| Bans on public smoking are spreading throughout | | | | fertile and had kids that would hopefully grow up |
| the world. That suits Eric who is a lifelong | | | | to be of equal standing to themselves in later life |
| non-smoker, nay, ANTI-smoker. For 30 days he | | | | (God and nuclear warfare willing). |
| will change the world and the habits of current | | | | The only difference was that one of them |
| smokers. | | | | smoked. That made my decision easy but I went |
| Day 9: | | | | through the motions anyway. If I am going to |
| A message came over the wire that we were in | | | | spend 6 months cooped up in a shelter do I want |
| the grips of a nuclear holocaust - or, at least, | | | | to be with someone that is going to smoke 20 |
| would be soon. In my town, we had a meeting | | | | cigarettes each day? Do I want to have the |
| and had to decide who would be able to occupy | | | | bunker stinking of stale cigarette smoke? Did I |
| the nuclear fall out shelter. There were only 10 | | | | want to inhale his smoke either directly from his |
| spaces available and 9 were taken, including one | | | | cigarette or indirectly from his lungs? Do I want |
| for me. I was given the task of choosing the last | | | | to risk a fire hazard and have to clear up extra |
| person to join me. | | | | litter? Would I wish our budgeting for provisions to |
| It was an easy choice. There were only 2 people | | | | be affected by the cost of cigarettes? Do I really |
| to choose from. Both were in their thirties and | | | | want to be governed by someone who gets |
| both were in good professional employment. They | | | | stressed if he doesn't have a cigarette? |
| were both pillars of the community, were mature | | | | I chose the other bloke. Luckily, the threat |
| and measured in their approach. They were both | | | | subsided. |