Smoking Ban Options

[livwho]

In Kansas, 27 different cities statewide have banned smoking from restaurants claiming they're trying to "protect the employee's". Somehow, I don't buy it. I believe it's the business owners decision on whether or not smoking is allowed in their facility.

Do you think this is right?

[karmakiller]

They banned smoking here a loooong time ago. I agree with it. Even resturants with a designated smoking area smells like smoke. Smoke travels in the air, so it doesn't really matter where you sit unless there's a wall (or something) between you and the smoker. I have nothing against smokers, but that doesn't give them the right to put my health at a risk. I don't think that smoking should be banned in bars. That's part of the atmosphere of a bar. People who say that smokers have a right that by banning smoking in certian places takes away their rights, I disagree. You have a right to run around naked if you want to, but if you do it in certian public places you're going to get in trouble for indecent exposure. There's plenty of other things that you can do, but if you do them in certian places you'll get in trouble for. It's not that hard to step outside to have a smoke. There's enough things in this world that are already eating away at my health, and it's nice to be able to go somewhere that's smoke free. Resturants would be smart to ban smoking, because after they banned it here places got more families and more business.

[*Steven*]

They banned smoking here a loooong time ago. I agree with it. Even resturants with a designated smoking area smells like smoke. Smoke travels in the air, so it doesn't really matter where you sit unless there's a wall (or something) between you and the smoker. I have nothing against smokers, but that doesn't give them the right to put my health at a risk. I don't think that smoking should be banned in bars. That's part of the atmosphere of a bar. People who say that smokers have a right that by banning smoking in certian places takes away their rights, I disagree. You have a right to run around naked if you want to, but if you do it in certian public places you're going to get in trouble for indecent exposure. There's plenty of other things that you can do, but if you do them in certian places you'll get in trouble for. It's not that hard to step outside to have a smoke. There's enough things in this world that are already eating away at my health, and it's nice to be able to go somewhere that's smoke free. Resturants would be smart to ban smoking, because after they banned it here places got more families and more business.

How can you put up w/ Wisconsin cold :( I'm in Wassau and it's neg 17, and I have frozen balls.