Comments on: MN smoking ban: “All the world’s a stage”

By: bzar

bzar — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:38:41 +0000

Cowardice it is, but it’s very important information to have when the antismoking jihadis try to claim bans enjoy wide support “even among smokers”. Hooray for Minnesota–their resistance is just the type of thing our country needs right now.
If there were enough nonsmokers that wanted smokefree bars, such places would already exist.

By: The Squeaky Wheel

The Squeaky Wheel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:36:40 +0000

You know, alot of resturaunts ban smokeing in VA. I used to go to friendly’s and Pungo Pizza and there was no smoking in there…

It is possible for businesses to decide on their own

By: vjp

vjp — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:19:56 +0000

Chris – sorry your post got hung up in my spam filter.

If restaurants want to be non-smoking, there is nothing stopping them. As one legislator told me, some restaurant owners want to do that but fear the loss of customers to restaurants that allow smoking; therefore, they want the government to step in. I think that is cowardice on their part.

By: JACK STILES

JACK STILES — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:47:42 +0000

has anybody gone to see when a high school lets out .how many children light up, let’s start working on real problems like people killed in east ocean view.

By: Chris Guy

Chris Guy — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:20:10 +0000

For years I told my wife to quit smoking, but to no avail. Then one day her doctor told her to stop or she was going to die. That was that. She quit right there on the spot. Now she can’t understand what the appeal was in the first place.

But even when she did smoke, she agreed that non-smokers shouldn’t be exposed to it. So try as I may, I just can’t sympathize with these people.

By: vjp

vjp — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:25:00 +0000

Now if they have a smoking ban like this is VA, I’m OK with it

By: The Squeaky Wheel

The Squeaky Wheel — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:05:29 +0000

Brilliant.

We have a smoking ban in Ohio… Started last year. I am torn. I hate seeing the government telling businesses what to do, but I do not miss the smell on me when I leave bars…

it is however hurting business in Southern Ohio as most people just go to Kentucky across the river. Central and Northern Ohio have not seen a drop in business, but also have NOT seen a rise in business as promised by advocates and The Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation (www.otpf.org)