Smoking

[Dave Sinkula]

My wireless connection crapped out as I was reading the backlog while I was out. If anyone familiar has I log, I'd appreciate seeing it.

Regardless. Let's talk about smokers and smoking.
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[sk8ndestroy14]

They just passed a law in Ohio making it illegal to smoke in indoor public places. I'm glad. If you can't go one meal in a restaurant without smoking you need to start backing off of it some.

[Dave Sinkula]

Why would you go somewhere that you don't like and pay?

[Nichito]

it's not like i would smoke while having a meal at some restaurant... but, i don't find anything wrong about smoking on a street or an open place...

[sk8ndestroy14]

> Why would you go somewhere that you don't like and pay?

What do you mean?

[sk8ndestroy14]

it's not like i would smoke while having a meal at some restaurant... but, i don't find anything wrong about smoking on a street or an open place...

The law doesn't prohibit that. But I agree with you.

[Dave Sinkula]

> Why would you go somewhere that you don't like and pay? What do you mean?

If the music is too loud or too old, or the atmosphere sucks due to the waitstaff, why would you patronize this establishment?

[Nichito]

what the heck are you talking about?

[sk8ndestroy14]

You're saying, "why go to a restaurant if you can't smoke, but you want to?" Well, it's because all restaurants don't let you smoke anymore. So you will never go to a restaurant again in your life? The answer to your question may simply be because the food is good. But you need to feed your addiction too so you complain about the law because you can't smoke in the restaurant.

[Dave Sinkula]

what the heck are you talking about?

Freedom of choice. Supply and demand.

[christina>you]

My personal opinion, smoking is very unattractive.

(I feel the bad reps coming......)

[Dave Sinkula]

You're saying, "why go to a restaurant if you can't smoke, but you want to?" Well, it's because all restaurants don't let you smoke anymore.

No, the question is more "why do you expect restaurants to be smoke free?"

[sk8ndestroy14]

I don't see why it's any more legal than marijuana. It's just as harmful if not more and there is no benefits to it. And if you want to say that there are economic benefits than you would seem to be a proponent of legalizing marijuana.

[sk8ndestroy14]

No, the question is more "why do you expect restaurants to be smoke free?"

So I can go to a PUBLIC place without jeapordizing my health. Nonsmoking sections aren't really nonsmoking. Don't I have the right to go to a public restaurant and enjoy it just as much as smokers do?

[Dave Sinkula]

I don't see why it's any more legal than marijuana.

Different topic. Arguments such as this are fine as long as that doesn't distract from the tobacco argument.

Why isn't tobacco illegal then?

[christina>you]

So I can go to a PUBLIC place without jeapordizing my health. Nonsmoking sections aren't really nonsmoking. Don't I have the right to go to a public restaurant and enjoy it just as much as smokers do?

EXACTLY.

[Dave Sinkula]

So I can go to a PUBLIC place without jeapordizing my health.

Who says that it is jeapordizing your health?

[edit]It stinks, I'll give ya that.

[christina>you]

Who says that it is jeapordizing your health?

[edit]It stinks, I'll give ya that.

Have you heard of second hand smoke?

[christina>you]

Here you go.

[Dave Sinkula]

Yeah, yeah. I thought I remembered seeing something about OSHA not being able to classify as anything nearly as bad as you encounter more regularly.