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Second Hand Smoke

I am usually in smoke free environments. I wonder if that's why it especially bothers me to be around smoke. I hate it. I grew up with parents smoking. I used to hide them and throw away cartons over the years. Didn't seem to slow them down any. My dad died about 18 years ago and I am sure smoking played a part. Luckily my mom quit about 10 yrs ago and is doing ok. I remember riding around in the car as a kid in the dead of winter, desperately wanting to open a window for some air and couldn't. I used to call the car the 'Mobile Ashtray." Totally disgusting. The windows had a yellow film on them. Anyway, enough reminiscing of those good times!

Any of you who think second hand smoke does not effect you, listen to this:

About a year ago, I recommended that a client of mine increase his life insurance. (Wife had twins!) When the blood work came back, he was marked as a smoker as there was nicotine in his blood. When I asked him about it - I never saw him smoke or smelled any evidence in the years I've known him - he was outraged. Swore he never smoked in his life. After some detective work, we realized he attended an office party the night before the blood work. There were smokers at the party. We redid the blood a week later and it was fine.

How about a smoke free 2000?

Rick

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