Quitting Smoking & Becoming an Anti-Smoking Nazi
One thing is for sure: Ex-smokers become the biggest anti-smoking Nazis once they have successfully quit.
Considering my status as an 8 day clean ex-smoker, it’s safe to say that I will avoid all my favorite smoky bars for awhile. However, given my occupation, which requires that I spend copious amounts of time in smoky bars, I’m going to find myself in a bit of a quandry: Will I be able to nut up, not smoke, and not chastise those around me? Or will I become a boring non-smoking Portland bar goer and let business suffer?
The Portland Mercury recently interviewed me for an article about smoking in bars, weeks before my impromptu “wake up and quit”. I stick to my principled argument, I make the choice to go to a smoky bar, just like I made the choice to start smoking, and just like I made the choice to quit. And I certainly will never condemn someone for making a decision, until they start bitching about it, that is.