Discrimination Against Smokers

   Listening to an on-line Christmas station I was disgusted when during one of their annoying commercial interludes they told of a computer company who was called to someones home to fix their computer, obviously they advertise home repairs; but upon arrival decided it was a health hazard to fix the computer due to smokers living in the home. The owners needing their computer fixed were forced to take the ailing machine out to be fixed and the company refused saying the machine was a “Bio-hazard” due to smokers usage while smoking.

   I am appalled at this attitude! I have heard so much crap about cigarettes and second hand smoke I could scream. I was born with Bronchitis and at the age of thirteen diagnosed with Asthma. I did not live in a smoker’s home, contrary to doctors thinking me a liar. (The doctors didn’t grow up in my home, nor did they know my family), I grew up in Los Angeles around the Smog and crap the Industries put into our air. I’d said it before and I will say it again right here; if people want the true culprit of lung and heart problems stopped, stop the idiots with the big money that owns the big smog polutting factories and corporations! While everyone is falsely accusing and blaming the smokers for all their ills in lung and heart problems the real offenders are laughing their asses off all the way to the bank.

   I recently worked in a factory where the people that are suppose to be keeping tabs on the pollutant count are being paid to change numbers to make it appear that all is well, so don’t tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about. The low man or woman on the pay scale has little enough for personal comfort, now cigarettes are outrageously priced and I know that tax money isn’t going anywhere but into some-body’s pocket making them richer while other’s suffer. I sick of the discrimination’s. Maybe it doesn’t smell good but try staying out of heavy smog filled areas for a month or two then drive back and tell me what you taste, smell and feel! I’ll tell you what it was like for me; the smell was putrid and thick with foulness. The taste was gritty and putrid as well and my eyes stung and burned. My chest began to ache because I was coughing so bad the closer I got to the Los Angeles area after being gone for a bit.