Ian,

Thank you for your comments, and I am glad you are in good health! Your experience is a good one, but I can name at least five relatives or close friends that have experienced quite the opposite. Whether theirs was due to cigarette smoking or something else, no way to absolutely know.

And while all of your statements may be true, they are also all your opinion; for example, I cannot stand cigarette smoke, and I do not think it is because of a neurosis, I just do not like it.

But in the end, the real point of this article was to point a finger at the inconsiderate cigarette smokers, not all cigarette smokers, nor the act of smoking itself.

Nevertheless, thanks again for the comments, and may you continue to experience good health for many years to come!

Atg