An interesting little tidbit of info. BUSINESSES HAD BETTER BEWARE!
And something SheLion and I, and others, have been talking about for YEARS.
Unfortunatley there is a large contigent here on FR that choose to believe the propaganda that is spewed by the paid professional anti-smokers, as opposed to information provided by establishments hurt by the bans.
I've heard all the nonsense that any place going out of business after a smoking ban was just using that as an excuse because they were going under anyway. That hardly works for an establishment that was in business for 50 years. Or another that had been in business for 25 years.
This is very true. There are plenty of places that I have to go that does not allow smoking. Which is fine. Elevators, inside hospitals, Government Offices, grocery stores etc. But when I go out to dinner and I cannot smoke I refuse to spend my money in a place that can't accommodate me.
Recreation is my time and my dime and why would I pay for that personal abuse? I won't.