[rant]
SMOKERS! See, I'm horribly allergic to nightshades. This includes tobacco, and the pervasive smoke.
Ok, I don't hate people who smoke or anything. It's not like that at all. However, it is extremely frustrating when I can't even walk around the corner to go someplace because of it.
I know, what do I want? Already, in Massachusetts, you can't smoke in a enclosed public places. I can BE in a bar, a club, a restaurant. I just can't GET THERE.
Last night, all I wanted to do was walk down the street to Toscanini's for some vanilla malt ice cream. I had to jump into another restaurant partway there because of the smoke on the street.
Now I'm hoping to go to an event in October, but I wonder - will I be able to leave my sleeping space and breathe without becoming covered in hives, painful welts, and painful joints? Do I want to deal with the other issues that will follow for the next month? I really do want to be there. I just don't know if it will be possible.
I really don't want to be a hermit, I really DO want to walk more. But how do I do that when I always have to go through tobacco smoke?
One thing I did learn, though...I still have enough lung capacity to run 30 yards while holding my breath. I just wish I didn't have to.