Steering clear of secondhand smoke
Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we can't avoid secondhand smoke. I know because smokers huddled outside restaurant doors and mall entrances always force me to wade through dirty air. I guess I don't have much choice but to breathe in others' smoke if I want to enter these establishments. Or do I?It seems I do have a few options when it comes to steering clear of smoke, says Mego Lien in the March 2008 Ladies Home Journal.
I can hold my breath. If the exposure is brief, this might be worth it, especially for those with respiratory problems. I can cover my mouth and nose. I can add distance -- at least six feet in those outdoor areas I described. And I can wash my clothing as soon as possible -- smoke chemicals can liner indefinitely in fabrics and can be reemitted into the air.
So I've got some options. What would you do?
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3-17-2008 @ 11:29AM
Mark said...
I hold my breath most of the time. I love the smoking laws here in Ontario, but it is still difficult to enter popular commercial establishments.
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3-17-2008 @ 11:29AM
Andrea said...
I'd expect our lawmakers to pass laws preventing smokers from subjecting us to their cancer. No smoking in public, period!
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