tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889049120564036324.post8348652014355079964..comments2023-10-30T09:00:52.036-04:00Comments on Living in Toronto: Do You have the right to smoke at home?David Pylyphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05997203111792712603noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889049120564036324.post-42728593548778193342010-06-09T11:02:25.763-04:002010-06-09T11:02:25.763-04:00Agreed. But this could easily be rectified by a s...Agreed. But this could easily be rectified by a series of inexpensive air quality tests, which would either support the Kabatoff's claim that the SHS is negatively affecting their health; or prove that they are just trying to get rid of a bad smell by leveraging the current momentum to curb smoking in public places. My thinking is that the condo corporation should be willing to pay for (and possibly even conduct) these tests on behalf of the condo owners. If the test proves positive for appreciable signs of CO, then the smokers would have to pay for the testing. If the tests prove negative, the complainants should pay for them.Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196999909049777449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889049120564036324.post-69283527786994927602010-06-09T10:48:03.965-04:002010-06-09T10:48:03.965-04:00Mike,
Thank you for your participation.
There ar...Mike, <br />Thank you for your participation.<br /><br />There are other issues that become involved and they deal with construction techniques and age of construction. New Building have negative air pressure in teh hallways that keep "scents" vented. Older construction techniques kept pipes for hot and cold running water through floors inserted in now PCV tubes. This never the less still permits Smoke fumes to migrate.<br /><br />It is an interesting issue.<br /><br />Thank you <br /><br />David PylypDavid Pylyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997203111792712603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889049120564036324.post-39483343662949108452010-06-09T09:12:45.788-04:002010-06-09T09:12:45.788-04:00The last sentence in my comment above should have ...The last sentence in my comment above should have read as follows: At least not until someone can definitively prove that second hand smoke, in the amount that would be experienced by living beside a unit with smoking inhabitants, is anything more than a nuisance – like living downwind of a garbage dump or a sewage treatment plant.Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196999909049777449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889049120564036324.post-6949654078781859682010-06-08T18:21:22.470-04:002010-06-08T18:21:22.470-04:00If the Kabatoff's health is so bad that a neig...If the Kabatoff's health is so bad that a neighbour's second hand smoke can exacerbate their existing poor respiratory condition, what in the world are they doing living in a city? Shouldn’t they be living in a smaller town where there is little or no air pollution? Furthermore, on what information did their doctor base his assessment that second hand smoke was negatively affecting their health? Did he perform air quality tests of their condo unit while the neighbours were smoking? Or did he just base it on complaints from the Kabatoffs? Maybe he made the assumption, as many non-smoking proponents do, that second hand smoke must be bad because there are studies showing a decrease in pulmonary disease in cities that banned smoking in public. Incidentally, there are just as many studies (if not more) showing no appreciable decrease in pulmonary disease due to smoking bans.<br />So what about the rights of the smoking neighbours; why is there no consideration of their rights to do whatever legal act they wish in their own home? What right does Ms. Tyshinski have to impose her will on the neighbouring smokers; what right does anyone have? Shouldn’t she be more concerned about why the Kabatoffs can even smell the second hand smoke emanating from a separate unit? How is this even possible, unless they are smoking on the balcony while the Kabatoffs have all their windows open?<br />By the way, I too hate the smell of second hand smoke – it reminds me of the sick feeling I used to get in my stomach when I was a boy and my parents used to smoke in the car - with the windows rolled up. However, while I sympathize with the Kabatoffs being of poor health, I cannot support their crusade to prevent their neighbours from being able to live their lives. At least not until someone can definitively prove that second hand smoke is anything more than a nuisance – like living downwind of a garbage dump or a sewage treatment plant.Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196999909049777449noreply@blogger.com