Keep the wheel turned

In reply to Keith Whitfield's letter (November 1), I have to agree the wheel certainly has turned full circle with regard to smoking, and it is to be hoped that it will never turn back.

It is a well established medical fact that smoking is injurious not only to the smoker, but also to those passive smokers caught up in the environment of smokers.

From a health point of view, council is acting responsibly to place whatever limits are legally possible, about when and where people smoke.

Further, they act properly with regard to the litter problem, which seems always to be present around smokers.

Why are smokers so disdainful of their impact on their surroundings?

Mr Whitfield speaks of smoking as a pleasant addiction.

Addictive it certainly is! And what is pleasant about cancer of the lip, throat, or lung. How pleasant is hardening of the arteries and the multitude of other illnesses caused by smoking?

Robert Lambert, Umina Beach