I remember being a wee lad in the 80s when you could smoke in many more places. I have this very vivid memory of a sign on door of a shopping mall that said "No pipe or cigar smoking". It perplexed me why you could smoke cigarettes, which have a repulsive stench, and you couldn't smoke cigars or pipes, which I actually liked the smell of...

I'm still perplexed to this day. I still love the smell of cigar and pipe tobaccos and dislike cigarette smoke...

Most of my outdoor smoking is down by the water, so I may offend the occasional tourist (watch me care), but I mostly just look like an old sea dog out there with his stogie and beer, staring at the water and muttering to myself.

I did catch a bit of a ribbing for lighting up during my football practice (I was injured at the time), but that was more lighthearted than anything else...