Diane Woloshyn on sun 28 mar 99
Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
it would be worth it.
And, no, I don't wood fire or even raku fire because of the smoke.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
millie carpenter on mon 29 mar 99
Diane
I am not as alergic as you are, but I do get terrible headaches from the
smoke. the only places that there was smoke was in the bar. and
unfortunatly, at the dance. I couldn't stay there very long because of
that, and the band was great-
clayart room, exhibition, and demo's were blessedly smoke free. the
restaurants were smoke free away from the bars.
come and bring your respirator that you use to mix glazes. I may start
a new fashion trend at the potters ball next year by wearing mine if
smoking is allowed. ;)
Millie in Md. where the sun is trying to peek out.
> Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
> it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
> VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
> about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
> people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
> it would be worth it.
>
> And, no, I don't wood fire or even raku fire because of the smoke.
>
> Diane Florida Bird Lady
Louis Katz on mon 29 mar 99
Hi Diane,
These are the steps I took for a few years after my collapsed lung to avoid
smoke.
1. Reserved a non smoking room very early and had them note my need for clean
air in my file.
2. I have a small HEPA(18"cube about) air cleaner that is big enough to recycle
a normal hotel rooms air about 4 times an hour. I brought it with me.
3. Find a way to get in and out of the hotel that avoids the lobby.
4. Increased the doses of my medicines starting the week before the conference.
Most big hotels have nonsmoking lobbies but many don't enforce the rules.
Ask a board member in June how smokey the hotel was. The May meeting is usually
held in the conference hotel.
Louis
Diane Woloshyn wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
> it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
> VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
> about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
> people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
> it would be worth it.
>
> And, no, I don't wood fire or even raku fire because of the smoke.
>
> Diane Florida Bird Lady
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Vince Pitelka on mon 29 mar 99
>Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
>it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
>VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
>about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
>people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
>it would be worth it.
Dianne -
As far as I saw, there was no smoking in ANY NCECA venue, and never anyone
smoking in the Clayart room. As a group I think we are far too considerate
for that. I did notice that some people went outside (of the building) to
smoke periodically.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Gayle Bair on tue 30 mar 99
Diane,
I had the same concern as I an sensitive to smoke.
I watched my cousin die of lung cancer. She was a
non-smoker but too frequently exposed to second hand smoke.
I could not help but fear that there may be a gene defect
in our family.
I live near Boulder CO where there is no
smoking in restaurants etc. It is delightful!!!
I am not sure about Denver though.
gaylebair@earthlink.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Woloshyn [SMTP:Cwolo@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 1999 11:24 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: NCECA and smoke
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
it would be worth it.
And, no, I don't wood fire or even raku fire because of the smoke.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
Linda Christen on tue 30 mar 99
Diane,
Mostly I only noticed lagre amounts of smoke at the bar. This actually
surprised me as it seems that fewer and fewer people smoke these days.
Then someone pointed out to me that in Massachusetts there is no smoking in
restaurants so my perception could be off from the National average. The
amounts of smoke we encounter at NCECA 2000 could have something to do
with the public smoking laws in Colorado.
The other suggestions that have been posted all look good for dealing with it.
Linda
At 01:24 PM 3/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
>it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
>VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
>about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
>people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
>it would be worth it.
>
>And, no, I don't wood fire or even raku fire because of the smoke.
>
>Diane Florida Bird Lady
>
Linda Christen
Midgaard Works
Judith Enright on tue 30 mar 99
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Need to know, before I set my heart on going to a NCECA convention. Actually
>>it's a little late, since I would really love to go. BUT, I'm asthmatic and
>>VERY allergic to smoke. Are there venues where there is no smoking? What
>>about the Clayart room? Am I doomed to never meeting any of you wonderful
>>people? It would not be worth ending up in the hospital or dead. Well maybe
>>it would be worth it.
>
>Dianne -
>As far as I saw, there was no smoking in ANY NCECA venue, and never anyone
>smoking in the Clayart room. As a group I think we are far too considerate
>for that. I did notice that some people went outside (of the building) to
>smoke periodically.
>- Vince
>
>Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
>Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
>Appalachian Center for Crafts
>Tennessee Technological University
>1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Betcha those people smoking outside were Californians -- it's force of
habit since smoking in public buildings was outlawed a few years back.
Living in California as long as I have, it was a shock to experience
smoking inside buildings. The menu legends brought back some distant
memories: "Cigar and pipe-smoking prohibited in the dining area."
Personally, I prefer pipe smoke anyday, and cigars should just be banned
from the planet.
Okay, I'll climb down now from my righteous smokebox....I mean, soapbox...!
Be well...
Judith
Judith Enright at Black Leopard Clayware
BLEOPARD@ricochet.net
(408) 947-1723
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