[tjdmom]

Well, first off, it's long term exposure to smoke that causes lung cancer. Thank goodness because we would all be dead right now since it was not that long ago that you could smoke wherever you want in public. I'm personally happy not to have to deal with that however I also think that people need to be considerate with their pets. And that's why stores dont always allow these pets because it would become a real problem if everyone was allowed to bring them everywhere. It's obvious that you have never suffered from allergies as you don't seem to think it's any big deal but these symptoms are not pleasant & in some cases can become so severe that people actually have attacks so severe that their breathing is affected, this is called asthma and yes, people do die from that. Sorry to say..... All I'm saying is that this world is a little bigger than us and I feel we do need to be considerate of others. That's just my humble opionion and you are certainly free to disagree....

and ps. yes, I do know someone who died from an asthma attack brought on by allergies.