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[QUOTE]Originally posted by mikesmith: [QB] Where to start.... I am an ex-smoker. I quit June 30, 1999. Prior to that, I took several long distance Amtrak trips and even wrote a letter to Amtrak requesting that they vent the smoking area to the outside of the train. I based this on the fact that I used to open the window on the downstairs door of the sleepers and smoke right there. While the train is moving, all smoke is sucked outside. You could stand 3 feet away from me and not smell even a hint of smoke. Sometime around 2001, Amtrak started venting the smoking area to the outside and that coach/smoking car quit smelling like stale cigarette smoke. Problem solved. CK, second hand smoke does NOT kill. It's a media myth. The WHO released an extensive review of second hand smoke and found absolutely no evidence that it had any "killer" effect on anyone. Yummykaz, I go to restaurants that have either a no smoking policy or a completely segregated area for smokers. With the proper barriers and ventilation systems, no smoke will enter the non smoking area. Babins, Taste of Texas, and Sweet Tomatoes (no smoking) are some of my favorite restaurants in Houston. To everyone else, if Amtrak becomes non-smoking, you will have to wade through all the smokers at every stop. They will be standing at the door, cigarette in mouth, lighter in hand, waiting for the train to stop and the door to open. Another point, most of the late night problems on the long distance trains has started in the smoking lounge. Maybe that's why Amtrak wants to eliminate smoking; because the smell problem has been solved with proper ventilation. BTW, I highly recommend that you smokers quit. Yea, you'll probably gain a little weight, but you will get a FREE!!! Amtrak trip each year, based on the money you save from not smoking. A pack a day is equal to $1,000 a year. That's a nice train ride! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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