Hey Ted, c'mon fella, it's all getting outta hand here - I'm fat (5'7" and 17 stone of relaxed muscle) but I don't smell bad, I don't cling to the clothing of those near me, I don't give other people sore throats and a cough, I don't discolour the room decor, I'm not carcinogenic, I'm not a fire risk, in fact I'm no threat to anyone (unless I fall on them) LOL :0)

I'm also a voracious carnivore, I hate brown rice and I've never hugged a tree in my life. I was brung up in a home where mum smoked like a twitch heap and dad didn't smoke at all, so I saw both sides of the smoking argument. I also held my mum's hand while she died very horribly (I'd describe it to you but it's too X-Rated to put on here) of emphysema which the doctor said was smoking-induced.

Smokers can be good people too - judging by your posts on other threads and our PMs you certainly are - and I make no judgment on them for smoking, they need to smoke so OK let them. But I also need not to smoke and I appreciate it if the smokers show consideration for me by not forcing me to breathe not only their smoke, but (yeeeuuuggghhhhhhh!!) smoke that's already been through their lungs. That's all. A reasonable request?

And I try very hard not to fart in public places :0) ROFL

Johnny :0)