[DuckFan4ever]

Eugene has the same ban. They gave all the bars a 6 months extension to build a smoking deck. Most did and it's been great. The smokers go into a ventilated, covered deck with a central gas heater and the smoke stays out there. It's been great for everyone.

If these guys in this Wisconsin town were smart, they'd start construction immediately on a smoking deck. It works.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

If these guys in this Wisconsin town were smart, they'd start construction immediately on a smoking deck.

Two years ago Madison, Wisconsin told restaurants to build special ventilation systems or else they're going to enact a smoking ban.

The city lied to the business owners. They enacted a smoking ban anyway, and guess what? The business owners just wasted thousands of dollars on smoke-free ventilation systems.

Besides, patios and decks won't do smokers any good when it's 10 below zero. This is Wisconsin, not Cancun.

[armydoc]

It's been great for everyone.

Except those who cherish private property rights. I'm not a smoker, and I see daily the effects of smoking in my patients. But they are all adults, and have made their choice. Same for anyone who CHOOSES to walk into an establishment where smoking is allowed. If there is a market for non-smoking establishments, believe me, they will be created. This power-grab by local governments is unconstitutional, and I have yet to see any rational argument to support local smoking bans.

[ninenot]

"Premises" are premises.

If the deck's attached to the bar, smoking's a no-no.

However, they might be able to get an exception for "decks." Of course, when it's -22 degrees and windy, some Appleton "decks" might not be real popular...