I was out taking my grandchildren to the park the other day. On the way we passed someone smoking outside because you aren't allowed to smoke in public places. To my delight the youngest one looked up at me and asked if we could cross the road to get away from the man who was smoking. So that's what we did. We crossed the road.

It also entered my mind if this man knew we were crossing road because of him. Probably not. It seems that smokers in general aren't very aware of the imapct their nasty habit has on the rest of us. I admit that in the past I was the same. I simply didn't think. I mean, not only do you affect healthy people, you also affect people with asthma and of course pregnant women. It's not fair that they should put up with this.

I was talking with one young lady just recently who was saying that she's trying to give up smoking. I told her that I could tell that she was a smoker from the smell on her clothes. She looked at me in shock. She simply didn't realize that the smoke could linger on her for so long. Yes that's right. If you are a smoker we can tell straight away. We don't have to actually see you light up. No matter how much money you spend on expensive perfumes and shower gel, you'll not be able to get rid of that stale and horrid smell.
Tags: smoking, smoker, healthy