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BECAUSE I feel it's WRONG to subject others, EVEN IF some of those "others" might mostly BE smokers TOO, because I know, MAYBE some of those folks who CAME to said establishment WITH those "others", may NOT particularly CARE for MY SMOKE within a CLOSED environment!!!



Dwighty ol'boy, I am with you on the being a considerate smoker. However, these laws and ordinances are not about forcing people to be considerate smokers. These laws are about control and even though it is still legal to smoke and it is politically correct to tax your tobacco, it is not politically correct to smoke anywhere anymore and it is not politically correct for a politician to say that we don't need a smoking ban. If there needs to be a law regulating where we can and cannot smoke it should be left to the individual business owner. A small little sign at the entrance of an establishment stating that this is or is not a smoking establishment is all that is needed. I am a big boy, I can then read that sign and decide if that is a place where I do or do not want to go. I have seen that applied in Europe and I would have to say it works quite nicely. I do not need some well, meaning save the world from itself politician telling me where or where I cannot have a dang cigarette. In larger venues, yeah, a smoking ban makes sense since so many people will want to attend. Lots of issues and exceptions to the generalization I make above but I think you get my point.

Sorry, no cop jokes but did just retort to Dwight. That should count for something.

Ride On! Airguy -------------------- You gotta' be smart to be lazy(and get a job done)