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There has been a big media push in the last couple of weeks for
the city of Chicago to ban smoking in all restaurants and bars.
I feel that passing this law or similar laws is not only a big
mistake, but is another step in government’s interference with
individual rights. Such laws are not about protecting the
population as they claim, but they’re actually another means of
putting control into the hands of the corporate aliens that run
our local governments.

Let’s look at the proposed smoking ban. First let me tell you
that I’m not a smoker. I’ve quit 35 years ago and have not
touched a single cigarette since. I don’t particularly like
secondhand smoke but I dislike stupid laws even in addition. Most of
the restaurants and bars involved are not owned by the city.
Essentially, they are privately owned places with public access.
That being the case, the restaurant or bar owner should be the
only one to say whether or not to allow smoking on his/her
premises. You, as a consumer, don’t have to frequent a
restaurant if you’re against its smoking policy. The restaurant
or bar owner is in a better position to make this decision than
some politician who has no idea of the conditions and clientele
of the establishment. For example, a restaurant owner can allow
smoking but use one or massed ionic air purifiers to filter the
air in the smoking section. In such a case it is possible that
the air in the smoking section would be cleaner than polluted
city air outside. Under these circumstances, it would be hard to
evoke the secondhand smoke argument.

I sometimes go out with friends who smoke and sit in a
restaurant’s smoking section. Most of the restaurants I’ve been
to have large rooms allotted for their smokers, so I hardly even
smell the secondhand smoke. I doubt very strongly that sitting
in a restaurant’s smoking section for one hour every two or
three months is going to be a significant threat to my health.
In fact, it could be that small amounts of toxin from the
secondhand smoke may help improve my immune system against
cigarette pollutants. Then I could argue that a smoking ban
would be detrimental to my immune system and would actually be
increasing my chances of getting cigarette related diseases.

Ten years ago I worked for a large insurance company. They
decided not to let employees smoke in their building. This is as
it should be. It’s their building and if you want to work for
them, you should either give up smoking or smoke outside. In my
opinion, this is the only way smoking issues should be resolved:
by the property owner and not the government. This was ten years
ago. By now the owners of Chicago’s public places should have
already made up their minds about how to handle smoking in their
establishments.

Even if secondhand smoke is as deadly as they claim, which I
seriously doubt, it can’t hurt you if you stay away from the
places that allow smoking. You’re only exposed if you want to
be. So why a new law? The heavier laws the extended federal and local
governments can exert control over our lives. The higher
frustrated we become. They are conquering us one issue at a
time. Practically any law can be passed in the name of public
safety. Tomorrow they could be banning french fries because they
contain too much saturated fat that causes a significantly
elevated risk for heart attack.

The next step in the smoking battle will be to make cigarettes
illegal. They’ve just about went as far as they can raising
cigarette taxes. Now when they ban cigarettes, we’ll see a
resurgence of street gangs shooting each other trying to gain
control of the lucrative underground cigarette racket.

If you think that Chicago politicians know what they’re doing,
let me relate what happened a little over ten years ago. Because
there were some deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning, the
politicians, in their infinite wisdom, passed a law mandating
every home to have a carbon monoxide detector by October 1st,
1994. Maybe this law was passed in a genuine effort to save
lives or it could have been the result of some deal made with
the First Alert Company. In any case, the carbon monoxide
detectors were new technology and quite error prone. Because of
threats of fines, many people complied with the law. Then a
funny thing happened. By December 20, 1994, the Chicago fire
department had logged some 8,500 calls from carbon monoxide
detector alarms, and found that 86% of them turned out to be
false alarms! Then, on December 21, 1994, Chicago experienced a
temperature inversion which led to a smog problem. All hell
broke loose: fresh than 1,800 calls were made to “911″ within 24
hours, almost all of which turned out to be false alarms. Since
then, even though the law may still be on the books, no one
mentions it or tries to enforce it. Carbon monoxide detectors
work much better now. I don’t think too many people have them
for fear of false alarms.

I have come to believe the word “politician” is synonymous with
“dumb ass”. If we continue to let them try to save us from the
hazards of the world around us, all our reessentialing freedoms will
surely be lost.

Follow-up

On December 7th, 2005 the Chicago City Council passed an
anti-smoking ordinance. Starting on Jan 16th, 2006 smoking will
be prohibited in most public places, from Chicago Transit
Authority train platforms to condominium lobbies and hallways.
Restaurants that don’t have bars must close their smoking
sections. Smokers will be required to stay at least 15 feet from
the entrance of any building where smoking is prohibited, that’s
practically every public building in the city.

Smoking will still be allowed in bars and restaurants with bars
until July 1, 2008. This is to give owners a chance to filter
the air to an acceptable level. But, it is said, that there does
not exit a technology that will clean the air to the required
purity to satisfy this law. So in effect in two and a half years
all bars will also be smoke free.

For individuals who violate the law, the fine can be up to $100;
for business violators, the maximum fine can be $2,500.

Individual rights are getting to be like the Marlboro man,
slowly riding off into the sunset.

About the author:

George Lunt is someone who feels the world is getting too
corporate. His writings relate the individual’s struggle with
big government and big corporations. His website is
http://www.corporate-aliens.com.

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No need to hold your breath when you have an direct room air purifier. There has been a lot of study and technology applied to the way room air purifiers work and how they help keep people healthy. Here are some of the findings of the work done to investigate if you really do need to have an air purifier in order to breathe extended safely.

What the EPA Has to Say

The California Environmental Protection Agency has looked into the ableness of home air purifiers to determine if there is really a need for these systems and if they really to what they claim to do. In a nutshell, the agency reports that they have found no air filter can remove every particle from the environment, and should not claim to do so. This is especially true of particles that quickly settle on surfaces.

