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Under no means should you smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
Last Friday, in a Los Angeles suburb (Calibasas), the most restrictive anti-smoking law in the nation went into effect. The town ordinance bans smoking from most outside areas, including on sidewalks, on patios, and in the common areas of apartments. In fact, smoking outside is generally only permitted in private areas that don’t adjoin public spaces, designated smoking areas or in an area that is at least 20 feet away from any travel path. As reported in the LA Times:
By [Friday] afternoon, under cloudy skies, cagey smokers were playing a game of cat-and-mouse with mall security. They were smoking in darkened alcoves, hiding their lighted cigarettes under patio tables and shooing away telltale traces of smoke.
It sounds like smokers are only about five years away from turning into little Gollums, finding themselves hiding out in caves with their cigarettes, lovingly hissing about their “precious smokeses.”
