar when she comes back in so it’s not much relief. I hate when she tries to hug my kids. Ick.
November 6th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
I’m totally with you on this! I hate when people do that. I confronted a guy I went to school with about why he throws his butts out the window. His answer? “I don’t want my car to smell.” Uh, HELLO! I dope slapped him and called him a naughty name. Grrrr…. litter-er’s.
November 6th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
i was listening to a CBC Radio (our version of NPR) discussion about this one day, and whether it is too “Big Brother” to increase the ban on smoking. the proposals were in vehicles, as Christine above mentioned, on public sidewalks, in parks… it was pretty widespread.
the turning point was when someone pointed out that decades ago, ppl were concerned about Big Brother’s role with making seatbelts mandatory. and yet, it has become a mandatory thing no that no one thinks twice about. in Canada, at least, they are aiming for a similar outcome with smoking in public! imagine that