While I can fully accept that I may not make many new friends with this sharepost, today I figured I'd use a sharepost to rant about smoking.  It burns my britches when people don't consider others in their need for a smoke

One of my triggers is smoke.  Cigarette smoke will trigger a migraine but cigar smoke is absolutely the worst.   My headache specialist calls it "odor induced migraine".   He also says it is tied to my other chemical sensitivities that are triggers - like perfumes, and strong chemical reactions.  Some of the triggers have to be ingested, but a small amount of smoke is guaranteed to cause a migraine with only one sniff.  While it is in my power to avoid many of the triggers, I haven't figured out how to avoid smoke without becoming a recluse.

Many smokers claim to have the right to smoke.  I do not disagree.  Just know that non-smokers usually desire breathing smoke free air.  They cannot control when the air is smoke free but you can.   If you are a smoker, please remember to have a little compassion.  Recently we were enjoying the view of animals in the water at a state park when I politely asked a very young smoker to put it out while standing beside me.  Instead, in an act of defiance, the person threw the still burning cigarette into the water with the animals.

So again I say, please have some compassion.  When the weather is nasty, move away from the entry doors at the store so that people don't have to walk thru your smoke.  Please refrain from standing next to the bathroom entrances when you are in a stadium or at a group gathering.  Don't light up in line/queue and try to hide it.  It can still be smelled from a distance.  Use designated smoking locations when they are provided.  Finally, don't be a rude, inconsiderate smoker.  Stop throwing lit items out your car windows, down in front of another person or throwing your butts on the ground  It really could be health and well being in jeopardy by your actions.