Reply #97: As a "primmadonna," and an ex-smoker and NOW

[GoldenOldie]

an 19-year cancer survivor who lost my vocal cords....laryngectomee...from my drug of choice,smoking.

Laryngectomee's not only lose their normal ability to voice, approximately 98% of them lose all ability to taste and SMELL. I have been fortunate enough to have retained a limited sense of smell. One of those things that I vividly smell is tobacco odors. I am able to smell it from peoples clothing, if someone has lit up within 10-fee of me and I can smell all the horrible odors of hotel rooms that retain the previous roomers smoking along with the Hotels attempts to clean or disguise it. Although I have spent 15-years educating highschool, elementary school children and also adult groups on what I have learned...the hard way...about the tobacco industry and the dangers of all tobacco products, I have never, ever preached hell and damnation. I understand the addictiveness of tobacco. I understand that there is no one way to break the habit. I understand that some users want to quit and others do not want to. That is their choice.

For those that choose to continue be willing to accept the consequences. You would not place your child's face in front of a running vehicles exhaust pipe, yet tobacco products contain even more poisonous chemicals than that smoke spewing from tail pipe.

How much does the hotel industry spend in tobacco clean-up ie., Carpets, drapes, bedding, painting, venting systems, etc., etc., etc.
I too have been relegated to these smoking rooms when traveling with my 10lb dog. It stinks to high-heaven and no amount of coverup cleaners get rid of the stink.