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From:  Margaret Harrison <peggyh@i...>
Date:  Sun Apr 14, 2002  6:05 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Second-Hand Smoke

Shanna Hollich wrote:

> As an often-broke high school student, I choose to
> have a part-time job at a local bowling alley. Hence
> my problem - I am exposed to a heinous amount of
> second-hand cigarette smoke at work. Change of job
> isn't much of an option - other places aren't willing
> to work around my busy schedule. Besides, it isn't
> much of a job to begin with; I really only work on
> weekends from the middle of March through the middle
> of July.
>
> Basically, ever since I started work for this year a
> few weeks ago, the cigarette smoke has been bothering
> me more than usual.

I'm wondering if there's anything else I can
> be doing to minimize the effects of the smoke, and/or
> to soothe my throat and get rid of the dry cough once
> the weekend is over. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated, :).

Other than one of those ventilators they sell in drug stores
(your employer might object, I suppose)? Drink lots and
lots of water.

Peggy

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