pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 12 apr 04
Hi Sam,
Truely, it is not easy to please everyone, and, the 'sales'
one may loose, or not know they lost, are a subject as lends
itself to maybe endelss and involute conjecture.
If one have a Black friend visiting, one may loose a sale to
some neo-nazi-skinhead, or other...
Or, vice versa...so...whatchagunnado...
One may only lament so much I suppose...or for so long...
Too, if you are extremely sensitive in a negative way, to
Cigarette smoke ( too, to what 'brand' of Cigarettes? as
that does or may indeed make...a 'difference'), and
attribute your Asthmatic response to it, it may just be that
the sensitivity is one element in a larger syndrome, whose
(real) agent(s) of mischief are not cigarette smoke at all,
but end up with that as an incidental and seemingly
identifiable provocation.
Cat saliva, has been widely known for certainly 85 years
now, as being one of the chief suspects, for the
precipitation of a proclativity to having asthmatic
episodes, as well as to induce a 'sensitivity' to things as
then appear to precipitate asthma...as the saliva of their
grooming methods, assumes minute aspirable airborne
particles...and...anyway...
I have been asthmatic for maybe 40 years, and I smoke like a
chimney. I have never once disovered a connection between
the two, and my asthmatic episodes if anything, are appeased
by Pall Malls.
And for me, (if not per se by emotional conditions,) my
asthma is liable to be induced by insensitive, stupid,
callous, fatously banal people as insist on grotesquely
hideous petrochemical 'carpets', 'rugs', clothing and drapes
in their homes and in their wretchedly silly neo-insectoid
dash boards and general car interiors, as well as people's
lousy stinking indoor airconditioning or heating system's
effluvium, whether at 'work' or at liesure, as they blandly
get along with just 'fine'...
And they tend to have have zero, nada (wanna add it up? It
is "0") interest or sympathy to me about my 'sensitivities',
let alone the imagination or reasoning powers to even try on
some basis, say, scientiufic curiousity even...to do so...
I tend to say...
"Oh well"
Or...
..."whatever"...
Love...!
And tolerance maybe...
Phil
lesvages
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maid O'Mud"
Today hubby and I took a "hooky" day
(think Ferris Bueller) and went for a long
drive to nowhere and back. En route, we
stopped at a cute little Art Gallery and
went inside. They had beautiful 3D art
everywhere - wire sculpture, ceramic, glass
(fused, blown etc.), jewelry, wood carvings
etc etc etc.... simply fabulous!
As I wandered towards the back of the gallery
area and towards the "studio" area (which
was sectioned off by a low wall and nothing else)
I started to cough. I ignored it, but soon the
coughing got very deep and hurtful. I suddenly
realized the owners were smoking in the "studio"
area and I was having an asthma attack!!! I ran
out the store and used my inhaler. Between that
and a lot of hot coffee, I was finally feeling easier.
Took an hour to get my breath back to normal (yuck).
The reason for writing this is to make the
statement that the store lost not only a sale
today (I was eyeing some lovely earrings),
but any future sales from myself; and certainly
I will not recommend anyone to visit their store.
For you smokers out there - do you smoke
within your sales area? (or close enough to
it as to contaminate the sales area) or do you step
outside?
I know my mom owned a print shop for years
and smoked in it all the time claiming it was her
shop to do as she liked. Obviously, I could never
visit her shop. As a matter of fact, I can't visit
her home anymore as my asthma has gotten
worse with the passing years. Towards this end,
she has actually cut from a pack a day to 4 cigs a
day and is hoping to quit completely soon.
We have several cats. We don't allow them
EVER into the studio/gallery as I know many
people have severe cat dander allergies. I try to
make my gallery a place people want to come back
to; not a place they have to flee from.
Any thoughts, oh clayart collective?
Sam Cuttell
Maid O'Mud Pottery
RR 1
Melbourne, Ontario
N0L 1T0
CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
scuttell@ody.ca
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Maid O'Mud on mon 12 apr 04
Today hubby and I took a "hooky" day=20
(think Ferris Bueller) and went for a long=20
drive to nowhere and back. En route, we=20
stopped at a cute little Art Gallery and=20
went inside. They had beautiful 3D art=20
everywhere - wire sculpture, ceramic, glass=20
(fused, blown etc.), jewelry, wood carvings=20
etc etc etc.... simply fabulous!
As I wandered towards the back of the gallery=20
area and towards the "studio" area (which=20
was sectioned off by a low wall and nothing else)=20
I started to cough. I ignored it, but soon the=20
coughing got very deep and hurtful. I suddenly=20
realized the owners were smoking in the "studio"=20
area and I was having an asthma attack!!! I ran=20
out the store and used my inhaler. Between that=20
and a lot of hot coffee, I was finally feeling easier. =20
Took an hour to get my breath back to normal (yuck).
The reason for writing this is to make the=20
statement that the store lost not only a sale=20
today (I was eyeing some lovely earrings),=20
but any future sales from myself; and certainly=20
I will not recommend anyone to visit their store.
