[Hildy]

Good..you won't be blowing smoke in my food. It just doesn't seem unreasonable to me to ask someone not smoke for the hour or so it takes to eat.

[CSM]

"It just doesn't seem unreasonable to me to ask someone not smoke for the hour or so it takes to eat."

Let me make the correction for you: It just doesn't seem unreasonable to me to ask someone not to smoke for the hour or so it takes ME to eat.

Unless, of course, you are so self centered as to think everyone arrives at the restaurant at the same time and with the same intention. Not everyone frequents these establishments with the intent of eating a meal. Many people socialize with other regulars over a beer and cig.

I am sick of having to deal with unruly children in restaurants that I propose we ban children from them. Now that I think about it, this might work out great. I am sick of having to hear other people's noise polution (conversations) that we should ban all talking in public. This whole banning for my convenience might just be a good idea after all!

[MissTargets]

Good..you won't be blowing smoke in my food.

Unless you were seated in the smoking section, you would not have smoke blowed on your food. The last Applebees I was in, the smoking section was on the other side of the bar, far removed from the non-smoking.

[Gabz]

It's definitely not unreasonable for you to ask someone not to blow smoke on you. Nor is it unreasonable for you to speak to the owner of an establishment if you have a problem with their policy regarding smoking.

It only becomes unreasonable when those that don't like it seek out government control over how the establishment runs it's business.