RLM

While the secondhand smoke may not be as bad as the emmisions, it is still a serious factor. People need to be more polite in certain situations. While this is an outside event, there are places that are still inappropiate to smoke without walking away. For example: listening to Faith Idol with my children and nieces. We have asthma in our family (I personally am highly asthmatic). We were sitting on the bleachers, and multiple times had to cover our mouths and noses because of people smoking around us. It is rude. Get up and move away from others to be polite. That is one of the problems with todays society. Common courtesy is out the window. And by the way, 2nd hand smoke is more dangerous than 1st hand smoking. Secondhand smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke. Secondhand smoke contains hundreds of chemicals known to be toxic or carcinogenic, including formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride, arsenic ammonia and hydrogen cyanide.3 Source: http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.35422/k.7D0B/Secondhand_Smoke_Fact_Sheet.htm

bob moore

There is nothing in the world worse than an obnoxious smoker that thinks because he has no self control thinks that every body else should have to breath his or her filth. The air is bad enough from car exhaust and truck fumes but people that are so weak that they have to smoke in a crown are to be pitied.

Chief - Grammar Police

I could care less about people smoking outside. It's people who CANNOT SPELL or write a grammatically correct sentence that drives me crazy!!! No child left behind??? How about No ADULT left behind!

I have lived in Rockwell for 46 years and have never been to Faith's 4th.

"There are an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 cases every year of infections, such as bronchitis and pneumonia in infants and children under 18 months of age who breathe secondhand smoke. These result in between 7,500 and 15,000 hospitalizations." If you want to know more go to the American Lung Association.

MistyJ

I was super sad to see that Faith had sold out to the big Pepsi. and Let the little home town Cheerwine go. I could not find not a single cheerwine anywhere there. i was heart broken that our little faith was bought out by the big pepsi. uck.

Nate Allman

So many people worked so hard to have a nice float or something in the Faith 4th parade and NOO! recognition. I know that kids are cute on rides and such but this makes no sence!! I hope the Salsisbury Post will get better on these sorts of things. Maybe just maybe it will change next year. Yes. I am one of the ones who worked hard on a float and it probly will be noticed by all the people that were in the parade. Thank you

Why do folks worry about the smokers so much? It is because they have no respect for themselves much less anyone else? Is it beacuse they litter, have no regard for their children (eg puffing in their vehicles with the kids in the back seat)? Is it because the complain about the price of gas, yet think nothing about spending three dollars on pack to ruin their health and run up the price of health care for everybody else? With the education that we have today concerning cigarettes, it can only be attributed to a lack of education but more likely a lack of self respect!

for the one that posted about smoking in an OUTDOOR event- go eat a tomato!

Look, you must be so unhappy that you have to complain about every little thing. Like they said if you don't like it stay at home in your very own enviroment where things are the way YOU want them. I am not a smoker but my gosh that is very petty especially since you are in an outside enviroment.

it doesn't bother you that people drink around your kids and thats ok. drunks act out and cause harm to others and drive drunk, why doesnt that bother you instead of second hand smoke. i would rather my kids see people smoking than to think its ok to drink. drinking affects other people more than the drinker himself/herself. second hand smoke is less likly to harm you. smoking doesnt alter ones mood to the point he cant control himself. drinking affects everyone that consumes or is around a consumer of alcohol. they don't even know how to control themselves or what they are doing or saying after a couple drinks usually.

So many people are so worried about what everyone else does. Like the other said Get over it!! Why can't people go and have fun anymore? Complain complain and complain I think so many people have fun at that. Why dont you people who always have something to complain about stay at home and live your life in a shell.

P.M.S. (SERIOUS THAT IS MY INITIALS)

I APPRECIATE THE POST FOR HAVING THIS BLOGS FOR COMMENTS.IF YOUR LIKE ME ITS A SMALL WAY OF LETTING OFF A LITTLE STRESS.SOME PEOPLE READ,TAKE WALKS ETC...AND SOME JUST LIKE TO GO AT IT AND SPEAK THEIR MINDS.SO I THANK EVERYONE WHO TYPES HERE.A WAY TO SPEAK YOUR MIND ONE AT A TIME. PS. IF I EVER SPELL SOMETHING INCORRECT LET ME HAVE IT!

you complain of smoking, its not like you are in a freakin building, you are OUTSIDE! get a life!

Janet Dennis

Today is my birthday, have spent every night at Faith for music, most fun is watcging Adam dance.Anyone who has seen him remembers he and the other kids who are having such a good time. It is strange, I was a little girl when AI started going to Faith, look around and nothing much seems to have changed, except now I am there with my 13 and 19 year old grandsons, too bad we don't last as long as Faith will last, and not change so much.

W.D.

I'm sure the smoke from a few cigarettes is nothing compared to the emissions from the diesel or gas engines used to supply power to the rides and or for power.is nothing. I think we should worry about the child molesters and pedaphiles more. You cant turn on the news with out a story of some child being molested.But i never hear of a child dieing from secound hand smoke.

JOE B.CAMEL

IM SURE THE SMOKE DID NOT GET NEAR YOU ITS AN OUT SIDE EVENT.QUIT TALKING ABOUT SMOKERS.IF A PLACE HAS SMOKERS THERE DONT GO.

I think you just need to get over it. You should expect to have people smoking when you are at an OUTDOOR public event. You have two choices: don't go if you don't like it or suck it up and deal with it.

It's too bad too many people whine all the time.

It's too bad so many people have to smoke at Faith. They have no respect smoking around all those people, especially children.