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World is not an ashtray

First off, great work by the firefighters who contained the Huckleberry Fire in Joe Rich. Outstanding work! Now to the reason for this letter. I’m not a smoker, but I do see people who are still smoking in 2015 (which is beyond me) and I still see smokers who think the world is their ashtray. Um, I have news for you. The ground isn’t an ashtray. And when you are in your fancy car, if you can’t bring yourself to put your filthy cigarette out in the tray, flicking it out the window into the tinder dry forest or grass isn’t the appropriate action.

Honestly, how stupid can you be to throw your butt out the window and continue on your merry way, leaving a possible forest fire behind you and possibly changing the lives of hundreds of people, not to mention the financial cost, because you don’t want to smell up your car?

As I said, I’m not a smoker but for those of you who are, think! If you must have your nicotine fix at least do the proper thing and put your cigarette out 100%. Seriously, use your head. The world isn’t your ashtray.

Rick Sewell



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