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California Cities Ban Smoking at the Beach
Fox News Online ^ | 03/31/2004 | Unattributed

Posted on 03/31/2004 9:07:11 AM PST by VRWCmember

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:39:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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But some smokers say there's an easy solution: creating 'smoking beaches' along the lines of nude beaches and dog-friendly beaches.

How about a beach for nude smokers with dogs.

1 posted on 03/31/2004 9:07:11 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: Gabz
Pic from the article at Fox.

Hi Gabz. Thought you might find this article interesting. Ping your friends.

2 posted on 03/31/2004 9:09:01 AM PST by VRWCmember ("Dukakis" was Greek for "Mondale", and "Kerry" is French for "Dukakis"!)
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To: VRWCmember
Can you barbeque at the beach with a personal tabacco briquette?
3 posted on 03/31/2004 9:11:48 AM PST by glorgau
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To: Gabz; maxwell
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4 posted on 03/31/2004 9:11:51 AM PST by VRWCmember ("Dukakis" was Greek for "Mondale", and "Kerry" is French for "Dukakis"!)
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California Cities Ban Smoking at the Beach

But not sodomy on the street corner of San Francisco...go figure.

5 posted on 03/31/2004 9:12:05 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
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Advocates cite health hazards and problems with litter as the main reasons behind the ban.

Why don't we send these do-gooders down at the border & see the mess these ILLEGALS have made.

6 posted on 03/31/2004 9:13:15 AM PST by Digger
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To: VRWCmember
I thought this was a joke at first.
From the left coast....
7 posted on 03/31/2004 9:13:27 AM PST by GrandEagle
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To: VRWCmember; *puff_list; Just another Joe; SheLion; metesky; Madame Dufarge; Mears; ...
Thanks for the Ping, Vast!!!!!

Heads up everyone!!!!!!!!!!!
8 posted on 03/31/2004 9:14:16 AM PST by Gabz (Smoke Gnatzies...small minds buzzing in your business-----Swat'em!)
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To: glorgau
I don't know about that, but maybe some of Homer Simpson's Tomacco sauce would be good on the barbecue.
9 posted on 03/31/2004 9:14:33 AM PST by VRWCmember ("Dukakis" was Greek for "Mondale", and "Kerry" is French for "Dukakis"!)
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Sounds to me like a huge moneymaking opportunity for some daring Entrepreneur.

Time to start working on plans for the "Santa Barbara Can Kiss my *SS Smokers Beach Club"

10 posted on 03/31/2004 9:16:28 AM PST by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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thought this was a joke at first.

No, as far as I know the only joke is the one I made about the smoker's suggested solution by combining the three "specialty" beaches into one.

11 posted on 03/31/2004 9:16:36 AM PST by VRWCmember ("Dukakis" was Greek for "Mondale", and "Kerry" is French for "Dukakis"!)
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"This is a public area that we're trying to protect for the public and protect against the harmful effects of secondhand smoke."

He just HAD to get that part in there. SHS OUTSIDE, for cripes sake.

It's going to come down to "shoot the smoker" eventually.
Better stock up on ammo and smokes now, before it's too late.

12 posted on 03/31/2004 9:16:36 AM PST by Just another Joe (FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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"I thought this was a joke at first. From the left coast...."

Back when some loony first proposed it in 1986, it WAS ridiculed as a nutcase idea. Some idiot wanted all of Del Mar to be smokefree outside, including beaches.

The nazis have really taken over out there.

Michael

13 posted on 03/31/2004 9:17:00 AM PST by Wright is right! (It's amazing how fun times when you're having flies.)
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and protect against the harmful effects of secondhand smoke."

He just HAD to get that part in there. SHS OUTSIDE, for cripes sake.

I knew that someone would pick up on that pretty quickly.

14 posted on 03/31/2004 9:18:27 AM PST by VRWCmember ("Dukakis" was Greek for "Mondale", and "Kerry" is French for "Dukakis"!)
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But some smokers say there's an easy solution: creating 'smoking beaches' along the lines of nude beaches and dog-friendly beaches.

Sound like a great idea, a no-whiner zone.

15 posted on 03/31/2004 9:18:40 AM PST by Madame Dufarge
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To: Just another Joe
Better stock up on ammo and smokes now, before it's too late.

My tobacco seeds arrived last week....I've already got them started in flats.

16 posted on 03/31/2004 9:23:14 AM PST by Gabz (Smoke Gnatzies...small minds buzzing in your business-----Swat'em!)
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Santa Monica, San Clemente and Solana Beach have banned lighting up on the sand.

Rent a raft, paddle out past the breakers and then light up! Remember, though, never blow any smoke in the direction of the sand.

17 posted on 03/31/2004 9:24:01 AM PST by DumpsterDiver
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Good lord. This was on Fox News all damn day yesterday. Seems that smokers are once again, in the news..........Smokers are going to get pretty fed up with all this BS before very long!
18 posted on 03/31/2004 9:24:52 AM PST by SheLion (Curiosity killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought her back!!!)
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To: VRWCmember; Wright is right!
We have some nuts over here that would do it if they could figure out how to blame the deaths of the single footed, read crowned, nesting sea terns (or any other goofball animal either read of imagined) of smoke.
I don't think it would fly far just because it is obnoxious to humans.
19 posted on 03/31/2004 9:26:28 AM PST by GrandEagle
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We were on a beach in Florida for about 3 minutes until it was obvious there were more cig butts than sand. I'd never seen such. It was as if a restraunt or other business had used that beach to dump their butts daily for quite some time. It was disgusting.
20 posted on 03/31/2004 9:26:41 AM PST by mtbopfuyn
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