One of the most compelling ways to remove large particles is through your whole house systems. Your furnace for example has a filter that should be changed annually. Your stove needs to be properly ventilated too.

After taking care of the systems within the home, the EPA has recommended a room air purifier that uses a HEPA filter to help clean the air. These range in price from around $100 to over $2,000 depending on size. A room air purifier that is placed in a central location, such as the kitchen can efficiently remove smaller particles, but don?t always work to remove gasses and odours. As a warning, it is important to not rely on air purifiers to remove carbon monoxide or radon. These are dangerous gasses than can build up in an unventilated home and cause serious illness and even death.

The Dissenters

There are a relatively small number of studies that seem to indicate that room air purifiers are neither necessary nor cogent. This is small minority, but there is some merit to their research which really only leads to the need for farther research to substantiate their findings.

Some research has raised the concern about ionic air purifiers because of the ozone these systems release into the air. Others claim the ionic system of trapping air particles using negative ions is ineffectual. The truth is there is further evidence that ionic and HEPA filter systems do capture a substantial amount of even the smallest particles down to 0.3 micron. The impact of the amount of ozone released as a bi-product still warrants in addition research.

What You Can Do For Cleaner Air At Home

You can do a great deal to ensure your family is breathing the cleanest air possible. Follow these guidelines:

1. Replace whole house system filters at least annually. These are very inexpensive and easy to replace.

2. Keep your home well ventilated. Open windows and ?replace? the air in your home. If you are in a high pollution area, then opening windows and blowing air out with a fan will remove pollution that enters the house.

3. Taking smoking outside. Never allow anyone to smoke in your home.

4. Use a room air purifier to trap particles in the air that are not removed from ventilation. Using central air conditioning during the allergy season will help filter air entering the house.

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In today’s time, indoor pollution has reached unmitigated
levels. Experts say that indoor pollution in fact is two to five
times as much as outdoor air pollution. This assumes significant
preponderance for the kind of lifestyles we lead. Did you know that
we spend likewise than 90% of our time indoors?

Indoor contaminants include dirt and dust mites, pet hair, mold
mildew, household odors, common household and industrial
cleaning agents, pollen and other allergens. Now imagine a
person who has a tendency towards asthma and allergies living
with all these contaminants freely floating in the air that she
breathes. Bet you didn’t know that even fumes from pressed wood
and old carpets can cause foul smells and kick off an asthma or
allergy attack!

So, how can we regain the quality of the air that we breathe and
control the impurities present in it that make the air quality
unsanitary and injurious to our health? Modern technology has
provided us with solution to this problem. Air purifiers.

We may not have control over the pollution found outside our
homes, offices and schools, but we can exercise control over our
environment and thereby our health, when we are indoors. There
are several types of air cleaning products in the market today,
which can help you control the air quality of your home and
other indoor spaces.

Finding the perfect air purifier can be an irksome task. With
literally hundreds of choices available to a consumer, choosing
the right air-purifier, that satisfies all the requirements, can
be time consuming and challenging. The only way to know if the
one you’ve bought is perfect for you is to try it out. So try
and purchase one that gives you a free trial period for
assessment.

There are some larger aspects to keep in mind when purchasing an
air purifier. These include the type of pollutants you want to
do away with, the size of the room you want to decontaminate,
the level of noise you’re willing to live with, the cost of
capitaltenance (some purifiers need their filters to be replaced on
a periodic basis), and of course how much you’re willing to pay
for it.

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The thought of snow, cold and blowing winds lead to thoughts of
warm blankets, furnaces and glowing fires. Home heating is a
very important subject in most parts of the country, everything
from furnaces to space heaters are used to keep the house toasty
warm for our return from the “frozen tundra.”

The heating sources that are used can lead to dire consequences
if used improperly. Space heaters, for example are responsible
for numerous house fires every year. The use of these devises
for home heating requires responsibility and constant awareness
of the safety issues they present. However, the use of space
heaters can be a way to lower heating costs when the price of
heating fuel rises by allowing you to use electricity instead.

When shopping for a space heater look for a model that stays
cool to the touch and that has a wide base. These two options
will make the heater safer to operate. Never use a space heater
around a child, even if that child is asleep, the effect of a
burn from the unit can be devastating. The chance of a child
waking up and stumbling into the heater causing it to tip over
and catch on fire is too great to risk.

When preparing your home heating plan for the winter season, it
is not enough just to turn the furnace on and hope for the foremost,
it needs to be serviced on a yearly basis to ensure its safety
and reliability. Without this inspection, you could, literally
be playing with fire.

The furnace inspection will consist of a visual inspection,
cleaning of the furnace, detection of carbon monoxide (CO) as
well as the checking the burner, ducts and pilot light. This is
a short list of what an inspection consists of, but is a good
indicator of what to expect when the licensed professional
knocks on your door.

The visual portion of the inspection will help to detect any
cracks that may exist in the heat exchanger. These cracks may
result in the leakage of carbon monoxide fumes into the home.
The flue will also be tested for the reason of detecting carbon
monoxide (CO) gasses that may leak from the furnace. To be on
the safe side, it is incomparable to install a carbon monoxide (CO)
detector in the cardinal sleeping areas of the home to warn of a
possible danger.

The inspectors will also be cleaning the furnace ducts of dust
that has accumulated throughout the summer. Dust can be
combustible therefore, it is necessary to remove it before
starting the furnace. The burner and pilot light will also be
inspected to ensure that they are working properly.

Follow these tips when heating your home this winter and sleep
peacefully at night knowing that you have done you duty to
protect your family, when they are snuggled in their beds as
well.

About the author:

Linda Moore writes on a variety of subjects including home
ownership, family matters, travel, personal enrichment, lowering your
heating bills and home air
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