Comments on: Towson University to Ban Smoking

By: Lynda

Lynda — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:37:26 +0000

I talk a little about anti-smoking on my blogLaurianne's Hope, because even though my sister died of non-smoking related lung cancer, smoking is a major factor is lung cancer. I worked at a smoke-free business. A ver large business, with branches in various countries. When people smoked, they took a thirty minute break to walk off the property, because smoking on the business grounds was a termination offense. I just see students as trying to find away around it though.

By: silverneurotic

silverneurotic — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:43:09 +0000

Haha, I could see people crowding into bathrooms for a smoke like in high school and middle school.

By: Nessa

Nessa — Tue, 08 May 2007 09:29:00 +0000

I smoked for 16 years (about 2 1/2 packs a day) and have been smoke-free for over 20 years. I could still kill for a cigerette sometimes.

By: The Stormin Mormon

The Stormin Mormon — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:24:31 +0000

This sounds a lot to me like “dry campuses” with no booze. It seems like a noble effort (well, to anyone but me) and in theory it should work, but then you try it and it just fails miserably.

By: MalSnay

MalSnay — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:22:08 +0000

Marilyn — I don’t doubt it! Hope they don’t take their frustrations out on the patients, eh?

Kerpupples — Yeah, I’d like to beat some non-littering sense into them!

Golden Lady — It is extreme. I don’t think it’ll work for that reason.

Jenny — They do have them where the smokers congregate! I think a lot of the smokers just don’t care.

Mac — Yep. Plus, people live there and that’s unfair.

GrumbleMurray — I like the way you think, but I’d save that room for the tailgaters …

ADW — Awww, I luv you too!!! Never been to Ohio before, though, and it looks less and less attractive the more I learn about it ;)

SotJ — All smokers in the world in one square? Works for me!

Lisa — Baltimore City has passed a smoke ban. Towson U. is just north of the city.

Losrulz – They can have my beer when they pump it out of my cold dead stomach.

Pueril – Deviant sex wouldn’t be restricted, don’t worry.

CS – they do. Thirty feet.

By: CS

CS — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:24:20 +0000

They could, as a middle ground, have some distance you must be from the building before you smoke. That would at least take care of the having to walk through smoke problem. But I don’t think banning it entirely would work. Except for cigars – people chould be allowed to smoke cigars only inside sealed plastic bags.

By: puerileuwaite

puerileuwaite — Mon, 07 May 2007 23:50:09 +0000

Would they still be allowed to smoke my “White Owl”?

By: losrulz

losrulz — Mon, 07 May 2007 23:26:43 +0000

Can’t wait til they start trying to ban alcohol again.

By: LisaBinDaCity

LisaBinDaCity — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:49:56 +0000

As if.

Well, maybe so, they made NYC a restaurant/bar/office smoke free zone…

By: stepping over the junk

stepping over the junk — Mon, 07 May 2007 21:47:34 +0000

P.S. I knew someone who smoked who put the buts in his pocket when he was done! I thought that was nice. Also, I was recently at a big hotel in Maryland, just outside of Baltimore and they have a corridor for smoking (outside) and have signs that say something like (this place for smoking only) or something like that. I thought that was cool. Then I could just stay away from it.