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Originally Posted by flstf
It is a lot harder to move to another city, state or country than it is to just choose which bar to go to for a beer.  |
I did mention that in my city, preban, there were no bars that were smoke free.
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I imagine many non-smokers would choose to go to bars where smoking is not permitted and visa versa. The market would probably shake out with a lot more non-smoking places if people were allowed to choose.
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People have been allowed to choose for a long time. Like i said, no smoke free bars that i was aware of in a city with nearly 400,000 people. How long have people been smoking and drinking in bars? How long do you want to wait to see if the market will shake out more nonsmoking places?
I'm sorry, the market had its say, and it amounted to a clear rejection of smoke-free drinking establishments.
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I live out in the country and about once a month I stop in to a local village tavern for a beer or two. This is a small place with about 12 stools and is usually frequented by a few old retired WWII and Vietnam vets. The times I have been there, the owner bartender and the guys were all smoking. I can't imagine why we would want to pass a law making them all go outside.
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The reasons why these laws are passed have been done to death in this thread. If you don't understand the reasoning behind the bans, you need only to scroll up the page.
One nice thing about smoking bans is that they essentially become a nonissue if no one around cares about enforcing it or complaining to whatever regulatory agency oversees its enforcement.