This is to all you ignorant, illiterate fuckheads that smoke in Metro Transit shelters. Can you NOT read the NO SMOKING sign printed along the glass? None of us that don’t smoke want to breathe in your toxic fumes while we wait for a bus. Have a little common courtesy and deal with the rain, wind, sleet, and snow. You decided to get addicted to those cancer sticks, deal with your choice and stick your ass in the cold. I don’t think it’s right that we nonsmokers have to stick our asses in the cold because you’ve decided to monopolize the shelter by filling it with your smoke. I can’t wait for the day that smoking becomes illegal!
This article appears in Jan 3-9, 2008.
I swear this bitch comes up at least twice a month. I, too, wish to hell they would make cigarettes illegal. With all the anti-smoking legislation and stats, you think they would but NOOOOOOOOO – the tax man is much too greedy to allow that. I smoked for years but wouldn’t dream of inflicting my shit on someone else, especially in a shelter during freezing weather.
I agree smoking in a bus shelter is totally infuriating and beyond rude. I quit smoking 4 months ago cold turkey and feel so good for it, I dont ever want to go back. However, if I catch a whiff of it walking down an open street, I’m not offended, as I realize it could be much worse and that Canadians have it extremely good as far as smoking rules go. I dont think smoking will ever become illegal, and I dont think it should be, but smokers need to have more courtesy. I spent this Christmas in an eastern European country that seems to have an extremely relaxed attitude toward smoking. It doesn’t seem to make a difference who’s around; even if it’s babies. I’m pregnant and nauseous, also had a severe sinus infection while there, so it was really awful. People were aware of this but not at all bothered. I kept my mouth shut but sort of regret it now; the experience would have been so amazing, but having smoke blown directly into my face continually from a point blank range each and every time I went anywhere or socialized basically ruined it. So anyway, I think people living in Canada have it really good.
It’s jus too bad we have to treat smokers like they’re a plague on the rest of the non-smoking population. It appears the answer would be obvious. I noticed that in other parts of Canada, there are 2 bus shelters, one for smokers.When I first noticed people smoking in shelters outside businesses, the Toronto airport, hospitals… these shelters were created so the public wouldn’t have to consume the smoke obviously!Wouldn’t a smoking bus shelter allow us all to be treated equally?I’m trying to quit (again) and I find it irritating to be bombarded by smoke when I’m transiting the bus routes myself. The cravings are bad enough without the smog around the bus area.If there was a smoking shelter, we wouldn’t have to avoid those areas where smoking is common (although supposedly illegal).There ARE No-Smoking signs, but they’re unenforceable apparently..