Only who can prevent trash can fires?

[raw456]

I dont understand smokers sometimes.

I smoked for 15 years (am 2 years smoke free now) and never once thru my buts into a garbage bin. Like Teskeria's Dad, I always carried a small tin ashtray in my bag for the times there were no facilities available to me.

I think that sometimes they are so desperate for their nicotine hit, that they just zone out and dont think about where they are throwing their buts.

[BrenDAnn]

Ugh, I hate this too! Our ashtray thing outside the door starts on fire sometimes, but I have yet to see the trash cans go up in flames. However, I'd like to know why people think it's even remotely intelligent to toss a burning cig down on the ground next to our GAS PUMPS! Seriously, one of these days, one of them is going to be the death of me!

[Jester]

I've only known one considerate smoker in my life.

He's the only reason I know it isn't smoking that makes them a**holes.

Now now, stop that. I am a lifelong non-smoker, but even I know that while there a lot of careless, rude, clueless and inconsiderate smokers out there, there are also a lot of smokers that care enough to put out their smokes in the right places, not smoke without asking when they are in someone's home or car, not light up at the dinner table without asking, etc., etc.

[thehippie777]

Must be that time of year. Last month I had a guest mention that a fake plant we had outside was smoking & smelt like it was on fire. Sure enough...cound the cigarette & everything. There was even a place for cigs just 3 feet away on the otherside of the main entrance.

[blas]

I am a very considerate (soon to be NON) smoker.

I have butt buckets for a reason. Nowdays, smoking is forbidden in my car, but before two Fridays ago, the rule was NO CIG BUTTS out the window...use the butt bucket. It's clean and discreet, smoke doesn't escape and make everything smelly.

What I really hate is when my batshit insane old bitch downstairs neighbor starts shaking her fist and screaming at me and my next door neighbor about us throwing cigg butts all over the ground downstairs by the parking lot, when he and I BOTH have butt buckets and never, ever, ever, ever, ever throw cigg butts on the ground here.....it's HER STUPID FRIENDS who come over and park in everyone's spots while still smoking and get out of their car and toss the cigg on the ground. But no, it couldn't possibly be her friends who do it!

[Broomjockey]

Now now, stop that.

I believe you've misinterpreted the statement. In their experience, they've only met one considerate smoker. Unless you're secretly Teskeria's best friend, I don't think you get to challenge that part. The other part is Tesk was saying they're not assholes because they're smokers, they're not smokers because they're assholes, they're simply assholes who smoke. Like the assholes who don't smoke, they simply do whatever's most convenient for them at any given time.