Is there ANYPLACE left to smoke in peace!!!

obieone
obieone Posts: 5,077
edited August 2008 in The Clubhouse
I thought I was safe down here, but NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
They're gonna make me move again, AREN'T they! BASTAHDS!!:mad:

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/361997.html

NOT April fools!:mad:
I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,776
    edited April 2008
    Hmmm

    April Fools?
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited April 2008
    I doubt it's an April's Fools joke, this is a trend in many towns/cities across the country. In my town there hasn't been smoking allowed in public buildings for many years.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited April 2008
    Hell, I remember when they passed an ordinance in Weymouth banning smoking in PUBLIC!
    F*cking PC ****'s! One of the many reasons I moved down here!
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2008
    There is NOTHING PC about dying from lung cancer. Especially if you are NOT a smoker. You want to kill yourself go right ahead, but you don't have the right to take anyone with you!

    If it's a public venue then no smoking should be allowed.

    Eventually you will run out of places to run. Stay in your house & smoke til you choke, but eventually I believe that the entire country will eventually go smoke free in all public buildings.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited April 2008
    A no smoking ban was recently passed here and it was so nice to go to a bar and not smell like a chimney when I came home. I think Cathy's right on this one.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,002
    edited April 2008
    No,there should be places to smoke,and places to not.That way the consumer has a choice to frequent the places they wish...smoking...non-smoking.

    Cathy,thats like saying I shouldn't have to pay higher health care costs because so many are slurping down ding-dongs.So lets ban ding-dongs? C'mon....don't go into places that allow smoking,is that so hard?
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited April 2008
    I smoked for 30 + years. Smoke free now for 7 months. Never felt better in my life.

    They should ban that **** from planet earth :)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,002
    edited April 2008
    .....ALSO......everyone knows smokers are more fun and tip better.:D
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited April 2008
    I'm glad that smoking isn't allowed in public buildings these days. It's nice to not come home from a restaurant and not have to wash my clothes because of the smell.

    And I don't think it's a matter of having some places smoke-free while in other it's allowed. Is the town supposed to somehow select a set of restaurants that are to be smoke-free while allowing smoking in others? Are the restaurants themselves to choose? Doesn't work.

    Smoking adversely affects those around the smoker, and I also agree that it's a good trend to stop it in public places. There's a whole bunch of things that can't be done in public, this is just one more.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited April 2008
    This has been covered ad nauseum before.

    Restaurants aren't public buildings, they're private buildings, owned by private citizens. That's where your theory falls apart.

    I'll be completely honest, I like that there's no smoking in restaurants and bars for the purely selfish reasons you mention, but still think when someone has a private business they should be able to allow whatever legal practices they choose therein.

    Your viewpoint isn't surprising considering you're from the lovely nanny state of Massachusetts, though. THey always know what's best for everyone right? Blech.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2008
    The next time I'm sitting in public seating in a public venue, with some fat son-of-a-**** next to me halfway into my seat, and he or she's NOT persecuted for it, I'll remember this thread.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,846
    edited April 2008
    Smoke in your home, your yard, and your car. Be happy that cigarettes aren't illegal like some other fairly harmless natural plant products. They will probably be outlawed at some point in the future as the tobacco lobbyists become less powerful.

    BTW, I used to be a HEAVY social smoker. I'd smoke a pack in a night of drinking at the bar, then go all work week without one. Next time I'd get 3+beers in me, I'd start chain smoking again. I quite about 5 years ago when I met my wife. Couldn't be happier. God awful smelling things don't even taste good. Since then, I took up occasional cigar smoking, but even that got old after awhile.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited April 2008
    part of me thinks a person should run there business the way they want to. allow smoking, dont (vis a vis restaraunts/bars etc) whatever.

    that said, going to a restaraunt or bar and not choking on smoke is a nice thing. tough call. glad I dont smoke. if anyone needs me, I'll be sitting next to George :D
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,092
    edited April 2008
    I love it when all these whiney smokers start complaining. What a bunch of cry babies. If you want to kill yourself...go right ahead, in your own house. Just keep your poison puke smoke to yourself.
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited April 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Restaurants aren't public buildings, they're private buildings, owned by private citizens. That's where your theory falls apart.

    They are buildings open to the public, therefore they aren't private. There's lots of things that you can't do in public already, this is just another. Restaurants have regulation upon regulation they already have to deal with... it's not like you can open a restaurant (or any other business open to the public) and just do whatever the hell you want with it. Removing smoking just hits home with a lot of people because it's taking away something they could recently do. And yes, we in MA know best, so listen up ;)
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2008
    Sorry Bob but this has nothing to do with my living in MA.

    It has to do with the fact that I have allergies & smoking sets them off BIG TIME. It has to do with the fact that it compromises my health.

    It has to do with the fact that I saw my father waste away to cancer even though he didn't smoke & the same with an uncle who died of lung cancer from smoking unfiltered Camels.

    The crap is just bad news all the way around. If you want to do it in your own home have at it. in enclosed spaces where everyone else can go, NO.

    bobman1235 wrote: »
    This has been covered ad nauseum before.

    Restaurants aren't public buildings, they're private buildings, owned by private citizens. That's where your theory falls apart.

    I'll be completely honest, I like that there's no smoking in restaurants and bars for the purely selfish reasons you mention, but still think when someone has a private business they should be able to allow whatever legal practices they choose therein.

    Your viewpoint isn't surprising considering you're from the lovely nanny state of Massachusetts, though. THey always know what's best for everyone right? Blech.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited April 2008
    I never thought bars and now some of the casinos are going smoke free. I guess when the tobacco companies were found guilty of causing cancer, there's no stopping the smoke free movement.

    It would only be a matter of time before a waitress or bartender would sue their employer for causing their cancer.

    I'm not a smoker so the fresher air will be nice.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    It's nice to smell good but I don't care about smoking either way. I don't smoke and I'm the last in the line, so who cares.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited April 2008
    Whole lotta me, me, me 'round here.

    Some of you don't seem to remember Prohibition. Look it up, the Gov't knows what's best for you. Don't think it'll happen again.....you're fooling yourself.

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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited April 2008
    I find it funny. You can kill yourself with boilermakers at the bar, or outside with a cigarette. . . just not at the same time.
    Ridiculous.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,840
    edited April 2008
    What next ?

    The revered and time-honored "Dutch Oven" ?


    As far as smoking in a bar goes, if you're smoking in a bar, and I say to you, "Excuse me, but I find your smoking offensive and I think it is compromising my health", you have my permision to remind me that,

    "Hey, Cupcake, it's a fugging bar !".

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2008
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    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2008
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    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2008
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    Joe, slowly back away from the computer... :D
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    edited April 2008
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    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2008
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2008
    Hey Joe you OK?
    Do to recent heath issues with you I am actually concerned. Shoot me a PM or I will call you.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited April 2008
    +2, Joe you ok?
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2008
    He doesn't need any medical attention at the moment, but....
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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