From: Tony Williams 

Steve Ewing wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:35:33 -0500, Tony Williams  wrote:
>
>> Well, the voters have spoken and smoking is now banned in all bars
>> and  restaurants in Washington state. That's no big surprise, but the
>> crazy  part is that smoking is also banned within 25ft of the
>> establishments.  That one's going to be fun to try and enforce fairly.
>>
>> I sense a business opportunity selling 25ft pieces of string to
>> drunken  smokers outside nightclubs.
>>
>
> The consequence of not allowing smoking in bars/restaurants/office
> buildings here in CT is that I have to run a gauntlet of smokers to get
> in  and out; and as the weather gets colder they naturally gather nearer
> the  entrance.

That's where the 25ft rule comes in, but it's going to be basically
unenforceable. The worry is that it'll be used by the authorities as a way
to harass establishments which they don't like.

> I sympathize with the smokers' position, but OTOH is nice to not have
> to  choose our restaurants based on the quality of their non-smoking
> section  (some may as well have been just a painted line on the floor).
> With the  decline of exposure to smoke, I find I am much more sensitive
> to it.

I'm in favour of licensed smoking rooms. Any establishment could apply and
the room would have to meet certain criteria: closed door; extractor fan to
the outside to maintain negative air pressure; no service inside the smoke
room.

--
Tony

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