Maryville company promotes total tobacco ban

good luck

More proof that smoking is no longer thought of as cool, not even "Kool". More power to them with the smoking ban.They are just doing what most or all Cos. will be doing in the next few years.

Clayton Homes corporate office in Maryville has been smoke free since January 2007.

Just anothe instance of "the man" tryin' to keep us down!

WhachooTalkinBout Willis wrote:

Just anothe instance of "the man" tryin' to keep us down!

Don't smoke and it is not a problem.

smoking is an individual choice. i choose to smoke. it is discrimnation plan and simple. yeah its stinky - but hey i dont like the way some people cologne smells -- that bothers me- is that going to be illegal to. news flash non smokers we know it is bad for us-- so is going tanning , drinking caffiene, eating gravy and sausage with everything , and well you get the point. are all those things going to be banned as well. dont tell me not to smoke . it is my choice and my mistake to make

smt wrote:

smoking is an individual choice. i choose to smoke. it is discrimnation plan and simple. yeah its stinky - but hey i dont like the way some people cologne smells -- that bothers me- is that going to be illegal to. news flash non smokers we know it is bad for us-- so is going tanning , drinking caffiene, eating gravy and sausage with everything , and well you get the point. are all those things going to be banned as well. dont tell me not to smoke . it is my choice and my mistake to make

Then quit making choices to smoke around others who don't appreciate it or have bad allergic reactions from it (asthma). I have the right to tell you not to smoke on my property, what makes you think this employer doesn't? You can't get drunk at work can you?

ToddB wrote:

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Then quit making choices to smoke around others who don't appreciate it or have bad allergic reactions from it (asthma). I have the right to tell you not to smoke on my property, what makes you think this employer doesn't? You can't get drunk at work can you?

Exactly. Smoke on your own time.

Face it,smoking is soon to be taken off the list of "tolerated" vices that can be done out in public.Belive me, The handwriting is on the wall.

ToddB wrote:

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Then quit making choices to smoke around others who don't appreciate it or have bad allergic reactions from it (asthma). I have the right to tell you not to smoke on my property, what makes you think this employer doesn't? You can't get drunk at work can you?

no one can help the fact that you whine and complain about every little stinch. Grow up. Stop being a cry baby. if the cigarette smoke bothers you. Move to alaska. Knoxville is overpopulated, and i was here first. so F*** off

There's really not much we can do about it, it's denso's property and they're not going to tolerate smoking on it anymore. But at least they're being nice about it, offering help and paying for medicine to help employees kick the habit. Even though you may not like that they're being "nice" about being "unfair" in somepeople's opinion.
I think that eventually, cigarettes are going to be outlawed, and treated like illegal drugs. When people first started smoking back in the day, it wasn't known the adverse health effects until everyone started to become addicted. I am glad something is being done to cut down on smoking in public so there won't be as much second hand smoke, but I feel for the people who do smoke.

Gonna be a lot of cars parked along roadway during breaks and lunch people smoking LOL

Unknown wrote:

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no one can help the fact that you whine and complain about every little stinch. Grow up. Stop being a cry baby. if the cigarette smoke bothers you. Move to alaska. Knoxville is overpopulated, and i was here first. so F*** off

I was unaware the Jacksonville was a suburb of Knoxville. Someone must have missed their geography lessons in school and it was not me.

Why dont you guys just quit smoking? I mean, you'll save money, you'll live longer and healthier. You wont be fiending for a cigarette every couple minutes. You wont smell like smoke. I mean the negatives of smoking far outweigh the positives. All that just so you can feel a little relaxed? Besides, once you get passed the cravings, thats it. You wont even miss it. Your like a slave to the cravings anyway. It just seems like the natural way to go.

Cancer wrote:

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I was unaware the Jacksonville was a suburb of Knoxville. Someone must have missed their geography lessons in school and it was not me.

Actually, that's the location of their service provider, based upon their IP address. This is easy enough to disguise, and some addresses don't correspond to a location.

Or do you /really/ think that some people on the forums here live in "AOL"?

Dakhath wrote:

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Actually, that's the location of their service provider, based upon their IP address. This is easy enough to disguise, and some addresses don't correspond to a location.
Or do you /really/ think that some people on the forums here live in "AOL"?

i for one have lived in AOL for years. its quite nice.=P Kidding!!!

Unknown wrote:

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no one can help the fact that you whine and complain about every little stinch. Grow up. Stop being a cry baby. if the cigarette smoke bothers you. Move to alaska. Knoxville is overpopulated, and i was here first. so F*** off

So how was I whining and complaining? According to your logic, everyone who has an allergy to something should move. I bet you have an allergy to common sense and medical science, so maybe you should move to Florida. Asthma attacks are no laughing matter, moron, especially when it gets triggered by some belligerent smoker such as you disregarding other people's rights to clean air.

Unknown wrote:

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no one can help the fact that you whine and complain about every little stinch. Grow up. Stop being a cry baby. if the cigarette smoke bothers you. Move to alaska. Knoxville is overpopulated, and i was here first. so F*** off

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Well, You will be forced to comply with the Ban in public. For those of you who want to keep being stubborn about complying... You may be bringing more heat upon yourself. Keep it up and the lawmakers may just inact laws that will send you before a judge. You won't be smoking at all if you end up in jail for a few days.

Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa! No one will let me smoke my black tar cancer stick! Whaa no one will let me blow disgusting smoke all over the place! Whaaa i want to stink and slowly give myself lung cancer! Why would anyone want to take this away from me! Whaaaa!

Over the next few years smoking bans on Co. grounds will become the norm.Most Cos will offer smokers some help to stop smoking but many will just say NO SMOKING.You realy won't have much choice,If you object it is always good to remember your 'job going to china' is only one move away.