[KevinB]

I'm a non-smoker living near Warrenton, VA. There's an Irish pub in Warrenton having great beer and live music that I love. I would be happy to go there a couple of times a week. The problem is that the place is filled with smoke. Every time my wife and I go in my wife winds up with a headache (from smoke, not drinking) and both of us have to send our clothes to the cleaners, which adds about $10 to the bar tab. For those reasons, we have chosen not to go there anymore. I suppose the bar owners need to decide which clientele, smokers or non-smokers, will generate more business.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

That is the way it ougth to be. The bar owners decide if they allow smoking. If there is a market for non-smoking bars then open one. This idea of legislating smoking in bars is offensive to any that believe in a free market economy, which I do.

[Gershkies]

I hear ya. I'm allergic to cats, I break out in hives, my eyes itch, and I can't breath good.... thank goodness you can't bring your cat to a bar! ha,ha. But, smoking does the same thing (except the hives part), but somehow it's okay to make non-smoking patrons itchy and scratchy!!

[Damagro]

So if it's such a great idea to have a non smoking bar with great live music, open one yourself. You'll make a million, or fail. Business is business, don't expect the government to outlaw things you don't like to even the playing field. One thing these cities are doing that riles me, is that they are passing these ordinances to "protect" employees, thus ruling out private membership clubs that allow smoking