Smoking Pilots

[CatYaaak]

.. because it is a proven fact that every cigarette you smoke takes an average of SEVEN minutes off your life. Or, maybe you shouldn't.......Darwin at work....the species gets stronger.

I hope that "7 minutes off your life" thing is true, because if it is I must have died about 5 years ago, which means I can come and haunt you at your house (blowing Ghost-smoke along the way).

Oh, and I seriously doubt...given your obvious hyper-sensitivity to a few measly smoke particles and the stressed-out condition it creates...you represent a "strong" example of our species. As a matter of fact, it sounds like you need to get the heII out of the real world with all it's particles and germs and other icky things, and become a Boy in a Bubble. You could even continue preaching and pontificating from within your sterile, anteseptic little world.

But one day, Bubble Boy, you'll expire too. And when you're wired up to life support in the hospital after your 4th coronary (or if your body holds out, in your dotage spending useless years with CRS disease in a nursing home), nobody's going to be giving you "Attaboys" for not smoking now. Nope, you'll be just as sick as a smoker and just as dead in the end.

Ah well, I'll see you in heII.

 

[TonyC]

Actually, it's been proven that smokers save "society" money.

I'm sure we'd all be interested in seeing those statisitics.

In order to hold the belief that a smoker's death somehow "costs" money, ...

I don't think you heard me correctly - - I never said a smoker's death "costs" money. It is my contention that a smoker's smoking leads to larger expenses due to illnesses -- it's the life that costs us. Your statistics not withstanding, I'm inclined to maintain that belief. If you can disprove that, I know of a few folks I'm going to encourage to take up the habit.

The vast, vast majority of medical costs are incurred just before death...and everyone dies, including non-smokers. They rack up the same huge medical costs and expenses as the smoker did....

Same huge medical costs? I find that claim highly improbable. Many, I'd venture most, of our healthier seasoned citizens depart this world with little fanfare and little cost.

You say "society has the right to voice an objection if a behavior costs society as a whole (according to flawed equations of "cost")". I'm assuming the behaviors you refer to are voluntary, and not necessary ones. Well, if the Nanny State is in full swing, let's find some other people we can demonize;

I said "voice an objection," you said "demonize." Who's being objective here?

If you object to overeating, sunbathing, bike rides, beer drinking, TV watching, or orating on an Internet forum, object away. It IS your right, protected by the Bill of Rights to our Constitution. That's right, it's your right. Find a group of folks that think the same as you, and you can organize your voices to make them seem louder. Say what you want (almost) about those issues - - it's a protected right.

What is NOT your right, as I originally stated in my post, is being able to kill yourself anyway you like. Nowhere will you find THAT right in the same Constitution. Smoking is legal, and you can smoke without fear of legal penalty (as long as you're of age) but it is not a RIGHT.

 

[Fly2Scuba]

Just took the Gleim CFI Renewal Course

and straight out of the Professionalism section of a lesson...

Common courtesy is perhaps the most important of an instructor’s personal habits. A rude, thoughtless, or inattentive flight instructor cannot hold the respect of the student regardless of how neat (s)he is or how good (s)he smells.
I. However, personal grooming and appearance are still very important to a flight instructor’s professional image and effectiveness.
A. The cockpit of a typical training airplane is a very small place, and a lack of grooming on your part can easily reduce the effectiveness of a training session to zero, especially on a hot summer day.
1. You should remember that it is not in most people’s nature to bring up the subject of unpleasant odors with others. Your students will probably not mention this subject to you, so it is important that you pay particular attention to it yourself.
2. Think about what you eat (e.g., an onion burger or garlic pasta) during your work day and how you smell.
B. Your appearance must be that of a professional for you to be as effective as possible. Professionals are expected to be neat, clean, and appropriately dressed. If you ignore these standards, you do so at the risk of a diminished professional image.

I do feel bad for those with unhealthy addictions, however at some point you have to decide whether your addiction takes warrant over the comfort of others, or whether you all-kidding-aside you just want to do whatever **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** well you please.