I have never smoked and I never will. My mom used to smoke when we were very little and even though we didn't know it was bad for you, we would try get rid of her cigarettes. She quit as soon as she found out how bad it was which was in the mid 1960's or so. My dad used to smoke cigars or pipes when the weather was cooler and I hated the smell of them too. He finally stopped doing this so both of my parents have been smoke free for a long time now.

I think that I'm spoiled because in California there are many non- smoking areas. You can't smoke in the work place, restaurants, bars, or many other public areas. Unfortunately, the woman that lives below me smokes like a chimney and when I try to open up my bedroom window or my sliding glass door for fresh air, I usually get air that smells like smoke. Her boyfriend also smokes and so do most of her friends that come over. I even had to seal up areas under the bathroom sinks and kitchen sink because the smell of smoke was coming in through the cracks.

I live in a condo and the homeowners association can't do anything about this. The people that live above me have also complained about her and they still can't sleep in their bedroom at night. I'll probably end up getting some kind of cancer from all this second hand smoke and my cats will too. I wish that the younger generation would never start smoking so some day the world could be smoke free.

I wish everyone good luck with quitting this terrible habit and I'm glad to hear that many of you have already quit.