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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 528686" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Janet, is that outdoor smoking ban in all of S. Carolina or just in one certain town? My daughter and sister in law in Charleston could end up as <em>criminals</em>! They both smoke but they have never smoked in the house and especially now that they have the little guy. When we visit, we take turns smoking while sitting in lawn chairs on their patio ... the garage is the alternate area if the weather is bad.</p><p></p><p>And Lisa, that insurance thing was a MAJOR gripe of mine when I was working! They still haven't done it but the State kept threatening to jack up the insurance rates of smokers to twice what other people would pay! I have two HUGE issues with that, besides that fact that in 24 years, I never had even one single insurance claim that was related to my smoking! </p><p></p><p>1. On an average, smokers <em>may</em> have more medical problems and doctor visits. But smokers aren't the only group who have more insurance claims and more risks. What about those who drink themselves under the table or those who drive like maniacs and tend to run in to things? Or those who choose to do drugs? Or skydive for fun? What those who are overweight? Or diabetics? They go to the doctor a lot too! And women! Young women have babies and lots of doctors appointments! And those with young children spend a lot of time in the pediatricians office! And all those annoying older people tend to have more medical problems than younger people - let's jack up their rates too while we're at it!</p><p></p><p>2. And ... the way our insurance worked, they would only be concerned about whether the <em>employee</em> themselves smoked or not. Makes no sense to me! All those dependents on the same policy, the spouse and the children living in the home, could be smoking like chimneys and they didn't care but they were on the same health insurance policy! It went far enough that they were threatening to come to the homes of retirees who were still on the State insurance to test them for nicotine! No joke! It hasn't happened yet but they're still threatening. I'll tell you ... if I ever see a State car pull up in front of my house to test me for nicotine, I swear I'll set the dog on them! The BIG dog!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 528686, member: 1883"] Janet, is that outdoor smoking ban in all of S. Carolina or just in one certain town? My daughter and sister in law in Charleston could end up as [I]criminals[/I]! They both smoke but they have never smoked in the house and especially now that they have the little guy. When we visit, we take turns smoking while sitting in lawn chairs on their patio ... the garage is the alternate area if the weather is bad. And Lisa, that insurance thing was a MAJOR gripe of mine when I was working! They still haven't done it but the State kept threatening to jack up the insurance rates of smokers to twice what other people would pay! I have two HUGE issues with that, besides that fact that in 24 years, I never had even one single insurance claim that was related to my smoking! 1. On an average, smokers [I]may[/I] have more medical problems and doctor visits. But smokers aren't the only group who have more insurance claims and more risks. What about those who drink themselves under the table or those who drive like maniacs and tend to run in to things? Or those who choose to do drugs? Or skydive for fun? What those who are overweight? Or diabetics? They go to the doctor a lot too! And women! Young women have babies and lots of doctors appointments! And those with young children spend a lot of time in the pediatricians office! And all those annoying older people tend to have more medical problems than younger people - let's jack up their rates too while we're at it! 2. And ... the way our insurance worked, they would only be concerned about whether the [I]employee[/I] themselves smoked or not. Makes no sense to me! All those dependents on the same policy, the spouse and the children living in the home, could be smoking like chimneys and they didn't care but they were on the same health insurance policy! It went far enough that they were threatening to come to the homes of retirees who were still on the State insurance to test them for nicotine! No joke! It hasn't happened yet but they're still threatening. I'll tell you ... if I ever see a State car pull up in front of my house to test me for nicotine, I swear I'll set the dog on them! The BIG dog! [/QUOTE]
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