Eateries resist telling smokers to snuff it - owners say they aren't obliged to enforce ban

The Dallas Morning News ^ | March 2, 2003 | By DAVE LEVINTHAL / The Dallas Morning News

[CARepubGal]

Costco huh? i need to check for this brand. Thanks!

[Gabz]

I have no problem, as I have previously stated, with no smoking in public places. I have a hard time and will continue to fight against people like you insisting the government must dictate the smoking policies of private businesses.

I'm happy to know that you are in accord with Joe Cherner and the rest of the smoke nazis - it's going to be real hard for you you to continue on FreeRepublic with an attitude that gay marriage and gay adoption is acceptable.

[bonfire]

Grow up and take it like a man, Illbay. Waaaaaaaaa, icky smoke! Is there no fun in your life?

[Gabz]

Do you even know how to read??????

Where and when did I ever say anything about a "right" to smoke????

In your imagination I guess.

If an establishment I enter permits smoking then I am granted a privilege by the owner. It is the owner of that establishment that has the "right" to say if I can smoke or not.

As I have said in the past and I will say again - YOU HAVE NO CLUE.

I and others like me are fully in support of laws prohibiting smoking in public places of accomodation, and we are winning because the logic is irrefutable.

What logic????????

[Gabz]

OK!!!

Thank you for your service to our country.

[CARepubGal]

I do not get it. Even liberals have some logic (twisted) to their silly behavior: Socialist tendencies. Why is this fellow so adamantly attempting to restrict the rights of others? I guess it is a case of "If I can't have a smoke or drink, nobody can."

[bonfire]

Bingo. Poor persecuted fellow. Light em up!

[Gabz]

You are a liar.

I fully support your right to smoke in your home.

So big of you.

What about the business owner?

A friend of mine owns a bar downtown, she's a smoker (her husband isn't) and the 3 other staff members they have are all smokers. 90% of their clients are smokers.

Because you don't like to be around smoke and would probably never set foot in this place, you still think it is just fine and dandy to ban smoking from this place???

[Gabz]

As long as you are standing on your private property, I don't care.

I'm so glad you have finally understood the idea of private property.

I own the private property that includes an establishment that invites certain members of the public.

[Gabz]

Our soldiers defend the rights of Nazi's all the time, something is really wrong with this picture.

I am in total agreement with you.

[Gabz]

However, YOU choose to smoke, and pollute that air, I do not.

I assume you walked or rode a bicycle to that park.

Any other way would be polluting the air, wouldn't it?

[Gabz]

hey, Sarge -

I think you've figured it out by now - you're not going to get an answer.

There is a credo of the anti-smokers - do not answer direct questions - this is obvious proof of that.

[Gabz]

Oh Good Grief - you really are a total brainwashed lemming.

I will spend an hour in a closed garage with 100 of my smoking buddies and everyone smoking continually for that hour.

You spend an hour in a similar closed garage with a car running.

We'll discuss how bad SHS is over a beer after the hour.

[Gabz]

DAng - I'm in desperate need of some venison!!!

[Gabz]

So I'm on call even though I'm not on call, get it??? LOL!!!

Sounds like my husband

[Gabz]

Most smokers I know are extremely considerate towards us non smokers.

Not according to the truly militant anti-smokers. They claim that smokers insist on smoking where ever and whenever they want - that's not true.

Smokers just want places where we can smoke.

Heck I won't even smoke in my own house if my SIL is around, because I know how much it bothers her - fortunately she lives in California and rarely hits the east coast!!!

[bonfire]

It's my HOME and I smoke only by the kitchen fan. If others don't like it: GOOD. I HATE company! :)

[Gabz]

BWAAAHAAAHAAAAAHAAA!!!

This time around the anti-smoker money people got caught and got cut off.

It was published in the Sunday morning paper that a NYC based website was generateing the hundreds of faxes that were received.

When I saw the editor's note under the letter this morning I was very happy I had already swallowed my coffee - otherwise it would have been every where.

[bonfire]

I live in suburb of Dallas. Lived here for 8 years now. Texas is becoming WAY MORE P.C. than the North. I go home to North (Ohio) and I breathe a sigh of relief. Who woulda thunk it?

[MeekOneGOP]

It sure is smokey in this back room, Maxwell ...