Smoking Facilities

I heard on the radio this morning that companies in Chicago are building smoke house facilities for their smokers due to the smoking bans in their cities. Some companies are spending up to $100,000 on these buildings with heaters, ash trays and heated seats. One company did away with a 3% raise so they could build these smoke facilities!
Now, might I just say that if my company did away with my raise to build some jacked up smoke facility I would hit the roof. Some companies in Louisville are beginning to build them and there were phone calls this morning on my radio show. One lady called in and actually said, “Yes, I would forego my raise to have the smoking hut because I freeze in the winter.” Ok, but what about in the Spring when it’s warm and you need an increase in your pay to afford more items for yourself or to pay your bills? Are these people just idiots?
My favorite lady was the one that called in and said, “I’d like to have a place built for the non-smokers that might be called a sunshine hut where we can take OUR breaks and get out of the office two or three times a day and have a place to escape.” It was great and OF COURSE all the smokers started calling in to bash her comments.
Now, I’m not bashing smokers, I don’t care if you smoke or not, but she made a good point, if a place was built for non-smokers you have to admit there would be talk wouldn’t there? And, would the smokers want to hang out in both places? That was brought up too! It’s just an ugly topic I guess. It was on the show for my entire drive.
My only grievance is that if you would forego your raise to have a little plastic house built so you can smoke, I think you “might” have a problem and you “might” want to think about your priorities in life. Smoking hut vs. financial gain in life? Come on people – get a grip.