SMOKING RANT

BEING A LIFE LONG SMOKER IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BLOG I WROTE SEVERAL SMOKING RANTS. NOW IT’S BEEN ALMOST FIVE YEARS OF USING THE E-CIG, OR VAPING.

BUT REX, ISN’T THAT NICOTINE ADDICTING AND DANGEROUS? YEP, SAME AS CAFFEINE. IT’S THE BURNING TARS, ETC IN SMOKING THAT HURTS YOUR HEALTH MOST.

SMOKING IS BAD, VAPING LOOKS LIKE SMOKING, THERFORE VAPING IS BAD.  HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!

THIS TIME I’M GOING TO JAIL

I SMOKE MY E-CIG EVERYWHERE. ON A GOOD DAY, MY RESPONSE IS, “OH SORRY, I DIDN’T KNOW”. ON A BAD DAY, IT’S “FUCK OFF, CALL THE SMOKING POLICE!”. IN ARIZONA, AND MOST STATES, THERE ARE NO LAWS AGAINST SMOKING AN E-GIG, HOWEVER, SMOKING IS BAD, VAPING LOOKS LIKE SMOKING, THERFORE VAPING IS BAD. SOME BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO OUTLAW E-CIG SMOKING IN THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MARY AND I HAVE COME TO THE POINT WHERE WE WALK IN AND ASK IF WE CAN USE THEM BEFORE WE ORDER, AND IF THE ANSWER IS “NO”, WE SIMPLY GET UP AND WALK OUT, NEVER TO RETURN.

SO WHAT HAS SET OFF THIS SMOKING RANT? THE 5 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN OUR RV PARK HAS MADE A RULE AGAINST VAPING IN THE CLUBHOUSE. I ENJOY THE CLUBHOUSE SOCIAL LIFE, POKER, COFFEE HOUR, COCKTAIL HOUR, ICE CREAM SOCIALS, THE PARTYS, AND MEALS.

RULES

A RULE (OR LAW) IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS ENFORCEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE THE NO-SMOKING LAWS IN THE STATE OF NEVADA ARE ENFORCED BY THE HEALTH DEPT, AND THE FINE IS $100. SO WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THE HEALTH INSPECTOR BEING IN THE BUILDING? FIVE YEARS LATER THE STATE OF NEVADA ACTUALLY PASSED A SMOKING LAW, ALLOWING SMOKING BACK INTO BARS AND GRILLS.

SO MY QUESTION OF THE DAY IS: HOW IS THE BOARD OF TALL PINES GOING TO ENFORCE THE NO E-CIG RULE IN THE CLUBHOUSE? IS THE FINE GOING TO BE $10 THE FIRST TIME? $20 THE SECOND INFRACTION? HEY,HOW MUCH FOR A SEASON PASS?

THE NEW RULE SETS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT ALLOWING THE BOARD TO MAKE RULES. NEXT YEAR WILL THEY OUTLAW CAFFEINE? IT’S ADDICTIVE, AND HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH. SO IS SUNSHINE BY THE WAY! OR MAYBE THE BOARD WILL DECIDE IT’S AN ADULTS ONLY PARK AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE NO LONGER WELCOME TO COME AND VISIT OR STAY?

END OF RANT!!!