[andymcsherry]

To all those that provided more suggestions, yeah there are other ways to deal with this.

You could carry a portable ashtray, sure. But your pockets are already stuffed, you're carrying your cell phone, wallet, keys, cigarettes and a lighter already. Plus those things stink. As a smoker, you already stink, and you're washing your hands, eating mints to futher ensure you don't bother the people around you with the smell of it.

You could extinguish it fully on the sidewalk. The same sidewalk that is pissed and shit on daily in San Francisco. I'd rather not touch my hands to it.

You're constantly demonized by the people around you. Random strangers call you callous in public forums. You're subject to the passive-agressive coughs, the glares from passer-bys and the occassional snarky comment.

The life of a smoker is one of constant inconvenience. Eventually, you just decide you've had enough. It's not worth it anymore. You throw your cigarette on the sidewalk and move on with your day. You don't feel good about it, and you wish you could of done better.