I've taken up smoking.

NOT by choice, but because my neighbors and everyone around me have forced me to breathe their smoky air. Maybe I'm naive and have a low level of tolerance, but I cannot believe how RUDE people are around here. We can't go sit outside our front door because the neighbors' smoke is settling there on our patio. It's just ALWAYS there, and they come out about every 20-30 minutes to replenish it. I realize we're in the minority since we moved here--probably some of the few non-smokers there are. I just don't understand why people can't go smoke in PRIVATE somewhere. I understand that it's a personal choice, and many have chosen to take up the filthy habit. Ok, fine. Their life, their body. Smokers have the right to fill their lungs up with the nasty stuff, but they shouldn't have the right to fill MINE up with it. I hate that I can't even take the boys to the pool most days because there is always someone there filling the air with smoke. I can't wait until we can get someone to take over our lease! We are so out of here the minute we have a chance.