Anti-smoking proponents want to use the lottery to enact more bans

Comment #19

GASMETERGUY — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:20:54 GMT

Me, too. Nothing like good old first hand smoke first thing in the morning (right after my coughing attack!).

My best friend smokes cigars. We have been golfing buddies for almost 40 years now. If he doesn't light up before the first green, I will have a lousy day on the course.

Comment #18

Clairvoyance — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:56:47 GMT

Asthma Triggers:

Infections, usually those caused by a virus (e.g. colds or flu)

Allergens, most commonly from house dust mites, pets or pollen

Exercise, especially in cold weather

Emotions, such as excitement, fear or anger

Irritants, such as air pollution, smoke

Food additives, such as tartrazine (an artificial food colouring), or food allergens, such as peanuts (sensitised or allergic individuals can have a very severe allergic reaction).

Certain medications - some peop... [ More ]

Comment #17

ToadSchmode — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:30:16 GMT

I'll never know, i get all my smoke first hand

Comment #16

ToadSchmode — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:27:35 GMT

Sign Sign, everywhere a sign!

Tea's such a nice lady.

Comment #15

ToadSchmode — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:23:15 GMT

That's right, freedom of choice! The only way to live

Comment #14

GASMETERGUY — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:27:19 GMT

If second hand smoke is as dangerous as some people think it is, then Texas should use cigarettes to execute their death row inmates.

Comment #13

tntea — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:23:21 GMT

why not post a warning sign on the door as they do with stores that have microwave. If you are suppose to stay away from smoke. Don't buy your gas there or tickets for that matter. Ok.. take away the store's abiltiy to sell tickets... demand the pumps be self pay...

We have customers who drive up and call us on their cell phones to deliver their tickets to the car, since they don't want to drag out the wheel chair and use the accessible equipment we provide.

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Comment #12

JimmySand9 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:14:37 GMT

Just let the smokers kill themselves in peace.

Comment #11

Stack47 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:00:22 GMT

The reason we have non-smoking bans is because some smokers have no common sense in where they fire up. Is it really necessary to smoke the 5 or 10 minutes you're in a store buying lottery tickets

Comment #10

justxploring — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:59:32 GMT

Orangeman, I said I wouldn't rant, and I won't. (well, not for long. lol) I also agree that this man should just go somewhere else to buy his tickets. But I've got to write this.

A lot of people I talked to a few years ago when Florida proposed a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants the workplace used the same exact reasoning you do when you write

How far can the minority push the majority until the majority pushes back????

Funny that when the no smoking ban was put on the bal... [ More ]

Comment #9

orangeman — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:44:45 GMT

Maybe they also shouldn't sell lottery tickets to stupid people, either. Oh, I'm sorry, the Texas Lottery Commission would go out of business if stupid people didn't buy lottery tickets.

Seriously, I am increasingly offended by idiots who are offended. We can't build a risk-proof world and remain free men and women.

If you can't stand cigarette smoke, don't patronize that business. If you are offended by a TV or radio show, don't watch or listen to it. How far can the minority push t... [ More ]

Comment #8

JAP69 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:00:03 GMT

Williams, a sporadic lottery player, said there's a nonsmoking convenience store near his house where he can buy tickets. But the self-described civil rights activist who quickly rattles off legal precedent related to his cause said he's concerned for other Texans.

Takes just one to tell a million others what to do.

Comment #7

Guru101 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:58:47 GMT

The sad part is, he's actually serious.

Comment #6

JAP69 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:56:57 GMT

Probably following a big rig emitting diesel exhaust.

Comment #5

justxploring — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:39:08 GMT

I won't get into a rant about this subject. There's another board where I already did that!

(Todd sighs with relief...)

However, smelly farts aren't filled with toxic chemicals that have been proven to be carcinogenic. I hope not, or I'd be committing suicide every time I eat black beans rice or broccoli!

If someone lives in a rural area and there is only one place for miles where he can purchase a ticket, then I might side with the player who is bothered by second hand smoke.... [ More ]

Comment #4

Stack47 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:44:27 GMT

Looks like somebody has way too much time on his hands and is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

After Billy J. Williams drove to a salvage yard 100 miles south of his Lewisville home last year to pick up a part for his broken-down 1946 Chevy pickup, he stopped to gas up at the Whitney Short Stop. Far from home and feeling lucky, he bought a lottery ticket.

That happens to me all the time; I always feel lucky when I fill up my gas tank at over $3.00 a gallon.

On the way ho... [ More ]

Comment #3

RJOh — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:22:57 GMT

I know where he's coming from. The stores in my area won't sell anything to anyone who doesn't wear clothing on the top half or their body and have shoes on their feet even if they're in a wheel chair. If that's not discrimination against a disability then I don't know what is.

Comment #2

KY Floyd — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:15:40 GMT

You seem to have missed the point of the story, and how incredibly stupid it really is. I'm all in favor of banning smoking in public places, but for these morons the solution for people with asthma is to allow smoking but not sell lottery tickets.

Williams says people with breathing disabilities should have the same access to buying lottery tickets as people with other disabilities.

Yeah, and what better way to do that than to reduce the number of places that can sell lottery tic... [ More ]

Comment #1

Clairvoyance — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:15:01 GMT

OMG-------Unreal!!!!!!

I bought a lottery ticket in a store filled with stinky human gas (farts) I want farting banned in all stores that sell lottery tickets, because I could not breathe properly! LOL

What is this world coming too

Anti-smoking proponents want to use the lottery to enact more bans

Lottery Post — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:56:00 GMT

Man calls lottery sales in smoky store 'discrimination'

The Texas Lottery Commission's sale of tickets in stores that allow smoking could be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the attorney general's office said.

Lewisville resident Billy Williams complained to the commission in 2006 that he had an asthma attack after buying a ticket at a smoky store. He said his rights were violated because the store allowed smoking.

After Billy J. Williams drove to a salvage yard 100... [ More ]