Roy  wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 R>> I used to be good at it...but I got tired of the smoke filled
 RW>> bowling alleys.

 RN> After you stopped smoking, you went through the same thing I did.

Haven't made it there yet.

RW> Heh...I quit while I was
 at the bowling alley.

 RN> The best house here doesn't allow smoking except when the bar is open
 RN> and smoking is confined to that area, which is shut off from the rest
 RN> of the house.

RW> I got so used to not having that smoke filled environment in
RW> California, I almost fell over from the stench when I got into it
RW> here. You can't even smoke in a bar in California, you have to go
RW> outside. And there's no smoking at all in any restaurant there. If
RW> they havn't already, they'll probably ban smoking everywhere, except
RW> in your own home.

Last time I was in Louisiana they'd done the same in restaurants. IN fact,
one open all night place in MEmphis declares noone under 18 served, because
so many of the cabbies, truckers and other denizens of the night that were
smokers frequented the place.  Just another greasy spoon, bowls of chili,
burgers, the usual breakfast fare.

OFten Kathy and I stop there when we go into the city for a good cheap
meal, because I can smoke while she finishes eating, and it's the
bottomless cup of coffee.

RW> Smokers are getting picked on everywhere.

THat's for sure, but places like the aforementioned have found a way around
it.  OTherwise the only places that allow it are bars.

NOw our remote audio truck's control room in the 19 foot box is a no
smoking zone, and I"m a smoker.  ITs former owner based out of HOuston
allowed somking in the back.  I do not.

 RW>> There are places around here that call themselves 'Bowling Clubs',
 RW>> but from the outside, they don't resemble bowling alleys very much.
 RW>> Maybe one day I'll stop in and see what's really going on.

 RN> Those houses are ones that probably allow smoking.  That's the only
 RN> way the owners can steer clear of breaking the law.

RW> Breaking what law?

Afaik Texas has the no smoking in restaurants law too.  NOw a couple of
places with a bar we found in the HOuston area when we were down there last
summer allowed smoking.  WE spent about a month there while getting this
remote truck ready to roll.

Regards,
           Richard
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+