For you smokers out there - do you smoke=20
within your sales area? (or close enough to=20
it as to contaminate the sales area) or do you step=20
outside?=20
I know my mom owned a print shop for years=20
and smoked in it all the time claiming it was her=20
shop to do as she liked. Obviously, I could never=20
visit her shop. As a matter of fact, I can't visit=20
her home anymore as my asthma has gotten=20
worse with the passing years. Towards this end,=20
she has actually cut from a pack a day to 4 cigs a=20
day and is hoping to quit completely soon. =20
We have several cats. We don't allow them=20
EVER into the studio/gallery as I know many=20
people have severe cat dander allergies. I try to=20
make my gallery a place people want to come back=20
to; not a place they have to flee from.
Any thoughts, oh clayart collective?
Sam Cuttell
Maid O'Mud Pottery
RR 1
Melbourne, Ontario
N0L 1T0 =20
CANADA
=20
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
=20
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
scuttell@ody.ca
Iris Artist on wed 14 apr 04
I have worked for a glass studio in which the owners smoked... it was awful, not the smoking but work.. anyway, for myself, I do not smoke in my studio or house... I can't stand the smell of stagnant smoke, and I would hate to damage my work, because many of them are commissioned pieces...Also, I do not smoke around children, nor do I smoke on the job. If I have clients over you can bet they have no idea that I smoke, unless they do. It's not that I'm a closet smoker, I'm not. My family knows I smoke, and disapproves though accepting that I may never quit anyway..I just found that when I am "zoned" into teaching or I have people around it's best to save that one aspect for me. Not because I don't want to offend anyone, it's just a habit, kinda like making eye-contact. You want to make sure the person who is speaking realizes they have your attention.
~Stäcy...late at night typing on her computer and contemplating having a cigarette:P
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
Hi Sam,
Truely, it is not easy to please everyone, and, the 'sales'
one may loose, or not know they lost, are a subject as lends
itself to maybe endelss and involute conjecture.
If one have a Black friend visiting, one may loose a sale to
some neo-nazi-skinhead, or other...
Or, vice versa...so...whatchagunnado...
One may only lament so much I suppose...or for so long...
Too, if you are extremely sensitive in a negative way, to
Cigarette smoke ( too, to what 'brand' of Cigarettes? as
that does or may indeed make...a 'difference'), and
attribute your Asthmatic response to it, it may just be that
the sensitivity is one element in a larger syndrome, whose
(real) agent(s) of mischief are not cigarette smoke at all,
but end up with that as an incidental and seemingly
identifiable provocation.
Cat saliva, has been widely known for certainly 85 years
now, as being one of the chief suspects, for the
precipitation of a proclativity to having asthmatic
episodes, as well as to induce a 'sensitivity' to things as
then appear to precipitate asthma...as the saliva of their
grooming methods, assumes minute aspirable airborne
particles...and...anyway...
I have been asthmatic for maybe 40 years, and I smoke like a
chimney. I have never once disovered a connection between
the two, and my asthmatic episodes if anything, are appeased
by Pall Malls.
And for me, (if not per se by emotional conditions,) my
asthma is liable to be induced by insensitive, stupid,
callous, fatously banal people as insist on grotesquely
hideous petrochemical 'carpets', 'rugs', clothing and drapes
in their homes and in their wretchedly silly neo-insectoid
dash boards and general car interiors, as well as people's
lousy stinking indoor airconditioning or heating system's
effluvium, whether at 'work' or at liesure, as they blandly
get along with just 'fine'...
And they tend to have have zero, nada (wanna add it up? It
is "0") interest or sympathy to me about my 'sensitivities',
let alone the imagination or reasoning powers to even try on
some basis, say, scientiufic curiousity even...to do so...
I tend to say...
"Oh well"
Or...
..."whatever"...
Love...!
And tolerance maybe...
Phil
lesvages
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maid O'Mud"
Today hubby and I took a "hooky" day
(think Ferris Bueller) and went for a long
drive to nowhere and back. En route, we
stopped at a cute little Art Gallery and
went inside. They had beautiful 3D art
everywhere - wire sculpture, ceramic, glass
(fused, blown etc.), jewelry, wood carvings
etc etc etc.... simply fabulous!
As I wandered towards the back of the gallery
area and towards the "studio" area (which
was sectioned off by a low wall and nothing else)
I started to cough. I ignored it, but soon the
coughing got very deep and hurtful. I suddenly
realized the owners were smoking in the "studio"
area and I was having an asthma attack!!! I ran
out the store and used my inhaler. Between that
and a lot of hot coffee, I was finally feeling easier.
Took an hour to get my breath back to normal (yuck).
The reason for writing this is to make the
statement that the store lost not only a sale
today (I was eyeing some lovely earrings),
but any future sales from myself; and certainly
I will not recommend anyone to visit their store.
For you smokers out there - do you smoke
within your sales area? (or close enough to
it as to contaminate the sales area) or do you step
outside?
I know my mom owned a print shop for years
and smoked in it all the time claiming it was her
shop to do as she liked. Obviously, I could never
visit her shop. As a matter of fact, I can't visit
her home anymore as my asthma has gotten
worse with the passing years. Towards this end,
she has actually cut from a pack a day to 4 cigs a
day and is hoping to quit completely soon.
We have several cats. We don't allow them
EVER into the studio/gallery as I know many
people have severe cat dander allergies. I try to
make my gallery a place people want to come back
to; not a place they have to flee from.
Any thoughts, oh clayart collective?
Sam Cuttell
Maid O'Mud Pottery
RR 1
Melbourne, Ontario
N0L 1T0
CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
scuttell@ody.ca
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