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twicehappy -> RE: Second hand smoke (7/27/2006 5:09:41 AM)
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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania
Yes twicehappy, we have a high pressure system that sits over california for most of the year meaning our air goes no where, not to mention people from other states keep moving in and contributing to the problem.. you see climate and population cause our problems.. and this is something most of us learn about in high school when studying about climate science. Air that doesn't move doesn't clean itself.. it is also why we have the strictest standards on car pollution nationwide and other types of emissions
Gee, your implication that i did not attend high school is a little insulting; i graduated from John Hopkins University and School of Nursing , where did you attend school?
No one was questioning why California is polluted only stating that it was and noting that the air where you live probably has more to do with your son's asthma than smoking.
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A amjor air polluter in california is Long Beach Harbor,.... which is responsible for much of the cheap shit you buy at your local walmart.. but then again california is the reason why the USA is number one economically in the world, take us away and you wouldn't be.
California does have the highest gross income per state at 1,660,794 million dollars, but when you subtract the 1,621,846 million dollars that is generated by the motion picture industry it only leaves roughly less than 8000 million dollars produced by the rest of the state.
Gross National Product by Region
Southeast 2,779,264
Mid East 2,263,453
Far West 2,239,824
Great Lakes 1,836,745
South West 1,388,034
Plains 794,607
New England 690,690
Rocky Mtns. 410350
Seems to me the USA would continue to exist without California or the Far Western region of the country just fine; as you can see by the table from the Federal Bureau of Economics it would hurt us more to lose the South Eastern or Mid Eastern regions which do not depend on one industry. After all we can live without movies, we cannot live without food.
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is ironic if smoking didn't trigger him how he would have attacks when anyone lit up in his presense, but not otherwise. I think this is a little weird that people would have a hard time understanding that exposure to any burning plant could cause an allergic response, why would cigarettes be any different..
Here is a list from NIH that gives the various things that set off asthma attacks.
The list below gives some examples of things that can bring on asthma symptoms.
Irritants, Air pollution, Cigarette smoke, Cold air or changes in weather, Strong odors from painting or cooking, Scented products, Strong emotional expression (including crying or laughing hard) and stress
Allergens, Animal dander (from the skin, hair, or feathers of animals),Dust mites (contained in house dust) ,Cockroaches ,Pollen from trees and grass, Mold (indoor and outdoor).
Others, Medicines such as aspirin and beta-blockers, Sulfites in food (dried fruit) or beverages (wine), A condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease that causes heartburn and can worsen asthma symptoms, especially at night, Irritants or allergens that you may be exposed to at your work, such as special chemicals or dusts, Infections
You are against smoking because you claim it sets off your son's attacks, correct? So are you also joining the party to ban animals, grass, trees, painting, cooking, perfume, emotions, cold air or weather of any kind, and medicines?
And air pollution is number one on the list, California has the worst air quality of any state but apparently that does not bother you enough to move to prevent your son's asthma attacks. Seems a little backwards to me that you care enough to protest against smoking but not enough to remove your child from an environment where he breathes the number one cause of asthma attacks 24/7. After all you can ask people not to smoke in your home but you cannot stop him from breathing.
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