Talk About Gross Polluters!
 

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Forget about cars - the most polluted exhaust is the foul gases that
> come out of a smoker's mouth! And that's not even taking into account
> all the solid waste these jerks flick out of their open windows onto
> the street.
>
> http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_1233657.php
>
> Smog technician not just blowing smoke
> A smoker, he compares his breath to a car's emissions. Guess which is
> dirtier?
> By COURTNEY PERKES
> The Orange County Register
>
> COSTA MESA - Smog technician Christopher Delo pulls a long, coiled
> probe out of the exhaust pipe of a late-model Volvo. The car passed
> smog certification, so it's time for his smoke break.
>
> Delo lights a Marlboro, still holding the pollution-measuring nozzle.
> He takes a drag and puffs directly into the end of the probe to "smog"
> himself.
>
> Flashing across the computer screen at Newport Smog are readings for
> air-polluting molecules from partially burned fuel, including
> hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. The 1997 Volvo measured 50 parts per
> million of hydrocarbon emissions. Delo's breath reads 351.
>
> In car terms, he's a spewing, gross polluter.
> --
> I'm a wreckless driver and damn proud of it!

All that and cigarettes do not even contain gasoline! It does sound a
lot like the DUI fools who throw their beer cans along the road.