Originally posted by Blanco@Dec 31 2004, 01:07 AM
Nope, not at all. Like I said, I'm a respectful pot smoker. That means that I don't do it around people who care and possibly offended by it. I ask, then I move if it's possible. And I'm all for banning diesel powered cars and trucks.
People have the right to smoke on the property, just not inside. Why shouldn't people have the right to breathe clean(er) air? If there weren't health issues invovled (somewhat of a contradiction, I know), I'd be more than able to tolerate the overwhelming stench, but that isn't the case. When was the last time you had to ask a non-smoker to move because their non-smoking was making you cough, naseas, light headed, or have a possible allergic or asthmatic reation? Non-smokers have to do it every day to smokers in cases where it's not as easy as going somewhere else. Again, why shouldn't people have the right to the choice they made to not smoke without having to stay inside or find the one crappy non-smoking bar in town?
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CRappy non smoking bar? Wonder why it sucks?
Anyway, if the conditions of a resturant are such that if they allow smoking and it isn't properly ventilated than ok, I can see asking smokers to go outside. My major bitch is that it is not hard to make a resturant that you can smoke in, that the non smoking section can't smell or be affected by, I have worked in them. Now in steps the gov. and tells resturants they have to conform to this new standard, but they aren't going to help them keep an equilibrium, that is bullshit. And non smokers don't want a equilibrium anyway, I have rarely seen such a bunch of nazis claiming good of the whole. They want, want, want, and bring their self righteous attitudes, which have come out in this thread, and expect that the world is going to bend around their ass's, fuck that. You want, guess what, you need to give. Talk compromise and you might stop hitting a brickwall. One place had hours, after 10PM you could smoke, guess what, it worked good.