California, Land of the Free

[Trev]

I went through this when I lived up in Vancouver.

Smoking is banned just about everywhere i.e. bars, clubs, restaurants even in the malls. So when you get home you would expect to be able to smoke. HA! not if your landlord is a non smoker...

We signed a no-smoking agreement basically to have somewhere to live but smoked anyway (plenty of those ambi-pure air freshners around the place) Even my non-smoking landlord couldn't tell we smoked when he came round and he did call around allot!

So I'm thinking to myself it's not the smoking thats the problem, it's the attitude that people give out when they smell smoke or see someone smoking.

I'm sure if my landlord saw me smoke he'd have thrown me out, same if he smelled it when he called round, but even though were smoking(1 1/2 packs a day back then) because he couldn't smell it there was no problem.

They've just banned smoking in my local mall (Yes Nick you were right) and I can only smoke in certain areas like coffee shop smoking tables. I was sitting in my local fix area the other day drinking coffee and smoking away and I thought it was so clever how my smoke knew not to go past the no smoking sign. Very clever indeed!


Anyway Forest you ex-smokers are the worst, I know my dad is one! :P