Ray wrote:
When smokers come to my home I
> put out an ashtray, and I'm happy to say that in all cases people have
> used excellent judgement as to when it's appropriate to go outside
> (children or people with respiratory illnesses around), or when they
> smoke inside.
>
> All in all I find smokers to be extremely considerate these days, both
> on and off ships.
Exactly, Ray. We have smokers coming to visit next week. They
understand that we don't smoke inside the house or auto here, and
they're quite considerate. I have an ashtray I borrowed from a local
eatery and keep it outside on the picnic table. The smoke smell
inside the house is limited to what might cling to clothing, and we can
live with that. We enjoy our guests and wouldn't think of prohibiting
something that they need for their own psychological or physiological
comfort, so long as it doesn't impinge on our own desire for a smoke
free house and auto.
When we moved to our home in another state during the late 1980's, we
decided that the house would be smoke free. Both Mrs. Nonny and I had
stopped smoking, and while our kids would sneak a cigarette, they kept
the practice to the outside of the house. Smoking was a bit more common
then, so I placed a 3" no smoking symbol beside the exterior doors as a
reminder to people we preferred no smoking inside the house. . . and
also placed several ashtrays outside on the deck and by the back door.
Outside of Mrs. Nonny's sister, who was very ill, smoking with our
consent in her room of our house, we never had anyone, ever, smoke
inside. That has continued to this day in our home here in Las Vegas.
Even our kids, who both smoked and have now also quit, went outdoors to
smoke because of our quiet request that the house not smell like smoke.
I guess that there's a difference between the kind of people you invite
to your house and the broader spectrum you encounter on a cruise or in
any other group. When we hosted a GGC party in 2000 for George Leppla,
we had about 50 people in the house, on the deck and around the yard.
A number WERE smokers, but nothing was ever said about smoking. The
smokers went outside to the ashtrays provided on the rear deck to smoke,
and that worked for everybody. It's just a case of good people being
together with other good people and having a good time. Had somebody
lit one up inside our house, I'd have not said anything, but then it was
a moot point, wasn't it?
--
Nonny
Nonnymus
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