Second Hand Water

Second hand smoke is not exactly a fan favorite amongst runners.  I rarely ever encounter these little hazy clouds of carcinogens in Santa Barbara, but in Manhattan they were impossible to avoid.  I found myself hurriedly walking through clusters of smoking people, racing past them into the hopefully fresh air in front of them.  Disappointingly, most times I found another smoker already inhabited that space and then the race would continue.

I am frustrated that when I go for a walk, I am covered in univited inhaled, exhaled, and drifting smoke.  Hmmmmm.  How to get my point across?

I propose second hand water.  How about carrying around a sports bottle, taking some healthy swigs, swishing it around a bit, and then spraying it all over fellow smokers.

“HEY!  What the ****?”

“Oh,” I would say, “You don’t like second hand water?”

~ by drea on June 14, 2008.