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To the Editor,
I just learned that, due to a citizen’s complaint to the police, the one remaining tobacco store, Cheap Cigarettes, (North Main St.) , was closed as a non-essential service. The other tobacco store, in Boatyard Center, has been closed for a week, to ‘protect its employees’ the sign says.
Stores, pharmacies, even the marijuana shops are deemed essential, but not tobacco? Anyone that thinks tobacco is nonessential to those of us that smoke is heartless, or ignorant at best.
I’m an elder on Social Security, I’ve smoked all my life and don’t intend to quit, can’t really, it’d kill me. I’ve been considerate of non-smokers, even outdoors, I know which way the wind blows, nobody notices. They just look down their superior twitching noses. Bigotry comes in many colors. My essential needs, and many other’s, are being discriminated against, discarded actually. I can’t afford the price at Rite Aid, $10 a pack, where tobacco sales are allowed, so this is also a blow against the poor, that’s all it is, hurting the most vulnerable among you.
Wake up Braggers, this is a medical, mental health and financial need by many of your own citizens.
You all talk about caring for the disadvantaged, walk the walk and prove it. Tell somebody, call the cops, counselors or any representative that can straighten this stupid mess out.
— David Wolf
Learn to vape…
Learn to respect other people’s choices.
Note my other comment: I am NOT a fan of tobacco.
People are dying out there and you’re more concerned with your tobacco ADDICTION. What a joke.
Maybe it’s a good time to quit those cancer sticks
Maybe it’s a good time to stop getting abortions.
None of these anti-constitutional “orders” are based on reason or science. They’re totally subjective, and, self-evidently, used to push a personally-valued social agenda, as well. Hence, why abortions are “essential,” but tobacconists are not. We “all know” that smoking is “inherently evil.”
I’ll be honest, I don’t like tobacco smoke, and avoid it as much as possible. However, during this crisis, I’m very much in favor of getting people through this situation as comfortably as possible, and my personal bias against tobacco does not dissuade me in supporting people being able to get the things they need to help them affect that. So, yeah, people should have access to nicotine sources right now. This is no time for a “social agenda.” Oh, wait, this entire COVID-19(84) Plandemic IS a “social agenda.”
Thank you friend, you’re indeed a well-spoken gentleman, wished I’d got you to write my editorial.
Fair is as Fair does I’d like to buy you a coffee after this is all blown over.
My name is David Wolf and I approve of this editorial comment. I wrote this piece knowing full well that many people would misunderstand, get up on their soapbox and be self-ritious. And that others would be likely to look down they’re holy noses and give me unsolicited advice. That’s fair and each to his own, I say.
But I know there must be somewhere that we can meet up, sure not political, how about as Americans? Nope, that’s shot too, there seems to be 330 million different definitions. Hey! How about human, the root of being humane?
Times are tough! I’m pissed cuz I thought I’d be spending my latter years kind of coasting along to the end, well no. Turns out I got to be lonesome and worried about toilet paper, who’d a’ thought?
It’s not like I’m down on the street corner by the high school looking cool so your kids start taking up cigarettes or something, I wish I’d never started.
I’m just asking you to have a heart. We ain’t hurting nobody and it’s hurting us. Please reconsider, thank you.
BTW, you might doubt me, and I don’t blame you if you do, but I usta have been a english Seizure, I mean Teacher dammit. You got to know how to do it right before you can break it good..er well.
Best if people mind their own business. If someone wants to smoke and they’re considerate of others, it’s nobody’s business but their own.
I have witnessed tobacco consumers experience extremely severe physical withdrawal symptoms when unable to access cigarettes. It would be cruel and unusual to further inconvenience people by forcing them to pay extra to maintain their habit especially during these novel uncertain times. The trepidation and anxiety are palpable.
I’m with you! It’s wrong at this time to deny essential comforts. People on lockdown need them and to those who feel superior – they are just wrong. Like it or not the habit does mitigate anger. I work with the public. Trust me my habit alone has saved at least 200 lives , whether or not that’s a favor to society could be debated.