University of Louisiana prepares smoke- and tobacco-free policy

[CrazyCajun]

That's the problem with people, what's with all this offended crap? I don't know if I ever been "offended" if I do t like something, I move or leave. If somebody blows smoke in my face, I tell them not too. If someone does something I don't like, address, deal with it or leave. Just as much as people feel the right to not be "offended"... Usually the other person has the same right to "offend" you. Just my opinion, but America is becoming a punch of phat ussies...sorry if that offends anyone. For the record I f'n hate smoke. I just don't see where it will stop, eventually everyone will be offended by everything and we will no longer have freedoms.

[California Cajun]

Seems extreme to me. But then some people do not want to avoid walking though a haze of smoke. Come on people if you are in YOUR window shut car anywhere I think that air belongs to you. Not enough is getting out to matter.

I agree. For most of my childhood I had a smoking parent and somehow I have survived.

I still have this image of Dr. John Moore smoking during his History lectures directly under a No Smoking sign. There were other instructors who immediately reached up for the tar bar right after class. Dr. Doug Abington smoked Pall Mall and Dr. Andrew Hirt (Al's brother) smoked Marlboro. Somehow I survived...

[California Cajun]

Like a boss...

Geez, I thought my grandfather started young when he started smoking at 12. Being the naiive kid I was, a friend's family owned a 7-11 and brought us a pack of candy cigarettes, but inside were a couple of the real thing. When he lit me up I started to blow on it. My friend said, "No stupid, you are supposed to suck on it!"

[cajunhawk]

Geez, I thought my grandfather started young when he started smoking at 12. Being the naiive kid I was, a friend's family owned a 7-11 and brought us a pack of candy cigarettes, but inside were a couple of the real thing. When he lit me up I started to blow on it. My friend said, "No stupid, you are supposed to suck on it!"

That's what she said...I'll see myself out.

[Turbine]

Geez, I thought my grandfather started young when he started smoking at 12. Being the naiive kid I was, a friend's family owned a 7-11 and brought us a pack of candy cigarettes, but inside were a couple of the real thing. When he lit me up I started to blow on it. My friend said, "No stupid, you are supposed to suck on it!"

Hah, and somehow you survived.

[cajunfan337]

What lafayette needs to do is ban smoking in bars permanently. It's so much nicer going out in Houston to a bar that doesn't have a wall of smoke hit you in the face as you're walking in.

[SlappyCajun]

What lafayette needs to do is ban smoking in bars permanently. It's so much nicer going out in Houston to a bar that doesn't have a wall of smoke hit you in the face as you're walking in.

I agree with a ban on smoking at UL. I disagree on banning smoke in all bars. I believe each bar should be able to choose their smoking policy.

[cajunhawk]

What lafayette needs to do is ban smoking in bars permanently. It's so much nicer going out in Houston to a bar that doesn't have a wall of smoke hit you in the face as you're walking in.

If I had my own downtrodden indian tribe I would create a smokeless casino...you would lose out on the slot machine jockeys...but you would gain a nicer clientele who would come back again and again.

[Frenchie35]

Anywhere it doesn't harm others.

Maybe you should have said, "Anywhere it doesn't BOTHER others".....That is what they are trying to do, not HARM others.........

[cajunhawk]

Maybe you should have said, "Anywhere it doesn't BOTHER others".....That is what they are trying to do, not HARM others.........

Asthmatics would disagree...