Hello Everyone!
Well, as I said in my previous posting...I'm a social smoker. It infuriates Hiro, since he quit cold turkey five years ago after a two pack a day habit and good for him since he was truly addicted and smoked everyday. But the truth of the matter is, I'm simply not addicted to nicotine. I can take it or leave it. When I'm on vacation...I smoke & drink.

Now, with that said...I'm also a gentleman and prefer to not smoke or be around smokers in restaurants, or even on a balcony where the stuff can blow in from another stateroom.

However, I DO draw the line somewhere. For instance, when California (land of the free...yeah, right)instituted a ban on smoking in bars & taverns, I stopped frequenting those establishments. When New York city banned smoking in bars and taverns, I stopped going to New York city on holidays, and have instead been going to Chicago & Europe the past three years.

Likewise, if a cruiseline ever completely bans smoking on their ships, or disallows smoking in any of their cocktail lounges, I will take my patronage elsewhere. Ok, enough from me!

cheer

Eric

P.S. - Went to Costco over the weekend and bought a new digital camera AND a carton of cigarettes! ;)



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"Madame, I may be drunk...but you dear lady are ugly. However, I'll be sober in the morning!"