Well, you are correct that I am intolerant of smoking. And YES, I do have friends/family in my past and present who were/are smokers. They were/are filthy and inconsiderate with their smoking. The filthy practices of smokers have not changed in the past twenty years and today's young smokers are no more considerate than the old smokers they are replacing.

I don't have to be politically correct or tolerant and "all accepting" of people who choose to smoke. Without prejudice to race, sex, age, or religion, smokers STINK! Smokers weren't born with the addiction. They choose the addiction despite all the coughing, rejection, and protest their bodies scream at them when they start smoking.

I don't like being in a room or car when a smoker walks in from just smoking outside. They still stink horribly and gag the people around them. I don't like walking through a gauntlet of smokers who stand outside entrances to buildings and smoke.

Smokers throw their cigarette butts all over the streets, park lawns, beaches, etcetera as if butts were THE acceptable litter. How often do you see a smoker carry their own cigarette trash until there is an available trash can? Maybe a few rare individuals do, but most toss their trash right where they stand.

So, YES, I am intolerant of smokers and I stand firmly unapologetic.